• TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Joe Garvin

3M

Global Transportation Director

Joe Garvin is the Director of Global Transportation for 3M Company, a $25B global manufacturing conglomerate that specializes in consumer and industrial products.  Joe has been a logistics professional for 18 years, including 14 years in various transportation roles at 3M Company.

In his current role, Joe is accountable for cost and service performance for 3M’s global carrier base (ocean, air, and parcel) along with the US and Canada ground network.  Joe is charged with delivery both strategy and execution in driving the 3M Logistics vision forward within the transportation vertical.  He also manages risk mitigation strategies within logistics.  

Prior to this role at 3M, Joe has worked across multiple functions within logistics ranging from distribution center continuous improvement to supporting the global TMS implementation. 

Joe lives in St. Paul, MN with his wife Dottie and four young children. 

Sessions With Joe Garvin

Tuesday, 4 March

  • 04:15pm - 05:00pm (PST) / 05/mar/2025 12:15 am - 05/mar/2025 01:00 am

    Export Outlook 2025: Trade Tension Will Dominate
    North American exporters will face a variety of challenges in 2025. Freight rates have been stable and won’t likely be the big issue; US export rates to Asia did not see the extreme volatility that affected import rates in 2024. Rather the challenge will be navigating trade tensions under the second Trump administration to the extent that heightened tariffs are imposed and trade partners retaliate. This session, featuring several prominent US exporters, will examine the challenges and potential solutions to the issues the outbound trade will face in the year ahead.
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