Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY
The editors of DC VELOCITY magazine bring you weekly updates on logistics, material handling, and supply chain news.
Episodes
247 episodes
Guest: Danny Ramon of Overhaul on the rise of cargo theft; The growing use of in-cab video; Prioritizing supply chain resilience
Our guest on this week's episode is Danny Ramon, director of intelligence and response at Overhaul Risk Advisory Services. Cargo theft continues to be a problem for transportation companies. Sophisticated organized thieves target goods in trans...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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17:51
Guest: Andrei Quinn-Barabanov of Moody’s on supply chains five years after Covid hit us; Integrating diverse automation; New battery charging and energy solutions
Our guest on this week's episode is Andrei Quinn-Barabanov, Supply Chain Industry Practice Lead and Senior Director with Moody’s. It was five years ago this month that our world was rocked with the Covid-19 virus. That is when businesses and sc...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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25:43
Guest: Erin Mittlestaedt, CEO of the FruitGuys, discusses the impact of tariffs on America's farmers; Global trade growth expected to slow; Chief supply chain officers are not prepared for tariff impacts
Our guest on this week's episode is Erin Mittlestaedt, the CEO of the FruitGuys. The world continues to react to the trade disruptions caused by the Trump administration’s new tariffs. Of course, tariffs don’t only mean that we pay more for imp...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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17:30
Guest: Rosemary Coates of the Reshoring Institute on whether trade wars will lead to reshoring manufacturing; a week of roller coaster tariffs; The health of the supply chain industry
Our guest on this week's episode is Rosemary Coates, executive director of the Reshoring Institute. We’ve seen a roller coaster week involving tariffs. First they are on, then exceptions, then some reprieve. It makes one dizzy. But one of the s...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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25:21
Guest: Brian Lynch of EY Americas on what the ports labor settlement means for shippers; Automation moves from hype to center stage; Jobs with the highest risks of injuries
Our guest on this week's episode is Brian Lynch, EY Americas Transportation Sector Leader and an Executive Director in the Transaction Strategy and Execution practice at EY-Parthenon. With the ratification earlier this week of the new 6-year ag...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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19:50
Guest: Matt Wicks of Zebra Technology on the increased use of warehouse robotics; Trends in electric trucks; Dissecting the latest holiday returns season
Our guest on this week's episode is Matt Wicks, senior director of robotics automation at Zebra Technologies. Robotics are rapidly gaining acceptance in distribution operations. They can work 24/7 with a high degree of uptime and accuracy. Our ...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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20:14
Guest: Jay Rogers of Haddy on digital manufacturing; Changes in warehouse rents; The biggest traffic bottlenecks for logistics
Our guest on this week's episode is John (Jay) Rogers, CEO and co-founder of Haddy. There has been a push in the past few years to do more manufacturing here at home. One of the key technologies that is enabling more domestic production is digi...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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23:49
Guest: Maggie Barnett of LVK on managing supply chains with on-again off-again tariffs; The logistics economy picks up speed; The challenges of applying Generative AI
Our guest on this week's episode is Maggie Barnett, CEO of third party logistics company LVK. It has been a whirlwind week in Washington. First the administration announced shocking new tariffs. Then within hours those new tariffs for Canada an...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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17:24
Guest: Kathy Fulton of ALAN on LA wildfire relief; More manufacturing on the way; New freight classifications
Our guest on this week's episode is Kathy Fulton, the executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). We have all seen the unprecedented damage caused by the wildfires near Los Angeles. It is at times like this that the supply ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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25:41
Guest: Kristen Purvis of ePost Global on smart returns management; Dealing with global trade complexities; The new administration fills supply chain oversight roles
Our guest on this week's episode is Kristen Purvis, product manager at ePost Global. Retailers have just completed a very successful holiday shopping season. But now those same retailers are dealing with many unwanted gifts in the form of retur...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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20:00
Guest: Zac Rogers of Colorado State University on supply chains in 2025; What ports want from the new administration; Cutting corners on the job
Our guest on this week's episode is Zac Rogers, associate professor of operations and supply chain management, Colorado State University. 2025 is just two weeks old and most of us have barely settled into the new year. Considering the unk...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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23:49
Guest: Ian Wilson of Everstream Analytics on what the dockworker labor settlement means for shippers; New trends in artificial intelligence and data science; The difficulty in finding warehouse space
Our guest on this week's episode is Ian Wilson, Senior Analyst with Intelligence Solutions at Everstream Analytics. At what seems like the 11th hour, dockworkers and ports on the East and Gulf Coasts agreed to a new contract. What will labor pe...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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21:48
Guest: Jason Schenker of Prestige Economics with predictions for supply chains in 2025; What will happen with labor pools this year? 'Tis the season of retail returns
Our guest on this week's episode is Jason Schenker, president of Prestige Economics. Schenker is one of the world's leading economists and he shares his insights into what happened in 2024 with the U.S. economy as well as predictions for 2025. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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27:22
Guest: Lee Ambrose of Remote Security Solutions on securing supply chain facilities from harm; California looks to phase out new gasoline-powered vehicles; What traffic congestion costs us.
