Talking Logistics Podcasts
Episodes
[Video] Import Tariffs: A Top-Tier Enforcement Priority In The U.S.
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jackson Wood, Director of Industry Strategy, Global Trade Intelligence at Descartes, discusses the increase in tariff evasion and customs fraud enforc...
[Video] Leading Through The 5 Stages of Grief in Supply Chain Management
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All through 2025, companies have been dealing with numerous challenges: cost pressures, regulatory changes, new tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty — ...
[Video] Insights From Descartes’ 2025 Transportation Management Survey
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2017, Descartes has conducted an annual benchmark survey of global transportation professionals to identify the strategies, tactics, and expecta...
[Video] AI, Networks, And The Road To Supply Chain Breakthroughs
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Talking Logistics episode is part of a special series we’re calling “Powering the Breakthrough in Logistics.” Talking Logistics’ host Adr...
[Video] AI Innovations In Global Trade Intelligence Technology
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global trade management has always been a highly complex, risky, and strategic business process, despite it being underappreciated at many companies h...
[Video] Why Shippers Are Insourcing Transportation Management
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, outsourcing was the default strategy for transportation management. But the tide is turning. In this episode, we explore why more companies...
[Video] What is the State of AI in Logistics?
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pando and JBF Consulting published a research report titled, “The State of AI in Logistics 2025” with data and insights gathered from in-depth int...
[Video] Five Practical & Effective Ways To Mitigate Tariff Impacts
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 has been a roller coaster ride for supply chain and global trade executives. It’s not just that new tariffs have been implemented on U.S. impor...
Rethinking Business Relationships in Supply Chain Management
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to working with suppliers, customers, and logistics service providers, most companies still take a “What’s In It for Me?” approach...
[Video] The Logistics of the De Minimis Entry
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re still in the first quarter of 2025, but we already have a strong contender for Word of the Year: tariffs. Since inauguration day, tariffs have...
[Video] Crisis, Chaos, And The Road Ahead: The New Era Of Supply Chains
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are at the beginning of 2025. What developments and trends will shape the year ahead? Well, if we learned anything from 2020 is that predictin...
[Video] Combating Fraud in the Freight Industry
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing...
[Video] Reimagining Transportation Procurement: Leveraging Data and Technology for Smarter Freight Decisions
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Waste and inefficiencies still exist in many areas of transportation management. One area that is getting a lot of attention, especially in the afterm...
[Video] Navigating the Big Trends in Logistics Technology: How to Position Yourself for Implementation Success
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve seen the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you know the following quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around on...
[Video] The Dangers of Doing Nothing in Transportation Management
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2025 is just around the corner and many companies are developing their transportation budgets and strategies for the coming year. Are you going to be ...
[Video] Operational Resilience in Action: A Practical Guide for Supply Chain Leaders
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So, how resilient is your supply chain? The honest answer for many companies, which they learned the hard way during the Covid pandemic, is that their...
[Video] Omnilife: An E-commerce Fulfillment and Delivery Success Story
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of things companies have learned about e-commerce is that everything can go right up to the time a customer clicks the “Buy” button, but if yo...
[Video] Choosing A Career In Logistics
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a common thread among many logistics professionals: they almost all fell into this industry — that is, they didn’t study supply chain or ...
[Video] Profiles In Transportation Management Excellence: Molson Coors’ Success With Drop And Hook
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a transportation executive, you’re always looking for ways to reduce costs, improve service, satisfy customers, and help the business me...
[Video] Mitigating Forced Labor Risks: Strategies For A Resilient Supply Chain
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forced labor has been a problem in supply chain management for a long time. The good news is that over the past few years governments and companies ha...
[Video] Key Factors Shaping Transportation Management in 2024
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re on the front lines of transportation management, you know there’s never a dull moment in this industry. Whether you’re navigating the ...
[Video] The New Visibility: Unlocking Multi-Tier Transparency And Traceability
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things many companies learned during the height of the Covid pandemic is that they really didn’t have good visibility across their end-to...
[Video] Labor Shortages: What Are Supply Chain and Logistics Companies Doing to Survive the Challenge?
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry at Descartes shares insights and advice from a research report published by Descartes titled, “What ...
[Video] What Supply Chain Execs Can Learn From An Ironman Triathlete
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After almost 30 years in the technology field, Fab Brasca recently launched TriSuccess Advisory, which among other things, provides fractional executi...
