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2025's Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics Podcast

Release Date: 06/10/2025

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In “2025's Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty”, Joe Lynch and Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor of Features and Multimedia at Transport Topics, discuss the Top 100 logistics companies, 2024 performance, changes to the list, and the trends impacting the industry. 

About Seth Clevenger

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features and multimedia at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. He also creates video and audio content for Transport Topics’ webcasts, podcasts and radio programming. Clevenger, who joined TT in 2011, covers the latest industry news with a special focus on transportation technology, including automated vehicles and driver-assist systems, the latest developments in trucking equipment, transportation management software, telematics and mobile communications, data analytics, routing and navigation software, onboard video and more. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va., is a native of northwest Ohio. He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

About Transport Topics

Since 1935, Transport Topics has been the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. When it comes to major issues, industry events, and new developments, TT journalists get the story first and get it right, keeping readers informed about all aspects of trucking industry and helping them stay ready for what's to come.

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Key Takeaways: 2025's Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty

  • In “2025's Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty”, Joe Lynch and Seth Clevenger, talk about Transport Topics annual Top 100 Logistics Companies feature.
  • Authoritative Source for Industry News: Transport Topics has been a leading news source for the trucking and freight transportation industry since 1935, providing essential information for decision-making across the logistics and supply chain sectors.
  • Comprehensive Logistics Rankings: The annual Top 100 Logistics Companies list is a definitive ranking of the largest logistics firms in North America, primarily based on annual gross revenue, offering a crucial industry benchmark.
  • Detailed Company Profiles: Beyond just rankings, the feature provides in-depth information for each company, including service descriptions, key executive names, ownership types, and data on employee numbers.
  • Segmented Industry Insights: The Top 100 feature breaks down the logistics landscape into various sectors, such as freight brokerage, dry storage warehousing, refrigerated warehousing, dedicated contract carriage, airfreight, and ocean freight.
  • Analysis of Industry Trends: The feature often includes articles and analysis on key trends and challenges facing logistics companies, such as freight market conditions, supply chain resilience, emerging technologies like AI, and global trade dynamics.
  • Interactive and Multimedia Content: Transport Topics enhances the Top 100 experience with interactive maps showing company headquarters and multimedia content, including podcasts and webcasts, to provide a richer understanding of the industry.

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