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Richard Metzler

Chief Commercial Officer
Greatwide Logistics Services
Member of the Transportation Council

Richard Metzler is Chief Commercial Officer at Greatwide Logistics Services, a firm providing truckload transportation, warehouse, and distribution services. Mr. Metzler has more than 25 years of experience in managing freight and logistics operations in the transportation sector. He also has experience in managing ground parcel, air freight, ocean freight, supply chain technology, third party logistics, and e-logistics operations. Prior, Mr. Metzler was Executive Vice President of Marketing at DHL, Chief Executive Officer at APL Logistics, Senior Vice President at GE Capital, and General Manager at FedEx. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2005 - present Chief Commercial Officer
Greatwide Logistics Services
2003 - 2005 Executive Vice President
D H L Holdings (u S A ), Inc
1999 - 2002 CEO
APL Logistics, Ltd.
1997 - 2000 SVP
GE Capital
1978 - 1996 VP and General Manager
Fedex Corporation

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It Will Get Worse For Small Truckers Before It Gets Better | 03-18-2008
Author: Richard Metzler, Chief Commercial Officer, Greatwide Logistics Services

There is no question that small truckload carriers and owner-operators are hurting.  There is also no question that it will get worse in the short-term.  In addition to soft freight demand, the small trucker is facing the softest cash flow quarter of the year, renewal of tags, increased insurance...

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