Chris Caplice is joined by Marc A. Brazeau, the current chairman of the Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) Connected Vehicle Supply Chain committee and Head of Logistics at FCA. Chris and Brazeau discuss how FCA has adapted to the changes in freight and manufacturing during the pandemic. Brazeau also shares how he balances the use of different transportation modes at FCA. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forec...
Oct 22, 2020•42 min•Ep. 32
Dan co-founded Convoy in 2015 after stints at Microsoft, Google and Amazon. In this episode, Chris and Dan discuss why Dan chose to start a software company in the trucking industry and Convoy’s approach to being a digital intermediary in transportation. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Oct 08, 2020•50 min•Ep. 31
Jeff Silver has been in the truckload/broker space for over 30 years, first starting American Back-haulers and then Coyote Logistics. In this episode Chris and Jeff discuss changes in the industry over that time. He also talks about his new technology startup, Mastery, the first commercially available TMS for large, scaled brokerages, large shippers, carriers and logistics service providers, and details what he calls the Final Frontier of transportation technology.. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob...
Sep 24, 2020•47 min•Ep. 30
Phil West, Director of North America Transportation, and Mark Purdy, Sr. Manager of Dry Transportation at General Mills speak with Chris Caplice about what it’s like to manage transportation for a company serving both retailer/consumers and industrial/restaurants during a pandemic. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Sep 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 29
Josh Dolan of Cardinal Health speaks with Chris Caplice about what it’s like to manage transportation for a company with a wide portfolio of modes and channels. Followed by: To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Aug 27, 2020•39 min•Ep. 28
Dr. Jason Miller joins Chris Caplice to discuss his recent research on the effect of truck driver turnover on the freight economy, forecasting transportation prices, and comparing bifurcation of markets in the COVID-19 recession to the 2008 Recession. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Aug 13, 2020•48 min•Ep. 27
Research scientist Dr. Josué C. Velázquez Martínez joins Chris Caplice to discuss findings from the Sustainability Logistics project and the MIT Genesis project, while sharing a business perspective on sustainability in logistics. Followed by: To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Jul 30, 2020•55 min•Ep. 26
Kelson Hardwick, Director of Transportation Procurement at Walmart, shares what it's like to procure transportation services for a massive retail giant, plus the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on their operations. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ .
Jul 16, 2020•45 min•Ep. 25
In this episode, Chris Caplice sits down with his MIT colleague and last mile transportation expert, Dr. Matthias Winkenbach. The duo discuss what it takes to build an effective last mile delivery strategy in urban areas with tactics such as: Multi-tier distribution On-demand delivery Drone logistics Their discussion wraps up with what Matthias thinks will stick around in the transportation industry as a result of COVID-19. Inam Iyoob then joins Chris for the latest North American truckload mark...
Jul 02, 2020•34 min•Ep. 24
Freight transportation leader Paul Newbourne has 40+ years of industry experience — leading teams as a shipper, carrier, and broker. Paul currently serves as Executive Director of Food Shippers of America as well as President of Logistics Project Consulting. In this episode, Paul shares his views on the importance of leadership in transportation, the evolving relationship between shippers and carriers, and the lasting impact of COVID-19 on the trucking industry. To wrap up the episode, Chris Cap...
Jun 18, 2020•39 min•Ep. 23
Have you heard the exciting news? DAT Solutions, North America's leading online freight marketplace, has acquired the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) from Chainalytics. In this special bonus episode, DAT’s Chief of Analytics, Ken Adamo, joins Chris Caplice to discuss why this acquisition is a game changer for freight analytics and what it means for the transportation industry as a whole. Learn more about DAT’s acquisition of FMIC here: https://www.dat.com/company/news-events/news-r...
Jun 11, 2020•27 min
The rapid growth of e-commerce and enabling technologies have transformed the trucking industry over the last two decades. Justin Harness (Chief Revenue Officer at U.S. Xpress) shares his front-row perspective in this episode. U.S. Xpress is on a mission to create a “frictionless order journey” for its customers, and this pursuit has served the company well during the COVID-19 pandemic. To wrap up the episode, Chris Caplice is joined by Inam Iyoob for the latest North American truckload market r...
