Asset ownership in logistics is toxic to customer centricity because the economics incentivize filling the asset rather than serving customer needs; when you own planes or ships, you push cargo toward your assets rather than finding the optimal solution for the customer.

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Speaker

Ryan Peterson

Evidence Quote

your job when you have a plane or a ship is to fill the plane or the ship. It's not to serve the customer anymore. like if the customer's cargo needs to go to a different airport, you'll try to convince them to fly it where your plane is going

Source

Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport into a $3B Logistics GiantThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:11:38 PM

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