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UNITING THE INDUSTRY
The TIA exists to help third-party logistics
(3PL) professionals better manage their
companies for growth and profit. The asso-
ciation’s membership consists of more than
1,300 such professionals, who they help by
providing services that include research &
education, lobbying, and specific product
offerings that aid in the successful conduct-
ing of their businesses.
“We maintain a strong and growing
association that continues to meet the needs
of our members and the industry,” Voltmann
says. TIA offers a wide-range of services to
meet the needs of their extensive member-
ship. For some, the most important benefit
of membership is advocacy, while for others
it is educational products, or research, Volt-
mann explains. “It really depends on them.
We try to meet the member wherever they
need us to be,” he says.
One of the critical aims of the associa-
tion is to educate and produce research nec-
essary to help members meet the challenges
of the competitive marketplace. Their edu-
cation programs have been developed to as-
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