The TIA exists to help third-party logistics
(3PL) professionals better manage their
companies for growth and profit. The
association’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 conducting
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 extens ive
membership. For some, the most important
benefit of membership is advocacy, while for
others it is educational products, or research,
Voltmann explains. “It really depends on
them. We try to meet the member wherever
they needus tobe,” he says.
One of the critical aims of the
association is to educate and produce
research necessary to help members meet
the cha l l eng es of the compet i t i ve
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