While there is a sense that the impacts of the pandemic on supply chain, freight, transportation, and logistics operations are seeing some easing, there are a whole host of ongoing issues and challenges for industry stakeholders to watch and monitor.
That sentiment rings especially true, as it relates to things like lower rates and excess capacity across various modes, coupled with still-high—but declining—inflation and inventory levels, as well as with an ongoing shift from goods spending to increased spending on services-based activities by consumers. And these things, among others, are things to keep an eye on, as we approach the 2023 Peak Season, based on the findings of a recently-conducted Logistics Management reader survey of more than 100 freight transportation, logistics, and supply chain stakeholders.