Target Corporation is a big player in the retail space. With over 1,900 locations in the United States alone, the store is a household name and its shelf space offers a big opportunity for any up-and-coming CPG brand.  If your brand has recently secured shelf space at Target, there are some important behind-the-scenes steps to […]

At the beginning of June 2025, UNFI was hit by a cyberattack and was forced to shut down its entire network to contain the incident. The outage prevented UNFI from fulfilling and distributing customer orders at scale. The result? Diminished shelves due to out-of-stocks all over the country and likely a huge hit to UNFI’s gross […]

Hosts Teddy and Jesse are joined by the CEO of rateHERO, Curtis Garrett, to discuss the value LTL shippers can tap into by partnering with a third party logistics provider (3PL). The trio discuss the different types of service providers in the LTL space, navigating these types of relationships, and keeping a “big picture”  focus […]

Last year, back-to-school (BTS) sales totaled a whopping $35 billion, cementing BTS as the second largest retail season behind the holidays. This year’s spending spree may last all the way through the end of September. CPG brands looking to capitalize on this spending need to be prepared for the rush, starting with transportation. Hosts Teddy […]

In this episode of the Zipline Logistics TRUCK YEAH! Podcast, hosts Jesse Juett and Teddy Lee Knox welcome back Andrew Lynch, President and Founder of Zipline Logistics, for their quarterly freight market check-in. The team dives into what’s shaping the logistics landscape heading into Q3 and what CPG supply chain professionals should be watching closely. […]

Scoring Sam’s Club as a retail partner can be a game-changer for CPG brands. With its massive member base and national reach, landing shelf space at Sam’s can fuel explosive growth. But along with that opportunity comes operational complexity, making the margin for very slim. This episode unpacks what makes Sam’s different and how CPG […]

In this episode of the Zipline Logistics TRUCK YEAH! podcast, Jesse Juett and Teddy Lee Knox are joined once again by Co-Founder and President, Andrew Lynch, to break down one of the hottest topics of the year: tariffs. As of January 2025, shifting trade policies and executive orders have brought tariffs to the forefront for […]

In this episode of the Zipline Logistics Podcast, hosts Jesse Juett and Teddy Lee Knox dive into one of the most pressing topics facing CPG supply chains today: tariffs—and their unexpected ripple effects on LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) shipping. Joined by special guest Curtis Garrett, founder and CEO of rateHERO, the trio breaks down: ✅ What tariffs […]

Summer is heating up — and so is demand in the beverage industry. In this episode of TRUCK YEAH!, we break down what peak beverage season really means for CPG brands and how it impacts your ability to stay on shelves and in-stock. From rising freight costs to tighter delivery windows, hosts Teddy and Jesse […]

As the biggest retailers in the game like Walmart, Costco, and Amazon only grow in market share, how can small and mid-sized CPG brands stand out from all the competition and lock in more retail shelf-space? Your hosts Teddy and Jesse are answering that exact question in this episode of TRUCK YEAH! Follow Zipline Logistics: […]