“Maybe people need to ask what truck drivers want. What are their needs? Do they want more power to make decisions? We can sit here all day and talk about what we think is good for them, but until they tell us, we just don’t know.”

– Michael Neme, Franchise/Agent owner with GlobalTranz and VP of Supply Chain Solutions at Hook Logistics

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!

In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton are joined by Michael Neme a Franchise/Agent owner with GlobalTranz and VP of Supply Chain Solutions at Hook Logistics. Not long after landing his first role in logistics, he made the decision to start his own agency. With his desire to be “unapologetically himself” and to “tell it like it is” he brings a unique and passionate point of view to every conversation.

This week’s Buzz guests and hosts engage in real time with a live audience to talk about:

· The latest ISM Manufacturing Report on Business and what it suggests for the speed and stability of consumer demand, supply chain health, and the overall recovery

· Current best practices for optimizing LTL spend based on volume and the number of carriers used

· What changes can realistically be made to both make truck driving jobs more appealing to young workers and also keep them in the job long term