Latest / Outside the Box with Asendia USA: The International e-Commerce Podcast / 28: Shipping Beyond the Mainland: Logistics Insights with Chas Gorham
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- 0:00So
- 0:00we
- 0:00provide
- 0:00shipping
- 0:01to
- 0:01Alaska,
- 0:02Hawaii,
- 0:03Puerto
- 0:03Rico,
- 0:03APFO
- 0:05and
- 0:05US
- 0:05territories.
- 0:06So
- 0:07we
- 0:07sort
- 0:07freight
- 0:08here
- 0:08at
- 0:08our
- 0:08sort
- 0:08centers
- 0:09in
- 0:09the
- 0:09us
- 0:10we
- 0:10fly
- 0:10them
- 0:10every
- 0:11day
- 0:11to
- 0:11our
- 0:11locations
- 0:12in
- 0:12Alaska,
- 0:12Hawaii,
- 0:13Puert
- 0:13Rico
- 0:13and
- 0:14then
- 0:14get
- 0:14them
- 0:14delivered
- 0:14with
- 0:15our
- 0:15partnership
- 0:15through
- 0:15the
- 0:16post
- 0:16office.
- 0:16Step
- 0:16into
- 0:17the
- 0:17future
- 0:17with
- 0:17shipping
- 0:18Smart.
- 0:18Outside
- 0:19the
- 0:19box
- 0:19is
- 0:20where
- 0:20the
- 0:20journey
- 0:20starts.
- 0:21From
- 0:21borders
- 0:21to
- 0:21buyers,
- 0:22we
- 0:22break
- 0:22it
- 0:22down
- 0:22fast.
- 0:23Nick
- 0:23and
- 0:23Jason
- 0:24deliver
- 0:24knowledge
- 0:24that
- 0:25lasts.
- 0:25Insight,
- 0:26innovation.
- 0:26Wherever
- 0:27your
- 0:27brand
- 0:27goes,
- 0:28we'll
- 0:28guide
- 0:28your
- 0:29growth
- 0:29so
- 0:29your
- 0:29global
- 0:29reach
- 0:30flows.
- 0:30Tune
- 0:31in,
- 0:31lean
- 0:31in
- 0:31unless
- 0:32unlocked
- 0:32away.
- 0:33aAGoutsidethebox
- 0:34withAsen
- 0:16diaUSA
- 0:35Welcome
- 0:36back
- 0:36to
- 0:36Outside
- 0:37the
- 0:37Box
- 0:37with
- 0:37Asendia
- 0:38USA
- 0:38podcast.
- 0:39I
- 0:39am
- 0:39Nick
- 0:39Agnetti,
- 0:40one
- 0:40of
- 0:40your
- 0:40co
- 0:40hosts
- 0:41with
- 0:41my
- 0:41other
- 0:41co
- 0:41hosts
- 0:41Jason
- 0:42Rowland.
- 0:42Hey
- 0:42everybody,
- 0:43welcome
- 0:43back.
- 0:43We
- 0:44have
- 0:44a
- 0:44very
- 0:44special
- 0:44guest
- 0:45today,
- 0:45back
- 0:45for
- 0:46a
- 0:46second
- 0:46time
- 0:46on
- 0:47the
- 0:47world
- 0:47famous
- 0:48podcast,
- 0:48Chas
- 0:48Gorham,
- 0:49vice
- 0:49president
- 0:49of
- 0:49sales
- 0:50from
- 0:50International
- 0:50Bridge.
- 0:51Thanks
- 0:51Chas.
- 0:51No
- 0:52problem.
- 0:52How
- 0:52you
- 0:52guys
- 0:52doing?
- 0:53Doing
- 0:53great,
- 0:53thank
- 0:53you.
- 0:54Great.
- 0:55Yeah.
- 0:55Doing
- 0:55great.
- 0:55All
- 0:56right,
- 0:56so
- 0:56we're
- 0:56here
- 0:56today.
- 0:57The
- 0:57topic
- 0:57today
- 0:57is
- 0:57non
- 0:58continental
- 0:58US
- 0:58Logistics.
- 0:59Talking
- 1:00about
- 1:00market
- 1:00and
- 1:01customer
- 1:01expectations.
- 1:02So
- 1:03International
- 1:04Bridge
- 1:04is
- 1:04a
- 1:04partner
- 1:05of
- 1:05Asendia's
- 1:06and
- 1:07we
- 1:07utilize
- 1:08our
- 1:08services.
