LOGISTICS
Jaap Bruining , Head of Europe at Coyote Logistics , discusses the business benefits of 3PL services and the industry ’ s transformation due to COVID-19
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“ In Europe — and many places around the world — the term “ 3PL ” ( third-party logistics ) can encompass a wide range of services and shipping solutions ,” says Jaap Bruining , Head of Europe at Coyote Logistics . These solutions include the likes of Less than truckload ( LTL ) and truckload brokerage , intermodal , transportation management , freight forwarding , value-added logistics , warehousing , reverse logistics and final-mile . “ 3PLs also service a wide range of businesses , both large and small . But , the main takeaways are that not all 3PLs provide all services , and for every facet of the supply chain , there are 3PLs that offer shipper and carrier solutions .”
With this in mind , Bruining explains that the global freight market is large , complex , and fragmented . “ The higher the complexity , the more attractive it is to outsource to a 3PL provider . Taking Coyote as an example : we ship
AUGUST 2020