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As Scott Johnston, CEO of Yanke Group explains, the days when traffic managers controlled the movement of goods from a manufacturing plant in the heartland of either Canada or the United States are coming to an end. Increasingly, tomorrow's freight moves will be global as more and more companie...

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Published in:Canadian Transportation Logistics 2007-02, Vol.110 (2), p.4
Main Author: Robison, Allan N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consolidation
Income funds
Income trusts
Legislation
Motor carriers
Postal & delivery services
Transportation industry
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Summary:As Scott Johnston, CEO of Yanke Group explains, the days when traffic managers controlled the movement of goods from a manufacturing plant in the heartland of either Canada or the United States are coming to an end. Increasingly, tomorrow's freight moves will be global as more and more companies move their manufacturing and sourcing offshore. Johnston believes this will force Canadian carriers to first identify the parties that control the movement and routing of the goods, or the ultimate offshore true owner, and establish relationships and provide value-added services to participate in the supply chain. That requires sophisticated strategic thinking and that usually means larger carriers. All of them spoke of continued consolidation, driven by a variety of factors. John Doucet, CEO of Day & Ross, believes there will be 10-15 carriers that will handle the majority of the trucking business and they will be much larger than they are today. Claude Robert, CEO of Robert Transport, goes even further, envisioning companies such as FedEx and UPS, along with logistics providers like Schenker and DHL, controlling up to 75% of worldwide freight distribution. He anticipates a lot of the work handled by his fleet in the future will come through these future giants.
ISSN:2292-2490
2292-2504