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Alan Adler - Truck Tech Community - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI

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West Coast or East Coast

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Mary O'Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO

What is Small truckload and what are the most common applications of it?

How do you determine the best method for shipping small loads, and what factors do you consider?

How do you ensure that small loads are properly packaged and labeled for shipping?

What are some common challenges you face when shipping small loads, and how do you address them?

For the loads that are required to be kept at certain temperatures. How do you guys handle that in the sprinter vans?

What measures do you take to ensure the safety and security of small load shipments during transit?

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Run to the blue...

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Mark Solomon - Senior Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Atlanta, GA

Topic: Study: Parcels expected to go up 5% until 2028.

What is the main news for parcel price increases?

Is a 5% increase normal and if not, what would a normal increase be?

What can you tell us about the financials the main carriers are looking at? 

Topic: How aggressive is FedEx with their play to UPS Customers?

What’s the play FedEx is making for UPS customers in light of a possible labor strike later on this summer?

This isn’t like FedEx - is it just positioning?

Any signs that UPS or their customers are buying into this?

That deadline is tomorrow.  If this is successful in any way, would you predict FedEx to offer more incentives at later deadlines?

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Lanes of the Day

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Research Corner - 03/28/2023

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Catherine Brock - Recruiter - Metafora - Chicago, IL

What candidates are really looking for in our current job market?

What’s your perspective on Non- Competes in the industry? - 

Red flags in job descriptions/ why no one is applying for your role - low salary or no salary listed, a lengthy or vague job description, cliche slogans of “competitive compensation package! Work life balance! Must wear many hats”, too many required interview rounds,  no clear growth trajectory,  bad reviews on Indeed, Google or Glassdoor 

Better to have:

Link to a quick a video about “Why to work at X Company” - really gives people a sense of what they’re walking into

Photos 

Clear job description of responsibilities

Employee testimonials

Active Linkedin profiles of who you’ll be interviewing with  

Great Resignation – shift from employer power to employee power - “The Big Quit”

Why is this topic so important now more than ever?

Training? 9 out of 10 times people ask about onboarding. Training, first few weeks of the experience -

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Midwest remains the best Region for dry van carriers

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Mary O'Connell- 3PL Expert - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO

Why should people care about LTL more than they do?

For those who are a little unfamiliar with the LTL world, LTL goods are classified. Typically through their NMFC code. Which basically describes the product, says it should be this class and the rate is charged from there. Finally after decades the NMFTA is moving to a density based classification, do you see this as a move in the right direction/Overall thoughts on the change?

LTL as a whole is going through a big overhaul, we’ve got API, dynamic pricing, etc. Where are some quick wins in modernization and process improvement that shippers or carriers could make?

Are there any new technologies or solutions that are gaining popularity in the LTL world?

How are carriers adapting to changing customer expectations, such as faster delivery times and more visibility into shipments?

Have you noticed any changes in pricing or service levels within the LTL market?

If you could pick anything to modernize or standardize or even re-invent in the LTL space what would it be?

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