- 1:09Thankfully
- 1:09they
- 1:09have
- 1:10their
- 1:10services
- 1:10and
- 1:10we're
- 1:11excited
- 1:11to
- 1:11bring
- 1:11that
- 1:11to
- 1:11you
- 1:12today
- 1:12just
- 1:12to
- 1:12give
- 1:12you
- 1:13some
- 1:13options
- 1:14and
- 1:14to
- 1:14really
- 1:15kind
- 1:15of
- 1:15open
- 1:15up
- 1:15maybe
- 1:16some
- 1:16of
- 1:16your
- 1:16mind
- 1:16space
- 1:16when
- 1:17it
- 1:17comes
- 1:17to
- 1:17what
- 1:17do
- 1:17you
- 1:17do
- 1:17with
- 1:18some
- 1:18of
- 1:18those
- 1:18non
- 1:19con
- 1:19areas.
- 1:20So.
- 1:20All
- 1:20right,
- 1:20Chas,
- 1:21so
- 1:22if
- 1:22you
- 1:22could
- 1:22just
- 1:23take
- 1:23a
- 1:23second,
- 1:23introduce
- 1:23yourself,
- 1:24maybe
- 1:24provide
- 1:24a
- 1:25overview
- 1:25on
- 1:25International
- 1:26Bridge
- 1:26and
- 1:27just
- 1:27how
- 1:27you
- 1:28guys
- 1:28help
- 1:28shippers
- 1:28brands.
- 1:29Love
- 1:29it.
- 1:30Absolutely.
- 1:31So
- 1:31yeah,
- 1:31International
- 1:32Bridge,
- 1:33we're
- 1:34a
- 1:34regional
- 1:34carrier,
- 1:34but
- 1:36we
- 1:36say
- 1:36we
- 1:36don't
- 1:36compete
- 1:37with
- 1:37regional
- 1:37carriers
- 1:37because
- 1:38we
- 1:38go
- 1:38to
- 1:39areas
- 1:39where
- 1:40no
- 1:40one
- 1:40else
- 1:40goes
- 1:40to.
- 1:41Okay.
- 1:41So
- 1:41we
- 1:42provide
- 1:42shipping
- 1:43to
- 1:43Alaska,
- 1:44Hawaii,
- 1:44Puerto
- 1:45Rico,
- 1:45APFCO
- 1:46and
- 1:47US
- 1:47territories.
- 1:48So
- 1:48we
- 1:48sort
- 1:49freight
- 1:49here
- 1:50at
- 1:50our
- 1:50sort
- 1:50centers
- 1:50in
- 1:50the
- 1:51US
- 1:51we
- 1:52fly
- 1:52them
- 1:52every
- 1:52day
- 1:53to
- 1:53our
- 1:53locations
- 1:53in
- 1:54Alaska,
- 1:54Hawaii,
- 1:54Puert
- 1:55Rico
- 1:55and
- 1:55then
- 1:55get
- 1:56them
- 1:56delivered
- 1:56with
- 1:56our
- 1:56partnership
- 1:57through
- 1:57the
- 1:57post
- 1:57office.
- 1:58Okay,
- 1:59excellent.
- 2:00Yeah.
- 2:01So
- 2:01today
- 2:02a
- 2:02topic
- 2:03of
- 2:03non
- 2:03continental.
- 2:04Right?
- 2:04What
- 2:05for
- 2:05our
- 2:05listeners,
- 2:06people
- 2:06may
- 2:06have
- 2:06heard
- 2:06that
- 2:07term
- 2:07before.
- 2:07What
- 2:07are
- 2:08we
- 2:08talking
- 2:08about?
- 2:09Well
- 2:09really
- 2:09it's
- 2:09offshore.
- 2:10Right.
- 2:10So
- 2:10you
- 2:11have
- 2:11the
- 2:11lower
- 2:1148
- 2:11states
- 2:12and
- 2:12then
- 2:12everything
- 2:13else
- 2:14we
- 2:14call
- 2:14non
- 2:14continental.
- 2:15So
- 2:15you're
- 2:16Alaska,
- 2:16your
- 2:16Hawaii,
- 2:17Puerto
- 2:17rico
- 2:18and
- 2:18the
- 2:18U.S.
- 2:18territories.
- 2:19Right.
- 2:19Because
- 2:20you
- 2:20know,
- 2:21we
- 2:21could
- 2:22go
- 2:22to
- 2:22any
- 2:22zip
- 2:22code
- 2:23that
- 2:23the
- 2:23postal
- 2:23service
- 2:24goes
- 2:24to.
- 2:25Okay,
- 2:25that's
- 2:26a
- 2:26good
- 2:26point.
- 2:26So,
- 2:26so
- 2:27like
- 2:27Guam
- 2:28or
- 2:29you
- 2:29guys
- 2:29do
- 2:29and
- 2:30you
- 2:30do
- 2:30APO
- 2:30fpo.
- 2:31APO
- 2:31fpl.
- 2:31Okay,
- 2:32interesting.
