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Check Call: The 4-day workweek and the supply chain

4 April 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. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: What a 32-hour workweek looks like for the supply chain; the weight of Easter candy; and Mexico collects another auto manufacturer.

Picture this, it’s 1926, when Henry Ford po...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-4-day-workweek-and-the-supply-chain

Check Call: The battle is over

28 March 2023

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.

2020 was a big...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-battle-is-over

Load boards are broken — fixing them is critical

22 March 2023

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Ghost loads. Bait-and-switch posts with inaccurate origin and destination information. Double...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/load-boards-are-broken-fixing-them-is-critical

Check Call: Sustainability at what cost?

21 March 2023

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

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

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-sustainability-at-what-cost

Check Call: Back-to-back champs

14 March 2023

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.

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

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-back-to-back-champs

Check Call: The Amazon Effect

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