We discuss the different strategies FedEx and XPO use to build shareholder value.
Unemployment, economics, and freight flows are the main topics on the Coronavirus Freight Market Update
Zach Strickland details continuing record all-time highs for outbound tender volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives deep into reefer data in the Broker Update, and in the Shipper Update, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith discuss how the trucking sector may be less exposed than originally thought.
How drivers are dealing with coronavirus, TQL layoffs and legal implications, staffing in a crisis and more on today’s podcast
Zach Strickland discusses accelerating reefer volumes on the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith talk about weekly jobless claims potentially spiking in the near future in the Shipper Update.
Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about these uncertain times as volumes continue steady growth and tender rejections are up to 15%.
Dooner and The Dude are talking about what went down during week 1 of self quarantine in much of the USA. They cover layoffs hitting freight, XPO takes break up off the table, and airlines getting grounded.
Zach Strickland discusses how big markets are driving volumes on the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about Lakeland, Florida, having the biggest reefer volume on Broker Update, and Kevin Hill and Anthony Smith are on DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index speaking about the balance of power switching over to carriers.
The latest news on the coronavirus impact on freight.
Zach Strickland discusses volumes slipping in a key market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about US reefer volume on Broker Update, then Kevin Hill and Anthony Smith discuss the latest economic trends and what is to come in the Shipper Update.
It’s shut down businesses and thrown planning into turmoil. No, it’s not COVID-19. It’s the rising insurance rates that trucking companies have been facing over the last few years. The problem seems to have gotten particularly acute in the last year or two and insurance rates have been cited by several trucking companies as a […]
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Zach and Anthony discuss current economic trends in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and what’s to come.
As millions of American sales people transition to the new normal of selling from home during a crisis, PTCD offers some advice
Zach Strickland discusses tightening capacity in the South before narrowing in on the Lakeland, Florida, market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then Mike Baudendistel and Anthony Smith discuss how falling imports are disrupting surface transportation in the Rail and Intermodal Update.
The current crisis is stress-testing the technology of many transportation companies.