Meet Me for Coffee

Join Samantha and Matthew, the Chief Economist at Breakthrough, as they discuss the current state of the macroeconomy and the freight markets over coffee. Our discussion will cover topics like when the market will turn, the diesel market and the impact of the turmoil in the Middle East, alternative energy, the elections and monetary policy impacts, and where sustainability is at (just a buzzword or taking on more applicable meaning?). 

Samantha and Paul P. , the Head of Transfix Market Intelligence, are meeting for coffee to talk macroeconomics and freight market predictions. In January, Paul authored a 6 month market outlook that said:
"It remains true that our core assumption (trucking demand is unlikely to pick up before Q2 2024) contrasts with the market consensus, as reflected, for instance, by Morgan Stanley trucking rate predictions. It is, nonetheless, worthwhile pointing out that we were also outliers in January 2023 when we predicted significantly lower rates through the year. We believe our core scenario to be neutral as opposed to pessimistic."
Join us as we get Paul's thoughts on if his predictions held up for H1 of this year, and what he expects to see in H2 of 2024.

Trimble Insight: September 15-17th in Las Vegas! 
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Manifest Feb 10-12th in Las Vegas!
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JOC Inland24 Sept 29th - Oct 2nd
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Join Samantha and Kary Jablonski, the CEO of Trucker Tools, as they discuss the current brokerage landscape, what brokers have been prioritizing within their operations this year, what they are anticipating changing in the years ahead, and all the insights Kary gleans through her impressive network of freight experts!

Join Samantha and guest John Sutton as they meet over coffee to discuss corporate strategy in the brokerage, carrier and even shipper landscapes. 
 
John is the Director, Corporate Strategy for Sunset Transportation. John’s life-long background in transportation fuels his passion for driving efficiencies, eliminating process gaps and finding ways to make the lives of every one of his colleagues easier. John is constantly chasing a better way to do things, evaluating tools, technologies, processes, all while keeping a pulse on the freight market and economy. Which, makes him the perfect Meet Me For Coffee guest speaker! 

What happened in the full truckload freight market in H1 2024? What is going to happen in the freight market in H2 2024?

In January Meet Me For Coffee hosted an expert panel to make 2024 predictions, join us as we bring back two of those panelists and two new panelists to discuss H1 results and prognosticate on the H2 freight market!

Joining our panel of market experts is:
Samantha Jones, Host and author of the Truckload Market Update Newsletter
Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT Solutions, and a returning guest and panelist!
Jason Miller, Eli Broad College of Business Endowed Professor of SCM at MSU, and a returning guest and panelist!
David Spencer - VP of Market Intelligence at Arrive Logistics and a former podcast guest and first time Meet Me For Coffee panelist speaker!
Cody Thacker - Senior Director of Fleet Operations at RFX | REFE and a first time guest and panelist on the Meet Me For Coffee show! 

We can't wait to meet you all for coffee and an information packed discussion that will prepare your business for H2 2024. 

Cody is the SVP at A&Z Trucking, one of America's largest produce transportation brokerages. In May alone they will move nearly 900 loads of produce just out of the Salinas, CA market. Produce is an industry I had little exposure to for most of my career, but the intricacies of the services in this niche part of food supply chains has definitely caught my attention over the last year. Join Cody and I as we discuss the "lay of the land" in the produce industry, and discuss the challenges of waste and sustainability in the refrigerated foods sector, and ways shippers can combat them through smarter consolidation models.

Have you read one of my market update newsletters in recent months? If so, you have probably heard me reference Matthew Klein's editorial pieces around the state of the current economy. Matthew is the author of The Overshoot, your guide to the global economy, financial markets, and public policy. As well as the co-author of Trade Wars are Class Wars. 
 
This is one of those episodes that I still cannot believe I get the privilege to produce for you all! You won't want to miss this if you are looking for a comprehensive overview of what is going on in the domestic economy right now. 

Rob Haddock recently retired from his role as the Group Director Transportation Strategy at Coca-Cola and now enjoys consulting and collaborating with shippers, brokers, carriers and tech providers on creative and innovative ways to progress our industry forward! Join Rob and I as we explore the mindset of the shipper, and cover topics like shipper of choice, dwell time, collaboration and partnerships, and more! 

Nobody has been more diligently covering the Baltimore Bridge collapse than Senior Editor, Journal of Commerce, Mr. Ari Ashe. I am excited to have him on the Meet Me For Coffee Podcast to break down what implications this event will have on the domestic and global supply chain. In addition to this, Ari studies our domestic supply chain closely (it's his day job ;) and will share insights he has regarding the current state of the US supply chain! 

After over 5 years working within Volkswagen’s procurement teams, Gereon founded 21 Consulting. Gereon is from Germany and has spent years negotiating and procuring goods and services globally. He understands Mexico trade well, and with Mexico's growing importance to the domestic supply chain, we are going to dive into cross-border supply chain, international procurement strategy, and more! In keeping with our goal of bringing different sides of the table to the conversation, I am excited to welcome someone who represents a buyer/shipper mindset to the Meet Me For Coffee podcast!