Latest / Outside the Box with Asendia USA: The International e-Commerce Podcast / 20 part 1: Data at the Forefront: The Strategic Impact of Parcel Spend Management
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- 0:00So
- 0:00we're
- 0:00giving
- 0:01them
- 0:01really
- 0:01good
- 0:01data.
- 0:02It
- 0:02allows
- 0:02them
- 0:02to
- 0:03kind
- 0:03of
- 0:03really
- 0:03transform
- 0:04their
- 0:04business.
- 0:05Ultimately,
- 0:05what
- 0:06we
- 0:06look
- 0:06at
- 0:06is
- 0:06our
- 0:07customers
- 0:07who
- 0:07are
- 0:07using
- 0:08us
- 0:08with
- 0:08psm.
- 0:08They're
- 0:09seeing
- 0:09millions
- 0:09and
- 0:10millions
- 0:10in
- 0:10savings
- 0:11and
- 0:11so
- 0:12it's
- 0:12just
- 0:12super
- 0:12fun.
- 0:13This
- 0:13is
- 0:13Outside
- 0:14the
- 0:14Box
- 0:14with
- 0:15Ascendia
- 0:15usa,
- 0:16a
- 0:17podcast
- 0:17educating
- 0:18US
- 0:18based
- 0:18brands,
- 0:19marketplaces
- 0:20and
- 0:20e
- 0:20tailers
- 0:21on
- 0:21international
- 0:22shipping
- 0:22topics
- 0:22and
- 0:23how
- 0:23they
- 0:23can
- 0:23expand
- 0:24their
- 0:24global
- 0:24e
- 0:25commerce
- 0:25footprint.
- 0:26Welcome
- 0:26to
- 0:27Outside
- 0:27the
- 0:27Box
- 0:28with
- 0:28Essendia
- 0:29USA
- 0:30podcast.
- 0:31I'm
- 0:31your
- 0:31host
- 0:31Nick
- 0:32Agnetti
- 0:32with
- 0:32my
- 0:32co
- 0:32host.
- 0:33Hey
- 0:33everybody,
- 0:34Jason
- 0:34Roland.
- 0:34And
- 0:35we've
- 0:35got
- 0:35a
- 0:35special
- 0:35guest
- 0:36here
- 0:36today,
- 0:36Mike
- 0:36McComb
- 0:37from
- 0:37Green
- 0:37Mountain.
- 0:38Hey
- 0:38guys,
- 0:38thanks.
- 0:39Thanks
- 0:39so
- 0:39much
- 0:39for
- 0:40joining
- 0:40us,
- 0:40Mike.
- 0:40Pleasure.
- 0:41Thank
- 0:41you.
- 0:41Yeah,
- 0:41so
- 0:42I
- 0:42just
- 0:42figured
- 0:42we'd
- 0:43start
- 0:43talking
- 0:44to,
- 0:44you
- 0:44know,
- 0:45the
- 0:45viewers
- 0:45and,
- 0:46and
- 0:46listeners
- 0:46about
- 0:47maybe
- 0:47go
- 0:48over
- 0:48what,
- 0:48what
- 0:48Green
- 0:49Mountain
- 0:49is,
- 0:50where
- 0:50it
- 0:50fits
- 0:50into
- 0:50space,
- 0:51where
- 0:51it.
- 0:52Why
- 0:52it's
- 0:52such
- 0:52a
- 0:53prevalent
- 0:53technology
- 0:54and
- 0:54an
- 0:55organization
- 0:55that
- 0:55works
- 0:55with
- 0:56some
- 0:56major
- 0:56shippers
- 0:57and
- 0:57let's
- 0:58start
- 0:58there.
- 0:58Yeah,
- 0:59I
- 0:59appreciate
- 0:59it.
- 0:59So
- 1:00we
- 1:00were
- 1:00founded
- 1:0026
- 1:01years
- 1:01ago.
- 1:01Originally
- 1:02we
- 1:02did
- 1:03effectively
- 1:04what
- 1:04would
- 1:04be
- 1:04today
- 1:05just
- 1:05known
- 1:06as
- 1:06doing
- 1:06an
- 1:06audit.
- 1:06But
- 1:07the
- 1:07reality
- 1:07is
- 1:07we
- 1:07actually
- 1:08created
- 1:08a
- 1:09digital
- 1:09twin
- 1:10of
- 1:10what
- 1:10billing
- 1:11systems
- 1:11are.
- 1:12First
- 1:12it
- 1:12was
- 1:12for
- 1:12FedEx
- 1:13and
- 1:13then
- 1:13UPS,
- 1:14DHL,
- 1:14et
- 1:14cetera.
- 1:14Right.
- 1:15So
- 1:15everybody,
- 1:16every
- 1:16carrier
- 1:16that's
- 1:16on
- 1:17a
- 1:17platform,
- 1:17we
- 1:17do
- 1:17a
- 1:18digital
- 1:18twin
- 1:18of
- 1:19a
- 1:19billing
- 1:19system.
- 1:19Therefore
- 1:20we
- 1:20can
- 1:20work
- 1:20with
- 1:20the
- 1:20carriers
- 1:21directly
- 1:21to
- 1:22also,
- 1:22you
- 1:22know,
- 1:23if
- 1:23this
- 1:23is
- 1:23the
- 1:23result
- 1:24that
- 1:24should
- 1:24be
- 1:24produced
- 1:25based
- 1:25on
- 1:25a
- 1:25contract.
