When a shipper loses the freight site, this is a cost liability. Freight transportation partners need to be the extra pair of eyes customers need to keep track of freight moving through the supply chain. Shippeo is a new player in the U.S. freight and logistics transportation market, and they are threatening to rearrange the playing field. 

Episode 5 highlights Project44 and how the technology company reconstructs the supply chain landscape. Shippers need visibility, and emails, texting, and phone calls are time-consuming and offer little information of value. The Pandemic changed how suppliers operate, and tech companies are answering the call for a super hero. 

In episode 4, I am talking about APIs and EDIs and why they are changing the transportation and logistics landscape.

The logistics industry has integrated with technology, and it is about time. But what does this mean for the players in the market that still need to be in the technology of things?

Each business within the logistics space has the information needed to move freight from place to place. Transportation and logistics companies will be automated within the next five years.

Today's Episode is about Awareness, Communication, and the Unknown Unknown

Welcome to the weekend episode of Freight B Movin & All Things Logistics with me, Jewell Williams.

I debated if I should do a weekend episode because most people don't think about work on the weekend. And I decided to make the episode and be casual.

I want to talk about Awareness and Communication and the unknown and unknown concept because there is a connection to All Things Logistics.

Darren Hardy, the Success magazine publisher, said, "If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, you have to start by becoming aware of the choices that lead you away from your desired destination. Become very conscious of every choice you make today so you can begin to make smarter choices moving forward."

John Maxwell stated: You can only change direction if you know you are headed where you want to go.

I want to share with you the concept of the known unknowns.

In this episode, I talk about the conversation with my owner-operator friend and what we discovered with bidding on the Uber Freight platform. 

When I read social media posts, the question of Rates is top of mind. Owner-operators and Independent drivers leasing with companies are claiming to be parking their trucks because the rates are too low.

Supply and demand are driving factors in pricing, as most people may know. However, other factors can be manipulating the market that people don't think about, and technology is one of those factors.

For example, several reports in the news highlighted the challenges suppliers faced during the pandemic. Visibility of freight and keeping up with consumer demands at home created chaos in the supply chain.

The new technology that was available yet n leveraged has become top of mind, and there are three players in this sector I am going to discuss today.

They are CH Robinson, Uber Freight, and RXO.

Now I want to share a story with you that will add some context to the freight rate crash we are seeing.

Freight B Movin & All Things Logistics is a new podcast with Jewell Williams. This podcast is for anyone working with logistics and transportation. Also, all the new people are entering the industry, becoming business owners in the freight transportation industry, and much more. Jewell has s been in the logistics, supply chain, and freight transportation field for more than thirty years, and she is helping others understand the shifting landscape. The new digital economy is impacting freight costs, workers' pay, and much more. This daily show highlights the news and statistics and adds value through teachable moments and personal experiences. Subscribe, Share, Leave a Review and ask questions.