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Stan Wraight is a legend in the air cargo industry. He's held leadership positions at three big cargo airlines and now advises airlines, airports, logistics companies and other parties on how to manage air freight issues. FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch talks to Stan about the market conditions shippers and carriers are facing, digitization initiatives, the prolific use by airlines of "preighters," e-commerce and pharma shipments for COVID vaccine.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week’s Retail and CPG day. From sourcing through consumption, food and CPG supply chains were pivotal to keeping the world sane in 2020 but 2021 has already proven to be a formidable foe.  

Plus, consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks; Instacart robots and delivery expansion with Walgreens; Square posts strong Q4, full-year earnings; purchases $170M in bitcoin.

They’re joined by special guests Greg Forbis, Sr. VP Strategy and Business Development, RJW Logistics; Mark Peterson, SVP, Business Development, Trinity Logistics; Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief, FreightWaves

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Volga-Dnepr is one of the most unique specialist all-cargo airlines in the world. It has a large fleet of Boeing 747s, but also some Russian-made aircraft that can handle out-of-gauge cargo or land on smaller airfields under challenging runway conditions. Find out from Volga-Dnepr Group CCO Konstantin Vekshin about the company's role in airlift during the pandemic, and how it applies its Cargo Supermarket approach to find the right solution for shippers.

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A Fireside Chat between Delta Cargo’s Vice President, Rob Walpole and customer Thomas Puglisi, Head of Global Logistics at Kuehne & Nagel. They take a look at how Delta Cargo’s innovative digital transformation is creating a more transparent and customer-centric experience across the globe.

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On this episode of stackd, hear about the role of technology & data to bring about innovations in the freight industry. Freight technology leaders are transforming shipping by using machine learning and data science to offer new shipping modes. stackd host Adam Robinson, VP Of Product Marketing at FreightWaves, interviews Flock Freight CEO, Oren Zaslansky to talk about how technology and data allowed the company to bring about a new shipping mode for the first time in decades for the over the road market, Shared Truckload.

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Bomb sniffing dogs aren't just used by the Army, or for security at live events or airports. Did you know they also are widely used to screen air cargo? And in a few months, new rules will require more cargo to be screened. Learn how trained canine teams compare to X-ray detection and how air shippers are deploying them in this fireside chat between Eric Hare, President and CEO of Global K9 Protection Group, and FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch.

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Jason Coker, Vice Director at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex gives FreightWaves' President George Abernathy an inside look at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) focus on the national defense strategy, which includes developing and testing technology for missile defense and hypersonic weapon systems as well as the nation’s nuclear modernization plan. The chat also discusses the commercialization of space and how the U.S. defends its space assets.

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Last mile logistics across the globe have experienced capacity issues with lockdowns accelerating e-commerce and direct delivery to customers. Brands need to utilize technology in their last-mile logistic strategies to keep a competitive advantage. Through utilizing control towers, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics businesses can create efficiencies and sustainable options as Jamie Dixon, Director of Supply Chain at XAct Solutions explains to FreightWaves' Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom.

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Andrew has Kevin Hill back at the helm today for an event-themed episode. We have two sets of fantastic guests from Zuum and Home Depot. Before guest discussions, Andrew and Kevin chat Walmart earnings, debate cardboardless e-commerce, and the takeover at Kohl's

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Miami International Airport is the cargo hub for the Americas. Flowers, fresh fruit, seafood, machinery and other products transfer there between U.S. destinations and Latin America and Europe. MIA had a record year for cargo in 2020 despite the COVID pandemic. Join this discussion with FreightWaves' Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch, and Emir Pineda, Manager Aviation & Trade Logistics at the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, to find out why Miami continues to grow with cargo operations and how it organized the cargo community together to make sure pharmaceutical companies were confident that COVID-19 vaccines could be handled quickly and efficiently.

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