by Brittain Ladd | May 21, 2023 | AI, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to reports from FreightWaves and other publications, cross-border logistics provider Flexport is developing a truck brokerage business to take care of the domestic transportation leg for imports. The move follows the recent acquisition of Deliverr, an...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 3, 2023 | Economics, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
The following is my opinion only. Shekar Natarajan has been forced out as President of Quiet Platforms, a logistics company purchased by American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) in 2021 for $360M. AEO acquired the company AirTerra also in 2021. The news of Shekar’s...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 10, 2023 | Delivery, Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender, Trucking
One of my favorite books is ‘A Bridge Too Far’ by Cornelius Ryan. The book recounts one of the largest military operations in WW ll code-named Operation Market Garden. The offensive called for three Allied airborne divisions (the “Market” part of the...
