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When authors of the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report" on the U.S. business logistics industry were doing their final research, they thought "Revenge of the Shipper" might be an accurate title to reflect the mood of the market. They passed on that one. Instead, they settled on "The Great Reset," a title that paints the picture of a rapidly changing logistics environment in sharp contrast with the pandemic-affect years of 2020-2021. Last year's report found that supply chains were largely still "out of sync" from the effects of the pandemic-but those days are over. "Concessions that were given during the pandemic are getting clawed back," says Marc Althen, a senior executive at Penske Logistics. According to the new "State of Logistics Report," U.S. business logistics costs soared to $2.3 trillion over the course of 2022, growing 19.6% from 2021 and now representing 9.1% of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP). That's the highest percentage of cost compared with GDP in the deregulated era. It was 7.5% of GDP just two years ago. |