Eyefortransport's 3PL Market Report North America 2010 is available for free download. Visit http://events.eft.com/3pl/download-free-industry-report.shtml to get the 56-page report.

Key sections include:

• Measures for combating the recession, harnessing the opportunities of the recovery, and being aware of the risk of future economic bubbles
• Regions, verticals and services with the greatest opportunities
• Methods for insulating the business from risk, and dealing with fluctuating volumes and rates
• Key reasons why some 3PL-customer relationships are failing, while others are using the revival as a platform for innovation, growth and profit
• Key SCM challenges including the economy, cost control, supply chain forecasting, managing freight rates & fuel prices, globalizing the supply chain, dealing with demand fluctuations & capacity shortages, improving visibility and managing relationships
• New 3PL technology procurement insights for 2010 - Find out this year's technology investment priorities for 3PLs, shippers and carriers, how they find out about the technologies they buy, and how they like to be marketed and sold to

Source: eyefortransport