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Tucker Carlson’s nicotine brand loses 378,000 tins in a cargo theft. Plus: produce rates reset, diesel climbs, and a bill that could pull hundreds of thousands of drivers off the road.
The Middle East crisis is already hitting carriers. Plus: Florida lost $3B in crops, flatbed rates posted a fifth straight weekly increase, a $5B brokerage was just acquired, and more.
We sat down with Nate Johnson, the CEO of GLCS, to unpack the critical role of authenticity in leadership and what it really takes to stay ahead of cyber threats. Plus, our featured carrier this week.
Welcome to the Tuesday Spotlight newsletter, featuring this week’s FreightCaviar Podcast and Carrier of the Week.
This edition: Tom sits down with Nate Johnson and his team at GLCS, a transportation and logistics technology consulting firm.
Over the past 9 years, GLCS has gone from a traditional management consultancy company into a full-stack managed IT firm. Today, it supports companies with everything from tech consulting and software integrations to cybersecurity and day-to-day IT services.
What You'll Get in this Podcast Drop:
Here is what Nate has to say on authenticity:
“ You need to be real with people and figure out how your life is going to be. That goes with your customer conversations, working with employees, and your personal life.”
This week's episode is brought to you by Cargado, FreightFlex and CloneOps.ai.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch the interview on YouTube.
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Tucker Carlson’s nicotine brand loses 378,000 tins in a cargo theft. Plus: produce rates reset, diesel climbs, and a bill that could pull hundreds of thousands of drivers off the road.
The Middle East crisis is already hitting carriers. Plus: Florida lost $3B in crops, flatbed rates posted a fifth straight weekly increase, a $5B brokerage was just acquired, and more.
Plus: autonomous trucking just raised $113M, California is fighting to keep 20,000 drivers, Arrive's 2026 truckload freight forecast, and more.
Two bills just dropped in the Senate that could reshape trucking faster than anything since deregulation. Plus: Russian hackers targeted your load board, flatbed rejection rates just hit 40%, and a robot is taking the Houston-Dallas overnight run.
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