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Go with the flow rather than fight the tape. Today’s Navigate B2B helps you define narrow rules that allow you to make the tiny adjustments needed to survive the cost of ocean.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the raging inferno at a Walmart DC; a trucker who killed his co-driver; and another Evergreen vessel runs aground. 

Latham Woodward, founder and CEO of Sense Distribution and Shoogies, talks about the logistics of lighting up the cannabis retail market.

Marcus Cooksey, CEO at Duke.ai, is partnering with educational institutions to recruit underrepresented women and minorities and then place them through its software development apprenticeship program.

Dan Johnston, co-founder and CEO of WorkStep, shares the latest trends on hiring, retention and recruiting in supply chain. 

Daniel Powell, CEO of Optimal Dynamics, talks about scaling a FreightTech startup. 

Plus, a girl is kidnapped by a trucker using Oculus Rift. why your Doritos are experiencing shrinkflation and more.

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Peter Bolstorff, Executive Vice President at Association for Supply Chain Management, joins Tyler Cole to chat about sustainability as the new normal. ASCM has long been a leader in training and certifying organizations to become leaders in supply chain management. By providing thought leadership, organizational and individual training and certification, and open access to enterprise standards, ASCM is a leading voice in supply chain innovation and leadership. Peter and Tyler chat through the role of sustainable supply chains and how businesses should be thinking about developing resiliency in the future.

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The transportation industry has been male dominated since the beginning, now as more women are stepping into leadership Mary O’Connell sits down with Owner and CEO of Sunset Transportation, Lindsey Graves, to talk about what the space looks like for women owned 3PLs and how it’s only the beginning. If you aren't in love with the title feel free to change it. Basically we are focusing on the transition from a male owned 3PL to WBENC 3PL and all the fun that comes with that. 

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With so much other news, you may have lost track of what is going on with the backed-up ports on the U.S. West Coast and how their situation has spilled over into other ports.

Greg Miller, FreightWaves senior editor who has been following the port backups for months, joins host John Kingston to bring listeners up to date on the easing of the backlog but why the situation is far from being over.

Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the latest craziness in the diesel market and why retail prices haven't plummeted with the fall in futures prices.

Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves

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We’ve been featuring some of the top companies trying to fix some complex issues in the trucking sector and today’s show is no different.

CEO of Edison Motors Chace Barber is joining the show live to talk about how his idea to retrofit old trucks with an electric kit has been making waves on TikTok to the tune of more than 700k followers. Then we’ve got Locomation’s COO Glynn Spangenberg giving us a breakdown of the lidar systems being used on their autonomous truck.

All this plus a shipper reveals on Twitter what he wished he knew about working with a 3PL before he started. Which is great insight for any brokers out there looking to ease concerns and get ahead of potential concerns before, during, and after the sale.

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Zach and Anthony reunite with Dr. Zac Rogers and discuss the big build up happening upstream

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Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Max Farrell, Co-founder and CEO of WorkHound. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at [email protected]. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen!

There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the people of Ukraine as innocent civilians are being forced to protect their families, their country, and their basic human rights against the ruthless Russian military.

At DriverReach, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is personal. We consider our team members as an extension of our family, and 5 of our software engineers – those who have worked tirelessly to build the platform we know and love – call Ukraine home.

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