Podcasts about digital dispatch

Drones are doing a lot more than flying packages. They're quietly transforming how warehouses operate behind the scenes. In this episode of Freight Friends, Grace Sharkey and Blythe explore how drones are being used in logistics operations both inside and outside the warehouse, what the second half of 2025 might look like for freight, and the freight businesses and marketing tactics that have their attention. The episode wraps with a few source-to-porch stories that highlight what really moves this industry. Key takeaways: Indoor drones are helping warehouses reduce injuries and boost productivity without major infrastructure changes The second half of 2025 may bring more rate instability and seasonal chaos, especially for Q4 retail Some of the most effective freight marketing right now is low-budget and high-authenticity Source-to-porch visibility is improving, but expectations and execution still pose challengesLINKS:Grace's LinktreeGrace's work at OrderfulImportYetiDexaDroneGaetano DiNardi on SEO Triumph & Loadpay's Mike Rowe commercial Screwworm in cows Mustard historyThe Dupe Economy: Why Today's Consumers Are Smarter Than EverInside the Shadowy, Lucrative Business of ‘Superfake' Luxury HandbagsWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interviews powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company's agents on how they took the entrepreneurial leap. Shipium is the ML-powered shipping platform built by the executives that created Amazon's supply chain technology. They help 3PL & retail leaders like Stord, Ryder, and Saks Off 5th to reduce shipping costs by an average of 12% while improving on-time delivery. CargoRex is the logistics industry's go-to search platform—connecting you with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch manages and maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Supply Chain Connections, Brian Glick sits down with Blythe Brumleve—seasoned logistics marketer and founder of CargoRex and Digital Dispatch—to explore her unique path from executive assistant to tech founder in the logistics space. Blythe shares how early mentorship, hands-on experience, and a passion for digital media helped her carve a niche at the intersection of freight and marketing.Topics covered include: How Blythe transitioned from content creator to product founder The vision behind CargoRex and its mission to unify logistics information Lessons from launching a tech platform in the freight industry Why imperfect product launches matter—and how to iterate quickly The future of search and digital experiences in logisticsBlythe Brumleve (Milligan) is a veteran logistics marketer with over 15 years of experience in digital strategy. She's the founder of website management firm Digital Dispatch, host of the Everything is Logistics podcast, and creator of CargoRex—a search engine for logistics professionals. She also serves on the board of the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association and is cofounder of Jax Podcasters United.Connect with BlytheExplore CargoRexDiscover Digital DispatchListen to Everything is LogisticsConnect with BrianFollow Chain.io on LinkedIn

What happens when the company you helped grow suddenly shuts down? For Mia Mazel, it sparked the launch of a brand new one, Talento. Recorded live at TMSA Elevate in Austin, this conversation with Mia explores her journey from grad student to logistics leader, how she navigated the closure of Sworkz, and how Talento is redefining nearshore staffing with a tech-first mindset. She shares how adversity turned into opportunity, why supply chain pricing teams are ripe for transformation, and how blending AI with human expertise creates smarter operations, not job replacements. Key takeaways: Mia launched Talento just 72 hours after her former company shut down, retaining customers and building new processes on the fly. Talento provides talent management solutions and AI-powered tools for supply chain companies with a focus on operational simplicity. Nearshore teams can do far more than customer service, especially in pricing, sales, and data. Mia aims to act as a partner, not just a service provider, offering guidance even when clients aren't sure where to start. Building brand trust means creating a business that can thrive without being dependent on one person.LINKS:Mia's LinkedInTalento WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interviews powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company's agents on how they took the entrepreneurial leap. Shipium is the ML-powered shipping platform built by the executives that created Amazon's supply chain technology. They help 3PL & retail leaders like Stord, Ryder, and Saks Off 5th to reduce shipping costs by an average of 12% while improving on-time delivery. CargoRex is the logistics industry's go-to search platform—connecting you with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch manages and maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

