4PLs

Demand for 4PL services forecast to surpass $104B by end of 2030

As global supply chains face significant uncertainties in 2025 due to ongoing geopolitical disruptions and evolving trade policies, more companies are looking for one-stop-shop solutions such as fourth-party logistics providers (4PLs).

The 4PL market has grown 10% over the past two years and is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 8.39% to reach $104.54 billion by the end of 2030, according to a study by Verified Market Reports.

“There’s more disruption. There’s more fluidity in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/demand-for-4pl-services-forecast-to-surpass-104b-by-end-of-2030

3PL HTL Freight acquires 4PL CTS Logistics

Freight broker and 3PL HTL Freight announced it has acquired 4PL CTS Logistics.

Windham, New Hampshire-based CTS Logistics is a 35-year-old, family-run company providing managed transportation and brokerage solutions. The company’s services also include warehousing and freight payment processing.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal was inked in February, and the two companies have been working on integrating operations and systems since. This is HTL Freight’s fourth...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-htl-freight-acquires-4pl-cts-logistics

The Morrow-Roberson road test: Flexport – moving beyond freight forwarding 

Flexport: the name alone invokes a multitude of commentary in articles, at conferences and on social media – good, and not so good.  
The company started in 2013 when founder Ryan Peterson, entrepreneur and co-founder of Import Genius, decided to tackle the ‘antiquated’ and ‘unsexy’ freight forwarding market.  As noted in a Forbes article from 2016, Mr Peterson said: “It’s really all about coordinating complexity. In the freight world, the user experience is just broken.  
“No company has...

https://theloadstar.com/the-morrow-roberson-road-test-flexport-moving-beyond-freight-forwarding/