News / As pressure on margins increases, SMEs will be squeezed tightest

Air and sea freight forwarders, hauliers, 3PLs and players in the express and parcels market are all experiencing pressure on margins, according to a recent white paper published by research consultancy Transport Intelligence (Ti).

Growing Margin Pressures: What’s the Cause? targeted air and sea freight forwarders and sought to gain an understanding of the current state of the market – the vast majority of respondents (89.9%) reported growing margin pressure.

The survey found that, excluding the effects of volume and rate fluctuations, ...