- 1:26If
- 1:26it's
- 1:26wrong,
- 1:26we'll
- 1:27work
- 1:27with
- 1:27the
- 1:27carrier
- 1:27to
- 1:28resolve
- 1:28it
- 1:28and
- 1:28then
- 1:28the
- 1:29shipper
- 1:29doesn't
- 1:29really
- 1:30have
- 1:30to
- 1:30get
- 1:30involved.
- 1:30We'll
- 1:30take
- 1:31care
- 1:31of
- 1:31it.
- 1:31Okay,
- 1:31well
- 1:32what
- 1:32happened
- 1:32over
- 1:32time
- 1:32though
- 1:33is
- 1:33people
- 1:33said
- 1:33you
- 1:33got
- 1:33all
- 1:34this
- 1:34great
- 1:34data.
- 1:34Now
- 1:35that
- 1:35you're
- 1:35doing
- 1:35this
- 1:35audit,
- 1:36can
- 1:36you
- 1:36help
- 1:36us
- 1:36to
- 1:37transform
- 1:37it
- 1:37to
- 1:37figure
- 1:38out
- 1:38what
- 1:38should
- 1:38our
- 1:38network
- 1:39look
- 1:39like?
- 1:39Maybe
- 1:39we
- 1:40want
- 1:40to
- 1:40do
- 1:40ship
- 1:40from
- 1:40store,
- 1:41maybe
- 1:41we
- 1:41want
- 1:41to
- 1:41reallocate
- 1:42resources
- 1:43or
- 1:44move
- 1:44distribution
- 1:45centers,
- 1:45things
- 1:45like
- 1:45that.
- 1:45So
- 1:46we
- 1:46created
- 1:47what's
- 1:47called
- 1:47parcel
- 1:48spend
- 1:48management.
- 1:48I
- 1:49wish
- 1:49we
- 1:49would
- 1:49have
- 1:49trademarked
- 1:50it
- 1:50because
- 1:51big
- 1:52time.
- 1:52But.
- 1:53And
- 1:53that's
- 1:53okay,
- 1:54you
- 1:54know.
- 1:54So
- 1:55what
- 1:55happened
- 1:55though?
- 1:55We've
- 1:56got
- 1:56enterprise
- 1:57level.
- 1:57Shippers
- 1:57are
- 1:58saying
- 1:58become
- 1:59basically
- 1:59it's
- 1:59like
- 1:59we're
- 2:00becoming
- 2:00an
- 2:00extension
- 2:00of
- 2:00their
- 2:01business.
- 2:01And
- 2:01so
- 2:02we're
- 2:02taking
- 2:02that
- 2:02data
- 2:03which
- 2:03then
- 2:03says
- 2:03if
- 2:04I
- 2:04start
- 2:04from
- 2:04this
- 2:05point
- 2:06and
- 2:06I
- 2:06look
- 2:06at.
- 2:06Okay,
- 2:07well
- 2:07let
- 2:07me
- 2:07model
- 2:07out.
- 2:08What
- 2:08about
- 2:08ship
- 2:08from
- 2:08store?
- 2:09Maybe
- 2:09I
- 2:09want
- 2:09to
- 2:09take
- 2:09my
- 2:10network
- 2:10down
- 2:10from
- 2:10five
- 2:11days
- 2:11to
- 2:11two
- 2:11days
- 2:11or
- 2:12three
- 2:12days
- 2:12or
- 2:12four
- 2:12days.
- 2:13Whatever
- 2:13that
- 2:13would
- 2:13be.
- 2:14We,
- 2:14so
- 2:14we
- 2:14have
- 2:14that
- 2:15starting
- 2:15point
- 2:15and
- 2:15so
- 2:16everything
- 2:16that
- 2:16we
- 2:16do
- 2:16and
- 2:16we
- 2:17model
- 2:17and
- 2:17we
- 2:17could
- 2:17do
- 2:17thousands
- 2:18and
- 2:18thousands
- 2:18of
- 2:18models
- 2:19and
- 2:19iterations
- 2:19on
- 2:20that
- 2:20will
- 2:20know
- 2:21to
- 2:21the
- 2:21penny,
- 2:21well,
- 2:22this
- 2:22is,
- 2:22this
- 2:22is
- 2:23then
- 2:23what
- 2:23the
- 2:23result
- 2:23of
- 2:24that
- 2:24change
- 2:24would
- 2:24be.
- 2:25Therefore,
- 2:25as
- 2:25we're
- 2:26working
- 2:26with
- 2:26these
- 2:26customers,
- 2:27typically
- 2:27over
- 2:28a
- 2:28couple
- 2:28of
- 2:28years,
- 2:28when
- 2:28we're
- 2:29working
- 2:29with
- 2:29a
- 2:29client
- 2:30in
- 2:30about
- 2:30the
- 2:31third
- 2:31year,
- 2:31we
- 2:31can
- 2:32do
- 2:32about
- 2:32120,
- 2:33150
- 2:33strategic
- 2:34deliverables
- 2:35every
- 2:35single
- 2:35year,
- 2:36which
- 2:36is
- 2:36pretty
- 2:36incredible.
- 2:37120
- 2:37to
- 2:38150.