Our guest on this week's episode is Lee Ambrose, vice president at Remote Security Solutions. We hear regularly about securing our supply chains from threats, such as products being stolen while they are in transit. But security is more than ju...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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24:27
Guest: Dwight Klappich of Gartner on the hype cycle for warehouse robots and drones; Global trends in forklift sales; Common mistakes made in reorganizing supply chain teams.
Our guest on this week's episode is Dwight Klappich, research vice president and Gartner Fellow at consultancy Gartner, Inc. There is tremendous interest in the growth of robotics and drone applications now being deployed in distribution operat...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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24:23
Guest: Paul Caron of S-RM on fallout from the Blue Yonder ransomware attack; The latest LMI numbers shows steady logistics growth; Managing all of those e-commerce deliveries.
Our guest on this week's episode is Paul Caron, a cyber Intelligence expert whose title is Head of Cyber Security, Americas at global intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy S-RM. Last week we learned of a major ransomware attack at Blue Yon...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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16:22
Guest: Chris Jamroz on the LTL market; Forecasts for holiday shopping; Supply chain threats in the New Year
Our guest on this week's episode is Chris Jamroz, CEO at Roadrunner. It is no secret that the trucking industry has had a challenging couple of years. In addition to economic factors, like higher interest rates and inflation, truckers have also...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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19:04
Guest: Judah Levine of Freightos on impacts of proposed tariffs in a second Trump term; Who is using all the warehouse space? Automation moves beyond the hype.
Our guest on this week's episode is Judah Levine , head of research at Freightos Group. We are now past the elections here in the United States and supply chains are already planning for life under a second Trump administration. The president-e...
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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25:09
Guest: Jeff Rogers of Ryder on military veterans transitioning to industry careers; Use cases of AI in supply chains; The latest LMI numbers
Our guest on this week's episode is Jeff Rogers, director of field maintenance operations at Ryder, Inc. Veterans' Day is Monday. The supply chain industry, like many fields, has a large number of veterans who have brought the skills they acqui...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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18:11
Guest: Ashray Lavsi of Efficio on what happens to supply chains if China attacks Taiwan; Top investments in supply chain tech; Will this be a flat holiday season for retailers?
Our guest on this week's episode is Ashray Lavsi, a principal at the global procurement and supply chain consultancy Efficio. It's no secret that China has ambitions to bring Taiwa...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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25:21
Guest: Dennis Moon of Roadie on delivering for Halloween; Forecasting technology trends; Is pallet handling the next robotic frontier?
Our guest on this week's episode is Dennis Moon, COO of Roadie, a crowd-sourcing delivery company. Halloween is just a few days away. It has grown in popularity over the years to now be among America's favorite holidays - right up there with Ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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18:08
Guest: Bindiya Vakil of Resilinc on managing supply chain risk in the wake of recent hurricanes; How companies can use their own big data; New research into green supply chains
Our guest on this week's episode is Bindiya Vakil, CEO and co-founder at Resilinc. As the Southeast is continuing to recover from the double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, supply chains have recovered to bring goods to the affected are...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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21:56
Guest: Kathy Fulton of the American Logistics Aid Network on hurricane recovery; Hurricane Milton can have lasting supply chain effects; Drones are deployed in lights-out facilities
Our guest on this week's episode is Kathy Fulton, executive director at the American Logistics Aid Network, or better known in the logistics industry as ALAN. All of us have witnessed the devastation that Hurricane Helene brought to the Southea...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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24:20
Guest: Elizabeth Gallenagh of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance on the Drug Supply Chain Security Act; How vulnerable are bridges to container ship strikes; Testing autonomous delivery vehicles
Our guest on this week's episode is Elizabeth Gallenagh, general counsel and senior VP, Supply Chain Integrity, for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance. Pharmaceutical supply chains have been ramping up for a number of years to meet the requir...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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23:11
Guest: Judah Levine of Freightos on potential dockworkers' strike; Volunteer drivers wanted; Biofuels for the air
Our guest on this week's episode is Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos. The deadline is Monday to avert a dockworkers strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. That is when the current labor contract is expiring. A strike of even shor...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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19:24