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Over the past year, retailers have become incredibly creative in addressing their supply chain issues. Unfortunately, a better procurement process, new capacity providers and automation can only go so far as many of these retailers are seeing unprecedented growth pushing their supply chain operations to its limits.

In order to get a step closer to their distribution operations, many large retailers have taken steps this year to take full control of their supply chain. Some have bought their logistics providers, like American Eagle Outfitters, while others have bought their manufacturers, like Hershey Co., giving them a chance to build a more agile supply chain that happens to generate revenue as well.

Home Depot has recently taken these steps by chartering its own container ships but also taking over shipping responsibilities from its vendors. In this episode, co-founder and co-CEO of digital freight brokerage Loadsmart joins us to talk about how Home Depot is pulling off this and how his company has worked to create tools for them to handle its new endeavor.

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Chris Visser of JD Power has been tracking used truck prices for a long time. And as he will tell you, he's never seen a used truck market quite like this one. He joins Drilling Deep co-host John Kingston to discuss the wild swings in prices and what needs to happen for them to slow their upward march.

Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve announced earlier this week. The supply may not seem like much but inventories are key.

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Brad Clark, Sales Director at EZ Loader Software, is joined by Vice President of Sales at Reliance Partners, Jessie Merritt, in this fireside chat. 

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Jim Mullen, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer at TuSimple, is joined by FreightWaves Detriot Bureau Chief, Alan Adler, in this fireside chat. 

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Alfonso Quijano the CTO from Lean Solutions and Mary O'Connell sit down to talk about the most effective way to harness data for process improvement. Automation is king and they talk about where to start. 

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On her last episode, Grace talks with BlueGrace Logistics’ Vice President of Logistics Operations, Todd Trompeter, on the complexities of consulting auto suppliers and OEMs on logistics. Trompeter dives into the company’s managed service offerings, how it differs from other logistics operations and how it has become table stakes for automotive operations. He also explains the importance of opening their new managed services’ office in Detroit and the available career opportunities for ex-auto workers within the company.

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Kaylee Nix sits down with the cofounders of Beans.Ai to talk about why the most important piece of final mile delivery is in the last 100 feet.

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Mary O’Connell and Chris Arredondo from Cargo chief sit down to talk about process automation, software as a service technology improvements, and overall improvements for employees.

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Adam Compain, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing at Project44, is joined by FreightWaves Executive Publisher, Kevin Hill, in this fireside chat. 

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Dan Lewis, CEO & Co-Founder of Convoy, is joined by FreightWaves CEO & Founder, Craig Fuller, in this fireside chat. 

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