Transfix

Aqil Naeem and Caleb Sirak entered the freight industry by convincing a conference to give them a student discount. There, one of the first technology leaders they met was Transfix co-founder Jonathan Salama. Now, the best friends and co-founders of E3 Group have come full circle as Transfix partners. In this episode of *Supply Chain Decoded*, Aqil and Caleb join Jenni Ruiz to discuss how E3 appli...

The national freight market may look flat—but underneath the averages, major legal, regulatory, and regional shifts are reshaping capacity. In this episode of *The Transfix Take*, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze examine C.H. Robinson’s decision to appeal a closely watched Texas judgment and the freight industry’s continuing debate over broker liability. They also unpack a sudden cross...

What changes when you stop playing a supporting role in your own career and step fully into the spotlight? Amber Romando returns to *Supply Chain Decoded* with a new title, a new company, and more energy than ever. Now Vice President of Operations at BWS Logistics, Amber joins Jenni Ruiz to discuss embracing unfamiliar territory, leading with intention, building culture across a remote workforce,...

The freight market just delivered an October surprise. Rates climbed across every region—outpacing the gains seen over Labor Day—while one of the largest brokerage acquisitions in industry history signaled that freight consolidation may only be getting started. In this episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack C.H. Robinson’s $5.8 billion agreement to acquir...

What happens when 100 conversations with the people moving supply chain forward are transformed into a field guide you can actually hold? In this episode of *Supply Chain Decoded*, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Nathan Chaney, founder of Supply Chaney, to discuss his new book, *Supply Chain Story Time*. Drawing from the first 100 episodes of his podcast, the book turns each conversation into an accessi...

Q4 is here, but the freight market isn’t moving in one direction. Linehaul rates remain relatively flat while diesel prices stay volatile, spot volume rises around the end of the quarter, and capacity tightens across several key regions. In this episode of *The Transfix Take*, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze break down the regulatory, operational, and pricing trends shaping the start...

What does it take to grow a logistics company from a single box truck into a thriving omnichannel 3PL—and rebuild it after everything burns to the ground? In this episode of *Supply Chain Decoded*, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Leo Rodriguez, Vice President of River Plate Logistics, to trace the remarkable story of the family business his mother, Daniela Yvonne Rodriguez, founded more than 30 years ag...

Linehaul rates have fallen back to pre-Labor Day levels—but that doesn’t mean freight is getting cheaper. Diesel prices have surged 68 cents in two weeks, placing enormous pressure on carriers and complicating transportation costs across the country. In this episode of *The Transfix Take*, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze examine how fuel volatility is reshaping the freight market, eve...

Labor Day delivered a bump to the freight market—but not the surge many carriers may have hoped for. With diesel prices climbing, post-holiday volumes softening, and capacity pressures varying sharply by region, the rest of September is shaping up to be anything but uniform. In this episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze break down the latest freight trends, inc...

The rules of global e-commerce are changing—and brands built around shipping every order across borders are being forced to rethink their fulfillment strategies. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Phil Rees of Shipmax International to unpack how tariffs and changes to de minimis thresholds are accelerating the shift toward localized fulfillment. Phil explains why pl...

Compliance Is Becoming the Cost of Doing Business in Supply Chain Compliance used to be something transportation and logistics companies could afford to treat as a back-office function. That era may be over. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Joe Hurst, Co-Founder and President of Veroot Compliance, to unpack the changing world of supply chain compliance, CTPAT, cus...

The freight market is loosening as summer winds down, but the question is how long that relief will last. This week on the Transfix Take Podcast, Jenni Ruiz and NFI Industries market expert Justin Maze break down falling tender rejections, easing linehaul rates, and the regional shifts shaping the market ahead of Labor Day. While much of the country is seeing softer conditions, pockets of tighteni...

The freight market is finally cooling after an unexpectedly tight July, but that does not mean rates are returning to their old lows. This week, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack the late-summer slowdown, including how tariff-driven import front-loading, persistent driver constraints, rising fuel costs, and elevated tender rejections are shaping the market heading into Labor Day....

What does more than six decades in freight brokerage teach you about navigating today’s most pressing risks? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Jeff Tucker, third-generation CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, to explore how freight brokerage has evolved from index cards and towering tariff books to sophisticated, data-driven operations supporting pharmaceuticals, aero...

This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI's Justin Maze unpack a freight market that's holding steady on the surface, but showing signs of change underneath. With shippers rushing to front-load inventory ahead of looming tariff deadlines, import volumes climbing, and uncertainty surrounding the future of the USMCA, the conversation explores where those pressures could begin showing up acr...

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...