- 2:33So
- 2:33let's
- 2:33talk
- 2:33a
- 2:34little
- 2:34bit
- 2:34about
- 2:34some
- 2:34common
- 2:34maybe
- 2:35misconceptions
- 2:35about
- 2:36maybe
- 2:37shipping
- 2:37direct
- 2:37to
- 2:37consumer
- 2:38parcels
- 2:38to
- 2:39some
- 2:39of
- 2:39those
- 2:39major
- 2:39markets
- 2:40such
- 2:40as
- 2:40Puerto
- 2:40Rico,
- 2:41Alaska
- 2:41and
- 2:41Hawaii.
- 2:42Right.
- 2:42So
- 2:43I
- 2:43think
- 2:43a
- 2:43misconception
- 2:44was
- 2:44that
- 2:45there's
- 2:45not
- 2:46a
- 2:46lot
- 2:46of
- 2:46options.
- 2:47Right.
- 2:47Which
- 2:48everyone
- 2:48just
- 2:48thinks
- 2:48about.
- 2:49UPS,
- 2:50FedEx,
- 2:50Postal
- 2:51Service
- 2:51for
- 2:51sure.
- 2:52But
- 2:53they
- 2:53don't
- 2:53realize
- 2:53there's
- 2:54other
- 2:54services
- 2:55out
- 2:55there
- 2:55like
- 2:56IB
- 2:57and
- 2:57what
- 2:57we
- 2:57really
- 2:58say
- 2:58we're
- 2:58offering
- 2:59an
- 3:00air
- 3:00service
- 3:00at
- 3:00ground
- 3:01rates
- 3:02because
- 3:03when
- 3:03they
- 3:03think
- 3:04about
- 3:04shipping
- 3:04to
- 3:05Alaska,
- 3:05Hawaii,
- 3:05Puerto
- 3:06Rico,
- 3:07they
- 3:07either
- 3:07say
- 3:07oh
- 3:08it's
- 3:08too
- 3:08slow
- 3:08or
- 3:08too
- 3:09expensive,
- 3:09which
- 3:09is
- 3:10the
- 3:10case.
- 3:11But
- 3:11then
- 3:11we
- 3:11come
- 3:11in,
- 3:12it's
- 3:12the
- 3:12best
- 3:12of
- 3:12both
- 3:12worlds.
- 3:13We've
- 3:13been
- 3:13doing
- 3:14this
- 3:1420
- 3:14years.
- 3:15We
- 3:15have
- 3:15the
- 3:15relationship,
- 3:16we
- 3:16have
- 3:16the
- 3:16density,
- 3:16we
- 3:16have
- 3:17the
- 3:17shipments
- 3:17and
- 3:18the
- 3:18customers.
- 3:19So
- 3:19when
- 3:19we
- 3:19sit
- 3:20in
- 3:20front
- 3:20of
- 3:20a
- 3:20customer
- 3:20say
- 3:21hey,
- 3:21this
- 3:21is
- 3:21another
- 3:22option
- 3:22that
- 3:22actually
- 3:23will
- 3:23not
- 3:24just
- 3:24save
- 3:24you
- 3:24money
- 3:25but
- 3:25save
- 3:25your
- 3:25transit
- 3:26time
- 3:26as
- 3:26well.
- 3:27So
- 3:27on
- 3:28that
- 3:28a
- 3:28little
- 3:28bit
- 3:29about
- 3:29the
- 3:29differences
- 3:29between
- 3:30what
- 3:30you're
- 3:30offering
- 3:31and
- 3:31what
- 3:31the
- 3:31typical
- 3:32courier
- 3:33delivery
- 3:33options
- 3:34would
- 3:34be
- 3:34for
- 3:34those
- 3:34kinds
- 3:35of
- 3:35markets,
- 3:35what
- 3:36specifically
- 3:37about
- 3:37International
- 3:37Bridge
- 3:38is
- 3:38different
- 3:38than
- 3:38this?
- 3:39Yeah,
- 3:39I
- 3:39think
- 3:40because
- 3:41like
- 3:41I
- 3:41said,
- 3:41we've
- 3:41been
- 3:41doing
- 3:42this
- 3:4220
- 3:42years
- 3:43and
- 3:43we
- 3:43do
- 3:43have
- 3:43the
- 3:44relationships
- 3:44with
- 3:44the
- 3:44airlines.
- 3:45Right.
- 3:45So
- 3:45we
- 3:46get
- 3:46really
- 3:46good
- 3:46deals
- 3:47to
- 3:47fly
- 3:47since
- 3:47we're
- 3:47flying
- 3:48every
- 3:48day.
- 3:49And
- 3:49then
- 3:49we
- 3:49have
- 3:50boots
- 3:50on
- 3:50the
- 3:50ground
- 3:50in
- 3:51Alaska,
- 3:51Hawaii,
- 3:51Puert
- 3:51Rico
- 3:52there
- 3:52are
- 3:52employees,
- 3:52our
- 3:53buildings
- 3:53so
- 3:53we
- 3:54can
- 3:54control
- 3:55from,
- 3:55you
- 3:55know,
- 3:56pickup
- 3:56through
- 3:57getting
- 3:57it
- 3:57to
- 3:57postal
- 3:57for
- 3:57the
- 3:58final
- 3:58mile
- 3:58delivery.
