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The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

Hollister is a guest lecturer for the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a sought-after speaker on the advancement and disruption of the transportation industry. About SwanLeap. SwanLeap was acquired by Transportation Insight HoldCo in November, 2021.

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Heavy Hauling with the Freight Coach Chris Jolly

The Logistics of Logistics

His experience within freight brokerage includes operations, sales, and leadership ranging from start-ups to one of the largest brokerages in the transportation industry. His passion is the training and development of sales and operations professionals in the brokerage business.

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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben received his bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives in Milwaukee. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers. For the study, Coyote worked with a 3rd party research firm to survey over 500 supply chain decision makers.

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Epicor’s Announced Acquisition of Elite EXTRA

Supply Chain Matters

According to the announcement , this acquisition will complement and strengthen Epicor’s abilities to optimize last mile logistics across this provider’s supported vertical industries. Focused supported industries are noted as Retail, Automotive, Courier, Heavy Truck, Electrical Supply and other services industries.

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Americold Heads to CheeseCon 2023: Fixing Top Challenges in Cheese and Dairy Supply Chain Logistics

Americold

At the show, Americold will be sharing solutions to help fix the top cold storage and logistics challenges the dairy industry is facing. We have current storage capacity in many of our facilities in Wisconsin and across the Midwest and are also continuously expanding to accommodate changing needs. on April 4-6.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

FDA inks mutual reliance agreements with California, Florida, Utah, Wisconsin. The timing is particularly bad, with the shipping industry already facing congested supply lines that are delaying deliveries of clothes and toys for the year-end holidays. Bigger turkeys are back as Sam’s Club bets on larger holiday gatherings.

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A Holistic Approach to Freight Savings with Mike Eberl

The Logistics of Logistics

I grew up mostly in Madison, Wisconsin. I enrolled in the forestry program at the University of Wisconsin, but two years in I had an epiphany that I wanted to pursue business. I graduated with a major in finance, investment, and banking from the University of Wisconsin. [02:44] What was your major in college?