Transfix

The Fourth of July freight market is here, and capacity is doing most of the talking. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Justin Maze break down a holiday market that is moving faster than many expected. Fuel is finally easing, with the national diesel average down to $4.66, but linehaul rates are still climbing, tender rejections remain elevated around 18%, and spot market...

Everyone in sales is looking for the silver bullet: the one tool, tactic, sequence, or AI shortcut that will unlock growth. But according to Holly LaBoda, founder and Chief Growth Officer of Formula L, the real “silver bullet” is not a trick at all. It is strategy, process, discipline, and a deep understanding of the buyer. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni sits down with Holly to unp...

Capacity is tightening, rates are holding, and the Fourth of July freight market is shaping up to hit harder than it has in recent years. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Justin Maze break down what carriers, owner-operators, brokers, and shippers need to know heading into the holiday week. Diesel finally dipped below $5, offering some much-needed relief, but capacity re...

Venture capital changed the freight tech conversation, but did it actually make the industry better? On this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Jennifer Morris, founder of Ship Happens, for a sharp, funny, and refreshingly honest conversation about the messy relationship between logistics, funding, AI, and the stories investors choose to believe. Jenn and Jenni unpack what...

The carrier side of freight is often discussed in terms of rates, assets, and capacity, but Zach Schuchart wants the industry to remember what sits underneath all of it: people. On this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Zach, SVP and Head of Sales at Optimal Dynamics, for a candid conversation about carrier profitability, meaningful automation, and why treating carriers an...

The freight market is not easing quietly. On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Maze break down a fast-moving week across transportation, from the fallout of C.H. Robinson’s carrier purge to a national rate environment that is starting to feel uncomfortably familiar. With linehaul rates climbing to $2.36 per mile, tender rejections sitting at 17%, and spot market activity hit...

DOT Blitz Week didn’t just shake the freight market. It may have reset it. On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Justin “Maze” Maze break down one of the most volatile weeks the freight market has seen in years. Coming out of DOT Blitz Week and heading straight into Memorial Day weekend, rates are climbing fast, capacity is tightening in key regions, and brokers are feeling p...

DOT Blitz Week is almost here, and the freight market is already starting to twitch. On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Maze break down the key signals brokers, shippers, and carriers should be watching as diesel rises, capacity tightens, and tender rejections prepare for a potential climb. Diesel is back in focus, with national on-highway prices sitting at $5.64 per gallo...

A Calm Before the Storm: Cooling Markets, Falling Diesel, and What to Watch Before DOT Week It’s the week of April 29, and the freight market is doing something rare… exhaling. On this episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI’s Justin Maze break down a quieter week across freight, where easing diesel prices and softening markets are giving brokers and carriers a brief window to reset befor...

This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack a freight market that is anything but sleepy. They dig into the CBS Sunday report on chameleon carriers and what the launch of FMCSA’s new MODIS registration system could mean for carrier vetting, fraud prevention, and the broader push for accountability across the industry. They also touch on the ongoing Strait of...

What happens when a freight brokerage operator burns out, quits in the middle of chaos, and accidentally builds one of the industry’s most recognizable media brands in freight? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, founder of FreightCaviar, to unpack the very untraditional path from carrier sales and brokerage ops to memes, media, and modern f...

Transfix Take Podcast | Week of April 16 - Freight Fraud, Fuel Spikes, and a May Market Warning by Transfix

Q2 is off to a turbulent start, and this week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz is joined by NFI market expert Justin Maze to break down a freight market that feels anything but settled. From FMCSA’s rollout of the new MODIS registration system and pilot testing around hours-of-service flexibility, to port disruptions in Savannah and New York, they start with the headlines shaping the week before d...

What does it take to build the biggest supply chain event in the world and keep it relevant in an industry that never sits still? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Tanzil Uddin, SVP of Content and Partnerships at Manifest, for a behind-the-scenes look at how one of supply chain’s most influential conferences comes to life. From curating programming for 400+ speaker...

Freight fraud is getting smarter. Cassie Quien and the Wabash team are building for that reality. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Cassie Quien, Senior Director of Revenue at Wabash, to unpack one of the most urgent challenges in freight today: cargo theft, strategic fraud, and why protecting freight can no longer fall on just one player in the network. Cassie sha...

As March comes to a close, the freight market is serving up volatility from every direction. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack the diesel surge shaking the industry, with fuel jumping from $3.89 to $5.37 a gallon in just a few weeks, and what that means for shippers already bracing for higher costs. They dig into why linehaul rates dip...

Blythe Milligan is back, and this conversation feels like a full-circle moment. Three years after her first appearance on The Transfix Take On, Blythe returns to sit down with Jenni Ruiz for a candid, funny, and deeply honest conversation about what it really takes to build a podcast that lasts, a brand that sounds like you, and a platform that actually serves the freight industry. As the host of...

Whitney Johnson Cowell is the kind of supply chain leader who makes people feel seen. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni sits down with the Revenue Marketing Manager at Knight-Swift Warehousing and Fulfillment, founder of Mediocre Marketing, and TMSA board member to talk about the evolving relationship between sales and marketing, the real impact of AI on how teams work together, and w...

Fuel is surging, fraud is forcing new action in Washington, and the freight market is sending mixed signals. This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz is joined by NFI’s Justin Maze to break down the biggest developments shaping freight right now, from the newly introduced Safer Transport Act and work authorization mandates to diesel’s sharp climb and what it means for brokers, carriers, and spot...

What does jumping off the Stratosphere in Las Vegas have to do with the future of supply chain marketing? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Jennifer Karpus-Romain, Executive Director of the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA), for a conversation that blends adrenaline, innovation, and the evolving role of AI in marketing and sales. Jennifer sha...

It's the week of March 3rd, and host Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze (NFI Industries) are unpacking a whirlwind seven days: the Supreme Court struck down tariffs only for 10% global tariffs to follow, conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through global supply chains, and diesel prices have now climbed for eight straight weeks. Back on the domestic side, the U.S. truckload mar...

In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Ari Levy — Chief Meme Officer at Freight Caviar and co-founder of Landing Talent — to talk about how he went from slinging freight at Coyote and Molo to building a recruiting firm from Mexico City and crafting the memes that have 80,000+ followers cackling on LinkedIn. Ari shares the wild story of how a screenshot of a fired e...

On this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Sharm Chelliah, Enterprise Sales Executive at BitFreighter, to unpack what modern freight sales really looks like when you strip away the buzzwords and keep the parts that actually move the needle: trust, service, and real relationships. Sharm walks through his “wait…am I moving freight?” journey from enterprise software (Micr...

Tender rejections just jumped, rates are wobbling instead of sliding, and the market is starting to look less like “winter lull” and more like a reset. On this week’s episode of Transfix Take, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Justin Maze (NFI Industries) to break down what’s driving the sudden capacity squeeze, what it means for RFP season, and where pricing is likely to land as we head into late Fe...

Winter didn’t just show up, it kicked the door in. ❄️ This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz sits down with NFI Industries market expert Justin Maze to unpack how weather disruption is rippling across the country, pushing tender rejections to a multi-year high and sending the national average linehaul rate back above holiday-volatility levels. From the Fed holding off on rate cuts, to a muted...