- 3:58And
- 3:58that's
- 3:59what
- 3:59they're
- 3:59really
- 3:59good
- 3:59at.
- 3:59Right.
- 4:00Postal,
- 4:01you
- 4:01get
- 4:01it
- 4:01to
- 4:01their,
- 4:01their
- 4:02local
- 4:02post
- 4:03office
- 4:03that
- 4:03gets
- 4:03delivered
- 4:04same
- 4:04day,
- 4:04next
- 4:05day.
- 4:05Right.
- 4:05They,
- 4:05they
- 4:05do
- 4:05a
- 4:06great
- 4:06job.
- 4:07Six
- 4:07days
- 4:07a
- 4:07week,
- 4:07every
- 4:08day
- 4:08they're
- 4:08out
- 4:08on
- 4:09those
- 4:09routes.
- 4:09That's
- 4:10great.
- 4:10Being
- 4:10able
- 4:10to
- 4:10leverage
- 4:11those
- 4:11kinds
- 4:11of
- 4:11pulses
- 4:12final
- 4:12aisle
- 4:12is,
- 4:12is
- 4:13a
- 4:13huge
- 4:13plus.
- 4:14All
- 4:15right,
- 4:15I'm
- 4:15going
- 4:15to
- 4:15go
- 4:15a
- 4:15little
- 4:16off
- 4:16script
- 4:16here.
- 4:16Sure.
- 4:17I
- 4:17realize.
- 4:17So,
- 4:18so
- 4:18let's
- 4:19talk
- 4:19a
- 4:19little
- 4:19bit
- 4:19about.
- 4:20If
- 4:20we
- 4:20look
- 4:20at
- 4:21Puerto
- 4:21Rico,
- 4:21Hawaii
- 4:22and
- 4:22Alaska,
- 4:23what's
- 4:23the
- 4:23biggest
- 4:24volume
- 4:24wise?
- 4:25So
- 4:26biggest
- 4:26volume
- 4:27wise
- 4:27would
- 4:27be
- 4:27Puerto
- 4:27Rico.
- 4:28Puerto
- 4:28Rico
- 4:29is
- 4:29just
- 4:29growing
- 4:29leaps
- 4:29and
- 4:30bounds.
- 4:30Then
- 4:31Hawaii,
- 4:31then
- 4:31Alaska.
- 4:32Alaska,
- 4:32you
- 4:32think?
- 4:33Yeah,
- 4:33it's
- 4:33the
- 4:33biggest.
- 4:34Is
- 4:34it
- 4:34all
- 4:34due
- 4:34to
- 4:35Bad
- 4:35Bunny
- 4:35or
- 4:35is
- 4:36there
- 4:36another
- 4:36reason
- 4:36that
- 4:37it's
- 4:37growing
- 4:37so
- 4:38quickly?
- 4:38You
- 4:39know,
- 4:41I
- 4:41think
- 4:42that
- 4:42if
- 4:43you
- 4:43look
- 4:43at
- 4:43not
- 4:44just
- 4:44Puerto
- 4:44Rico,
- 4:44but
- 4:45Alaska,
- 4:45Hawaii,
- 4:46they
- 4:46don't
- 4:46necessarily
- 4:47have
- 4:47the
- 4:47infrastructure
- 4:48we
- 4:48do
- 4:48in
- 4:48the
- 4:48lower
- 4:4948
- 4:49where
- 4:49a
- 4:49lot
- 4:49of
- 4:49times
- 4:50you
- 4:50can't
- 4:50just
- 4:50go
- 4:50across
- 4:50the
- 4:50street
- 4:51to
- 4:51your
- 4:51local
- 4:51walmart
- 4:52and
- 4:52buy
- 4:52something.
- 4:53Right.
- 4:53Or,
- 4:53or
- 4:54some
- 4:54of
- 4:54the
- 4:54retailers
- 4:55don't
- 4:55have
- 4:55stores
- 4:56all
- 4:56over
- 4:56the
- 4:56islands.
- 4:57Right.
- 4:57They
- 4:57maybe
- 4:58have
- 4:58one
- 4:58and
- 4:59you
- 4:59know,
- 4:59San
- 4:59Juan
- 5:00or
- 5:00one
- 5:00in
- 5:00Honolulu.
- 5:01Honolulu.
- 5:01So
- 5:02we
- 5:02live
- 5:02outside
- 5:03of
- 5:03it.
- 5:03So
- 5:04you're
- 5:04gonna
- 5:04trek
- 5:04to
- 5:05go
- 5:05get.
- 5:05Right.
- 5:06So
- 5:06online
- 5:06ordering
- 5:07is
- 5:08more
- 5:08prevalent
- 5:08and
- 5:09they
- 5:09may
- 5:10order
- 5:10multiple.
