This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com. On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Tony Mulvey and Anthony Smith continue the discussion around Central Freight Lines’ decision to cease operations.  They talk about why a large business would decide to shut its doors during such a favorable time in the freight markets and if the decision was bigger than just operating conditio ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO.  Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com. This year has been huge in the mergers-and-acquisition space, particularly for transportation and logistics companies.  On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Tony Mulvey looks at the latest mergers announced, including Knight-Swift’s decision to buy Midwest Motor Express. He breaks down how this fits with Knight-Swift’s goal ..read more

This episode of Great Quarter, Guys is brought to you by DDCFPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com. Anthony Smith and Tony Mulvey sit down to co-host this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, the first episode after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  The two look at where retail sales might have come up short on the big shopping days and what that could mean for the rest of the holiday shopping season. They also use ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com Andrew Cox welcomes his former co-host, Seth Holm, back to the Great Quarter, Guys stage for a reunion episode covering Holm’s experience going from freight to venture capital.  Holm, the founder, CEO and portfolio manager at West Brow Capital, talks to Cox about the mission of the fund, the lessons learned since leaving freight and the way VC is flooding into the freight market right ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com For months headlines have focused on potential stockouts and inventory shortages, but some companies are finding they have too much stuff on their hands.  On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox is joined by Anthony Smith to discuss what companies are having to toss some inventory straight into the trash instead of getting it sold. They also talk about  Amazon’s new omn ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith are talking all about the white-hot merger and acquisition space, specifically the news of Hub Group buying Choptank to enter the refrigerated over-the-road space.  They look into what the $130 million cash deal means for the reefer space, including cross-selling opportunities after the sale. Cox and Smith also t ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, FreightWaves Senior Retail Analyst Andrew Cox and Lead Economist Anthony Smith sit down to talk about the struggling, snarled supply chain and the top stories of the week.  This week, they cover everything from controversy with delivery service GoPuff to a check on congestion at the ports. They also break down the exclusive collaboration bet ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Discover why today’s top-rated LTL carriers rely on DDC FPO. Learn more at ddcfpo.com If you are one of the many people already starting their Christmas shopping, chances are you’ve started seeing higher prices for most items on the shelves.  On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, FreightWaves Senior Retail Analyst Andrew Cox is joined by Lead Economist Anthony Smith to discuss some hard-hitting questions leading up to the holiday season. Will high freight rates cause ..read more

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Perhaps best known for Freight Billing, DDC can turn your back office into a profit center. Discover how to cut expenses and increase margins at ddcfpo.com. UPS just announced its acquisition of Roadie in a move that Andrew Cox thinks is similar to the Knight-Swift and AAA Cooper merger. Cox dives into this acquisition and other top stories with FreightWaves Lead Economist Anthony Smith on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.  The duo welcome LPF Spend Management founde ..read more

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