The transportation and warehousing industries provide services that move people and goods around the world efficiently. As the marketplace becomes increasingly global, reliance on new technologies to better manage warehousing and expedite transportation is essential. Discussions about the types of fuel used and the enactment of environmental regulation have moved to the forefront. These factors dramatically impact the development of new technologies and the pricing of services. The industry will remain an important gateway to globalization as economic growth is strongly reliant on increased capacity to support it.