- 5:10Right.
- 5:11Instead
- 5:11of
- 5:11just
- 5:11one
- 5:12T
- 5:12shirt
- 5:12they
- 5:12say
- 5:13okay,
- 5:13well
- 5:13I'm
- 5:13gonna
- 5:14order
- 5:14a
- 5:14few
- 5:15because
- 5:16you
- 5:16know,
- 5:16I
- 5:16can't
- 5:17just
- 5:17go
- 5:17across
- 5:17the
- 5:17street,
- 5:18you
- 5:18know,
- 5:18and
- 5:19buy
- 5:19something
- 5:19from
- 5:19my
- 5:19local
- 5:20store.
- 5:20Unless
- 5:20you're
- 5:20in
- 5:20a
- 5:20bigger
- 5:21city.
- 5:21Right.
- 5:22So
- 5:22adding
- 5:23on
- 5:23to
- 5:23that.
- 5:24So
- 5:24if
- 5:24you
- 5:24can
- 5:24you
- 5:25walk
- 5:25through
- 5:25the
- 5:25life
- 5:26cycle,
- 5:26a
- 5:26little
- 5:26bit
- 5:26of
- 5:27your
- 5:27guys
- 5:27service,
- 5:28just
- 5:28you
- 5:28know,
- 5:29somebody
- 5:29places
- 5:29an
- 5:30order,
- 5:30somebody
- 5:30lives
- 5:30in
- 5:31Puerto
- 5:31Rico.
- 5:31Yep.
- 5:31Places
- 5:32an
- 5:32order.
- 5:33What
- 5:33happens
- 5:33next?
- 5:34So
- 5:34they
- 5:34place
- 5:35the
- 5:35order
- 5:36to
- 5:37a
- 5:37retailer.
- 5:37Yep.
- 5:38One
- 5:38of
- 5:38our
- 5:38partners
- 5:40and
- 5:41just
- 5:41like
- 5:41any
- 5:41other
- 5:41carrier,
- 5:42they
- 5:43print
- 5:43the
- 5:43label
- 5:44and
- 5:44then
- 5:44we
- 5:44pick
- 5:44it
- 5:44up.
- 5:45Okay.
- 5:46Once
- 5:46it
- 5:46gets
- 5:47to
- 5:47our
- 5:47hub,
- 5:47either
- 5:48in
- 5:48Cincinnati,
- 5:49Chicago
- 5:49or
- 5:50la.
- 5:51Yep.
- 5:52That
- 5:52day
- 5:52we're
- 5:53flying
- 5:53it
- 5:53out
- 5:53to
- 5:54Alaska,
- 5:54Hawaii,
- 5:54Puert
- 5:55Rico,
- 5:55same
- 5:55day.
- 5:56So
- 5:56all
- 5:57as
- 5:57long
- 5:57as
- 5:57it
- 5:57gets
- 5:57there,
- 5:58you
- 5:58know,
- 5:58we're
- 5:58flying
- 5:59without
- 5:59that
- 5:59same
- 5:59day.
- 5:59That's
- 6:00amazing.
- 6:00And
- 6:00I
- 6:00don't,
- 6:00I
- 6:01don't
- 6:01want
- 6:01to
- 6:01stop
- 6:01your
- 6:01thought
- 6:01but
- 6:02so,
- 6:02so
- 6:02what
- 6:02if
- 6:03shippers
- 6:04located
- 6:04in
- 6:04brands
- 6:05located
- 6:05in
- 6:05New
- 6:05York
- 6:06that's
- 6:06still
- 6:06going
- 6:06to
- 6:07Cincy
- 6:07or
- 6:07Chicago.
- 6:08Yeah,
- 6:08right
- 6:08now
- 6:08it
- 6:08is.
- 6:09We're
- 6:09looking
- 6:09to
- 6:09expand
- 6:10our
- 6:10sorts
- 6:11and
- 6:11have
- 6:11one
- 6:11this
- 6:12year
- 6:12in
- 6:12New
- 6:12Jersey.
- 6:13Nice.
- 6:14Which
- 6:14will
- 6:14help,
- 6:15it'll
- 6:15help
- 6:15in
- 6:15transit.
- 6:16An
- 6:16extra
- 6:16bay
- 6:16because
- 6:17typically
- 6:17if
- 6:17it's
- 6:18coming
- 6:18from
- 6:18the
- 6:18east
- 6:18coast
- 6:18to
- 6:19Cincinnati,
- 6:19it's
- 6:20an
- 6:20extra
- 6:20day
- 6:20of
- 6:21transit.
- 6:21But
- 6:22because
- 6:22we're
- 6:22flying
- 6:23every
- 6:23day.
- 6:24Oh
- 6:25yeah.
- 6:25To
- 6:26Alaska.
- 6:26Like
- 6:26Puerto
- 6:26Rico.
