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Reading Time: 4 minutes Global Logistics 2021 Outlook Featuring Mike Greco, Senior Vice President of Global at NFI What do you think will be in store for global logistics in 2021? When we look at 2021, Q1 is going to be strong, especially on the import side. Then we start entering into contract negotiations to determine where rates will… Continue reading Global Logistics 2021 Outlook

Reading Time: 6 minutes   2020 Logistics Real Estate Year in Review Featuring Michael Landsburg , Chief Development Officer How would you summarize the last year in logistics real estate? Real estate markets saw dramatic impacts over the course of this past year, some positive, some negative. We came into this year on good economic footing with good growth… Continue reading 2020 Logistics Real Estate Year in Review

Reading Time: 7 minutes   2020 Supply Chain Technology Year in Review Featuring Gerard Darby, EVP, CIO  How has IT’s role shifted this past year in the supply chain industry? Based on these unprecedented times that we’re all living in with the pandemic, our customers are coming to us looking for more creative solutions with much quicker turnarounds. The… Continue reading 2020 Supply Chain Technology Year in Review

Reading Time: 4 minutes   Year in Review: Supply Chain Labor 2020  Featuring Nancy Stefanowicz EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer How would you summarize your experience with the supply chain industry’s labor market this past year? We started out 2020 with a bright outlook where we were very focused on our strategy around people, and the unprecedented labor market at… Continue reading 2020 Supply Chain Labor Year in Review

Reading Time: 5 minutes   Year in Review: Freight Brokerage 2020 Aaron Schmidt, Regional Vice President What have you seen in the freight brokerage market in 2020? 2020 was a rollercoaster. Coming out of 2019, things were pretty even keel, then as COVID started you saw this pre-buying that caused the tight capacity market in March. Once businesses closed… Continue reading 2020 Freight Brokerage Year in Review

Reading Time: 7 minutes Year in Review: Intermodal Mark McKendry, Regional Vice President of Intermodal What have you seen this past year in the intermodal industry? To summarize what happened in 2020, we have to go back in time to 2019 where widespread adoption of the precision scheduled railroading (PSR) methodologies really took a hold of all North American… Continue reading Intermodal 2020 Year in Review

Reading Time: 6 minutes   A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER As the world shut down, NFI team members across the country worked to ensure orders were delivered on time and shelves stayed stocked. These Everyday Heroes exemplify what it means to #BleedBlue.  Even in times of hardship, the NFI field and corporate teams rose to support the communities around them.… Continue reading NFI 2020 Wrapped

Reading Time: 6 minutes   Year in Review: Distribution William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Sales and Account Management What have you seen this past year in the distribution market? I’m pretty excited about the fact that NFI was set up with facilities, systems, and great employees that were capable to continue shipping the goods. 2020 offered an opportunity that albeit… Continue reading 2020 Distribution Year in Review