Oliver Wyman

Our annual gathering of freight transportation industry analysts reveals that the cycle of rate and capacity fluctuations continue their age-old volatility, but in a more muted fashion. Here’s a look at the elements that have ushered in this current malaise.

Three of the nation’s top market analysts examine the current state of the freight railroad and intermodal markets, including a look at pricing, service levels, ompetition with other modes, and the slow—but steady—implementation of automation.

This paper analyzes how companies can get ahead of workplace injuries and take their risk management to the “next level” in protecting valuable employees’ health while improving productivity and profitability.

Rate forecasts are always challenging for the rail and intermodal sector, says Jason Kuehn, vice president of the consultancy Oliver Wyman. But this one feels more difficult than most.

Amazon is reportedly building a mobile app that matches truck drivers with shippers, a new service that would deepen its presence in the $800 billion trucking industry, and possibly go head-to-head with companies like Convoy.

Amazon’s investments in freight forwarding and air transport present new competition to logistics providers, here’s how freight forwarders and air cargo companies can adapt and survive.

The battle between these two retail giants is heating up with Walmart countering the e-commerce giant with its own new promotion the day before Amazon's Prime Day: free shipping with no minimum purchase on all online orders.

Amazon.com Inc is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer known for low prices and razor-thin profit margins looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multi-billion dollar logistics bill.

Many industry players and experts are waiting anxiously to see what innovations Amazon will come up with next – and above all, whether Amazon will enter into delivery logistics under its own banner.

Amazon plans to open between 300 and 400 bricks-and-mortar bookstores, according to comments made by a US shopping mall CEO.

Through record-high investments and a keen focus on service, rail and intermodal providers are still delivering on their service promise to shippers - and doing it with improved efficiency.

As cities continue to grow, both in terms of population and resource needs, they are running up against what will become one of the increasingly important questions of the 21st century: How to manage that growth sustainably.