If you're still relying on check calls and spreadsheets to track freight, you're already behind. In this episode, Chain's EVP of Sales, Kevin Coomes, joins the show to break down how his team is building AI-powered tools that make life easier for freight brokers, from exception management to proactive customer communication. We also dig into the origin of Chain, how their Autopilot tool works inside your TMS, and why eliminating noise is the real key to broker productivity. Key takeaways: Most freight brokers still rely on outdated, reactive methods like manual check calls. Chain uses AI to centralize communication and automate exception management directly inside the TMS. Autopilot is designed to work in the background, taking care of low-value tasks so brokers can focus on what matters. Visibility doesn't just mean tracking freight—it means proactively alerting stakeholders before problems arise. The freight future is about cleaner data, less busywork, and platforms that help you grow.LINKS:Kevin's LinkedInChain's WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interviews powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company's agents on how they took the entrepreneurial leap. Shipium is the ML-powered shipping platform built by the executives that created Amazon's supply chain technology. They help 3PL & retail leaders like Stord, Ryder, and Saks Off 5th to reduce shipping costs by an average of 12% while improving on-time delivery. CargoRex is the logistics industry's go-to search platform—connecting you with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch manages and maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:   SAP's “Business Unleashed” Strategy, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) Tariffs and Their Impact on the Tech Industry & Supply Chain Management (Blythe Milligan, Founder of Digital Dispatch and Host of the Everything is Logistics Podcast) The Truth About Big 4 Consulting   We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.  

Today, you'll learn more about Blythe (Brumleve) Milligan's newly launched logistics platform, Cargo Rex, and how it can serve as a comprehensive information hub for the industry! Blythe shares insights into the platform's development, privacy-centric features allowing users to navigate logistics resources without being tracked, categorizing information into various sectors like associations and technologies, and Cargo Rex's commitment to authentic user testimonials and plans for future AI-enabled features!   About Blythe (Brumleve) Milligan Blythe (Brumleve) Milligan got her start in freight marketing as an executive assistant working for a large 3PL in North Florida where she would eventually be tasked with handling the company's digital media strategy. This is where she earned her chops as a marketer forced to do it all with a limited budget around the time when the inbound marketing concept was born. It was this job and a side-hustle sports blog that earned her eventual roles with a B2B marketing agency, on-air radio talent, and TV talent.  In 2018, she launched Digital Dispatch helping freight companies to put their website on autopilot. In addition to being a creative founder in freight, she hosts the Everything is Logistics podcast, founded the search engine for logistics in CargoRex, is cofounder of Jax Podcasters United, and board member of the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association. Check out the Everything is Logistics podcast for more insight and follow her on Youtube, Linkedin and Tiktok.    Connect with Blythe CargoRex Website: https://cargorex.io/  CargoRex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargo-rex/  Podcast: https://everythingislogistics.com/  Digital Dispatch Website: https://digitaldispatch.io/  Digital Dispatch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-dispatch  Blythe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blythebrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blythebrum/?hl=en  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingisLogistics/featured  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingislogistics   

