News / 3PLs needn't fear etailers doing logistics, but to prosper, they must add value

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Freight forwarders have nothing to fear from the in-sourcing of transport by etailers – but they must invest in technology and add value for their customers, if they want to participate in an expected doubling of growth over the next decade. 

“The only limit on 3PLs is what is between their CEOs’ ears,” said Robert Voltmann, secretary general of Fiata and president of the Transportation Intermediaries Association.  

“We see the 3PL industry doubling in size over the next 10 years,” he told delegates at Tiaca’s Executive Summit in ...