- 2:38That's
- 2:39right.
- 2:39And
- 2:39we
- 2:39work
- 2:39with
- 2:40brands
- 2:40who
- 2:40look
- 2:40on
- 2:40their
- 2:40own,
- 2:41they're
- 2:41doing
- 2:4212,
- 2:4225
- 2:43a
- 2:43year,
- 2:43which
- 2:44is
- 2:44still
- 2:44pretty
- 2:44good.
- 2:45But
- 2:45what
- 2:45ends
- 2:46up
- 2:46happening,
- 2:46it's
- 2:46almost
- 2:46like
- 2:47we're
- 2:47volleying
- 2:47back
- 2:48and
- 2:48forth
- 2:48this
- 2:48information.
- 2:49Right.
- 2:49So
- 2:49we
- 2:50might
- 2:50say,
- 2:50hey,
- 2:51we
- 2:51need
- 2:51help
- 2:51in
- 2:52Canada.
- 2:52Right.
- 2:52There's
- 2:52a
- 2:52lot
- 2:53going
- 2:53on
- 2:53in
- 2:53Canada.
- 2:53And
- 2:54of
- 2:54course,
- 2:54you
- 2:54know,
- 2:54Ascendi
- 2:55is
- 2:55probably
- 2:55somebody
- 2:55they
- 2:55want
- 2:56to
- 2:56look
- 2:56at
- 2:56as
- 2:56well.
- 2:56And
- 2:56so,
- 2:57well,
- 2:57okay,
- 2:57let's
- 2:57model
- 2:57it
- 2:58all
- 2:58out.
- 2:58What's
- 2:58a
- 2:58send
- 2:58you
- 2:59offering?
- 2:59You
- 2:59know,
- 2:59what
- 2:59about
- 3:00the
- 3:00other
- 3:00players?
- 3:00What
- 3:00are
- 3:00they
- 3:01doing
- 3:01so
- 3:01we
- 3:01can
- 3:01model
- 3:02out?
- 3:02Well,
- 3:02here's
- 3:02what
- 3:02you
- 3:02got
- 3:03today.
- 3:03Let's
- 3:03model
- 3:04out
- 3:04all
- 3:04these
- 3:04different
- 3:04ways,
- 3:05right?
- 3:05Yeah.
- 3:05Or
- 3:06even
- 3:06splitting,
- 3:06you
- 3:07know,
- 3:07the
- 3:07country
- 3:08into
- 3:08different
- 3:08regions,
- 3:09whatever.
- 3:09And
- 3:09so
- 3:10we're
- 3:10giving
- 3:10them
- 3:11really
- 3:11good
- 3:11data.
- 3:11It
- 3:12allows
- 3:12them
- 3:12to
- 3:12kind
- 3:13of
- 3:13really
- 3:13transform
- 3:14their
- 3:14business.
- 3:15Ultimately,
- 3:15what
- 3:15we
- 3:16look
- 3:16at
- 3:16is
- 3:16our
- 3:17customers
- 3:17who
- 3:17are
- 3:17using
- 3:17us
- 3:18for
- 3:18psm,
- 3:18they're
- 3:18seeing
- 3:19millions
- 3:19and
- 3:19millions
- 3:20in
- 3:20savings.
- 3:21And
- 3:21so
- 3:21it's
- 3:22just
- 3:22super
- 3:22fun.
- 3:22I
- 3:23mean,
- 3:23it's
- 3:23really
- 3:24fun.
- 3:24To
- 3:25me,
- 3:25what
- 3:25that
- 3:25screams
- 3:26is
- 3:27I
- 3:27see
- 3:28a
- 3:28significant
- 3:28uptick
- 3:29in
- 3:29customer
- 3:29experience
- 3:30as
- 3:30well.
- 3:30Absolutely.
- 3:31I
- 3:31mean,
- 3:31when
- 3:31you
- 3:31talk
- 3:31about,
- 3:32you
- 3:32know,
- 3:32shaving
- 3:33five
- 3:33to
- 3:33two
- 3:33days
- 3:33or
- 3:34ship
- 3:34from
- 3:34store
- 3:34or
- 3:35you
- 3:35look,
- 3:36I
- 3:36just
- 3:36saw
- 3:36a
- 3:36statistic
- 3:37the
- 3:37other
- 3:37day
- 3:37of
- 3:38Home
- 3:38Depot
- 3:38and
- 3:39the
- 3:39ship
- 3:39from
- 3:39store
- 3:39model
- 3:40that
- 3:40they
- 3:41employed.
- 3:41And
- 3:42I
- 3:42mean,
- 3:43I
- 3:43use
- 3:43it
- 3:43all
- 3:43the
- 3:43time,
- 3:44you
- 3:44know,
- 3:44and,
- 3:44and,
- 3:45and
- 3:45it's
- 3:45so
- 3:45great
- 3:46because
- 3:46it
- 3:46gets
- 3:47to
- 3:47me
- 3:47next
- 3:47day,
- 3:48even
- 3:48though
- 3:48there's
- 3:48a
- 3:48Home
- 3:49Depot
- 3:49in
- 3:49town,
- 3:49I'm
- 3:49a
- 3:49busy
- 3:50guy,
- 3:50father
- 3:50of
- 3:51three,
- 3:51husband,
- 3:51all
- 3:52that
- 3:52stuff,
- 3:52you
- 3:52know
- 3:52what
- 3:52I
- 3:52mean?
