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...
Supply Chain
Building a Digital Marketplace for Equipment with REPOWR
In this episode, Blythe speaks with Jake Battles, VP of Business Development and Sales at REPOWR, about how his company has built a digital marketplace for renting trailers and equipment. Jake explains the challenges of trailer utilization, REPOWR’s innovative...
Women Transforming Logistics with Ryder’s Kristy Killingbeck
In this episode, Blythe and Kristy Killingbeck, VP of Supply Chain Operations at Ryder, discuss evolving shipper expectations, the push for automation like AGVs, navigating the labor landscape across the U.S., and her perspective on mentorship for women in supply...
The Future of Freight Insurance with Loadsure
This episode provides an insightful look into freight insurance from industry expert, Jim Heide, co-founder of Loadsure. It covers important topics like Lloyds of London, dynamic pricing, fraud prevention tools, autonomous vehicles, and more. Listen to learn how...
How Yard Management Solutions Streamline Operations
In a new episode of Everything is Logistics, hosts Blythe Brumleve sits down with two yard management technology experts, Colin Mansfield and Severiano Carnera, to discuss how technology can help streamline operations, prevent waste, and improve the driver experience....
Navigating Supply Chain Management Trends for 2024
Blythe Brumleve joins Eric Kimberling on the Transformation Ground Control podcast to discuss supply chain trends for 2024, including the impacts of changing consumer behavior, technology adoption, AI integration, overcoming supply chain challenges, and career...
Freight Friends: Surviving Conference Season, Cybersecurity, plus Logistics of Whales
This fun and engaging Freight Friends podcast episode covers conference survival tips, favorite business ideas in freight, cargo crime trends, and fascinating logistics stories. Hosts Blythe Brumleve and Grace Sharkey also discuss ELD hacks, Drake’s merch model,...
Logistics in Disaster Response: Getting Supplies Where They’re Needed Most
This episode explores how logistics organizations coordinate disaster relief efforts before, during, and after crises like hurricanes and wildfires. Learn from Emilee Martichenko, the Communications Coordinator at American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), how nonprofits...
The Future of Freight is Digital: Insights from Cargobot CEO Fernando Correa
This episode features Fernando Correa, CEO of Cargobot, discussing how he is using technology and innovation to simplify freight transactions between shippers and carriers in Latin America, North America, and Europe. He provides insights into market expansion,...
How these freight executives think about AI
This insightful episode explores how freight executives at companies like Redwood Logistics, Maersk, Commtrex, ON Ideas, and more think about implementing AI tools like chatGPT into their workflows. Host Blythe Brumleve shares audio clips of conversations with supply...
SHEIN Fast Fashion Supply Chain, Freight Rates and More: Unraveling the Complexities
Ever wondered about the future of the supply chain and its intersection with the fast-paced world of fashion? Join us as we untangle these complex threads in a captivating conversation with our returning guest, Grace Sharkey from FreightWaves. We kick things off with...
Recruiting the Non-Conformists for Executive Supply-Chain Roles
In this episode of Everything is Logistics, host Blythe Brumleve speaks with Heidi Hoffman, partner at ON Partners, about their strategy of recruiting when it comes to procurement and sustainability in the supply chain industry. During the convo, they discuss the...