Is the 3PL Industry Becoming Barbell Shaped?
Adrian Gonzalez
March 16, 2015
Looking at the numbers and recent news, investors are betting big on the future of the logistics industry. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday
This Week in Logistics News (February 16-20, 2015)
Adrian Gonzalez
February 20, 2015
This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion
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