The Shipping Pod

Thursday at 2PM ET on Dooner Show: He’s Betting $50,000 on Marketing at Manifest On the Dooner Show, Charlie Pesti joins me to talk about his $50,000 Manifest experiment: a personal bet on whether smarter marketing can actually help a company win. AI has made it easier than ever to create content and execute campaigns, but does any of it translate into real business results? We get into why Manifest, what could go wrong, what success looks like, and why Charlie is putting his money and reputation on the line. Follow along as the experiment unfolds over 14 weeks. youtu.be/urF3CP9JuEE

70% to Agents: Pay Model Changing the Industry: After announcing 70% for employees, Select's phones started lighting up. Existing & prospective agents are energized by a different model that gives them a piece of the value they create. I asked Chris Cobb about it on Dooner Show

Building a Freight Brokerage Empire, Twice: And Why He’s Giving Away 70% of It | Dooner Show EP33 Christopher Cobb built Armstrong Transport Group into one of the freight industry’s major agent-based brokerages. Now he’s back building with Select Transport Partners. What’s broken in the freight agent business, and what does it really take to succeed as an independent broker? We’re talking commission splits, customer ownership, brokerage economics, AI, and the future of the agent model on the Dooner Show. Special thanks Whimsy Intermodal

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Wednesday at 2PM ET on Dooner Show Building a Freight Brokerage Empire, Twice: And Why He’s Giving Away 70% of It | Dooner Show EP33 Christopher Cobb built Armstrong Transport Group into one of the freight industry’s major agent-based brokerages. Now he’s back building with Select Transport Partners. What’s broken in the freight agent business, and what does it really take to succeed as an independent broker? We’re talking commission splits, customer ownership, brokerage economics, AI, and the future of the agent model on the Dooner Show. youtube.com/watch?v=-MKnsjOW…

What good are more guard towers when the freight thieves have already broken into your system? That's why Adapative Pallet Solutions thinks high value loads need better tracking

Why the Supply Chain’s Dumbest Asset May Now Be Its Smartest | Dooner Show EP32 On the latest Dooner Show, I’m talking with Rodrigo Castro, co-founder and president of Adaptive Pallet Solutions, fresh off winning Best in Show at ASCMP CHAINge in Long Beach. Pallets are everywhere in freight, but what if they could tell you where your product is, what temperature it’s been exposed to, and whether something went wrong along the way? We’ll get into smart pallets, supply chain visibility, automation, and the business case for turning one of logistics’ most overlooked assets into a source of real-time data. Special thanks Whimsy Intermodal

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Ken Sherman came out of retirement to help fix EDI integrations with Tavio...but why? I asked him on Dooner Show

MON 2PM ET on Dooner Show: Back in September I hosted a FreightTech Showcase at CHAINge that was won by Adaptive Pallet Solutions for their smart pallets. So, I invited their founder, Rodrigo Castro onto Dooner Show to talk all about making the supply chain's dumbest asset, smart. youtube.com/watch?v=aa4_0gqv…

Integration technology was supposed to simplify connectivity, but standards like API often just add layers on top of legacy EDI. Instead of replacing old systems, the landscape has become a fragmented web of competing protocols that trading partners struggle to align.

EDI, APIs & the Integration Mess Holding Freight Back | Dooner Show EP31 Why is it still so hard to get two companies’ software to talk to each other? On the Dooner Show, Ken Sherman of Tavio joins me to break down EDI integrations, the hidden costs of connecting freight systems, and why brokers, carriers, and shippers still struggle to move data seamlessly. We’ll get into outdated technology, customer onboarding headaches, and whether AI can finally make integrations less painful. Special thanks Whimsy Intermodal

Every hour of truck downtime costs fleets over $107 in lost efficiency. Beyond repair bills, missing delivery windows and warehouse penalties add up fast. We discuss on Dooner Show