Freight Appointments maps top freight employers across major logistics hubs

Freight Appointments says hiring remains active across key freight markets in the USA, Germany and Australia, with demand strongest in operations, project logistics and specialist verticals. The recruitment firm says experienced talent is still in short supply as employers expand into new sectors and compete for senior freight expertise.

Why it matters: - Freight hiring is still active across major logistics hubs, and the strongest demand is for experienced specialists rather than entry-level candidates. - Employers expanding into new verticals are competing for talent with sector knowledge in areas such as aerospace, automotive, healthcare, government and defence. - Candidates are seeing opportunities spread across multiple cities and employer types, which broadens job options and raises the value of niche freight expertise.

What happened: - Freight Appointments highlighted leading freight employers across key logistics hubs in the USA, Germany and Australia. - The recruitment specialist said demand continues across international freight markets, especially for operations, sales, management and executive search roles. - Freight Appointments said it has supported more than 800 successful candidates, including over 400 import, export and customs specialists. - Freight Appointments also said it has negotiated more than $52 million in salaries.

The details: - In the USA, Freight Appointments identified Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle and New York/New Jersey as major freight markets. - Chicago employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include C.H. Robinson, DSV, AIT Worldwide Logistics, DHL Global Forwarding and Expeditors. - Houston employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include CEVA Logistics, DSV, Crane Worldwide Logistics, DHL Global Forwarding and PSA BDP. - Los Angeles employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include DSV, Kuehne + Nagel, Expeditors, C.H. Robinson and CEVA Logistics. - Seattle employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include Expeditors, Scan Global Logistics, DHL Global Forwarding, DSV and Lynden Logistics. - New York and New Jersey employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include Kuehne + Nagel, DSV, DHL Global Forwarding, Expeditors and GEODIS. - Freight Appointments said Houston freight roles often require experience in project logistics, import and export operations, customs and commercial functions because of the market’s focus on project cargo, petrochemicals, oversized loads and hazardous materials. - Freight Appointments said Southern California’s LA–Long Beach port and LAX cargo corridor create opportunities in air freight, ocean freight, customs, operations and sales. - In Germany, Freight Appointments said demand remains strong, especially in operations and project logistics. - Hamburg employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include Kuehne + Nagel, DSV, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and DHL Global Forwarding. - Frankfurt employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include DSV, Kuehne + Nagel, DHL Global Forwarding, DACHSER and Expeditors. - Düsseldorf employers highlighted by Freight Appointments include Rhenus Logistics, DSV, Expeditors, DHL Global Forwarding and DACHSER. - Freight Appointments also recruits in Bremen, Munich, Cologne and Stuttgart. - At Breakbulk Europe, the Freight Appointments team received requests for candidates across multiple Germany-based roles in 24 hours, including project logistics business development, project manager and project coordinator positions. - Some of those roles carried salaries up to €100,000. - Recent senior searches handled by Freight Appointments included leadership roles in aerospace, automotive, healthcare, government and defence with salaries ranging from $190,000 to $260,000. - Freight Appointments said recent searches included an EVP of Government & Defense at $260,000, a Head of Automotive – Americas at $260,000, a Global Head of Aerospace at $250,000 and senior healthcare leadership roles reaching $200,000. - Freight Appointments said it specializes exclusively in freight forwarding and logistics recruitment across operations, sales and commercial, management and executive search. - The company said candidates can search current freight forwarding and logistics jobs across the USA, Germany and Australia on its website.

Between the lines: - Lewis Bunn, co-founder and director at Freight Appointments, said recruitment activity is a strong gauge of the forwarding market because it tends to track broader industry conditions. - Bunn said sales hiring has been at its lowest point in years over the past 18 months, while operations hiring has stayed busy. - Bunn said Germany and the US remain the company’s two biggest markets and have barely slowed aside from the post-COVID scramble. - Bunn said vertical-specific growth is staying strong as forwarders expand into new sectors and look for corporate and global account managers who can protect and grow key accounts. - The hiring pattern suggests employers value candidates who can bring specialist sector expertise and manage complex accounts, not just general freight experience.

What's next: - Freight Appointments expects hiring competition to remain intense for established freight talent as employers expand into new verticals. - Candidates are likely to keep finding opportunities tied to specific hubs, projects and industry specialisms rather than a single dominant employer. - Employers may need to compete harder on salary, exposure to projects and advancement pathways to secure specialist freight professionals.

The bottom line: - Freight hiring is broad, but the sharpest demand is for specialists who can serve high-value sectors and complex global accounts.