Freight transportation leader Paul Newbourne has 40+ years of industry experience — leading teams as a shipper, carrier, and broker. Paul currently serves as Executive Director of Food Shippers of America as well as President of Logistics Project Consulting. In this episode, Paul shares his views on the importance of leadership in transportation, the evolving relationship between shippers and carriers, and the lasting impact of COVID-19 on the trucking industry. To wrap up the episode, Chris Caplice is joined by Inam Iyoob for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by FMIC. 

[19:14] Learn more about Dr. Douglas Lambert’s (The Ohio State University) research here: https://drdouglaslambert.com/

[19:16] Learn more about Kate Vitasek’s (University of Tennessee) research here: https://www.vestedway.com/about-kate-vitasek/  

[28:12] Check out David Correll’s theory on the value of 12 minutes in solving the driver shortage here: https://freightvine.podbean.com/e/solving-the-driver-shortage-the-value-of-12-minutes-david-correll/