- 6:27A
- 6:27lot
- 6:27of
- 6:27times
- 6:27customers
- 6:28aren't
- 6:28even
- 6:28expecting
- 6:29their
- 6:29shipment
- 6:29for
- 6:29like
- 6:29if
- 6:29it
- 6:30comes
- 6:30in
- 6:30a
- 6:30week,
- 6:30it's
- 6:30fast.
- 6:31Well,
- 6:31our
- 6:31service
- 6:32is
- 6:32two
- 6:33to
- 6:33five
- 6:33day
- 6:34if
- 6:34we're
- 6:34hitting
- 6:3445%
- 6:35to
- 6:35Honolulu
- 6:36in
- 6:36two
- 6:36days.
- 6:38So
- 6:38if
- 6:38you
- 6:38add
- 6:38extra
- 6:39days,
- 6:39three.
- 6:39It's
- 6:40like
- 6:40okay,
- 6:40well
- 6:40that's
- 6:41unreal.
- 6:41It's
- 6:41still
- 6:41very,
- 6:42very
- 6:42fast
- 6:42too.
- 6:44So
- 6:44what
- 6:44for
- 6:45those
- 6:45destinations,
- 6:46Puerto
- 6:46Rico,
- 6:46Alaska,
- 6:47Hawaii.
- 6:47What
- 6:47are
- 6:48some
- 6:49like
- 6:49alarming
- 6:50or
- 6:50major
- 6:50statistics
- 6:51that
- 6:51you
- 6:51guys
- 6:51have
- 6:51come
- 6:52across
- 6:52lately
- 6:52that
- 6:53maybe
- 6:53people
- 6:54aren't
- 6:54aware
- 6:54of?
- 6:54Yeah,
- 6:54I
- 6:54think
- 6:54the
- 6:55interesting
- 6:55one,
- 6:55like
- 6:56you
- 6:56look
- 6:56at
- 6:56Alaska,
- 6:56you're
- 6:57like,
- 6:57who
- 6:58lives
- 6:58in
- 6:58Alaska?
- 6:59But
- 7:00they,
- 7:00they,
- 7:00they
- 7:00spent
- 7:01$4
- 7:01billion
- 7:02on
- 7:02e
- 7:02commerce
- 7:03last
- 7:03year.
- 7:04$4
- 7:04billion.
- 7:05Yeah.
- 7:05Market
- 7:05to
- 7:05get
- 7:06a
- 7:06piece
- 7:06of.
- 7:06Well
- 7:06think
- 7:07of
- 7:07it
- 7:07too.
- 7:07Alaska's
- 7:08even
- 7:08more,
- 7:08I
- 7:08mean
- 7:08the
- 7:09good
- 7:09thing
- 7:09is
- 7:09postal.
- 7:10They
- 7:10can
- 7:10take
- 7:10a
- 7:10bobsled
- 7:11and
- 7:11Go
- 7:11to
- 7:12the
- 7:12mountains
- 7:13up
- 7:13in
- 7:13Alaska
- 7:13and
- 7:13get
- 7:13stuff
- 7:14delivered.
- 7:14That's
- 7:14how
- 7:15we
- 7:15can
- 7:15deliver
- 7:15to
- 7:15every
- 7:16zip
- 7:16code
- 7:17in
- 7:17Alaska
- 7:17with
- 7:17our
- 7:18partnership
- 7:18through
- 7:18them.
- 7:19So
- 7:19a
- 7:19lot
- 7:19of
- 7:20these
- 7:20people,
- 7:20I
- 7:21mean
- 7:21they're
- 7:21ordering
- 7:22significant
- 7:22amounts
- 7:23of
- 7:23bills.
- 7:24I
- 7:25mean
- 7:25I
- 7:25did
- 7:25it
- 7:26for
- 7:26a
- 7:26summer,
- 7:26the
- 7:26Alaskan
- 7:27bobsled,
- 7:27mail
- 7:28delivery.
- 7:28But
- 7:29I'll
- 7:29tell
- 7:29you,
- 7:29it's.
- 7:30It's
- 7:30a
- 7:30tough.
- 7:30No,
- 7:30I'm
- 7:31just
- 7:31kidding.
- 7:31I
- 7:31did.
- 7:32That's
- 7:33a
- 7:33tough
- 7:33go
- 7:33though.
- 7:35That's
- 7:35wildly.
- 7:36All
- 7:36right,
- 7:36so
- 7:37what
- 7:37about.
- 7:37Is
- 7:37it
- 7:37the
- 7:38same
- 7:38as
- 7:38all
- 7:38the
- 7:38other
- 7:38e
- 7:38commerce
- 7:39stuff
- 7:39that
- 7:39we're.
- 7:39You
- 7:39know,
- 7:40because
- 7:40our,
- 7:40our,
- 7:40our
- 7:40bread
- 7:41and
- 7:41butter
- 7:41obviously
- 7:41is
- 7:41cross
- 7:42border,
- 7:42right?