[Video] The Important Role of Logistics in Enabling Risk Mitigation and Resilience Strategies
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past four years, due in large part to the Covid pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion about the importance of risk management and how ...
[Video] Labor Shortages: What Are the Challenges for Supply Chain and Logistics?
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor shortages were among the top of supply chain challenges companies faced during the Covid pandemic. In fact, back in January 2022, we had Chris J...
[Video] How Can B2B Distributors Improve Fleet Performance?
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a distributor, you know that fleet performance has a direct impact on your financial performance, your ability to differentiate yourself f...
[Video] Parcel Shipping Best Practices
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I started as an industry analyst almost 25 years ago, relatively few companies were shipping via parcel. You can say it was a niche mode for a sm...
[Video] Going Beyond The Hype: Successful AI In Supply Chain Management
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, many companies are still in the learning phase — that is, they’re trying to understand the technology la...
[Video] How To Prevent Your TMS From Becoming A Shock Absorber
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got horrible roads where I live, lots of bumps and potholes everywhere. Not surprising, I’ve had to replace the shock absorbers on my car mo...
[Video] How Shippers Can Successfully Navigate The Intermodal Transportation Market
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to freight transportation, certain modes tend to dominate the spotlight. Trucking because it carries the most freight; Ocean because it’...
[Video] How Are Companies Engaging With Customers Around Deliveries In 2023?
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For B2B and B2C companies alike, delivery is becoming a competitive differentiator and a key driver of customer experience. How well do you engage wit...
[Video] Disconnect Between Planning and Execution: The Journey to Achieving Cohesive Supply Chain Management
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boxer Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Similarly, everyone has a great supply chain plan u...
[Video] The State of Supply Chain Control Towers: Insights from Indago Supply Chain Research Community
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In June 2023, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing,...
[Video] Riviana Foods: Using Optimized Load Building to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Sustainability
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finding available trucking capacity is often a challenge, especially when demand is high. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets waste...
[Video] Insights On The Temperature-Controlled Shipping Market
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you follow the surface transportation market, you know it’s really a collection of markets, including truckload, less-than-truckload, dry van, an...
[Video] What Dominates the Transportation Management Agenda in 2023?
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a transportation executive, you’ve always been tasked with developing a strategy and execution plan. The difference now is that maybe yo...
[Video] The Parcel Delivery Revolution: How Newspapers Can Leverage Technology and Infrastructure to Diversify Revenue Streams
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For a long time, parcel was the little brother or sister of transportation modes. Then e-commerce came along and now parcel is the fastest growing mod...
[Video] Beyond Control Tower: How Cognitive Command Centers Are Revolutionizing Supply Chains
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like its sibling Supply Chain Visibility, Supply Chain Control Towers continue to garner a lot of interest and discussion in the industry. As new tech...
[Video] Home Delivery Performance: Ticking Time Bomb Or Market Opportunity?
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Delivery has always been part of the order fulfillment process, but it’s only been in recent years that it has emerged from the shadows, from being ...
[Video] How to Enhance Your Transportation Strategy in 2023
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with the quote, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” It wouldn’t surprise me if he was talking t...
[Video] Top of Mind Challenges and Opportunities for Supply Chain and Logistics Executives
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Maria Villablanca, Co-Founder & CEO of Future Insights Network, on the “Top of Mind Challenges and Opportunities for Supply Chai...
[Video] The Connected Channel
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that there are a lot of dimensions and moving parts to supply chain management, and one area that I don’t think gets enough attention is...
[Video] How to Turn Low-Trust Business Relationships into High-Performing Partnerships
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve argued over the past few years that we have a trust problem in supply chain management. For example, in a survey we conducted with our Indago s...
[Video] Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2022, we surveyed members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufa...
[Video] The Road Ahead in Supply Chain Visibility and Execution
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chain executives, technology companies, and consultants have been talking about supply chain visibility and execution for many years. What’s ...
[Video] The New Supply Chain Landscape: Why Moving Up the Supply Chain Spectrum Is Imperative
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a transportation or logistics professional, you probably already know and follow Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Developm...
[Video] Leveraging Technology to Source Capacity Faster and Build Stronger Carrier Relationships
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back at the past two years, one of the big lessons learned is that companies can no longer afford to stand on the sidelines of digital transfo...
[Video] Improving Supply Chain Resilience: How A Digital Supply Chain Orchestration Platform Can Help
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we near the end of 2022, supply chain and logistics executives are busy preparing their strategies, plans, and budgets for the year ahead. One key ...
