 Part of the supply chain management that

 plans, implements, and controls the efficient,

effective forward, and reverse flow & storage of
goods, services, and related information between
the point of origin & the point of consumption in
order to meet customer’s requirement.
 The logistics & transportation industry in the U.S is highly competitive. By
investing in this sector, multinational firms position themselves to better
facilitate the flow of goods throughout the world’s largest consumer market.
International & domestic companies in this industry benefit from a highly
skilled workforce and relatively low costs and regulatory burdens.
 Spending in the U.S logistics and transportation industry totaled $1.48trillion in 2015, and
represented 8% of annual gross domestic product (GDP). Analysts expect industry investment
.
to correlate with sector-specific growth in the U.S economy
 America’s highly integrated supply chain network links producers and
consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air &
express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport, and truck
transport. To serve customers efficiently, multinational & domestic firms
provide tailored logistics and transportation solutions to ensure
coordinated goods movement from origin to end user through each
supply chain network segment.
 https://www.selectusa.gov/logistics-and-
transportation-industry-united-states
 Logistics services
 Air& express delivery services(EDS)
 Freight rail
 Maritime
 Trucking
1. Globalization
2. A Technologically Savvy Workforce
3. Pattern of Growth
4. Consumer behavior
5. Uberization of Truck
6. Changes in Politics
7. Security
http://cerasis.com/2016/12/16/logistics-
industry/
1. Transportation Systems
 Matternet

2. Freight rates
 Freightos
 Transporteca
 iContainers
 Freight Filter
 Xeneta
 Shoppo
 ShipHawk
 Veritread
 Logistitrade
 OpenSea
 CargoHound
 Cargobase
 Shipwaves
 NYSHEX
3. Containers
 Staxxon
 Holland Container Innovations

4. Crowd Shipping
 PiggyBee
 Friendshippr
 Nimber
 UberCARGO
 Roadie
5. End-to-end shipping
 Shyp
 ShipBob
 Flexport

6. 3PL
 Shipwire
 Cloud Fulfillment
 Shotput
7. Fleet Management
 Local Motion
 MuniRent

8. Local Delivery
 Boxc
 Postmates
 DoorDash
 Deliv
 Rickshaw
 Parcel
 Schlep
9. Storage
 Lockitron
 MakeSpace
 ShareMyStorage
 Keycafe
 Swapbox

10. Trucking
 Cargomatic
 TruckTrack
 KeepTruckin
 Youtruckme.com
 uShip
 Transfix
 Got Freight
 Truckin
 TrucksOnTheMap
11. Moving
 Ghostruck
 Bellhops
 Lugg

12. Monitoring
 CargoBeacon
 http://cultbizztech.com/most-promising-start-
ups-in-logistics/
 1. XPO Logistics Inc.
 2. UPS Supply Chain Solutions
 3. DHL Supply chain
 4. C.H Robinson Worldwide
 5. Expeditors International of Washington
 6. J.B Hunt Transport Services
 7. Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
 8. FedEx Corp.
 9. Americold Logistics
 10. NFI
 2018: Expanding to Europe
 Seko (competitor) is expanding to Europe.
•plans to spend up to $7 billion in 2018 on
expanding its network capacity and
automating facilities to handle growing
shipping volumes