A fulfillment center is the physical location from which a third-party logistics (3PL) provider (also known as a fulfillment) fulfills customer orders for ecommerce retailers. A fulfillment center exists to get online orders to customers in a timely fashion and relieve ecommerce companies of managing this crucial yet challenging process.
While there was optimism due to easing trade tensions at the end of 2019, new complications now find the world’s air carriers back on their heels.
The $46 billion-a-year less-than-truckload (LTL) sector is faring relatively well economically during the downturn in freight demand as a result of closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.