Logistics & Supply Chain

Sector journalism and trade press.

• FreightWaves
  Daily freight market data, news, and SONAR analytics.
• Journal of Commerce (JOC) $
  International trade and ocean shipping coverage.
• Transport Topics
  Trucking industry trade publication.
• Logistics Management
  Supply chain and logistics ops.
• DC Velocity
  Distribution center and warehousing focus.
• Supply Chain Dive
  Daily supply chain industry news.
• Modern Materials Handling
  Warehouse equipment and ops.
• Lloyd's List $
  Maritime industry's daily of record.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• CSCMP — Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals $
  Premier supply-chain professional association.
• ATA — American Trucking Associations
  US trucking industry trade group.
• Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)
  Independent trucker advocacy.
• ICA — International Chamber of Shipping
  Shipowners global trade group.
• World Shipping Council
  Ocean liner industry.
• FIATA — International Federation of Freight Forwarders
  Global forwarders association.
• NITL — National Industrial Transportation League
  US shipper organization.
• Cargo iQ / IATA Cargo
  Air cargo industry.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics
  Las Vegas; growing logistics tech event.
• CSCMP EDGE
  Premier supply-chain conference.
• MODEX / ProMat
  MHI's biennial materials-handling shows; Atlanta.
• TPM (S&P Global)
  Premier ocean shipping conference; Long Beach, March.
• FreightWaves LIVE
  Industry events around major freight markets.
• ATA Management Conference & Exhibition
  Trucking industry annual.
• Air Cargo Forum (TIACA)
  Air cargo industry's largest event.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• FreightWaves SONAR $
  Real-time freight market data.
• DAT Trendlines
  Spot-truckload pricing benchmarks.
• Cass Freight Index
  Monthly US freight index.
• Drewry Maritime Research $
  Container and bulk shipping research.
• Alphaliner / Linerlytica $
  Container shipping fleet/capacity data.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights — Shipping & Trade $
  Ocean and commodity flow analysis.
• Armstrong & Associates $
  Authoritative US 3PL market data.
• BLS Producer Price Index — Transport
  Truckload, rail, ocean PPIs.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• DOT — US Department of Transportation
  Federal transport policy.
• FMCSA — Federal Motor Carrier Safety
  Trucking safety; HOS; CDL.
• FMC — Federal Maritime Commission
  Ocean shipping common carriers; OSRA enforcement.
• STB — Surface Transportation Board
  Rail rates and mergers.
• CBP — Customs & Border Protection
  Cross-border cargo clearance.
• PHMSA — Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety
  Hazmat shipping rules.
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
  UN maritime regulator (SOLAS, MARPOL).
• FAA / IATA / ICAO (Air cargo)
  Air cargo regulators.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• UPS
  Carol Tomé, CEO. World's largest integrated parcel carrier by revenue.
• FedEx
  Raj Subramaniam, CEO. Largest air cargo network.
• DHL Group (Deutsche Post)
  Tobias Meyer, CEO. World's largest logistics company.
• Maersk
  Vincent Clerc, CEO. World's #2 ocean container carrier; integrated logistics.
• MSC — Mediterranean Shipping Company
  Soren Toft, CEO. World's #1 container line by capacity.
• CMA CGM
  Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman/CEO. #3 container carrier.
• Hapag-Lloyd / ONE / Evergreen / COSCO / Yang Ming / HMM
  Other major container lines (the Gemini and Premier Alliance members).
• XPO / RXO / GXO Logistics (post 2021 spins)
  GXO is the largest pure-play contract logistics provider.
• C.H. Robinson
  Dave Bozeman, CEO. Largest US 3PL/freight broker.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services
  Shelley Simpson, CEO. Major US intermodal/truckload.
• Old Dominion Freight Line / Saia / XPO
  Top US LTL carriers.
• Schneider National / Knight-Swift / Werner
  Largest US truckload carriers.
• Union Pacific / BNSF (Berkshire) / CSX / Norfolk Southern / Canadian National / CPKC
  Class I North American railroads.
• Kuehne+Nagel / DSV / DB Schenker / Expeditors
  Largest global freight forwarders.
• Amazon Logistics
  Now the largest US parcel carrier by package volume (passing UPS).