Comment / Against the odds: Whither the monoliths? Spare a thought for the Big Four

(This is Mr Joy’s first column for Premium. A transport and logistics veteran with some 30 years of managerial experience, including strategy and budget allocation, Mr Joy writes under his favourite nickname and is the latest addition to the Premium team.)

A drive around your local logistics park will present many familiar logos of global logistics services providers, or GLSPs (aka 3PLs or 4PLs), such as the Big Four worldwide: DHL, Kuehne + Nagel, DB Schenker, and DSV Panalpina.

This scene can be faithfully ...