Blythe Milligan and Joe Lynch discuss CargoRex: building the Google search of logistics. Blythe is the Founder of both Digital Dispatch (logistics marketing services) and most recently CargoRex, a technology platform designed to unify and empower the logistics ecosystem. About Blythe Brumleve Milligan Blythe Brumleve Milligan is the Founder of both Digital Dispatch (logistics marketing services) and most recently CargoRex, a tech platform aimed at connecting and empowering the logistics ecosystem. In 2008, Blythe Brumleve was working as a waitress and a blogger with a dream of owning her own company when she received an opportunity to work in the world of logistics. As an executive assistant to the C-suite, she gained first-hand knowledge of the daily operations of a $140M asset-based logistics provider. Knowing about her blogging side hustle, the executive team allowed her to take on the additional responsibility of the company's digital marketing initiatives, where she orchestrated two website redesigns, implemented an inbound marketing initiative, and established a sales outreach plan. After the unexpected closure of the logistics company, Blythe sought opportunities in traditional marketing and media, serving as editor in chief of Void Magazine, B2B copywriter, and radio/TV broadcaster. Her team won several awards, including three ADDYs and runner-up for Jacksonville's Best Radio Personality About CargoRex CargoRex, founded by logistics veteran Blythe Milligan, is a technology platform designed to unify and empower the logistics ecosystem. Born from firsthand experience with industry challenges, CargoRex offers a solution-oriented approach, bridging gaps between service providers, innovators, and thought leaders. The platform leverages Milligan's operational expertise and vision to create a space where businesses can explore, discover, and evolve. CargoRex aims to break down silos and foster a connected industry, enabling users to tap into a wealth of knowledge and drive meaningful progress. With a focus on connecting decision-makers and facilitating growth, CargoRex is shaping the future of freight Key Takeaways: CargoRex: Building the Google Search of Logistics Unified Logistics Platform: CargoRex serves as an all-in-one hub for freight professionals, leaders, and creators, simplifying the process of exploring logistics tools, services, and industry insights. Extensive Service Directory: Users can search for a wide array of logistics solutions, technology vendors, events, and industry experts, facilitating seamless connections within the logistics ecosystem. Diverse Business Categories: The platform categorizes businesses into sectors such as associations, creators, and various services including carriers, compliance, consultants, and more, allowing for targeted searches. Resource-Rich Content: CargoRex offers a variety of resources including blogs, newsletters, videos, and podcasts, covering topics like freight agent programs, transportation management systems, and industry insights. Event Listings and Submissions: The platform provides information on logistics events and allows users to submit their own events, keeping the community informed about industry happenings. Business Listing Opportunities: Businesses can enhance their visibility by listing their services on CargoRex, gaining exposure to a broad audience within the logistics sector. User Feedback Integration: CargoRex actively seeks user feedback to improve its offerings, encouraging users to contribute ideas for current and future product releases. Learn More About CargoRex: Building the Google Search of Logistics Blythe Milligan | Linkedin CargoRex | Linkedin CargoRex Digital Dispatch Brumleve Brands Everything Is Logistics Podcast Everything Is Logistics Podcast | YouTube The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

