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The new USMCA trade agreement meets the challenge of an always-on digital economy and is of paramount importance for ensuring that all businesses have access to critically important trade partners.

From the very beginnings of our industry, it has been the members themselves who have come together to help one another "do the business the right way."

Governance, processes, and communication are all areas we struggle with in business.

Tia recognizes a few of the companies and members who have made a difference in the lives of others.

Many associations regularly hold Capitol Hill fly-ins to connect members with their respective senators and representatives. In fact, TIA will hold its annual 3PL Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., June 11-12, 2019.

The explanations for the shortening LOHs are varied – closer distribution points, the loss of volume to intermodal, and the shift from West to East Coast importing – and deserve closer scrutiny.

On June 11-12, 2019, TIA will be hosting its annual Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., where more than 100 members of the Association travel to our nation’s capital to walk the halls of Congress and advocate on behalf of their businesses and the 3PL industry.

In 2001, myriad media reports discussed how internet-based companies were going to disrupt you right out of business. Fast forward almost 20 years, and we’re hearing a lot from a new breed of digital brokers who are telling anyone who will listen that they are going to disrupt the industry.

Alicia Ruiz, CTB | Johanson Transportation Service The unique role intermediaries play in the industry is vital to our shipping community. The help from TIA gives us not only credibility in the industry, but also provides tools that enable member-to-member communication. TIA Watchdog is a great example of networking together to build alliances between 3PLs, so we can better serve ...

Robert Voltmann President & CEO Transportation Intermediaries Association Since 1978, TIA has been recognized as the trusted voice of the third-party logistics industry. TIA members are to establish and protect ethical, profitable, and growing businesses in service to their customers. That’s the TIA Mission Statement. Thirty-two simple words, but they guide everything we do. We are your trusted voice of ...