[Video] Beyond Rates: Important Factors in Carrier Selection
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to procuring freight, rates and capacity almost always takes center stage. This is especially true when freight demand exceeds available...
[Video] Mitigating Supply-Side Service Risks with AI
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last September, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturin...
[Video] Navigating Changing Times in the Freight Industry
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the freight market is cyclical, impacted by many factors. Right now, inflation and slowing economic growth are dominating the headlines. H...
[Video] How to Max Out Your Peak Season Parcel Performance
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As I’ve said in previous episodes, parcel is no longer the overlooked mode of transportation management; it is now a critical mode for many companie...
[Video] The Unintended Consequences of Inconsistent Freight Procurement
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of words associated with supply chain management, like agility, responsiveness, and flexibility. There’s one you don’t hear very o...
[Video] International Supply Chain Trends and Challenges
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So, here we are, a little past the halfway mark of 2022, and we’re still dealing with a lot of risk and uncertainty in the world of supply chain man...
[Video] Why Benchmarking is the First Step to a Successful Freight Procurement Event
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you best determine how long and how often to have transportation sourcing events? It’s a question many shippers are asking today as they try ...
[Video] High Fuel Prices and Logistics: Actions Companies Can Take to Mitigate the Impact
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As if transportation and logistics executives didn’t have enough challenges to deal with already, high fuel prices have been added to their plate. A...
[Video] Why Driver Satisfaction Matters in Last-Mile Delivery
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last-mile delivery is tightly linked with customer experience, which is becoming a greater competitive differentiator across many industries. Which em...
[Video] Keep Drivers Safe While Giving Shippers Real-Time Visibility
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where’s my truck or shipment? When will it arrive? Is the truck available? Those are the basic questions companies have always asked, and answering ...
[Video] Enabling Assurance Of Supply In The Global Marketplace
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For a long time, companies had been redesigning their supply chain networks and practices to become more demand driven. With the disruptions of the pa...
[Video] Profiles In Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility Excellence: GEODIS & Tive
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talking Logistics series where we highlight companies that are leading the way in driving continuous improvement and innovation in supply chain visibi...
[Video] Supply Chain’s Most Profitable Four-Letter Word: Data
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s certainly a lot of data in supply chain and logistics. Some companies drown in it, while others find a way to convert data into business val...
[Video] Going Beyond The TMS Status Quo
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much about supply chain and logistics today that is so different from 10-20 years ago. So, it makes sense that the status quo with regards...
[Video] The Growing Demand For Supply Chain Compliance & Transparency
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many parts to supply chain management, and each one comes with unique challenges and requirements. There is one part in particular that has ...
[Video] Supply Chain Resilience: Why It’s a High Priority Today
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Historically, supply chain professionals have focused their efforts on reducing costs and improving efficiency while meeting customer service expectat...
[Video] The Business Case For Digital Freight Apps
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into 2022, it is clear that the business strategies of logistics service providers are tightly linked with their technology strategies. How...
[Video] How Technology Is Transforming Transportation Procurement
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a general consensus among shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers that the time has come to transform the transportation procurem...
[Video] 2022 Technology Trends
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we begin 2022, it is clear that we’re still operating in a very volatile and uncertain environment. It is also clear that leveraging technology a...
[Video] Diving In: What Shippers Need to Know About 2022 Transportation Strategies
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Franklin famously said that “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” This is certainly true, but it doesn’t mean that coming u...
[Video] The Labor Shortage Problem: Why It’s Bigger Than You Think And How To Address It
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a survey we conducted with our Indago supply chain research community in October 2021, we asked our members, “Which parts of the physical supply ...
The Role and Benefits of Warehouse Execution Systems
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like in so many other areas of supply chain management, warehousing operations today are much more complex, dynamic, and automated than ever before. A...
[Video] The Final Mile in Food Logistics
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Food, it’s a basic necessity. Whether you’re consuming it at a restaurant, buying it at a grocery store, or getting it at a food bank, the logisti...
[Video] Navigating the Wave of Ocean Shipping Constraints
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trucking has traditionally gotten the lion’s share of attention in transportation, but all eyes are on ocean shipping today — especially on all th...
[Video] Unlocking Your Sustainable Future With Scope 3 Transportation Emissions
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Although companies are dealing with a lot of supply chain and transportation issues at the moment, like port congestion and tight capacity in trucking...
[Video] From First Mile to Final Mile: Gearing Up for the 2021 Holiday Season
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been a number of headlines recently about whether the current supply chain problems will cancel Christmas. While those headlines are a bit o...