- 3:52So
- 3:53show
- 3:54off.
- 3:54I.
- 3:55What's
- 3:55that?
- 3:56No,
- 3:57I
- 3:57think,
- 3:58I
- 3:58think
- 3:58it's
- 3:58great,
- 3:59you
- 3:59know,
- 3:59the
- 4:00ship
- 4:00from
- 4:00store
- 4:00model.
- 4:01So
- 4:02what
- 4:02are
- 4:03you
- 4:03able
- 4:03to
- 4:03share
- 4:03maybe
- 4:04a
- 4:04range
- 4:04of
- 4:04kind
- 4:05of
- 4:05the
- 4:05size
- 4:05of
- 4:05companies
- 4:06that
- 4:06you
- 4:06work
- 4:06with
- 4:07typically
- 4:07at
- 4:07Green
- 4:07Mountain.
- 4:08Yeah.
- 4:09So
- 4:09on
- 4:09our
- 4:09parcel
- 4:10spend
- 4:10management,
- 4:11that's
- 4:11like
- 4:11our
- 4:11most
- 4:12premier
- 4:12service.
- 4:13Honestly,
- 4:14the,
- 4:14the
- 4:14shippers
- 4:15there
- 4:15are
- 4:15going
- 4:15to
- 4:15spend
- 4:16from.
- 4:16Let's
- 4:17call
- 4:17it
- 4:17$40
- 4:17million
- 4:18annually
- 4:18on
- 4:19parcel,
- 4:19up
- 4:19to
- 4:19$2
- 4:20billion.
- 4:20So
- 4:21the
- 4:21very,
- 4:21very
- 4:22large
- 4:22shippers,
- 4:23we
- 4:23do
- 4:23still
- 4:23offer
- 4:24advisory
- 4:25services
- 4:25or
- 4:26audit
- 4:26services
- 4:26for
- 4:27shippers
- 4:27that
- 4:27are
- 4:28maybe
- 4:28down
- 4:28to
- 4:28like
- 4:2920
- 4:29million
- 4:29or
- 4:29whatever.
- 4:30But
- 4:31so
- 4:31our,
- 4:31our
- 4:32knowledge
- 4:32of
- 4:33the
- 4:33market
- 4:33is
- 4:33usually
- 4:34though
- 4:34that
- 4:34very
- 4:34large
- 4:35shipper.
- 4:35Right.
- 4:36And
- 4:36most
- 4:36of
- 4:36them
- 4:37would
- 4:37be
- 4:37North
- 4:37American
- 4:38based.
- 4:39They
- 4:39would
- 4:39do
- 4:39exports
- 4:41and
- 4:41that's
- 4:41how
- 4:41we're
- 4:42helping
- 4:42them.
- 4:42Yeah,
- 4:42I
- 4:42imagine
- 4:43one
- 4:44of
- 4:44the
- 4:44biggest
- 4:44ways
- 4:44that
- 4:44it
- 4:44would
- 4:45probably
- 4:45help
- 4:45for
- 4:45customers
- 4:46is
- 4:46just
- 4:46from
- 4:46a
- 4:46contractual
- 4:47standpoint.
- 4:47Like
- 4:48so
- 4:49many
- 4:49times
- 4:49we'll
- 4:49get
- 4:49involved
- 4:50with
- 4:50contracts
- 4:51with
- 4:51vendors
- 4:51and
- 4:52have
- 4:52no
- 4:52way
- 4:52of
- 4:52holding
- 4:52them
- 4:53accountable,
- 4:53no
- 4:53way
- 4:53of
- 4:54really
- 4:54knowing
- 4:55how
- 4:55well
- 4:55they're
- 4:56performing
- 4:56in
- 4:56terms
- 4:56of
- 4:57what
- 4:57they've
- 4:58agreed
- 4:59to
- 4:59do
- 4:59for
- 4:59us.
- 4:59And
- 4:59I
- 4:59think
- 5:00even
- 5:00from
- 5:00our
- 5:01customer
- 5:01standpoint
- 5:01too,
- 5:02that
- 5:02value
- 5:03is,
- 5:04is
- 5:04a
- 5:04really
- 5:05great
- 5:05thing
- 5:05that
- 5:06we
- 5:06look
- 5:06for.
- 5:07Even
- 5:07we
- 5:08would
- 5:08love
- 5:08to
- 5:08be
- 5:08able
- 5:09to
- 5:09look
- 5:09at
- 5:09our
- 5:09vendors
- 5:10that
- 5:10way.
- 5:10A
- 5:10little
- 5:10more
- 5:12magnifying
- 5:12glass
- 5:13for
- 5:13health.
- 5:14So
- 5:14I
- 5:14imagine
- 5:15that
- 5:15in
- 5:15terms
- 5:16of
- 5:16customers
- 5:16who
- 5:16are
- 5:17large
- 5:17bulk
- 5:18e
- 5:18commerce
- 5:19sellers
- 5:19that
- 5:20having
- 5:20that
- 5:20kind
- 5:20of
- 5:21oversight
- 5:21over
- 5:21your
- 5:21vendor
- 5:22network
- 5:22must
- 5:22do
- 5:23to
- 5:23their
- 5:23advantage
- 5:24of
- 5:24something
- 5:24they
- 5:24can
- 5:24really
- 5:25make
- 5:25use
- 5:25of.
