On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston brings in his colleague Mark Solomon again to talk about the state of the US Postal Service. Mark was a guest on Drilling Deep not all that long ago to talk about the same subject. But the amount of new controversy that has arisen since then means it's time to revisit this key cog in supply chains.

Also on Drilling Deep this week, host John Kingston discusses how a couple of big deals in the U.S. oil patch could be good news for trucking companies that serve that sector.

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As e-commerce sales are projected to hit over $709 billion in the U.S. in 2020 in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics companies are focused on last-mile delivery and improving customers’ experience.

JT Engstrom, chief strategy officer of FreightWaves, and Lakshmanan Chidambaram, president of the Americas for Tech Mahindra, discussed the evolution of e-commerce over the next two years during FreightWaves’ virtual Last Mile Logistics Summit

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Responding to pressure to be more transparent about their service performance following the major railroad mergers of the 1990s, the freight railroads began providing shippers and regulators weekly data on metrics such as rail car velocity and terminal dwell times.

But one measure that they haven’t been providing, asserts an executive at one of the country’s largest agribusiness companies, is how well they’ve been performing against the promise of Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), an operating methodology adopted by most of the railroads and one that can have a significant effect on first-mile and last-mile delivery for customers.

“As far as a rail shipper is concerned, the game is won or lost in that first-mile, last-mile segment of the supply chain,” said Brad Hildebrand, global lead for rail and barge at Cargill Inc., during a fireside chat Thursday with FreightWaves Senior Staff Reporter Joanna Marsh at FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit. “If that’s not going well, it can have a huge impact on operations.”

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On today's Midday Market Update presented by Amazon Freight, Michael Vincent and Zach Strickland talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you.

They’re joined by Andrew Lockwood, Senior Manager, Suddath Global Logistics; David Broering, President Non Asset, NFI; Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief, FreightWaves; and FreightWaves market experts Andrew Cox, Anthony Smith, with Nick Austin on weather.

This is a live interactive event, viewers are encouraged to comment during broadcasts every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12PM ET on FreightWaves’ Linkedin and Facebook channels.

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Kristen Johnson, Taylor&Associates chats with FreightWaves CEO and Founder Craig Fuller.

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Purchase returns and the reverse logistics portion of last-mile delivery have become a focal point as more consumers settle into the lifestyles and purchasing habits that have become the new norm in a COVID world.

Consumers’ acceptance of a digital retail channel has provided salvation to many retailers that have seen pandemic-related shutdowns choke off traditional in-store buying. At the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday, Tony Sciarrotta, executive director, Reverse Logistics Association, and Nicholas Isasi, executive VP, DM Transportation Management Services, chatted about some of the issues and best practices used in reverse logistics and processing purchase returns.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about cargo theft, building culture in freight, financial problems for small carriers, tales from the PR circuit, and a #PlayItForward to Baby’s Got Chargebacks. 

Plus, a Cold Chain Summit event preview. 

They’re joined by special guests Tom Whaley, President, Level One Technologies; Indie Bollman, Vice President, Organizational Development, Trailer Bridge; Susan Fall, Owner, LaunchIt Public Relations; Trey Griggs, Vice President, Lean Sales; Scott Cornell, Transportation Lead and Crime and Theft Specialist, Travelers Insurance

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