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After more than 20 years at the helm, TIA President and CEO Robert Voltmann reflects back on the association's growth and its impact on the 3PL industry.

If you didn't have a business continuity plan before March, I am sure you have one now. As the economy lumbers back to life, let's use this time to diversify our customer bases, invest in your employees and keep those continuity plans honed. You are the American entrepreneurial heroes. Make this time of struggle count!

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TransCredit reports are exclusive to the trucking industry and include CreditScores and Days-to-Pay trends posted to most load boards in the U.S. and Canada.

Moving into month two of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sustainability of our industry has never been more apparent, revealing the important roles 3PLs have in adapting new technology and adopting new approaches that enable our motor carriers and shippers to stay the course and hold on. That is sustainability.

The TIA Delivers Podcast series offers updates and information curated specifically for 3PLs, including interviews with industry leaders, government officials and TIA members on the issues that potentially affect your business.

The 2020’s called for a new approach, with new challenges requiring new initiatives, and a new vision for where the industry will be when we look back in 2030.

With 3PLs in a position to take a healthy lead in controlling freight decisions, opportunities will abound for helping shippers answer the question, "how do you reduce costs to remain profitable?"

The U.S. has a long history of active associations advocating against a host of democratic perils. Today, trade associations are more than advocates dedicated to helping grow and protect the future of our industry.

In a continuing discussion of identified megatrends, the TIA Board focuses on what TIA should do to help members respond to marketplace risks.