Jun 04, 2020•32 min•Ep. 22
Brad Blizzard, head of logistics at Bridgestone Americas, explains how the company has creatively leveraged its private and dedicated fleets to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s portfolio management approach has yielded many advantages while network volumes have been down across most of their channels. Brad also shares his insights into the recovery path for the North American automotive industry, and discusses potential shifts in transportation and logistics to drive long-te...
May 21, 2020•32 min•Ep. 21
In this episode, Ron Lazo (Vice President @ Manhattan Associates) joins host Chris Caplice to discuss which aspects of the COVID-19 era are most likely to stick — e.g., a distributed workforce, driver appreciation, real-time network balancing, and enterprise-wide visibility — and what the “new normal” means for both shippers and carriers. The former colleagues also discuss how the shipper/carrier relationship is evolving as well as the role of technology in providing much-needed visibility. To w...
May 07, 2020•32 min•Ep. 20
In this episode, Chris Pickett (Chief Strategy Officer @ Coyote Logistics) shares his insights on the COVID-19 pandemic and explains how it is playing out in the logistics service provider community. For most brokers, managing volatility isn’t new, but the frequency and severity of recent changes remains unprecedented. Chris also shares his take on the pending economic recovery and what makes this one different from the Great Recession of 2007-09. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplic...
Apr 23, 2020•30 min•Ep. 19
The 50th annual Earth Day celebration is quickly approaching on April 22! To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with Alexis Bateman and Suzanne Greene from MIT’s Sustainable Supply Chains initiative to discuss the importance of freight transportation in making a positive impact on sustainability as well as the current state of the transportation sector. From measuring your GHG footprint to creating some new and innovative carbon offset programs, the duo offers pragmatic advice for improving y...
Apr 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 18
Now more than ever in light of global health crises and economic uncertainty, it is important to understand the resilience of your supply chain network. And network modeling is where it all begins. Supply chain design expert Steve Ellet (Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain Design at Chainalytics) joins host Chris Caplice to unpack some of the latest innovations in network modeling and the importance of “what-if” scenario planning and continuous modeling. Steve explains that transportation is a cr...
Mar 26, 2020•31 min•Ep. 17
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimated a record-high driver shortage of 60,800 at the end of 2018—almost exclusively in the over-the-road for-hire truckload segment. And forecasted it to increase to 160,000 by 2028. Bob Costello, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at ATA joins host Chris Caplice in this episode to break down their estimate, understand the root causes, and explore some possible solutions. Think: Attracting new drivers, enabling increased shipper productivity, a...
Mar 12, 2020•32 min•Ep. 16
This episode centers on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how the outbreak which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is impacting global freight transportation. Host Chris Caplice sits down with Yossi Sheffi, MIT professor and Chris’ boss at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, to discuss how the coronavirus differs from past crises and how the bullwhip effect will likely play out in this scenario. Prof. Sheffi also offers some advice to companies who are looking to manage the...
Feb 27, 2020•29 min•Ep. 15
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer with more than 2,200 retail stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Each year The Home Depot spends around $2 Billion on domestic transportation services across dedicated fleets, truckload, intermodal, and less-than-truckload, making it one of the largest shippers in the U.S. Ron Guzzi (Sr. Manager, Carrier Relations & Sourcing at The Home Depot) has led the company’s domestic transportation sourcing and carrier ma...
Feb 13, 2020•31 min•Ep. 14
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is a leading non-profit research organization dedicated to the safety, efficiency, and productivity of the North American trucking industry. Dan Murray (Senior Vice President) oversees the development of ATRI’s research methodologies and helps distribute and promote their research findings. In this episode, host Chris Caplice asks Dan to share insights on two recent ATRI reports: Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry — 2019 w hich summariz...