- 5:26I
- 5:26think
- 5:26it's
- 5:26great.
- 5:27And
- 5:27I
- 5:27think
- 5:28as
- 5:29we
- 5:29look
- 5:29through
- 5:30our
- 5:30networks,
- 5:32the
- 5:32question
- 5:32that
- 5:32I
- 5:32would
- 5:33have
- 5:33for
- 5:33you
- 5:33is
- 5:33kind
- 5:34of
- 5:34what
- 5:34are
- 5:34the
- 5:35top,
- 5:35I
- 5:35don't
- 5:36know,
- 5:36three
- 5:37tripping
- 5:38points
- 5:38right
- 5:38now?
- 5:38Right.
- 5:38So
- 5:39what
- 5:39are
- 5:40vendors
- 5:40or
- 5:40logistics
- 5:41companies
- 5:41tripping?
- 5:42What
- 5:43are
- 5:43they
- 5:43having
- 5:43trouble?
- 5:43It's
- 5:44a
- 5:44good
- 5:44question.
- 5:44Yeah,
- 5:45that
- 5:45is
- 5:45a
- 5:45really
- 5:45good
- 5:45question.
- 5:46And
- 5:46it
- 5:47is
- 5:47actually
- 5:47it's
- 5:47going
- 5:48to
- 5:48vary
- 5:48a
- 5:48lot
- 5:49right
- 5:49from
- 5:49the
- 5:50if
- 5:50you're
- 5:50a
- 5:51shipper
- 5:52and
- 5:53again
- 5:54if
- 5:54you're
- 5:54doing
- 5:54like
- 5:54a
- 5:54ship
- 5:55from
- 5:55store.
- 5:55We
- 5:55just
- 5:55talked
- 5:55about
- 5:56that.
- 5:56Well,
- 5:56not
- 5:56everybody
- 5:56knows
- 5:56that.
- 5:57Right.
- 5:57And
- 5:57everybody's
- 5:57a
- 5:57retailer
- 5:58and
- 5:58some
- 5:58of
- 5:58our
- 5:58brands
- 5:59are
- 5:59manufacturers
- 5:59as
- 6:00well.
- 6:00So
- 6:00there's
- 6:00going
- 6:01to
- 6:01be
- 6:01a
- 6:01lot
- 6:01of
- 6:01different
- 6:01points.
- 6:02But
- 6:02I
- 6:02would
- 6:03tell
- 6:03you
- 6:03this
- 6:03like
- 6:03from
- 6:04an
- 6:04E
- 6:04commerce
- 6:04standpoint
- 6:05sort
- 6:06of
- 6:06that
- 6:06the
- 6:06number
- 6:06one
- 6:07what
- 6:07we're
- 6:07hearing,
- 6:07it's
- 6:07not
- 6:08necessarily
- 6:08the
- 6:08speed,
- 6:09but
- 6:09are
- 6:09you
- 6:09accurate?
- 6:10Hey,
- 6:11I
- 6:11ordered
- 6:11it.
- 6:12It
- 6:12says
- 6:12five
- 6:12days.
- 6:13Is
- 6:13it
- 6:13delivering
- 6:14in
- 6:14five
- 6:14days?
- 6:14Yes
- 6:15or
- 6:15no?
- 6:15And
- 6:16so
- 6:16to,
- 6:16to
- 6:16your
- 6:17point,
- 6:17what
- 6:17we're
- 6:17also
- 6:17trying
- 6:18to
- 6:18do
- 6:18is
- 6:18work
- 6:18with
- 6:18our
- 6:19shippers
- 6:19and
- 6:20the
- 6:20carriers
- 6:21together
- 6:21to
- 6:21say
- 6:22look,
- 6:22this
- 6:22is
- 6:22what
- 6:22we're
- 6:22finding,
- 6:23right.
- 6:23You've
- 6:24published
- 6:24this
- 6:24as
- 6:24a
- 6:25five
- 6:25day
- 6:25point.
- 6:26We're
- 6:26seeing
- 6:26it's
- 6:27going
- 6:27in
- 6:27six
- 6:27days
- 6:28now.
- 6:28Your
- 6:28competitor
- 6:29is
- 6:29doing
- 6:29it
- 6:29in
- 6:29whatever
- 6:30days.
- 6:30You
- 6:30know,
- 6:30are
- 6:30there
- 6:31different
- 6:31things
- 6:31that
- 6:31we
- 6:31can
- 6:31also
- 6:32work
- 6:32on?
- 6:32And
- 6:32I
- 6:32think
- 6:33the
- 6:33shippers
- 6:33as
- 6:33well
- 6:34have
- 6:34to
- 6:34also
- 6:35look
- 6:35at
- 6:35what
- 6:36are
- 6:36they
- 6:36doing
- 6:36with
- 6:36their
- 6:36packaging
- 6:37and
- 6:38are
- 6:38they
- 6:39creating
- 6:39these,
- 6:39you
- 6:39know,
- 6:40boxes
- 6:40that
- 6:40have
- 6:41twice
- 6:41that,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:41it's
- 6:42double
- 6:42the
- 6:42airspace
- 6:43that
- 6:43it
- 6:43should
- 6:43be
- 6:43and
- 6:43things
- 6:44like
- 6:44that.