Angelo Fruci grew up as a cousin to fellow logistics podcaster Chris Jolly. But it would take years later for the two to team up to start their own freight agency with none other than our favorite, SPI Logistics. Learn about that journey from engineer to freight agency owner while also picking up some sales and marketing tips along the way.LINKS:Angelo's LinkedInSPI's Freight Agent GuideSPI's Secrets to Building a Successful Freight Agent CareerWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Kevin Rutherford is host of the popular show and movement, Let's Truck, and he's back on the pod to talk about how to make trucking great again in 2025. In this episode, we're covering the importance of a healthy body and mind that leads to a more successful trucking career. And you'll need that healthy body and mind to be able to handle the stress of broker transparency, truck parking, and other industry drama. Kevin helps us solve it all and it's the perfect episode to kick off the New Year.LINKS:Kevin's LinkedInLet's Truck WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode, we focus on South American logistics, sharing crazy stories from the "Road of Death" where truck drivers dodge landslides, cross rivers on rickety pontoon boats, and take showers in mountain waterfalls just to deliver their cargo. Blythe and Grace Sharkey unpack China's ambitious power play in South America, revealing how their new mega-port in Peru and planned infrastructure projects could reshape global trade routes and potentially sideline the Panama Canal. They also bring attention to the fascinating twist that many of these modern shipping nightmares stem from trying to adapt 15th-century Incan roads - some of history's most impressive engineering feats - into today's crucial trade routes.LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Join us for a special compilation episode featuring the best of our 2024 NASA and space logistics coverage. We dive into three exciting topics: how NASA handles deep space supply chains, the science behind growing food in space, and an exciting conversation with Inversion Space about building orbital warehouses.From autonomous docking to space-grown lettuce to delivering cargo anywhere on Earth within an hour, these stories highlight how the final frontier is becoming the next revolution in logistics. Whether you're a space enthusiast or logistics professional, this roundup demonstrates how the industry is (literally) reaching for the stars.LINKS:NASA Series: Deep Space Logistics NASA Series: How to Grow Food in Space Building Warehouses in Space with InversionWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Get ready for a freight sales crash course with insights from the best of 2024 packed into one mega-episode. Learn how to master cold calls, build trust with shippers, and use AI tools to create standout content. Join Blythe as she chats with industry leaders like Stephan Mathis and the Freight360 team about adapting sales strategies for the current market. If you want to crush it in freight sales for 2025, this is your must-listen episode!LINKS:A Freight Sales Masterclass with MoLo Co-Founder Stephan MathisHow Freight Companies Are Managing Their 2024 Marketing BudgetsFreight Broker Training and Content Marketing Strategy with Freight 360Hunters, Farmers, and CRMs: Evolving the Logistics Sales ModelWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Looking back at 2024, our goal was to capture some of the most fascinating stories from across the logistics industry. Before rolling into 2025, we've compiled four of our favorite episodes of the year into one.This includes Sal Mercogliano's analysis of how global conflicts impact supply chains, plus a deep dive into the workhorses of waterways - tugboats and barges. The compilation episode also includes an exploration of Great Lakes shipping and Michigan's natural resources, alongside highlights from Manifest 2024. LINKS:How War Affects Global Shipping with Sal MercoglianoUnderrated Modes of Shipping: Tugs, Barges, and CanalsFreight Friends: Tugboats, Barges, and Uber Freight's Carrier Summit RecapGreat Lakes Shipping and Michigan's Natural ResourcesThe Most Interesting Things We Saw at ManifestWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Get a crash course in the tech transforming global supply chains, from warehouse drones to AI-powered optimization, with three can't-miss conversations from industry innovators. Metafora's Chief Growth Officer Ryan Schreiber dives into the realities of AI implementation, LoadPartner Co-founder Garrett Allen breaks down what AI means for logistics teams, and Gnosis Freight CTO Jake Hoffman reveals how better visibility is reshaping container shipping. Their expert insights cut through the hype to uncover where freight tech is really headed.LINKS:Advancing Freight Tech with Ryan SchreiberA Crash Course in Freight AI with Garrett AllenThe Container Operating System with Gnosis FreightWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Janet Labuda spent more than 30 years in U.S. Customs before leading up Customs and Trades Issues at Maersk Customs Services. She joins the podcast to talk about how to build a compliance department alongside AI in order to keep your company ahead of regulations, tariffs, and more. It's a fun conversation for the folks who (like me) only have experience with Customs by watching the TV show To Catch a Smuggler (which is also referenced a lot in this episode). Hope you enjoy the convo as much as I did.LINKS:Janet's LinkedInMaersk Customs Services' WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Cargo thieves are making off with an average of $200k per heist these days, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Grace Sharkey is back to discuss how tech is becoming both the weapon and shield in the fight against cargo crime. She and Blythe dive into the crazy world of freight fraud, from Brazilian crime rings recruiting kids to the latest tools brokers are using to fight back.WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

The Manifest conference has dominated the logistics industry since its 2022 inception. In this episode, the Preside of Manifest Courtney Muller joins the show to talk about how they strategize their content on a variety of fronts to include a strong influencer strategy.LINKS:Courtney's LinkedIn Manifest The Future of Supply Chain & LogisticsManifest LinkedInWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

