Plus: Feds probe fatal Florida crash tied to CDL failures, Trucking recession deeper than 2008 for some, Truckstop.com scoops up Denim for AI payments, and more.
FreightWaves contributor Adam Wingfield argues that trucking remains in a “Great Trucking Recession,” with suppressed rates, bankruptcies, and structural challenges hitting small carriers harder than 2008.
Truckstop.com acquired fintech firm Denim to expand AI-driven invoice automation and faster factoring options for carriers and brokers, aiming to improve cash flow and streamline back-office operations.
1. "Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics." - General Omar Bradley
2. “Products can be easily copied. But a supply chain can provide a true competitive advantage.” - Yossi Sheff
3. “Real artists ship" - Steve Jobs
4 .“Cargo is a little bit like water. It will always follow the path of least resistance.” - Goetz Alebrand, DHL global forwarding Americas
5. "Good times create weak people, bad times create strong people."
- Michael G. Hopf
6. "The line between disorder and order lies in logistics." - Sun Tzu
7. "Supply chain is like nature, it is all around us" - Dave Waters
8. "Creativity is an import-export business" - Ethan Zuckerman
9. “I never predict freight rates; nobody can do that.” - Søren Skou
10 ."The real competition is between supply chains, not companies." - Martin Christopher
What's your favorite logistics quote?
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