Chief Commercial Officer, GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.
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)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
It Will Get Worse For Small Truckers Before It Gets Better
March 18, 2008
Richard Metzler, Chief Commercial Officer, GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.
Current Transportation Capacity Glut is Forcing Many Independent Truckers Out of Business | www.scdigest.com
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...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Container Shipping and Freight Fowarding Services Experts | 68 |
| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 134 |
| TL and LTL Services Experts | 379 |
October 19, 2005 | Chicago
GLGi: 3PL Industry