This Week In Logistics

Purpose. People. Proof. A social enterprise running 200 supported employees across multiple sites. A candle brand built from scratch by the people making it. And a 3PL winning large contracts — not because of charity, but because of results. This is the season one finale of This Week in Logistics, and it is a different kind of episode. CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen sits down with Sharon, Operations...

US and Iran reach a framework deal. Brent drops 4%. The Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen Friday. Here's why you should not relax yet. This Week in Logistics, the breakthrough most operators have been waiting for since February finally arrived — a 14-point MOU, a signing ceremony scheduled in Geneva, and Brent crude at $83 instead of $101. But the deal isn't signed yet. Lebanon is still a...

FedEx Freight goes independent. A humanoid robot sorts a quarter of a million packages without a failure. And oil finally gives us a credible path to relief. Let's dive in. This Week in Logistics, we're covering two weeks of structural shifts that have been building in the background for months — and this fortnight, all three became reality. FedEx Freight completed its separation from FedE...

The fulfillment bottleneck. The three-day gap hiding inside your own operation. And the delivery benchmark your customers are already measuring you against. Let's dive in. In This Week in Logistics, CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen sits down with Rob Hango-Zada, Co-Founder and Joint-CEO of Shippit — the platform powering around 100 million deliveries a year across retailers like Kmart, Myer, and JB...

The first real Iran deal signal since February, the RTCCO review hearing, and FedEx Freight going independent next week. Let's dive in. This Week in Logistics, we're tracking the first genuine signal of hope since the Hormuz crisis began in February — and why hope is not a plan. President Trump announced the Iran deal is largely negotiated and will be announced shortly, including the reope...

The 2027 oil normalization timeline, Australia's $45B Inland Rail decision, and a 1-in-3 truck out-of-service rate. Let's dive in. Last week on the podcast, we tracked volatility as the operating environment. #Thisweekinlogistics, the dramatic swings have settled — but when the dust settles, you get to see what the ground actually looks like and what has moved. And the ground has moved in some sig...

$18 Brent Swings, Decade-Low Capacity, and Amazon's 96.4% Benchmark. Let’s dive in. This Week in Logistics , we're tracking what happens when volatility stops being a disruption and becomes the operating environment. Brent crude swung $18 in a single week — $115 down to $97 on ceasefire hopes, then back above $105 after Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal. At the same time, DAT says...

#ThisWeekinLogistics, we're covering two weeks of news in one episode — because the volume of developments between late April and early May has been extraordinary. The Strait of Hormuz escalated from blockade to live fire. Amazon opened its entire logistics network to any business globally. And Q1 freight earnings confirmed what operators have been feeling on the ground — rates are up, but it&...

Wait... what do Zoolander and self-driving delivery trucks have in common? Find out in today's Ep as we take a look at the latest logistics news — from the view of operators on the ground! In this week’s This Week in Logistics , we’re joined by special guest Scott Murray, VP of Operations at CartonCloud, to get a clear, on-the-ground view of what’s actually happening across the logistics indus...

In this week’s episode of This Week in Logistics , CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen breaks down how volatility is no longer hitting headline rates — it’s creeping into the hidden cost stack, operational admin, and service expectations. Following ongoing global fuel shocks, the market may look stable on the surface — but underneath, costs are accelerating, compliance is tightening, and execution risk is...

In this week’s episode of This Week in Logistics , CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen breaks down the moment logistics shifts from a cost problem to a continuity problem. Following the US–NATO blockade of the Strait of Hormuz , fuel markets have moved beyond volatility into potential supply disruption — with diesel shortages already emerging in Australia and New Zealand. This isn’t just a geopolitical st...

The freight market looks stable on the surface — but underneath, operators are feeling the squeeze. This Week in Logistics , we’re unpacking the growing gap between headline indicators and day-to-day reality. Ocean rates are flat, capacity is available, but behind the scenes, fuel spikes, surcharges, and network instability are quietly driving up costs and increasing execution risk. Join CartonClo...

The pressure on logistics operators has shifted from forecast to reality. T his Week in Logistics we’re watching rising surcharges across ocean, air and parcel actively compress margins, while North American trade becomes more selective ahead of the USMCA review. But the bigger shift is happening inside the warehouse. Join CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen from the Gold Coast as he unpacks a fundamental...

Episode 4 of This Week in Logistics explores the hidden forces reshaping global supply chains, from rising ocean rates and fuel-driven margin pressure to tightening cross-border capacity and growing policy risk. Shaun Hagen breaks down how Section 301 investigations, Mexico’s driver shortage, and shifting cost structures are creating the “illusion of capacity” — and what logistics operators must d...

Why you should automate your operation's "dumbest, harshest problem" with the highest friction, why you shouldn't tune out regarding policy talks for USA x Mexico trade, and other playbook actions for your week. In this week’s episode of This Week in Logistics , CartonCloud CEO Shaun Hagen breaks down the operational signals behind the headlines — and what they mean for 3PL provi...

The global supply chain is facing another stress test — and this week, resilience isn’t optional. In this episode of This Week in Logistics , Shaun Hagen breaks down the widening Middle East conflict and its impact on the Strait of Hormuz, with shipping lanes spiking up to 50% and airspace closures disrupting global freight. We unpack what that means for fuel surcharges, capacity crunches, and dow...

In this debut episode of This Week in Logistics, Shaun unpacks three major signals shaping the industry right now. Join us to dive into on the ground innovation at Manifest in Las Vegas, the recent AI-driven shock to logistics stocks, and the US Supreme Court ruling on tariffs — as Shaun breaks down what this means for the industry today, and what it could mean for logistics operators moving forwa...