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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

Loaded and Rolling: Lunar New Year outlook; boxpocalypse now

Lunar New Year outlook with Christopher Thornycroft
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In Tuesday’s episode of FreightWaves’ Loaded and Rolling show, Christopher Thornycroft, executive vice president at Redwood, joined us to talk about the Lunar New Year and what it means for freight demand. For those unaware, the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday began Jan. 22 and typically lasts two weeks. This year, it will end with the Lantern Festival on Sunday. This holiday, which involves fireworks and gift giving, can...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-lunar-new-year-outlook-boxpocalypse-now

Redwood Logistics to help customers calculate emissions, buy carbon offsets

A brick Redwood Logistics building with many windows is shown from across a street.

Redwood Logistics plans to provide emissions tracking technology and the ability to purchase verified carbon offsets to its customers later this year.

The Chicago-based company announced Wednesday that its Redwood Hyperion platform will use data from its logistics platform as a service and RedwoodConnect to automate detailed load-by-load emissions calculations.

“This paired with leveraging the best calculation standards available will provide our customers access to reliable emissions of their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/redwood-logistics-to-help-customers-calculate-emissions-buy-carbon-offsets

3PL recap: Creating predictable carrier relationships

This 3PL Summit chat dives into how technology can help companies create predictable results with carrier relationships.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Creating predictable results with carrier relationships.

DETAILS: FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill sits down with Michael Johnson to discuss creating predictable revenue streams with a freight brokerage. It’s about leaving the transactional lifestyle behind and focusing on building the relationships needed to move consistent freight.

SPEAKER: Johnson is the executive vice president of strategy at Redwood...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-recap-creating-predictable-carrier-relationships

Beyond the facade: Sleek interfaces fall flat without strong back-end products

When logistics companies update their technological systems and solutions, their biggest concerns often revolve around training and usability. Sleek, user-friendly solutions are all the rage, and for good reason. Companies do not want to undertake huge training commitments that tie up their staff for days and threaten short-term profitability. 

As the industry continues to move away from clunky legacy solutions, more companies are choosing solutions based on user interface. While an intuitive...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/beyond-the-facade-sleek-interfaces-fall-flat-without-strong-back-end-products

F3 demos: FreightTech visibility innovation

FreightTech companies showcased products and services in demos during F3.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience Tuesday. These demos highlight how important visibility, communication and real-time data are for supply chains.

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Improve profit margins or provide savings back to customers for better service using machine-learning technology to choose more cost-effective loads.

Check out the demo to learn how valuable real-time rates for loads and lanes can be for companies.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demos-freighttech-visibility-innovation

Shippers must be proactive to thrive this peak season

Pandemic-related headwinds led to a frenzied peak season in 2020, delivering sky-high rates, shipping delays and manufacturing shortages. Demand has continued to outpace supply throughout all of 2021, and shippers can expect to face many of the challenges as last year heading into this holiday season.

A recent survey conducted by FreightWaves and Redwood Logistics revealed that over 90% of surveyed shippers have dedicated more funds to transportation throughout 2021 than they did in 2020. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippers-must-be-proactive-to-thrive-this-peak-season

White Paper: The Future of APIs in Freight

For high-volume shippers, the need for flexible, responsive and streamlined operations has never been higher. With increasing consumer demand and expectations comes the expectation that shippers will double down on technological adoption throughout 2021 in an effort to transform their operations. The logistics industry’s already-strong tendency toward innovation in recent years has been underscored by the urgency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the increasing emphasis on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-future-of-apis-in-freight

FreightWaves LIVE: Health and work-life balance in freight — WTT

Dooner and The Dude are back for the second special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. They host a slate of guests from every corner of the logistics industry and get some good insights from top to bottom. 

First they welcome Melissa Forman, chief strategy officer at TriumphPay, to talk about how integrated payments are growing in scale and popularity. She discusses the upcoming acquisition of HubTran and how the loop payment system will impact the industry. 

Next up is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-changes-afoot-across-logistics-industry-what-the-truck

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