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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

Texas is booming and in this podcast, Jason Giulietti explains why so many supply chain, logistics, and freight tech companies are expanding in the Lone Star State. The Texas Triangle , which is the area between Dallas / Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio already has more people that 46 states and it is growing fast.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wing and Zipline are drone delivery providers and will allow Walmart to cover 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population as stores in 30 towns and municipalities will now offer drone delivery service. In 2022, the company shifted away from national fulfillment to a regionalized network model. went out of business in 2023.

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The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette

The Logistics of Logistics

Don is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics , a company that is building the trucking industry’s most advanced self-driving technology. After over five years at Google, Don left the company to co-found Otto, the first self-driving truck startup, which was acquired by Uber. The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette. About Don Burnette.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the company, its annual revenue jumped 27 percent, reaching $55.3 XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. Online grocery shopping has been surging since the Covid pandemic first hit, and companies have been looking for ways to maximize their business.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

The economy is careening toward Stagflation While countries all over the world responded to the pandemic in March 2020, companies quickly began to see the cost to produce goods go up. As companies began raising prices to cope with increased costs, consumers started seeing the impact on their own pocketbooks. Meta froze hiring.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

[01:04] Tell us a little bit about you and your company. I grew up in a trucking family and worked in my dad’s company. FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41]

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

Craig and his company, FreightWaves is one of the reasons, Chattanooga is called the Silicon Valley of Trucking. Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41]