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Check Call: The battle is over

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: The battle over broker transparency might finally be over; carrier retention helps in the long term; and the claim for TravelCenters of America gets another player. 

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2020 was a big...

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Radiant Logistics completes restatement of financials

Radiant Logistics announced on Monday full quarterly results for the first time since May 2022. The Renton, Washington-based 3PL has been mired in a financial restatement process tied to revenue and expense recognition for in-transit shipments.

The process delayed the financial filing for multiple periods as prior-year results were being reviewed. The company was resolute all along that the net impact from the restatement process would be minimal.

“Why in the world would the company pay its...

Check Call: Sustainability at what cost?

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Sustainability measures become costly; fully automated warehouses could be the answer; and Walmart’s freshest collab. 

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Some interesting news came out of the Securities and...

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Check Call: Back-to-back champs

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Mexico hits back-to-back trading partner win; omnichannel the next big move for 3PLs; and big developments in the land of C.H. Robinson.

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Two for two. Mexico has topped Canada for the...

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Check Call: The Amazon Effect

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: the Amazon Effect on the supply chain; AI’s role in forecasting; and some acquisitions and growth sweeping the nation. 

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The Amazon Effect. Supply chains throughout the country have...

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Check Call: Employee attraction and retention trends for 2023

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: workplace trends for 2023; growing demand for industrial space at the border; and the hunt for a new CEO.

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Make it work. It seems that the workplace trends have started to emerge for the year....

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Check Call: Importing and exporting not always same thing

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Showdown between freight forwarders and customs brokers; FMCSA’s new regulations; and shiny new purchases for Overhaul and DHL. 

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Customs brokers vs. freight forwarders. Often these words are...

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Uber Freight expects ‘broad-based volume recession’ in 2023

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Last week, Uber Freight, the logistics service provider arm of Uber (NYSE: UBER), issued a bearish fi...

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Check Call: There is darkness among us

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Double-brokering tips; the stats on Valentine’s Day; and 2023 might have its theme of the year. 

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There is darkness among us. The scourge of the brokerage world that gets...

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Radiant delays filing again; no date given for restatement of financials

Radiant Logistics announced Thursday it has once again delayed financial reporting as it continues the process of restating prior results. The issues stem from inaccurate timing of revenue recognition for in-transit shipments and related expenses.

The Renton, Washington-based 3PL’s latest extension includes the fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31). The company has been unable to file annual results for fiscal 2022 (ended June 30) as it works to restate results from fiscal years 2021 and...

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