SPI Logistics has been helping freight agents for more than 40 years and CEO Mitch Helten joins the show to talk about how they helped to pioneer what a freight agent program SHOULD look like. From the early days of process mapping via spreadsheets, to building their own SaaS, and then the technology hub they have today, Mitch breaks down how SPI builds on their partnerships at every level and continues to see that evolve for 2025.LINKS:Mitch's LinkedInSPI's WebsiteSPI's Secrets to Building a Successful Freight AgentWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In today's turbulent freight market, finding the right TMS can make or break a brokerage's success. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe speaks with Tai Software CEO Walter "Mitch" Mitchell about how freight brokers can leverage technology to grow their business in 2025. They cover everything from combating email overload to embracing AI, while emphasizing the importance of taking time to think strategically about business operations.LINKS:Tai Software Website8 Areas to Improve Your Freight BrokerageHow Switching TMS Helped SIO Logistics Grow to Nearly $100M BrokerageWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Grace Sharkey is back with Blythe Brumleve for another episode of Freight Friends as we head towards the end of 2024. This episode covers the State of Cargo Crime, South American Logistics, the packaging drama of Wicked dolls, and a Freightwaves F3 recap. LINKS:Grace's LinktreeLogistics Girlie LinkedInSupply Chain Gals LinkedInAsset Locator v1.0 ReleaseIntent Data and the Future of Logistics Marketing with Kara BrownGenLogs launches initiative to combat theft using counterterrorism methodsMeth seized from Myanmarese boat costs more than aircraft carrierWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In a recent episode, we talked about a company trying to build the next shipping container and since y'all liked that episode so much, we got the CEO of Inversion Space to come on and talk about how their company is creating the next supply chain, all in space.LINKS:Inversion Space WebsiteInversion Space TwitterInversion Space LinkedInJustin Fiaschetti LinkedInWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Struggling with sales goals and questioning your marketing strategy? The latest TMSA benchmarking study shows an alarming shift in freight marketing, with companies failing to retain customers not because of pricing but because they can't grow alongside their clients' needs. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe and Grace Sharkey discuss how freight marketers are totally sleeping on direct mail, which produces way better engagement rates than digital channels - we're talking 80-90% open rates compared to email's measly 20-30%.LINKS:TMSA Website2024 TMSA Benchmarking StudyWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

The Arctic is melting, and a new shipping superhighway is emerging. In this episode, Blythe and Grace Sharkey explore how the melting Arctic and the Northwest Passage could revolutionize global trade by providing a faster route than the Panama Canal. They also examine the geopolitical dynamics, with Russia dominating the icebreaker race with 41 ships, including nuclear-powered ones, while the U.S. lags behind with just two. WATCH THE FULL EPISODEFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Need a fresh take on freight sales that actually works?In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe digs through Reddit's freight broker community to uncover some surprisingly effective tips - from showing up at manufacturers' doors to building a killer social media presence. She shares real stories from pros in the field who are ditching the spray-and-pray approach and finding success by getting personal with their prospects.LINKS:Reddit Sub for Freight BrokersWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

The future of American manufacturing isn't about bringing back old factories – it's about building smarter ones. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe shares how Hadrian, an innovative automation company, is revolutionizing American manufacturing by bridging generations of expertise. By focusing on high-precision aerospace parts (think rockets and satellites), they're not just bringing manufacturing back to the US – they're making it faster, cheaper, and more advanced than ever before.LINKS:Hadrian WebsiteInside the Future of American Manufacturing [Startup Documentary]WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

On this podcast, we're used to hearing the broker's or the carrier's point of view. But in this episode, we're showcasing a conversation held at the ECC Conference with two shippers, one in restaurant equipment and the other in electrical systems, who share their experience in trying to solve their supply chain challenges since 2020. The ECC Conference was held in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor and I was honored to participate in the panel alongside Phil Stephenson of Avail Infrastructure Solutions and Fred Mudge of Powell Electrical Systems.LINKS:ECC Association WebsitePhil's LinkedInFred's LinkedInWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Ever wonder how cargo ships navigate through the Arctic ice or why some companies keep losing their best customers? Grace Sharkey is back with her monthly appearance on EiL, and in this episode, she and Blythe tackle everything from nuclear-powered icebreaker ships breaking through the Arctic to why freight companies might be totally missing the mark on keeping their best customers happy. The pair discuss fresh marketing data that shows how the industry is evolving and wrap things up with a story about how mules - yes, actual mules - are helping deliver supplies to hurricane victims in North Carolina's mountains.LINKS:Grace's LinktreeAutomating Annoying Phone Calls in FreightDirect Mail Statistics that Marketers Need to Know2025 TMSA ELEVATE ConferenceDisaster Logistics and Hurricane Helene Relief EffortsF3: Future of Freight Festival 2024WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Your expertise in a field is often earned through years of trial and error. But for Jennifer Lynn Harris, she has used this experience to take her career from answering phones at a freight forwarding company to managing her team of drivers and becoming a freight agent for SPI Logistics. In this episode, Jennifer shares her journey in hopes it can help others realize the value of experience, pushing through tough times, and ultimately finding success in your work.LINKS:Jennifer's LinkedInFreight Coordinate WebsiteFreight Coordinate LinkedInFreight Coordinate InstagramSPI's Secrets to Building a Successful Freight Agent CareerWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Companies waste a staggering $37 billion every year on pointless meetings. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe tackles why this happens and shares how companies like Shopify are fighting back. She breaks down the science behind why we waste so much time in meetings and offers practical tips for declining invites without burning bridges. Based on her own experience, she shares her no-meetings-Monday rule and other strategies to take back control of your calendar.LINKS:Meetings Are Wasting Your Time: Here's How To Get It BackWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

