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2 likes • Jul 10
Rooting for Ingrid!
Trade Shows and Expos
When people ask me “How do you get your Freight?” My answer is: I have to work at it. I’ve built up my business by attending many different conferences over the years. Conferences have gotten expensive so I understand why small owner operators don’t attend. One way to avoid the cost is to be a speaker at these shows (Hint). Freight Brokers get freight because they take the time and spend the money to be in front of the people who ship freight. I attend Conferences, Expos and workshops every year to keep up on the pulse of the market and talk to shippers who have freight to deliver. Most carriers/owner operators miss out on these opportunities because of the expense and time they take. This type of Networking has been key to growing my carrier company. I love it when a stranger walks up to me at one of these events and says “Hey, aren’t you PapaFreight?” Yes I am. Everyone have a Freight Day.
Trade Shows and Expos
2 likes • Jun 16
Agreed and well said, PapaFreight!
War good or bad for the freight market?
I would bet the clothes off my back that the top 5 3PLs will report higher than expected revenue at EoY. If you’re a 3PL with clauses in your shipper agreement that adjusts for war or act of God you should be ahead, assuming you run freight based on a margin percentage.
2 likes • Apr 28
Great question, Rayan. I see a lot of people saying that war is good for freight. And perhaps, in the short term, it can be. Particularly for those doing DOW work. But the long term implications of war are more complicated. Post WWI and WWII the populations of entire nations were gone. Good, young people. The future. How much talent was lost? Maybe modern warfare is different, but maybe not. There is a lot lost in war, even if more freight moves in the short term.
60 Minutes
Hey, everybody! If you haven't yet watched it, 60 Minutes is covering trucking. It starts at about the 15 minute mark. Looks like it will be a three part series. https://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/
Delilahs Law
The House Committee moved through HR 7793 a Resolution called Delilahs law. One surprising thing that was included into this Bill is section 7 which prohibits the use of "Foreign Dispatch" Services. A Carrier could be fined up to $50,000 for use of these services if this resolution is passed. The interesting thing is dispatching is not a regulated part of the trucking industry, unlike brokers who are. Many American companies over the last decade have embraced the use of foreign BPO services. How do you think the government will differentiate between a "dispatcher" and "back office support" when it comes to carrier management services?
1 like • Mar 20
@John Radvansky great point
1 like • Mar 23
@Steven Tittle I read the bill this weekend and the language seemed to me, though I am not an attorney, to be pretty broad and would encompass any dispatching activity done offshore.
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Ed is a marketer turned-freight-guy who loves making great relationships.

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