- 7:42So
- 7:42you're
- 7:42looking
- 7:43at
- 7:43apparel,
- 7:44cosmetics,
- 7:44skincare.
- 7:45Same,
- 7:46same
- 7:46thing.
- 7:46Okay,
- 7:47okay.
- 7:48All
- 7:49right.
- 7:49Can
- 7:49you
- 7:49talk
- 7:49a
- 7:50little
- 7:50bit
- 7:50about
- 7:50the
- 7:50Asendia
- 7:51and
- 7:51International
- 7:52Bridge
- 7:52Partnership?
- 7:52Yeah,
- 7:53definitely.
- 7:53And
- 7:53I
- 7:53think
- 7:54this
- 7:54is
- 7:54where
- 7:54really,
- 7:55if
- 7:55you
- 7:55look
- 7:56at
- 7:57really
- 7:57up
- 7:57to
- 7:58five
- 7:58years
- 7:58ago
- 7:58in
- 7:58the
- 7:59logistics
- 7:59world,
- 8:00there
- 8:01really
- 8:02wasn't
- 8:02any
- 8:02partnerships
- 8:03going
- 8:03on.
- 8:03Right.
- 8:04It
- 8:04was
- 8:04really
- 8:04your,
- 8:04you
- 8:05had
- 8:05your
- 8:05coopetition.
- 8:06It
- 8:06was
- 8:07usps.
- 8:08Ups.
- 8:08That's
- 8:09a
- 8:09good
- 8:09word.
- 8:09Giving.
- 8:10You
- 8:10know,
- 8:10using
- 8:10the
- 8:11USPS
- 8:11for
- 8:11final
- 8:11mile,
- 8:12for
- 8:12zip
- 8:12codes
- 8:12they
- 8:12didn't
- 8:12want
- 8:13to
- 8:13go
- 8:13to.
- 8:13Right.
- 8:13They
- 8:13weren't
- 8:14partners.
- 8:15They
- 8:15just
- 8:16transactional.
- 8:16Here,
- 8:16I'll
- 8:17pay
- 8:17you.
- 8:18But
- 8:18then
- 8:19really,
- 8:19if
- 8:19you
- 8:20look
- 8:20at
- 8:20it
- 8:20after
- 8:20Covid
- 8:22Econ
- 8:22blowout,
- 8:22right.
- 8:23Everyone's
- 8:23starting
- 8:23to
- 8:23order.
- 8:23Even
- 8:24you
- 8:24know,
- 8:24my
- 8:24grandma
- 8:25was.
- 8:25I
- 8:25can
- 8:26order
- 8:26stuff
- 8:26online.
- 8:26I'm
- 8:27like,
- 8:27they
- 8:27delivered
- 8:27to
- 8:27my
- 8:28house,
- 8:28right?
- 8:28Like
- 8:29so
- 8:30now
- 8:31customers
- 8:32are
- 8:32looking
- 8:32for
- 8:33solutions.
- 8:34And
- 8:34a
- 8:34lot
- 8:34of
- 8:35us
- 8:35in
- 8:35the
- 8:35industry
- 8:35do
- 8:35a
- 8:36lot
- 8:36of
- 8:36good
- 8:36things,
- 8:36but
- 8:36not
- 8:37everything.
- 8:37We
- 8:37can't
- 8:38be
- 8:38everything
- 8:38to
- 8:39all.
- 8:40So
- 8:42what
- 8:42I
- 8:42started
- 8:42looking
- 8:43at
- 8:43is
- 8:43really
- 8:43like,
- 8:44okay,
- 8:44who
- 8:44does
- 8:44they
- 8:45do
- 8:45well?
- 8:45Who
- 8:46would
- 8:46fit
- 8:46well
- 8:47as
- 8:47a
- 8:47partner
- 8:47to
- 8:48help
- 8:48both
- 8:48grow.
- 8:49And
- 8:49Accendia
- 8:50was
- 8:50a
- 8:50perfect
- 8:50fit.
- 8:50You
- 8:50know,
- 8:50a
- 8:51lot
- 8:51of
- 8:51background
- 8:51between
- 8:51the
- 8:51two
- 8:52companies,
- 8:52especially
- 8:53executive
- 8:53leadership.
- 8:54And
- 8:54we
- 8:54said,
- 8:54hey,
- 8:56you
- 8:56guys
- 8:57do
- 8:57cross
- 8:57border.
- 8:58Amazing,
- 8:58right?
- 9:00What
- 9:00if
- 9:00you
- 9:01add
- 9:01Alaska,
- 9:01Hawaii,
- 9:01Puerto
- 9:02Rico,
- 9:02people
- 9:03think
- 9:03that's
- 9:03cross
- 9:03border
- 9:04anyways.
- 9:04Honestly,
- 9:05they
- 9:05did
- 9:06exactly.
