2012).
The freight transportation market has witnessed several trends.
In many parts of the world, new markets are rising and the customer
base is growing. Furthermore, several trade regulations
encourage easier and smoother international trade. Following the
economic crisis in 2008, many industries browsed their business
processes in order to decrease their costs and increase performance.
As a consequence, shippers, carriers, and Logistics Service
Providers (LSP) were urged to work at lower cost, while still maintaining
high quality. Companies saw the solution in more cooperation
and integration, as such utilizing resources more