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Check Call: Call the shippers 

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.

In this edition: Shippers needs not met by 3PLs, UAW strike expands, and subscription boxes take hold. 

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Got a great relationship with shippers? They are completely happy with the offering from their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-call-the-shippers

Check Call: Another day, another possible strike  

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.

In this edition: The United Auto Workers has its strike moment; Mexico maintains its top spot; and the FreightTech 100 list is back.

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But wait, there’s more! No, it’s not an as-seen-on-TV ad, it’s another...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-another-day-another-possible-strike

Check Call: #ThankADriver

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.

In this edition: Celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week; Minneapolis is taking a dive; and C.H. Robinson goes to the border. 

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It’s every brokerage’s favorite time of the year, National...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-thankadriver

Check Call: Third Quarter losses on the rise

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.

In this edition: Cargo theft was on the rise over the holiday weekend; the Panama Canal wins a spot on bingo cards; and Coyote parts ways. 

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Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-third-quarter-losses-on-the-rise

Check Call: The cost of a conversation

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.

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Executive salaries have been making headlines lately, starting with ocean shipping executives disclosing compensation packages from 2022. Spoiler alert: The winner was Gary Vogel from Eagle Bulk, who had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-cost-of-a-conversation

Freight brokers: How does your pay measure up?

In remote work era, leveraging lower-cost business locations may free up money for higher compensation 

Given that much of a freight brokerage’s work is handled through online platforms and/or over the phone, successful brokerages can set up base even in regions without a significant importing and manufacturing presence.

Brokerages can thus focus on lower-cost locations (places with lower taxes and office rents, for example) and could then choose to pass those savings on to their employees via...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-brokers-how-does-your-pay-measure-up

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