Grocery store supply chain shocked (with video)

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On today’s episode, Dooner and special guest co-host Michael Vincent are talking about the very visible impact the coronavirus is having on our nation’s supply chain. As life as we know it changes in the USA, consumers are seeing bare grocery store shelves, tanking oil rates, escalating spot rates, and event cancellations. 

We’re joined by Daniel “Mr. Supply Chain” Stanton who will talk about the bullwhip effect that consumer buying has caused and the strain its causing on logistics operations. 

Great Quarter, Guy’s Andrew Cox updates us on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index which has seen its biggest jump since its inception. But was it up or down?

Freightonomics’ Zach Strickland takes us through the spot market’s recent volatility and how long elevated rates will last.

Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton dials in to talk about the changing tone among supply chain professionals.

Plus, Good News Bad News about diesel, trucking stocks, Uber, trolls, and US stocks.

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4 Comments

  1. Noble1 suggests SMART truck drivers should UNITE & collectively cut out the middlemen from picking truck driver pockets ! UNITE , CONQUER , & YOU'LL PROSPER ! IMHO

    I was just thinking about this the other day due to their draconian preventive law measures . IT COULD LEAD TO SOCIAL UNREST ! Governments need to be very careful .

    And sure enough , today this news article was released :

    “Families protest Quebec’s ban on visitors to elderly-care homes, fearing neglect worse than COVID-19”

    And so it begins !(wink)

  2. Noble1 suggests SMART truck drivers should UNITE & collectively cut out the middlemen from picking truck driver pockets ! UNITE , CONQUER , & YOU'LL PROSPER ! IMHO

    Quote from the premier in the province of Quebec in Canada :

    “We do not foresee any food shortages,” Legault said, noting truck and airline and ship personnel are exempt from the call for voluntary isolation. “It’s important that people not worry.”

    Quoted from article titled :
    Coronavirus: Quebec closes daycares, elementary, high schools, CEGEPs and universities

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Timothy Dooner

Dooner is an award-winning podcaster who hosts and produces FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. WTT is ranked in Apple Podcasts top-20 Business News podcasts. He also writes a newsletter of the same title with over 15k subscribers in the supply chain and trucking niche. Dooner has been in freight since 2005 and has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.