- 6:44And
- 6:44then
- 6:44the
- 6:44carriers,
- 6:45I,
- 6:45hey,
- 6:45this,
- 6:45this
- 6:46is
- 6:46really
- 6:46too
- 6:46much.
- 6:46It's
- 6:47got
- 6:47to
- 6:47go
- 6:47on
- 6:47my
- 6:47secondary
- 6:48or
- 6:48manual
- 6:48sort
- 6:49or
- 6:49whatever.
- 6:49And
- 6:50that's
- 6:50causing
- 6:50problems.
- 6:50Right.
- 6:51So
- 6:51we're.
- 6:51We're
- 6:51trying
- 6:52almost
- 6:52to
- 6:52triangulate.
- 6:53We
- 6:53want
- 6:53our
- 6:54shippers
- 6:54to
- 6:54have
- 6:55really
- 6:55good
- 6:55experiences
- 6:56with
- 6:57and
- 6:57partnerships
- 6:57with
- 6:58their
- 6:58carriers.
- 6:59I
- 6:59don't
- 6:59think
- 7:00it
- 7:00makes
- 7:00any
- 7:00sense.
- 7:00Like,
- 7:00hey,
- 7:01I'm
- 7:01going
- 7:01to
- 7:01bid
- 7:01out
- 7:01every
- 7:02day,
- 7:02every
- 7:02month.
- 7:03That
- 7:03doesn't
- 7:03make
- 7:03any
- 7:04sense.
- 7:04Right.
- 7:04And
- 7:04so
- 7:05our
- 7:05shippers
- 7:06who
- 7:06are
- 7:06working
- 7:06with
- 7:06Ascendia,
- 7:07we
- 7:07want
- 7:08them
- 7:08to
- 7:08develop
- 7:08this
- 7:09partnership.
- 7:09Where
- 7:09are
- 7:10you
- 7:10better?
- 7:11What
- 7:11makes
- 7:11you
- 7:11better?
- 7:12And
- 7:12then
- 7:13what
- 7:13we
- 7:13also
- 7:13hear
- 7:13from
- 7:14a
- 7:14lot
- 7:14of
- 7:14our
- 7:15shippers
- 7:15is,
- 7:15look,
- 7:16if
- 7:16we've
- 7:16awarded
- 7:17you
- 7:17business,
- 7:17well,
- 7:18don't
- 7:18you
- 7:18appreciate
- 7:18that?
- 7:19I'm
- 7:19not
- 7:19taking
- 7:19it
- 7:20out
- 7:20to
- 7:20bid
- 7:20because
- 7:20you're
- 7:21delivering
- 7:21what
- 7:21you've
- 7:21promised.
- 7:22And
- 7:22Green
- 7:23Mountain,
- 7:23by
- 7:23the
- 7:23way,
- 7:23is
- 7:23validating
- 7:24it.
- 7:24So
- 7:24this
- 7:25is
- 7:25working
- 7:25well
- 7:25for
- 7:25us.
- 7:26So
- 7:26why
- 7:26should
- 7:26we
- 7:26have
- 7:27somebody
- 7:27else
- 7:27just
- 7:27try
- 7:28and
- 7:28come
- 7:28in?
- 7:28Right.
- 7:29And
- 7:29so
- 7:29I
- 7:30think
- 7:30it
- 7:30does.
- 7:30It
- 7:31promotes
- 7:31a
- 7:31very
- 7:31healthy
- 7:32dynamic.
- 7:33Obviously,
- 7:33we're
- 7:33trying
- 7:34to
- 7:34get
- 7:34the
- 7:34best
- 7:35deal,
- 7:35if
- 7:35you
- 7:35will,
- 7:36for
- 7:36our
- 7:36shippers,
- 7:37but
- 7:37it's
- 7:37also
- 7:37this
- 7:38cost
- 7:39service.
- 7:39And
- 7:39then
- 7:40what
- 7:40is
- 7:40the
- 7:40value
- 7:40as
- 7:41well,
- 7:41of
- 7:41having
- 7:41that
- 7:41partnership?
- 7:42Somebody
- 7:42who
- 7:42also
- 7:43knows
- 7:43or
- 7:43if
- 7:44you're
- 7:45looking
- 7:45at.
- 7:45Well,
- 7:45we
- 7:45know
- 7:46because
- 7:46of
- 7:46all
- 7:46these
- 7:46shippers.
- 7:47I'll
- 7:47just
- 7:47say
- 7:47again,
- 7:48for
- 7:48Canada,
- 7:49you
- 7:49know,
- 7:49there's.
- 7:49There's
- 7:49issues
- 7:50that
- 7:50have
- 7:50been
- 7:50going
- 7:50on
- 7:50with
- 7:50Canada
- 7:51Post
- 7:51for
- 7:51a
- 7:51while,
- 7:51and
- 7:52I'm
- 7:52sure
- 7:52you
- 7:52guys,
- 7:53your,
- 7:53Your
- 7:53phones
- 7:53were
- 7:53probably.
- 7:54And
- 7:54you're
- 7:55getting
- 7:55lit
- 7:55up.
- 7:55Well,
- 7:56and
- 7:56you're
- 7:56probably
- 7:56rethinking,
- 7:57too.
- 7:57Gave
- 7:57me
- 7:58ptsd,
- 7:58actually.
