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New year, same supply chain — Freightonomics

6 January 2022

The new year has come and gone, but supply chain pressures are continuing to linger and even getting worse in some cases.

Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith kick off their first episode of Freightonomics of the year talking about how the supply chain is still dragging after the holidays ended. The two talk about the strong truckload demand and how companies are struggling to catch up with that demand.

Smith and Strickland look at some SONAR data that shows these strong trends and talk about the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-year-same-supply-chain-freightonomics

Should you wind down operations in a hot market? — Great Quarter, Guys

15 December 2021

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com.

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Tony Mulvey and Anthony Smith continue the discussion around Central Freight Lines’ decision to cease operations.

They talk about why a large business would decide to shut its doors during such a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/should-you-wind-down-operations-in-a-hot-market-great-quarter-guys

Is the system still broken? — Freightonomics

11 December 2021

Supply chains are still stressed to the max this holiday season and on this episode of Freightonomics, Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith talk about where the biggest breaks in the system are.

They reconnect with Zac Rogers from Colorado State University to talk about the supply chain stresses. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-the-system-still-broken-freightonomics

Is the throwing of hurdles at the markets over? — Freightonomics

2 December 2021

2021 has not been as disruptive for freight as 2020 was, but some hurdles have still been thrown at the industry this year.

On this episode of Freightonomics, Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland talk about what 2021 brought and ask: “Is that all you got?”

They also talk about the news of the day and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-the-throwing-of-hurdles-at-the-markets-over-freightonomics

Cyber Monday falls short — Great Quarter, Guys

2 December 2021

This episode of Great Quarter, Guys is brought to you by DDCFPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com.

Anthony Smith and Tony Mulvey sit down to co-host this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, the first episode after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The two look at where retail sales might have come up short on the big...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cyber-monday-falls-short-great-quarter-guys

A GQG reunion — Great Quarter, Guys

3 November 2021

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com

Andrew Cox welcomes his former co-host, Seth Holm, back to the Great Quarter, Guys stage for a reunion episode covering Holm’s experience going from freight to venture capital.

Holm, the founder, CEO and portfolio manager at West Brow Capital, talks to Cox about the mission of the fund, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-gqg-reunion-great-quarter-guys

Scary solutions at the West Coast ports? — Freightonomics

1 November 2021

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On this episode of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scary-solutions-at-the-west-coast-ports-freightonomics

Looking into 2022 — Freightonomics

22 October 2021

More companies are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/looking-into-2022-freightonomics

A hot acquisition market — Great Quarter, Guys

20 October 2021

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith are talking all about the white-hot merger and acquisition space, specifically the news of Hub Group buying Choptank to enter the refrigerated over-the-road space.

They look into what the $130 million cash deal means for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-hot-acquisition-market-great-quarter-guys

The cold truth at the ports — Freightonomics

15 October 2021

On this episode of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-cold-truth-at-the-ports-freightonomics

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