Consulting Logistics presented by FreightPlus is a podcast covering all things logistics, supply chain, transportation, trucking, tech, and news. 


For show info, guest bookings, & questions please email kmacnaught@FreightPlus.io

Video Episode

Episode 99 - Delivering Transportation Excellence with Jeremy Isenberg at Chex Finer Foods

Since 1965, Chex Finer Foods, the third generation, family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor, has been helping their customers and vendors to grow and succeed. With exceptional customer service, high-quality products, and customized sales programs, Chex “Delivers Excellence” This mantra exists in all aspects of Chex operation including logistics. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Steve Aborn, chats with Jeremy Isenberg, President at Chex Finer Foods, about the unique approach to logistics and transportation they take and why it is so valuable. In this conversation we will discuss:

  • Chex’s view on the importance of a great logistics operation in a business
  • How to get senior management bought in to the supply chain
  • Importance of Customer Service

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Episode 98 - The Rise of Dark Stores with Richard Duncan at DKN Supply Chain

With the entire retail experience in shambles, businesses are scrambling to find creative ways to reach consumers in the post-pandemic world. Enter dark stores, the method of taking traditional retail centers and converting them into fulfillment locations. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Richard Duncan at DKN Supply Chain, about the rise of the dark stores. In this conversation we will discuss:

  • What is a dark store?
  • Benefits and cons of the retail type
  • Key strategies for effective dark stores

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Episode 97 - Why are Wildfires affecting Freight Rates with Michele Steinberg at NFPA

With freight rates in and out of portions of the west coast rising up 80%, shippers are at a loss to understand how a wildfire can be affecting their shipments.  In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Michele Steinberg, Division Director for Wildfire at the National Fire Protection Association, regarding the size and impact wildfires have on locations. In this conversation we will discuss:


  • Common misconceptions
  • Short and Long-term effects they can have
  • Mitigation efforts you can do to help your community and business

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Episode 96 - Transportation Market Update with Dr. Jason Miller
As rates continue to skyrocket in August, shippers are looking everywhere to understand what is happening. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Dr. Jason Miller, a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, regarding his work in analyzing and forecasting truckload data. In this conversation we will discuss: 
  • Jason Background and work in logistics 
  • What factors are causing the current volatility 
  • Forecasting the future
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Episode 95 - TruckPark Update with Joshua Walls and Anthony Petitte of TruckPark
Back in March of this year, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, got the opportunity to talk with Anthony Petitte of TruckPark about his solution for something every over the road trucker has to deal with, parking. Well since our interview, TruckPark has been BOOMING and we had to get Anthony on the show again to give an update. But this time we are going to include Joshua Walls, COO and Co-Founder of TruckPark. In this conversation we are going to discuss:
  • The state of the industry
  • What TruckPark has been update
  • Future Plans (and some exciting products)
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Episode 94 - Effects of Human Trafficking and Migration on Supply Chain with Fred Waelter at BSI
As the world observed the UN’s “World Day Against Trafficking in Persons” on July 30, it is critical to recognize that many global supply chains are powered by human trafficking and forced labor. BSI, the business improvement company, is calling on organizations to assess how they can mitigate the risk of human trafficking in their supply chains and take actionable steps to combat the use of forced labor. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, chats with Fred Waelter, Principal Consultant for Sustainable Supply Chains at BSI. In this conversation we will discuss:
  • How human trafficking works in the supply chain 
  • Latest Data and Trends 
  • Mitigating the Risk
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Episode 93 – Flipping the Model with Doug Hoehn at Milestone
The logistics world was rocked this spring. Although there were many challenges, there were also unexpected positive outcomes. For example, many fleet owners were able to try out new chassis equipment instead of the older, aging pool chassis they had been leasing. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Doug Hoehn at Milestone. In this conversation we will discuss:
  • Chassis role in logistics
  • The current environment of the machine
  • How Milestone found a solution to a common issue
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Video Episode
Episode 92 – 5 Misconceptions Shippers have about Setting up an EDI Connection with a Carrier
In this episode, we breakdown 5 ways shippers get tripped up when setting up an EDI connection with a carrier. To help explain the misconceptions and what you can do to course-correct them, I’ve asked Aborn’s Data Integration and Implementation Manager, Bill Muse to join the show.
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Episode 91 – SCU30: Supply Chain Under 30 with Hayley Mason, Aborn Intern
#SCU30 is where we talk with professionals under the age of thirty currently working the supply chain. In this episode, one of the awesome summer interns we had for the first-ever Coronavirus summer, Hayley Mason. Hayley is a rising sophomore at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst majoring in Neuroscience! In this conversation Hayley talks about:
  • Her education
  • What her experience was like
  • What she thinks is going to happen going forward
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Episode 90 – Digital Supply Networks with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes
In this episode, I will chat with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes.  Traditionally, supply chains have been conceived and managed as a discrete sequence of activities, from design, plan, and source to make, deliver, and return. This linear model creates silos of information inside an organization and across its supply network. Piecing together the relevant information for decision making consumes a tremendous amount of time and effort. The contemporary market reality shaped after the "Amazon Effect" had rendered the traditional supply chain operating model inadequate. Disruptive crisis, such as COVID-19, has further highlighted the limitations of the conventional model and accelerated the shift to a digitally-enabled model, the 'Digital Supply Network.'   In this conversation we will discuss:
  • Roles of Data and Technology play in our current life
  • The differences between Supply Chain Management and a Digital Supply Network
  • The dynamics of a DSN
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