Industry experts outline the year ahead.
BOLD PRONOUNCEMENTS Insiders predict the following with utmost confidence
By the end of 2025, full truckload spot rates will have increased by 20% and contract rates will be up 5% year over year. But benchmarking rates against the broader market and pre-pandemic times will be a better performance measure than straight year-over-year comps. – CHAD KENNEDY , Senior Manager, iQ Product, Benchmark Analytics, DAT Freight & Analytics
More retailers than ever will shift volume to regional carriers, accelerated by the actions UPS, FedEx, and USPS are taking to improve profitability. As ecommerce parcel volume shifts to regional and next-generation carriers, legacy carriers will mitigate that volume loss by attempting to enter new categories, such as medical delivery. – ITAMAR ZUR , CEO and Co-founder, Veho
Artificial intelligence being used for generalized purposes will be a bygone era.
Few electronics shortages. Unless geopolitical tensions in Taiwan worsen, I do not predict any major material or product shortages in the electronics sector. Expect progress to build on 2024 which had fewer shortages. – KENNY MCGEE , CEO and Founder, Component Sense Taris will NOT be the big issue they are being made out to be. The big issue will be over inventory positions companies will be in by trying to import pre-tari s. – PAUL MAGEL , President, Application Solutions Division, Computer Generated Solutions (CGS)
We will enter an era of industry-
specific, or more accurately,
vertical AI. It will run on specific systems—whether in the logistics,
manufacturing, finance, or healthcare sector—with tailored capabilities that transform processes and decision-making from the ground up. – CHRIS COOTE , Head of Product, Dexory
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