Expeditors CEO expects freight environment to remain ‘highly unpredictable’

CEO Daniel Wall said, “Looking ahead, we expect the freight environment to remain highly unpredictable, as global events and macroeconomic concerns weigh on our customers and our industry. The air market may continue to face rapid shifts in capacity, routing, pricing, and possible fuel shortages, and we expect the ocean market to remain impacted by abundant capacity and weak pricing. At the same time, our pipeline of new business is strong and we expect continued robust demand for our customs brokerage services due to elevated tariff-driven complexity, tariff refund challenges, and dynamics in the global trade environment. We will continue to work closely with our customers and carrier partners to find solutions and deliver value, while aligning our resources to maximize profitability.”