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Welcome to the June 2021 issue of JBF Freight Transportation Industry Bulletin, a monthly newsletter curated by the JBF Consulting team, with a focus on supply chain, transportation, logistics and of course freight.

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One can only say “WOW!”

Freightos spot rate index shows Asia to US west coast trade lanes closing in on $7000 / FEU while east coast spot rates are just a tad south of $10,000. To be clear, this is just the spot rate and does not include the “premium” surcharges that carriers are applying on top of the spot.

Stories of BCOs offering in excess of $15k / FEU are prevalent, and even that is not guaranteeing a coveted spot on N. American bound container ships. Read the full update

Logistics of Logistics Podcast

Mike Mulqueen and Joe Lynch discuss freight tech trends on a recent episode of Logistics of Logistics podcast.

LISTEN HERE

Poll of the Month

Shipper of Choice, yay or nay?

From a "mode-agnostic" point of view, for years shippers have been told if they are a “Shipper of Choice” they’ll be protected in the marketplace from rate increase, capacity constraints, so we want to know if you agree.

VOTE HERE on LinkedIn

Shipper of Choice Poll

Insights From the Blog

Regroup, Recast, Retrench - Supply Chain Technology

From time to time, even the most straight-forward and seemingly simple engagements go sideways.

Click to Read Article

First-Time TMS Implementation

While not an exhaustive list by any means, these six items are often the critical ones to give some thought and consideration to ahead of the go-live.

Click to Read Article

The List Goes On…

Sounds familiar to anyone?

the 10PL approach

IGNITE 2021 - Aug 3 - 5 in San Antonio

Mike Mulqueen will be moderating a panel at the Ignite 2021 conference hosted by PCS Software Inc in San Antonio, TX!

Be there! Register here

In order to prevent Solution Quality Decay, we advise our clients on the concept of “Stewardship”. It can sometimes be difficult for business leaders to wrap their heads around the concept as it relates to technology. READ MORE…

Spotlight on Griffin Holub

We're witnessing a period of time where we're seeing a supply chain globally that can take some punches, it can really adapt in a conflict. A lot of these things, they're seen as like a disaster or a setback. But some of these situations, they're recovering fairly rapidly. It's a super dynamic environment. And I think we're seeing a supply chain that's not a static anymore, which is exciting.”

Griffin Holub, Functional Consultant at JBF

View the video interview here.

Has Your Business Changed in the past 18 months?

If you answer YES, then it’s probably time to reassess your TMS. If you’re like most businesses this past year has been a dramatic shift in your transportation network and operations. Where do you now focus your attention? Request Your Complimentary Consultation

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Since 2003, JBF Consulting has been helping shippers of all sizes and across many industries select, implement and squeeze as much value as possible out of their logistics systems. We speak your language — not consultant-speak - and we get to know you.

Our leadership team has over 70 years of logistics and TMS implementation experience.

Because we operate in a niche — we’re not all things to all people — our team members have a very specialized skill set: logistics operations experience + transportation technology + communication and problem-solving skills + a bunch of other cool stuff.

To contact JBF Consulting call 203-807-5231 or email: brad.forester@jbf-consulting.com

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The fine print: This newsletter is being provided to the reader as a general overview of current market conditions and contains information compiled by JBF Consulting from a variety of sources. This newsletter is provided solely for general informational purposes and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed by the reader as, specific advice or a solution tailored to a particular company or client. Before acting on any information, you should consider the appropriateness of the information provided to your company’s circumstances and it is recommended that you seek independent advice if you have questions specific to your own objectives.

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