Brittain Ladd explains why he thinks Starbucks is in a ‘world of hurt’ On Monday’s The Stockout show, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Brittain Ladd, an outspoken strategic consultant with a specialty in the retail sector, among others. The discussion touched on geopolitics and how companies can diversify their supply chains to have less reliance…
A federal grand jury has indicted an Ohio trucking company owner, alleging she failed to pay approximately $1.2 million in taxes in a yearslong scheme. Alice F. Martin, 59, of Louisville, Ohio, was charged with seven counts of tax evasion, according to the indictment filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is providing nearly $10 million for freight rail improvement projects across the state. The money will support 11 projects, which will make the state more competitive in the global and national economy, Kelly Christenson, department freight and rail programs supervisor, said in the announcement. The department received 19 proposals requesting…
On Episode 713 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about a cargo theft ring in California that has shippers on edge. NXTPoint Logistics’ Andrew Lockwood talks about the rise in theft in the Golden State. Covenant’s VP of sustainability, Matt McLelland, joins the desk to co-host. He’s looking at a report released by The…
Criminal activities impacting the logistics and transportation industry reached new highs in Q1, 2024, according to Verisk’s CargoNet report. This year, the organization documented 925 incidents, a 46% increase compared to the […]