The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer with more than 2,200 retail stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Each year The Home Depot spends around $2 Billion on domestic transportation services across dedicated fleets, truckload, intermodal, and less-than-truckload, making it one of the largest shippers in the U.S. 

Ron Guzzi (Sr. Manager, Carrier Relations & Sourcing at The Home Depot) has led the company’s domestic transportation sourcing and carrier management efforts for the last decade. In this episode, Ron discusses The Home Depot’s ongoing journey to remain a shipper of choice, and it’s recent initiatives to reduce dwell time and driver detention at vendor facilities.

This episode wraps up with the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by FMIC Pulse as well as a discussion on the impact of the coronavirus on the freight industry.

[04:20] Grab of copy of the ATRI driver detention report here: https://truckingresearch.org/2019/09/04/driver-detention-impacts-on-safety-and-productivity/

[22:04] Learn more about how The Home Depot is transforming its flatbed operations here:  https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/supply-chain-unveils-first-flatbed-distribution-center-fdc

[26:44] If you’re interested in seeing the coronavirus infographic by Johns Hopkins University, here’s the link: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6