Armchair Attorney® Podcast

In this installment, we welcome Brett Suma , CEO of Loadsmith , to our fleeting conversations. Founded in 2019, Loadsmith is a leading third-party logistics platform headquartered in Denver, Colorado and built by industry professionals who have worked with some of America's greatest carriers.  In our conversation, we talk about the Brett's twenty year career with Knight Transportation be...

In this installment, we are joined by Brittain Ladd ,  a global supply chain and retail expert, to break down some of the biggest stories in the news. From Walgreens to Israel, Ukraine and the state of the global supply chain. We are also joined by Clarissa Hawes , Senior Editor, Investigative and Enterprise at Freightwaves to discuss her recent article about Total Quality Logistics .  Follow Brit...

In this episode of Fleeting Conversations, we welcome Michael Wiesinger , Vice President of Commercialization of Kodiak Robotics , an autonomous technology company redefining the long-haul trucking industry. Autonomous trucks are no longer a future promise, these trucks are running freight today. And with federal regulators poised to make rules around the safety and operation of driverless trucks...

In this installment, ol' Armchair Attorney is joined by the indefatigable, Michael Caney , Chief Commercial Officer for Highway , a technology company in the logistics industry that aims to be the definitive source of truth for carrier identity. We talk about entrepreneurship, freight brokering, and how technology is bringing transparency to logistics. Highway is free for motor carriers, so c...

In this episode, the Armchair Attorney discusses his journey from defense attorney to the founder of Leffler Technologies , a software company tackling the preventative maintenance of commercial trailers. As the first person outside of Michelin to incubate with the Michelin Innovation Lab , Matthew received a grant to build out the solution. With the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) dropping this mont...

In the latest installment of our fleeting conversations, we welcome Ari Ashe , Senior Editor at the Journal of Commerce and Eric Johnson , Director at S&P Global and Senior Technology Editor at the Journal of Commerce. With the JOC's Inland Distribution Conference only a few weeks away, now is your time to register. Find more content from Eric on Twitter @LogTechEric and Ari on Twitter @A...

 In this episode, ol Armchair Attorney is joined by Ken Adamo , Chief of Analytics of DAT Freight & Analytics and Rachel Premack , Editorial Director of FreightWaves . We discuss Yellow and what appears to be the makings of the largest trucking bankruptcy in US history.  Follow Rachel on twitter to find more of her incredible reporting. And catch Ken every Tuesday on DAT iQ .  This program is...

In this episode, Ol' Armchair Attorney is joined by Matthew Silver , VP of Strategic Partnerships at Greenscreens.ai . We talk about life, freight, and the inexorable advance of technology. We talk about robots too. This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you're heading home o...

Today we breakdown the April 24th Opinion and Order Granting Defendant Convoy, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss and Denying Plaintiff DAT Solutions, LLC's Motion to Dismiss. This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you're heading home or looking for your next adventure, DAT is bui...

This week we welcome Shannon Breen , Co-CEO & Founder of Freightvana . FreightVana is a 3PL that provides shorthaul, freight forwarding, and supply chain management solutions. They also have a growing fleet of trailers. I love trailers.  This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you&a...

NFI acquires SDR Distribution Services . The SDR acquisition expands its presence in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, making NFI one of Canada's largest warehousing and distribution businesses, operating over 4.5 million square feet. Source: https://www.fleetowner.com/news/article/21264191/nfi-acquires-canadian-3pl-provider-sdr-distribution-services Trillium Capital offered to buy the shares...

In this installment, ol' Armchair Attorney is joined by Hunter Yaw , Co-Founder & CEO of LogRock , a leading provider of compliance software for trucking companies. As a fellow father of twins, I am grateful for his advice in candor in surviving twins! This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available...

Love's Travel Stops acquires EZ GO Stores . The acquisition includes six travel stops located on Oklahoma turnpikes, five on the Kansas turnpike and 11 convenience stores in Oklahoma and Nebraska. Love's Travel Stops and Speedco combined is among the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network with over 1,500 maintenance bays and 1,200 emergency roa...

This week, ol' Armchair is joined by Steve Cox , President of Steam Logistics , one of the fastest growing 3PLs in the US. Steve is an outspoken advocate against non competition agreements and started the movement of www.endnoncompetes.com . Special thanks to our friends at DAT Freight and Analytics for supporting this podcast and supporting truckers all across the country. Want to save 10% o...

This week we are joined by supply chain writer and researcher, Cathy Morrow Roberson , Founder and President of Logistics Trends & Insights, LLC . She is the author of Freight Forward a weekly newsletter that is mandatory Monday reading.  Special thanks to our friends at DAT Freight and Analytics for supporting this podcast and supporting truckers all across the country. Want to save 10% off y...

Back again in studio, we are joined by Ken Adamo , Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics . DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.  This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you're heading home or looking for your next adventure, DAT is bu...

We are back, and joined by none other than Mr. Supply Chain. Daniel Stanton is a supply chain executive, entrepreneur and educator. Known as “ Mr. Supply Chain ,” he’s the author of Supply Chain Management For Dummies and several courses on LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com ). Daniel is also a Limited Partner and Technical Advisor for REFASHIOND Ventures and he’s a professor at Bradley Univers...

In this blitz addition, the Armchair Attorney covers the Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule that would ban and rescind noncompete clauses for workers that prohibit them from joining a competitor or starting a business after they leave the company. We unbox the proposed rule and take your questions live. Here is a link to post your own comment. https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-20...

Most of my life is spent waiting. From an early age, waiting was the single biggest source of anxiety for me. While I may not be a patient man, I appreciate waiting more than ever before.  As we get ready for the next season, I am you can wait along with me.  This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available lo...

In our season finale, we are joined by Diana Guzman, freight noob & comic enthusiast. We are beyond excited to wrap up the season with this incredible individual. This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you're heading home or looking for your next adventure, DAT is building the...

In this episode, the Armchair Attorney is joined by Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, the Founder & Host of Let's Talk Supply Chain. Let's Talk Supply Chain is an industry podcast that interviews top innovators and supply chain professionals. Sarah is also the Founder and Chairperson of the board of Blended, a non-profit organization dedicated to diversity & inclusion. We talk supply chain,...

In this episode, the Armchair Attorney is joined by Jacqueline Schafer, Founder and CEO of Clearbrief, a legal tech startup transforming the legal writing process and the justice system. Winner of the 2022 New Law Company of the Year, Clearbrief brings the power of AI into Microsoft Word to give users instant factual and legal insights into anything they are drafting. We talk law, technology, and...

In this episode, the Armchair Attorney is joined by Curtis Garrett, LTL Strategist and fellow Creative. Curtis serves as the Resident LTL Guy & SVP of LTL for FreightPlus. Curtis is also the founder of Understand LTL. We talk creativity, starting a business, and what, exactly, is LTL?  We are also joined by the incredible Trey Griggs for a special report. Is Abby Hafenbredl joining? Time will...

In this blitz edition, Brittain Ladd and Matthew Leffler discuss Walgreen's supply chain automation pilot involving prescription medications. The two also discuss news that delivery startup Getir is in advanced talks to buy Gorillas.  This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics . Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you&apo...

In this episode, we are joined by Bill Priestley, Multimedia Producer & Show Producer for Freightwaves, an industry leading supply chain software and media company. A 22-year multimedia veteran, Bill's latest project, The Dream Job Factory, seeks to help young people create professional goals and develop the winning strategies to achieve them. Learn more at https://dreamjobfactory.com/ We...