Sometimes the most impactful efforts start as an unexpected spark of creativity. They can quickly be forgotten or nurtured into lasting programs – but someone has to make the decision…
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Behind Every Package is a Patient featuring Jim Mullins
Operating a growing business can be a challenge – a wonderful challenge, but a challenge all the same. Growing pains are par for the course, but when growing through acquisition is core to the business’ strategy, managing transitions and integrations well is absolutely critical. Jim Mullins is the Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain…
Supply Chain Now Celebrates Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2022 with April Coolidge
In celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2022, Scott shares a few thoughts on recent events and features a past conversation with the award-winning professional truck driver, April Coolidge.
Leverage on 18 Wheels: The South Korean Driver Strike
In late January 2022, hundreds of heavy-duty trucks headed for Ottawa, Canada. They parked in front of the national legislature building and in nearby streets. Period. They parked. Those drivers shut down most of central Ottawa for 23 days in protest of the nation’s vaccine mandates and related requirements. But did you know that just a couple of weeks…
What Southeastern Freight Lines’ Joey Thiessen Wants You to Know About Professional Truck Driving
One of the most critical aspects of the global supply chain workforce? The professional truck driver. In this episode, Scott sits down with Joey Thiessen of Southeastern Freight Lines to learn more about his path to the profession, current challenges and what everyone needs to know about truck driving. Hint: it’s time to bring back the air pump for the air horn.
Supply Chain is Boring – Episode-563
U.S. Bank processed $29.7 billion in freight payment transactions in 2020. Those payments and the data that accompanies them are analyzed quarterly by Bobby Holland VP/Director of Freight Data Solutions at U.S. Bank and his team. The FPI report includes quarter over quarter, year over year, and full year data and analysis.