Investor Presentaiton
IV. Planning Your Investment
After familiarizing yourself with the nature of US transportation and logistics
companies, an Investor should begin the process of considering investment in
the US by focusing on four general categories of issues, as follows:
A. Customers' Needs
The first step for the Investor is to analyze the needs of its customers
for services at the US end of international movements of cargo. Customers'
needs commonly include some or all of the following:
Customs clearance
■ Warehouse services
■Cargo tracking/supply chain management data
■Distribution internally within the US, including deconsolidation
and local deliveries
■ On-time and efficient delivery
■Cargo security
■Processing of payment against delivery of goods
■Multi-modal transportation (air, rail, truck, ocean or a combination
of these modes)
■Specialized or project-specific services
Ability to obtain compensation from carriers if loss or damage
to cargo occurs (availability of adequate insurance)
Guide to Investing in the Freight Transportation and Logistics Industry in the United States
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