- 8:00I
- 8:00almost
- 8:00blacked
- 8:01out.
- 8:01No,
- 8:01I'm
- 8:01just.
- 8:02I'm
- 8:02kidding,
- 8:02I'm
- 8:03kidding.
- 8:03No,
- 8:03Q4
- 8:03was
- 8:04rough,
- 8:04though,
- 8:04so.
- 8:05Yeah,
- 8:05but.
- 8:06But
- 8:06I'm
- 8:06sure
- 8:06what
- 8:06that
- 8:07causes
- 8:07your
- 8:07team
- 8:08to
- 8:08look
- 8:08at
- 8:08is
- 8:08how
- 8:09do
- 8:09we
- 8:09spawn,
- 8:10respond
- 8:10better
- 8:11if
- 8:11there
- 8:11should
- 8:11be
- 8:11disruptions
- 8:12from
- 8:12other
- 8:13service
- 8:13providers
- 8:14that
- 8:14are
- 8:14now
- 8:14causing
- 8:14this
- 8:15influx
- 8:15right
- 8:15into
- 8:16your
- 8:16network.
- 8:17So
- 8:17how
- 8:17do
- 8:17you
- 8:17strengthen
- 8:17that?
- 8:18But
- 8:18you've
- 8:18probably
- 8:19come
- 8:19out
- 8:19of
- 8:19it
- 8:19quite
- 8:20stronger.
- 8:21Right?
- 8:21And
- 8:21now
- 8:21you
- 8:21can
- 8:22say
- 8:22to
- 8:22your
- 8:22existing
- 8:22customers,
- 8:23look,
- 8:23this
- 8:23is
- 8:23why
- 8:24we're
- 8:24really
- 8:24good.
- 8:25So
- 8:25I
- 8:26think,
- 8:26you
- 8:26know,
- 8:26we're.
- 8:26We're
- 8:27always
- 8:27trying
- 8:27to
- 8:27work
- 8:27with
- 8:27that
- 8:28so
- 8:28that,
- 8:28you
- 8:28know,
- 8:28when
- 8:28you
- 8:29say,
- 8:29what
- 8:29are
- 8:29these
- 8:29top
- 8:29issues?
- 8:30Again,
- 8:30it's.
- 8:31I
- 8:31think
- 8:31it's
- 8:31really
- 8:32comes
- 8:32down
- 8:32to
- 8:32that.
- 8:32Are
- 8:33you
- 8:33hitting
- 8:33the
- 8:33performance
- 8:34you
- 8:34said?
- 8:35And
- 8:35obviously
- 8:36cost
- 8:36is
- 8:36always
- 8:37part
- 8:37of
- 8:37the
- 8:37equation,
- 8:37but
- 8:38again,
- 8:38that's
- 8:38why
- 8:38I
- 8:38mentioned
- 8:39on
- 8:39the.
- 8:39Well,
- 8:39what
- 8:40are
- 8:40you
- 8:40doing
- 8:40in
- 8:40the
- 8:40box
- 8:40size?
- 8:41Because
- 8:41if
- 8:42everybody
- 8:42has
- 8:43dimensional
- 8:43weight
- 8:44in
- 8:44place
- 8:45and
- 8:45you
- 8:45know
- 8:45you're
- 8:46getting
- 8:46hit
- 8:46with
- 8:46certain
- 8:47fees
- 8:47as
- 8:47a
- 8:47shipper,
- 8:48what
- 8:48can
- 8:49you
- 8:49do,
- 8:49though,
- 8:49to
- 8:49actually
- 8:49mitigate
- 8:50that?
- 8:50Also,
- 8:51doesn't
- 8:51that
- 8:51help
- 8:52your
- 8:52carrier?
- 8:53If
- 8:53your
- 8:53carrier
- 8:54is
- 8:54saying,
- 8:55well,
- 8:55you
- 8:55know,
- 8:55I
- 8:55could
- 8:56only
- 8:56get
- 8:565,000
- 8:57pieces
- 8:57per
- 8:58truckload
- 8:58because
- 8:59your
- 8:59box
- 8:59is,
- 8:59you
- 9:00know,
- 9:00a
- 9:00little
- 9:00bit
- 9:00bigger
- 9:00than
- 9:00we
- 9:01expected.
- 9:01And
- 9:01then
- 9:01you
- 9:02start
- 9:02to
- 9:02make
- 9:02a
- 9:02change
- 9:02like,
- 9:03oh
- 9:03my
- 9:03gosh,
- 9:03I
- 9:03can
- 9:03get
- 9:036,000
- 9:04pieces.
- 9:04Especially
- 9:04as
- 9:05a
- 9:05consolidator
- 9:05like
- 9:06us.
- 9:06Absolutely.
- 9:07The
- 9:07more
- 9:07space,
- 9:07the
- 9:07more
- 9:08we
- 9:08can
- 9:08fit,
- 9:08the
- 9:08better
- 9:08things
- 9:08are
- 9:09packed.
- 9:09More
- 9:09big
- 9:09time,
- 9:10more
- 9:10homogenous.
- 9:10They
- 9:10are.
- 9:11Yeah.
- 9:11It
- 9:11makes
- 9:11a
- 9:11big
- 9:12difference
- 9:12in
- 9:12terms
- 9:12of,
- 9:13of
- 9:13what
- 9:13we're
- 9:13able
- 9:13to
- 9:13offer.