More than 90 percent of US warehouses use no form of robotics technology and with that, a lot of manual labor is dependent on a workforce and roles that are tough to consistently fill… But GatherAI and their CEO Sankalp Arora hope to change that with his software approach to combining drones to help as a companion to the warehouse worker. In this episode, we chat with Sankalp on how he and his team developed this software to use alongside drones to help warehouse managers, and its workers accurately count inventory to save time and money.LINKS:Sankalp's LinkedInGather AI websiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Ever wonder why your favorite snacks are getting harder to find? In this episode, we explore the movie theater popcorn buckets hype and the global chocolate crisis that's shaking up your candy aisle. From Dune-inspired containers that went viral to skyrocketing cocoa prices, we discuss the surprising logistics behind your snacks and how they're adapting to a changing market.LINKS:ERP Failure Case Study – Hershey'sWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Ever wonder what happens to cargo lost at sea? In this episode, we discuss the wild world of floating freight, from 28,000 rubber duckies teaching us about ocean currents to Garfield phones mysteriously washing up on French beaches for decades. Blythe and Grace explore bizarre incidents like Lego pieces still appearing on English coasts and a British pilot's emergency landing on a Spanish cargo ship, touching on salvage rights and environmental impacts. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Ever wondered about the journey your favorite makeup product takes before it lands in your makeup bag?In this episode, we're pulling back the curtain on the global and complex supply chain of makeup. From overseas manufacturing to the challenges of quality assurance, customs clearance, and the race against expiration dates, we'll explore how your beauty essentials make it from the factory to your front door.In our first segment, we'll navigate the world of makeup production and distribution, uncovering the hidden hurdles that impact product quality and availability. Then, in the second half, we'll get into the often-overlooked issue of makeup returns—revealing how retailers manage them... or sometimes, how they don't manage them at all.Whether you're a beauty enthusiast or just curious about where your products come from, this "source to porch" story will enlighten and inform.WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, we're discussing an innovative new startup that wants to turn space into the next big shipping lane. Grace Sharkey and Blythe explore Inversion Space, a company planning to drop packages from orbit in under an hour - yeah, you heard that right! They talk about their plans for space warehouses, debate the challenges of space logistics, and wonder if one-hour delivery from orbit could actually become a thing.LINKS:Grace's LinktreeSpace Logistics EpisodesRay from Inversion Video on XJustin Fiaschetti – Inversion SpaceWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, discuss one of the biggest decisions a freight broker can make: becoming a freight agent. But hold on, the next crucial choice? Figuring out which company to join. We're bringing you a special compilation of conversations with the leadership team at SPI Logistics, our long-time sponsor, covering everything a potential freight agent needs to know—from accounts payable to marketing and tech support.LINKS:The 2024 Freight Agent Playbook with SPI LogisticsAccounts Payable Tips for Freight AgentsThe Role of IT in a 3PL with Eze PeraltaWhat It Takes to Make It in the Freight Brokerage BusinessWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Ever wondered how that giant TV made its way to your living room? Spoiler alert: it might've hitched a ride on a barge! In this episode of "Everything is Logistics," Blythe dives into the unsung heroes of shipping: tugboats, barges, and canals. Teaming up with Grace Sharkey, they're exploring the ins and outs of these often-overlooked workhorses of the waterways, revealing their crucial role in global transportation.Links: Grace's Linktree Tugboat mug on Everything is Logistics Freight Friends: Tugboats, Barges, and Uber Freight's Carrier Summit RecapFreight Friends: Space Logistics, Shipping Canals, and Fighting Food Fraud in our Supply ChainWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Grace Sharkey is back with her monthly appearance on EiL, and in this episode, she and Blythe tackle holiday retail trends and Nike's marketing missteps. They explore the addictive nature of Temu shopping and debate the value of creative versus data-driven strategies. They also discuss Inversion Space's ambitious plan to create orbital warehouses, raising questions about the future of global logistics and space regulations.LINKS:Grace's LinktreeNike: An Epic Saga of Value DestructionSpace Logistics EpisodesRay from Inversion Video on XJustin Fiaschetti - Inversion SpaceWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, we discuss the fascinating and often unexpected challenges in shipping succulents, sand, and magnets. We're talking plant smuggling, sand stealing, and magnet mayhem - yeah, you read that right. Learn how millennials are driving a black market for succulents, how beach sand is vanishing for concrete, and why your package of magnets might end up stuck to the side of a UPS truck.LINKS:Succulent Smuggling and The Logistics Behind ItLogistics of Sand and Why It Gets StolenThe Logistics of MagnetsWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, we dig into the e-commerce scene and why SHEIN is at the center of the conversation, with SHEIN and Temu making up a whopping 30% of all e-commerce shipments coming through the West Coast.Grace Sharkey and I also chat about the flood of these tax-free shipments and how customs and border folks are scrambling to keep up. Plus, we'll take a closer look at SHEIN's business practices on the retail and influencer side.LINKS:Freight Friends: Surviving Conference Season, Fav Biz Ideas, Cargo Crimes and moreFast Fashion, Freight Rates and Conspiracies: Unraveling the ComplexitiesSearch for Ethical BrandsGrace's Article on Using AI in Customs-border Trade ComplianceAlibaba's tools for cross border shipping and global sourcing with Yikun ShaoWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Many of us take for granted the ability to pull up a map app and it tells us the quickest route from Point A to B. Now imagine you're a truck driver and you have to factor in weather conditions, dock loading locations, available hours at shipping facilities, the dimensions of your truck, etc… All of these factors and more can impact the efficiency of a driver and their deliveries. This is why we have Trimble Transportation's Director of Strategic Accounts, Dwanye Lazarre, on the show to talk about their incredible mapping technology and how it has a positive impact on the safety of drivers. Plus, learn about Trimble's upcoming Insight conference taking place in Las Vegas in mid-September.LINKS:Dwayne's LinkedInInsight Registration LinkTrimble Transportation's WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Did you know that Jacksonville's status as a trade hub played a big role in landing the city an NFL team? Trade in Northeast Florida dates back to the 1500s, which eventually led to the establishment of JAXPORT and the NFL awarding a franchise to Jacksonville. In this episode, we're exploring the logistics behind getting a team and what it takes to manage game day, the season, and even the aftermath of a championship win or loss. We're pulling together segments from past episodes so you can kick off football season with insights beyond player stats!LINKS:Source to Porch: JAXPORTHow JAXPORT and the Jaguars Shaped the City of JacksonvilleWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

