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3PL revenues thrived in 2021, notes Armstrong report. The trio of strong consumer demand, ongoing supply chain bottlenecks, and tight carrier capacity worked in tandem to drive air, ground, and ocean transportation rates to all-time highs in 2021, with shippers turning to third-party logistics (3PL) services providers on various fronts, including inventory replenishment and avoiding stockouts, according to a new report recently issued by Milwaukee-based supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates. The report, "A Roaring 2021: Demand Drives 3PLs to the Best Growth and M&A Year on Record-Latest Third-Party Logistics Market Results and Predictions for 2022," estimated that 2021 gross net revenues for the U.S. 3PL market increased 48.1 % annually, to $342.9 billion. As for 2021 net revenues, which is comprised of gross revenues less purchased transportation, there was an annual increase of 27.8%, to $119.4 billion, which the report explained is a reflection of gross margin compression due to a volatile carrier sourcing market, as well as transportation management 3PLs needing to spend more in a tight-capacity market. Armstrong said that 2021 saw the fastest rate of annual growth, going back to when it first started estimating market size in 1995, with the caveat that 3PL market segment growth was viewed as uneven. |