Jan 30, 2020•39 min•Ep. 13
After nearly a decade as a practitioner at JB Hunt, Kenco Logistics, and IBM, Alex Scott went back to school for his PhD before returning to the world of academia to dig into transportation and policy research as well as teaching. Alex is currently an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. To start their discussion Chris Caplice asks Alex to share his key takeaways from three of his previous research projects based on actual datasets (versus theory). The duo...
Jan 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 12
This bonus episode serves as your Freightvine podcast backstage pass — from exclusive, never-heard-before clips to some hilarious stumbles and outtakes from 2019! You will hear from a number of previous guests, including: Craig Fuller (CEO, FreightWaves), Kristen Monaco (Associate Commissioner of Compensation and Working Conditions, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), David Correll (Research Scientist & Lecturer, MIT), and Andy Butler (Associate Director, North America Transportation Purchases...
Jan 09, 2020•21 min
Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves, has a long and storied history in the trucking industry. He starts this episode by explaining how his career began at US Xpress Enterprises in the mid-1990s, a company which was founded by his father in 1985. After a decade there, he started two of his own companies, Transfund$ and TransCard, before launching FreightWaves in 2016. Craig shares that the original vision for FreightWaves was to build a freight futures market (which eventually launched in early 201...
Dec 19, 2019•35 min•Ep. 11
FMIC is getting predictive, and we’re excited to give our Freightvine listeners a sneak peek at the future of transportation benchmarking at Chainalytics. In this episode, Dr. Chris Caplice (Chief Scientist at Chainalytics & Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics) recaps the origin of the “Model-Based Benchmarking Consortium” which was one of the first large-scale applications of machine learning techniques to understand the underlying drivers of transportation...
Dec 12, 2019•22 min
In this week’s episode, Chris is joined by a colleague at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and fellow Research Scientist, Dr. David Correll. At MIT, Dave leads the FreightLab’s driver initiative which is focused on North American over-the-road truck drivers, and finding ways to increase utilization and profitability while also improving the driver experience. Chris and Dave discuss several research findings related to the alleged “driver shortage,” including Hours of Service (HO...
Dec 05, 2019•34 min•Ep. 10
Transportation procurement leader Andy Butler (Associate Director, North America Transportation Purchases @ Procter & Gamble) discusses how P&G has leveraged the power of empathy to become a shipper of choice — which is delivering results in both tight and soft freight markets. Andy goes on to explain how the company is partnering with its transportation providers and customers to be the voice of change in the industry. To wrap it up, he discusses how end-to-end supply chain synchronizat...
Nov 21, 2019•33 min•Ep. 9
Formally educated as an economist, Dr. Kristen Monaco (Associate Commissioner of Compensation and Working Conditions @ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) has a unique pulse on the U.S. transportation labor market. In this episode, Chris Caplice gets a chance to discuss her latest industry research, including the questions that must be answered before the shift to autonomous vehicles can become reality. Kristen goes on to explain the effect that good, bad, and frictional unemployment has on the dri...
Nov 07, 2019•36 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, Chris Caplice sits down with Brent Hutto (Chief Relationship Officer @ Truckstop.com) to talk about the benefits of increased data transparency and growing trust between parties in the spot market. Brent goes on to explain some owner-operator trends like tracking, shifting demographics, and improved efficiency. Their conversation wraps up by discussing the value of connected systems and the impact of ELDs along with other emerging technologies. Chris is then joined by Inam Iyoob...
Oct 24, 2019•36 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, freight innovator Bill Driegert joins Chris Caplice to discuss how digital freight matchers like Uber Freight are shifting the traditional relationship between shippers, carriers, and drivers. Bill also explains the impact of increased visibility a la driver ratings and reviews as well as the benefits of a shared trailer pool like UberFreight’s Powerloop. Inam Iyoob then joins Chris to provide this week’s market update and rate forecast. [02:47] In case you’re interested, here’s...
Oct 10, 2019•32 min•Ep. 6
