Global Freight Brokerage Market 2023-2027

Global Freight Brokerage Market 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the freight brokerage market and is forecast to grow by $15.95 bn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.45% during the forecast period. Our report on the freight brokerage market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the presence of FTAs and trade blocs at the global level, increased use of it-enabled solutions, and growth of intermodal freight transportation.

Technavio's freight brokerage market is segmented as below:

By Service

  • LTL
  • FTL
  • Temperature-controlled freight
  • Others
By Mode Of Transportation
  • Road
  • Inland waterways and coastal shipping
  • Others
By Geographical Landscape
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Middle East and Africa
  • South America
This study identifies the growth in global demand for transportation and logistics services as one of the prime reasons driving the freight brokerage market growth during the next few years. Also, rising industrial production leading to increasing port container throughput volume and growing global e-commerce market will lead to sizable demand in the market.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on the freight brokerage market covers the following areas:
  • Freight brokerage market sizing
  • Freight brokerage market forecast
  • Freight brokerage market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading freight brokerage market vendors that include BNSF Logistics, C H Robinson Worldwide Inc., DSV AS, Echo Global Logistics Inc., Expeditors International of Washington Inc., GlobalTranz Enterprises LLC, Hub Group Inc., ITS Logistics LLC, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Kuehne Nagel Management AG, Landstar System Inc., MODE Transportation LLC, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Nolan Transportation Group LLC, Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P., Schneider National Inc., Total Quality Logistics LLC, United Parcel Service Inc., Worldwide Express Inc., and XPO Logistics Inc. Also, the freight brokerage market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Service
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Mode of Transportation
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global freight brokerage market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data table on global freight brokerage market 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Service Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Service Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Mode of transportation Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Mode of transportation Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by Service
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Service - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Service - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Service
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Service
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Service
    • LTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on LTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on LTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on LTL - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on LTL - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • FTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on FTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on FTL - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on FTL - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on FTL - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Temperature-controlled freight - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Temperature-controlled freight - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Temperature-controlled freight - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Temperature-controlled freight - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Temperature-controlled freight - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Service
      • Table Market opportunity by Service ($ billion)
  • Market Segmentation by Mode of Transportation
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Mode of Transportation - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Mode of Transportation - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Mode of Transportation
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Mode of Transportation
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Mode of Transportation
    • Road - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Road - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Road - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Road - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Road - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Inland waterways and coastal shipping - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Inland waterways and coastal shipping - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Inland waterways and coastal shipping - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Inland waterways and coastal shipping - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Inland waterways and coastal shipping - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Mode of Transportation
      • Table Market opportunity by Mode of Transportation ($ billion)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Presence of FTAs and trade blocs at global level
      • Increased use of IT-enabled solutions
      • Growth of intermodal freight transportation
    • Market challenges
      • Consolidation of global shipping industry
      • Shortage of truck drivers
      • Growing number of cargo thefts
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Growth in global demand for transportation and logistics services
      • Rising industrial production leading to increasing port container throughput volume
      • Growing global e-commerce market
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • BNSF Logistics
      • Table BNSF Logistics - Overview
      • Table BNSF Logistics - Product / Service
      • Table BNSF Logistics - Key offerings
    • C H Robinson Worldwide Inc.
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Overview
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Business segments
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Key news
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Segment focus
    • DSV AS
      • Table DSV AS - Overview
      • Table DSV AS - Business segments
      • Table DSV AS - Key offerings
      • Table DSV AS - Segment focus
    • Echo Global Logistics Inc.
      • Table Echo Global Logistics Inc. - Overview
      • Table Echo Global Logistics Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Echo Global Logistics Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Echo Global Logistics Inc. - Segment focus
    • Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
      • Table Expeditors International of Washington Inc. - Overview
      • Table Expeditors International of Washington Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Expeditors International of Washington Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Expeditors International of Washington Inc. - Segment focus
    • GlobalTranz Enterprises LLC
      • Table GlobalTranz Enterprises LLC - Overview
      • Table GlobalTranz Enterprises LLC - Product / Service
      • Table GlobalTranz Enterprises LLC - Key offerings
    • Hub Group Inc.
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - Overview
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - Key offerings
    • ITS Logistics LLC
      • Table ITS Logistics LLC - Overview
      • Table ITS Logistics LLC - Product / Service
      • Table ITS Logistics LLC - Key offerings
    • J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
      • Table J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. - Overview
      • Table J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. - Business segments
      • Table J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. - Segment focus
    • Kuehne Nagel Management AG
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Overview
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Business segments
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Key offerings
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Segment focus
    • Landstar System Inc.
      • Table Landstar System Inc. - Overview
      • Table Landstar System Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Landstar System Inc. - Key offerings
    • MODE Transportation LLC
      • Table MODE Transportation LLC - Overview
      • Table MODE Transportation LLC - Product / Service
      • Table MODE Transportation LLC - Key offerings
    • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
      • Table Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha - Overview
      • Table Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha - Business segments
      • Table Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha - Key offerings
      • Table Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha - Segment focus
    • United Parcel Service Inc.
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Overview
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Business segments
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Segment focus
    • XPO Logistics Inc.
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Overview
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Business segments
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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