[Video] Supplier Management: An Important Piece of Your Digital Transformation Puzzle
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things that makes supply chain management so complex and challenging is that there are so many dimensions to it. One of those dimensions is...
[Video] How a True Digital Experience Helps Brokers Win the Capacity Battle and Build Carrier Loyalty
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The summer Olympics are wrapping up this week and there have been many great competitions for gold. But when it comes to securing reliable and secure ...
[Video] Why You Should Conduct A Trade Compliance Self-Audit
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we all know, supply chains are a complex system, and one of the most complex parts of it is global trade management and trade compliance. And none ...
[Video] Finding The Right Balance In Last-Mile Delivery
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the not too distant past, before the rise of e-commerce, “Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery” was the standard lead time for just about anythi...
[Video] How an RMS Helps Optimize E-commerce Returns Management
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few years, especially since the pandemic, companies have learned that “the way we have always done it” is not going to work any more...
[Video] Leveraging Digital Freight Tools To Build Carrier Loyalty
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret that we’re in a very constrained transportation environment right now. There are about 7 to 8 loads for every truck available in th...
[Video] The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Technology
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 22 years that I have been an industry analyst, I have seen a lot of innovation in supply chain technology driven by the Internet, web services,...
[Video] Supply Chain Talent: Why It’s More Important Than Ever
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the supply chain and logistics world, we often talk about the importance of people, process, and technology. The people side, however, often gets o...
[Video] Using Pool Distribution for Additional LTL Capacity
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re more than halfway through 2021 and it’s been a very challenging year for transportation executives, to put it mildly. There is a great imbal...
[Video] Order Orchestration: Enabling Agility in the Supply Chain
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hear a lot about the importance of having an “agile” supply chain, especially in the context of disruptions like the pandemic or the Suez Canal...
[Video] Beyond Technology: The Importance Of Relationship Building
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Technology certainly hogs the spotlight in the logistics industry, but anyone who has been in the industry long enough understands that relationships ...
[Video] Supply Chain Visibility & Automation: Creating A Truly Touchless Order
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One the one hand, the quest to achieve end-to-end supply chain visibility continues to get more difficult as supply chains become more global and frag...
[Video] Freight Brokers: How to Map and Manage Your Digital Transformation Journey
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The question “Why is digital transformation important?” was answered loud and clear in 2020: because you can’t grow your business profitably, an...
[Video] Benchmarking – How to Drive Performance in Volatile Times
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“How are you doing?” is a question we often ask friends and colleagues. “How are we doing?” is a question companies often ask themselves. But ...
[Video] Transportation Market Constraints: Developing A Shipper Action Plan
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, the pandemic disrupted the transportation market, throwing supply and demand off balance. That imbalance continues today, resulting in tigh...
[Video] How Vulnerable Is Your Supply Chain?
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back on February 24, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains” which requires a review of potential vulnerabilitie...
[Video] Measuring Transportation Emissions: Turning Future Goals into Today’s Operations
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many companies are focusing on sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint. To achieve their goals, they have to understand the role and impact...
[Video] Why LSPs Need a Digital Transformation Strategy
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Analysts and others have been talking about the importance of digital transformation for many years. But the message didn’t hit home for many compan...
[Video] Technology’s Role in Enabling Supply Chain Sustainability
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More than 15 years ago, Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech titled “Twenty First Century Leadership” that arguably kicked off th...
[Video] How Logistics Technology Helps Shippers Overcome Challenges
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s never a dull moment for transportation professionals. Whether it’s finding capacity, managing costs, meeting more stringent service requir...
[Video] Scaling Technology To Enhance Customer Engagement
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All of the words we used to talk about with regards to supply chain and logistics — agile, responsive, flexible — went from concepts to strategic ...
[Video] Price Optimization: The Next Big Opportunity In Supply Chain
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Companies across virtually all industries are looking for ways to drive profitable growth. After capturing many of the “low hanging fruit” benefit...
[Video] Emerging Trends In Newspaper Distribution Technology
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you’re delivering products or services, there is a lot of focus today on the last mile. And one of the best examples is newspaper distributi...
[Video] Leveraging Data To Drive Operational & Procurement Decisions In Transportation
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to all sorts of technology advancements and system integrations, we have more data today than ever before. This is particularly true in transpo...
[Video] The Way Forward In Transportation Management
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This past year taught us that the rules for success moving forward won’t be the same as those from the past. This is particularly true in transporta...