During our two-day NASA Tour, host Blythe Brumleve assumed that one episode (this one) would be sufficient. But considering we had enough content to make this episode 5 of the NASA Series, this is the one where we're showing the BTS of what goes into a launch, favorite moments from creating this series, and the NASA goodie bag.NASA SERIES LINKS:NASA Series: Building Space InfrastructureNASA Series: Shipping Weather Satellites to SpaceNASA Series – How to Grow Food in SpaceNASA Series – Deep Space EPISODE LINKS:Blythe's Instagram post with photos from NASA eventNOAA's GOES-U Mission NASA Social PanelWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In episode 4 of our NASA Series, host Blythe Brumleve explores the manufacturing and construction happening on Earth for items destined to build new infrastructure in space. This episode highlights the innovations that will soon leave our orbit and contribute to the future of space exploration.NASA SERIES LINKS:NASA Series: Shipping Weather Satellites to SpaceNASA Series – How to Grow Food in SpaceNASA Series – Deep Space EPISODE LINKS:GOES-U SpacecraftNASA's Barge Pegasus3D-printed engine by Indian startupNASA Bio: Matthew DominickWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe dives into freight marketing's changing landscape. She explores the boom in logistics content creators and talks about finding the sweet spot between quality and quantity. Blythe also gets into the nitty-gritty of analytics reports and Google's search shakeups. To top it off, she introduces a new marketing template that's perfect for small teams looking to step up their content game.LINKS:Digital Dispatch WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In episode three of our NASA Series, we're talking about the goal of this mission: to manufacture and ship a weather satellite to space but more importantly, be able to collect data to help the accuracy of weather forecasting that impacts every single person here on earth. After all, “Money spent on space stays on earth” and missions like GOESU help save lives and prevent/prepare for disasters. In this episode, we're going to be talking about the why behind this mission, what goes into weather forecasting, and when we should start hearing forecasts using data from this GOES-U satellite. All this plus insights directly from some of the smartest people at NOAA, National Weather Service, and even the pilots who fly the hurricane hunter planes. Speakers include: Bill Line, Research Meteorologist, Michelle Smith, Communications Specialist at NOAA Kevin Fryar, Chief of Staff for NOAA's GEO programJohn Sokich, NWS Director of Congressional AffairsNASA SERIES LINKS:NASA Series – How to Grow Food in SpaceNASA Series – Deep Space EPISODE LINKS:NOAA Career Profiles: Kevin FryarBill's LinkedInMichelle's LinkedInJohn's LinkedInGOES-U: Road to LaunchGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) LaunchFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