- 9:14That
- 9:15middle
- 9:15mile,
- 9:15too.
- 9:15Especially
- 9:16if
- 9:16you're
- 9:16trying
- 9:16to
- 9:16cube
- 9:16out
- 9:16a
- 9:16trailer.
- 9:17Middle
- 9:18mile
- 9:18is
- 9:18going
- 9:18to
- 9:18be
- 9:18so
- 9:18much
- 9:19more
- 9:19optimized
- 9:20than,
- 9:20than,
- 9:21you
- 9:21know,
- 9:21if
- 9:21not
- 9:21right.
- 9:22So
- 9:22never
- 9:23mind
- 9:23these
- 9:23regulations
- 9:23that
- 9:24we're
- 9:24starting
- 9:24to
- 9:24see
- 9:24coming
- 9:25out
- 9:25of
- 9:25Europe,
- 9:25specifically,
- 9:26like
- 9:26Germany,
- 9:26right,
- 9:26where
- 9:27they're.
- 9:27Now
- 9:27you're
- 9:27responsible
- 9:28for
- 9:28all
- 9:29the
- 9:30packaging
- 9:30and
- 9:30things
- 9:30that
- 9:30you're
- 9:31sending
- 9:31into
- 9:31the
- 9:31country.
- 9:31You
- 9:32have
- 9:32to
- 9:32declare
- 9:33what
- 9:33it
- 9:33is
- 9:33you're
- 9:33sending
- 9:33at
- 9:34the
- 9:34pound
- 9:34level
- 9:34and
- 9:35all
- 9:35that.
- 9:35And
- 9:35there's
- 9:36things
- 9:36that
- 9:36we
- 9:36can
- 9:36do
- 9:36to
- 9:36mitigate
- 9:37that,
- 9:37to
- 9:37mitigate
- 9:37the
- 9:37tax
- 9:38that
- 9:38goes
- 9:38along
- 9:38with
- 9:39that.
- 9:39That's
- 9:39a
- 9:40new
- 9:40business
- 9:40expense
- 9:41that,
- 9:41you
- 9:41know,
- 9:41people
- 9:42didn't
- 9:42always
- 9:42have.
- 9:43It's,
- 9:43it's
- 9:44great
- 9:44to
- 9:44keep
- 9:44an
- 9:44eye
- 9:44on
- 9:45it,
- 9:45otherwise
- 9:45it
- 9:45gets
- 9:45out
- 9:45of
- 9:46hand
- 9:46fast.
- 9:46Look,
- 9:47it's
- 9:47just
- 9:47better
- 9:47for
- 9:47the
- 9:47environment
- 9:48as
- 9:48well.
- 9:48And
- 9:48I
- 9:49think,
- 9:49you
- 9:49know,
- 9:49the
- 9:49packaging
- 9:50companies,
- 9:50they
- 9:50don't,
- 9:51they
- 9:51don't
- 9:51want
- 9:51a
- 9:51whole
- 9:51bunch
- 9:52of
- 9:52waste
- 9:52either.
- 9:52I
- 9:53mean,
- 9:53so
- 9:53it
- 9:53should
- 9:53be
- 9:54better
- 9:54for
- 9:54everybody.
- 9:55Better
- 9:55rates,
- 9:55better
- 9:56service,
- 9:56probably
- 9:56if
- 9:57you're
- 9:57packaging
- 9:57it
- 9:58properly,
- 9:58less
- 9:59damage.
- 9:59You
- 10:00know,
- 10:00how
- 10:00many
- 10:00times
- 10:00you
- 10:01receive
- 10:01something,
- 10:02it's
- 10:02in
- 10:02a
- 10:02box
- 10:02that's,
- 10:03you
- 10:03know,
- 10:03too
- 10:03big
- 10:03and
- 10:03it's
- 10:04like
- 10:04this
- 10:04and
- 10:04the
- 10:04item
- 10:05is
- 10:05moving
- 10:05around.
- 10:05They
- 10:05didn't
- 10:06put
- 10:06the
- 10:06proper
- 10:06tonnage
- 10:07or
- 10:07whatever.
- 10:07So,
- 10:07like,
- 10:07there's
- 10:08all
- 10:08these
- 10:08wins
- 10:09that
- 10:09we
- 10:09can
- 10:09work
- 10:09together.
- 10:10And
- 10:10again,
- 10:10we're
- 10:10not
- 10:10trying
- 10:11to
- 10:11fight
- 10:11with
- 10:11any
- 10:11of
- 10:11the
- 10:11carriers
- 10:12or,
- 10:12you
- 10:12know,
- 10:13it's.
- 10:13We
- 10:13want
- 10:13the
- 10:13shippers
- 10:14to
- 10:14understand,
- 10:15let's
- 10:15make
- 10:15this
- 10:15a
- 10:15true
- 10:15partnership,
- 10:16right?
- 10:17And
- 10:17the
- 10:17consumer,
- 10:17right,
- 10:18they're
- 10:18going
- 10:18to
- 10:19benefit
- 10:19the
- 10:19most
- 10:19and
- 10:19then
- 10:20the
- 10:20shipper,
- 10:20because
- 10:20that
- 10:20gives
- 10:21them
- 10:22the
- 10:22ability
- 10:22to
- 10:23deliver
- 10:23at
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