Starting a Business in the Logistics Industry
As e-commerce and a relatively low U.S. dollar fuel international trade, the logistics industry may be a good place to start a new business I am interested in the logistics industry. Would you please talk about how to start up a freight forwarder company?—P.D., Los Angeles Broadly speaking, the U.S. "logistics industry" consists of the private companies—freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transport, and air cargo intermediaries—that handle the details of importing and exporting goods in this country. At this time of burgeoning international trade, fueled by and by the relatively low U.S. dollar, the logistics industry looks to be a…