When a 3PL chooses a TMS, that decision can make or break the company. In this interview, Blythe Brumleve chats with CEO of SIO Logistics Ali Shafi on the purchasing process he went through to switch his TMS, what ultimately led him to pick Tai Software, and what life is like for operations after the switch.LINKS:SIO LogisticsAli's LinkedInWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In part two of our NASA series, Blythe speaks with Matthew Mickens, NASA Horticulturalist, about how scientists are tackling the challenges of growing crops in microgravity, from specialized hydroponic systems to light recipe experiments. They also talk about the psychological benefits fresh produce provides for astronauts and how Earth-bound vertical farming draws inspiration from space research.LINKS:Growing Beyond Earth ProgramMatthew's LinkedInWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

Business types will be the first ones to tell you that there are always opportunities in a down market. This is why I'm pumped to share this conversation with SPI Freight Agent, Michael Gray. After spending years on the carrier and technology side of things, Michael made the jump to becoming a freight agent and earning business in a down market. If you're looking for positive inspiration in this current freight market, Michael is a good one to get that advice from. LINKS:Michael's LinkedInSPI Freight Agent GuideWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Trimble is transforming the way the world works through industry leading solutions that reduce cost and maximize productivity. Learn more about Trimble Technology here.Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services here.

In part one of our NASA series, Blythe speaks with Matt Wittal about the challenges of resupplying spacecraft beyond Earth orbit, including autonomous docking, lunar dust mitigation, and radiation protection. They also discuss how NASA is adapting air cargo techniques for space and establishing new supply chains to the Moon and beyond. This is just a glimpse into the complex logistics of space exploration and the innovative solutions being developed. More deep space logistics topics will be covered in future NASA series episodes! LINKS:Growing Beyond Earth ProgramGEOS-U Road to LaunchWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Maximize your website's performance as a sales tool with Digital Dispatch's website management.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe speaks with Holly LaBoda from Logistics Luminaries Live! They explore the challenges of implementing CRM systems in logistics companies and strategies for encouraging adoption among seasoned salespeople. Holly offers advice on creating a balanced sales team with both "hunters" and "farmers," and discusses the importance of aligning commercial strategy with team structure. She also shares tips on crafting effective cold calls and the underutilized power of phone communication in modern sales.LINKS:Holly's LinkedInLogistics Luminaries, Live! with Blythe BrumleveLuminaries Consulting's websiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear directly from the company's agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. Tai TMS is designed to streamline your brokerage operations and propel growth for both FTL and LTL shipment cycles. Book a demo with the Tai team today and tell them Everything is Logistics sent you. Maximize your website's performance as a sales tool with Digital Dispatch's website management.