New year new you? Or is it the same old same? David and Erik from the AM Transport team sat down recently to talk about the new challenges they have started to kick-off 2020. David goes in-depth into the Whole30 challenge as well as his Gallon water challenge. Erik, on the other hand, is a big believer in the ketogenic diet and has seen great success! 

Are You SHIPPING Me?

New Year New Ways

Starting January 1st,2020 in Illinois, the sale and consumption of cannabis will be legal. How will this change the way manufacturers operate and will it open the door to a wider talent pool? For this episode, Elliot is joined by Bartley Zuber. Bartley is a sole practitioner with two staff members. He is currently the City Attorney for the City of Olney and the Village Attorney for the Village of Claremont. Bartley practices primarily in the Second Circuit and Fourth Circuit. I have also taken cases in the First, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Twentieth Circuits. 

Recreational Marijuana & Manufacturers in Illinois

Elliot Brazil, host of the Are You Shipping Me podcast is joined today by Walt Beadling, Matt Brazil, and Erik Hoffer. Walt is a managing partner at both the Cargo Security Alliance where he provides thought leadership, tools and techniques for the mitigation of supply chain risks as well as Cayuga Partners LLC where he helps clients manage, plan, and optimize manufacturing and supply chain operations Matt is currently a Research Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation - he recently published Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer with co-author Peter Mattis. Prior to the Jamestown Foundation, Matt was involved in cargo theft investigations and intellectual property security in the corporate world.  Erik Hoffer is the president of CGM Security Solutions Inc. and Rig Secure, Inc., both are manufacturers of security products and technology designed to mitigate and prevent cargo theft incidents. He is also a partner at the Cargo Security Alliance.

Are You Doing Enough With Your Cargo Security?

Elliot Brazil, Data scientist at AM Transport and the host of the Are You Shipping Me podcast is joined by Kevin Nadeau, Founder and CEO of True Load Time. Throughout Kevin's career, one issue that has been a consistent thorn in his side is detention time for the truckload market. Check out the episode to discover how True Load Time works and how manufacturers, distributors, and carriers can benefit!

Truckload Detention

On this week's episode of Freight Friday, we are switching it up a little bit and giving you a shorter episode. Elliot Brazil, Data Scientist at AM Transport covers the wildfires in California. We will be keeping you posted on the volumes around that! Follow our Socials: Elliot: http://bit.ly/2ZShxyi Facebook:http://bit.ly/2SCo92Y LinkedIn:http://bit.ly/2DXwC8S Twitter:http://bit.ly/2SwmyvM

Freight Friday 11/1/19

Elliot from the AM Transport team is talking some markets up in the northeast and he brought on a special guest to talk about how manufacturers and distributors can be marketing effectively.    Let us know your thoughts in the comments!     Follow our Socials: Elliot: http://bit.ly/2ZShxyi Dallas: http://bit.ly/2NdKhMh Facebook:http://bit.ly/2SCo92Y LinkedIn:http://bit.ly/2DXwC8S Twitter:http://bit.ly/2SwmyvM

Freight Friday 10/25/19

Book it or buy it now? This phrase causes some buzz every time it's used in the logistics industry. In this episode, Jason Doris talks about one of the oldest arguments in logistics and why it's hardly being discussed. 

Jason's Wisdom EP4

On this week's episode of Freight Friday, Elliot sits down with Carrier Manager Sam Rodgers. Sam has been working at AMT for several years, but he has a background in agriculture which makes him a perfect guest.  If you want to skip to your topic here are the timestamps: Atlanta Analysis: 1:00 Grain Markets: 2:45 Long haul: 6:04 Follow our Socials: Elliot: http://bit.ly/2ZShxyi Sam: http://bit.ly/2MngnpS Facebook:http://bit.ly/2SCo92Y LinkedIn:http://bit.ly/2DXwC8S Twitter:http://bit.ly/2SwmyvM

Freight Friday 10/18/19

When you talk about visibility in transportation and logistics everyone thinks tracking or "where is my shipment?".  Jason Doris from our team is talking about something a little different so be sure to check out what it is he means by visibility in this episode of Jason's wisdom. 

Jason's Wisdom: Visibility

This week on Freight Friday Elliot Brazil and Jason Doris are going to be talking about macroeconomic data and diving into some distance specific contracted data that we just got our hands on from our friends over at FreightWaves.  If you want to skip to your topic here are the timestamps: Macroeconomic data: 1:00 Volume data: 5:58

Freight Friday 10/11/19

In this series, stuff that sticks, Erik Jensen will be your host. Erik is passionate about logistics, sports, family and so much more. If you're looking for a weekly podcast that covers multiple topics about life in general, we've got you covered so be sure to subscribe! 

Stuff That Sticks EP1

Jason Doris from AM Transport talks about the staffing problem for manufacturing plants

Staffing Struggle

Tired of being out of the transportation loop? Want to become a supply chain expert? Well, this is the podcast for you! We go over all things technology, rates, and the overall future of the transportation industry, so be sure to subscribe and share!