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MFW Social Posts
August 9, 2022
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17,000 AND COUNTING, AND WHY THAT NUMBER MAY BE INTERESTING TO YOU Freight brokers. 3PLs. Trucking companies. “Transportation solutions.” Have you asked yourself why there are nearly 20,000 choices in the marketplace for you to transport your goods, and growing? (and that’s just the brokers and 3PLs) Potentially even more important to you, WHY are there so many? Some context to chew on: 🚚 There are 638,000 manufacturers in the U.S., or 37 per freight broker 🚚 And 7,400 distribution companies, or .44 per freight broker 🚚 As of 2020, trucking is an $800 billion market (that’s nearing a ** trillion dollar ** industry pie) 🚚 There were 996,894 for-hire carriers, 813,440 private carriers, and 83,235 other interstate motor carriers in the U.S. as of February 2021 (says the U.S. Dept of Transportation). 80% of these companies are regarded as small businesses totaling six trucks or less. Yes, that’s one enormous enchilada, so that explains some of it. But why do we bring these stats up? Because the hard-working transportation professional – YOU – needs to navigate this easy entry “sea of sameness” industry and somehow determine the most cost-effective, beneficial solution. We don’t envy you. But we do empathize with your dilemma. Only you know which freight issues are most urgent and expensive at your company, and we’d like to help. For the nominal cost of a free phone call and five minutes of your time, we can help you sort through the madness … “Beyond the Quote.” Why not call us today? Most others are focused on getting what they believe is their fair share of the gargantuan enchilada. Conversely, we just want you to win BIG. There is a difference in motivation. |