- 9:06Well,
- 9:06if
- 9:07you're
- 9:07using
- 9:07FedEx,
- 9:07you
- 9:08need
- 9:08to
- 9:08put
- 9:08a
- 9:09commercial
- 9:09invoice
- 9:09and
- 9:10CM22
- 9:11paperwork
- 9:11to
- 9:12Puerto
- 9:12Rico.
- 9:13Even
- 9:13though
- 9:13you're
- 9:13skipping
- 9:14ahead
- 9:14a
- 9:14little
- 9:14here,
- 9:14Chas,
- 9:15but
- 9:15go
- 9:15ahead,
- 9:15keep
- 9:15going.
- 9:16No,
- 9:16no,
- 9:16no,
- 9:16you're
- 9:16good,
- 9:17you're
- 9:17good.
- 9:17So,
- 9:18so
- 9:19it
- 9:19was
- 9:19just
- 9:19really
- 9:20a
- 9:20perfect
- 9:21match
- 9:21between
- 9:21Asendia
- 9:22and
- 9:22IB
- 9:23you
- 9:23know,
- 9:23with
- 9:23the
- 9:24customers
- 9:24you
- 9:24have,
- 9:25you
- 9:25know,
- 9:25you
- 9:26do
- 9:26what
- 9:26you
- 9:26do
- 9:26well,
- 9:26we
- 9:27do
- 9:27what
- 9:27we
- 9:27do
- 9:27well.
- 9:28And,
- 9:28and
- 9:28now
- 9:29you're
- 9:29able
- 9:29to
- 9:29offer
- 9:30your
- 9:30customers
- 9:31additional
- 9:32services
- 9:32to
- 9:32these
- 9:33areas
- 9:33Saying,
- 9:33hey,
- 9:34if
- 9:34you
- 9:34also
- 9:34have
- 9:34Alaska,
- 9:35Hawaii,
- 9:35Puert
- 9:35Rico,
- 9:36I
- 9:36send
- 9:37you,
- 9:37we
- 9:37can
- 9:37sure
- 9:38get
- 9:38you
- 9:38guys
- 9:39every
- 9:39there.
- 9:40And
- 9:40so
- 9:41it
- 9:41does.
- 9:41You
- 9:42know
- 9:42what?
- 9:42I
- 9:42forgot
- 9:42to.
- 9:43So
- 9:43I
- 9:43had
- 9:44a
- 9:44customer
- 9:44recently.
- 9:44We
- 9:45enabled
- 9:45the
- 9:45international
- 9:46Bridge
- 9:46solution
- 9:46on
- 9:48and
- 9:48they're
- 9:49a
- 9:49huge
- 9:49Amazon
- 9:50seller
- 9:51and
- 9:51it
- 9:51works
- 9:52seamlessly.
- 9:53I
- 9:53mean,
- 9:54so
- 9:54that's
- 9:55something
- 9:55good
- 9:55to
- 9:55bring
- 9:55up
- 9:56too.
- 9:56Cause
- 9:56we
- 9:56know,
- 9:56obviously
- 9:57everybody
- 9:58knows
- 9:58the
- 9:58depth
- 9:59of
- 9:59Amazon
- 10:00in
- 10:00terms
- 10:00of
- 10:01how
- 10:01big
- 10:01that
- 10:01scope
- 10:02is.
- 10:02Right.
- 10:02But
- 10:03all
- 10:04we
- 10:04did.
- 10:04So
- 10:05my
- 10:05process
- 10:05was
- 10:06we've
- 10:06been
- 10:06handling
- 10:07their
- 10:07international
- 10:07for
- 10:08five
- 10:08years
- 10:09and
- 10:10all
- 10:10of
- 10:10a
- 10:10sudden
- 10:10I
- 10:10said,
- 10:10you
- 10:11know,
- 10:11hey,
- 10:12do
- 10:12you
- 10:12have
- 10:12stuff
- 10:12going
- 10:12to
- 10:13Puerto
- 10:13Rico?
- 10:13You
- 10:13know,
- 10:14Alaska,
- 10:14Hawaii?
- 10:14And
- 10:14he's
- 10:15like,
- 10:15yeah.
- 10:15And
- 10:15it's,
- 10:16it's
- 10:16a
- 10:16pain.
- 10:16It's
- 10:17awful.
- 10:17I
- 10:18said,
- 10:18all
- 10:18right,
- 10:18I'm
- 10:18going
- 10:18to
- 10:18turn
- 10:18this
- 10:19solution
- 10:19on,
- 10:19test
- 10:20it
- 10:20out,
- 10:20let
- 10:20me
- 10:20see
- 10:20what
- 10:20you
- 10:20think.
- 10:21And
- 10:21it
- 10:22never
- 10:22looked
- 10:22back.
- 10:23I
- 10:23mean,
- 10:23it's.
- 10:23You
- 10:24guys
- 10:24are
- 10:24doing
- 10:24a
- 10:24great
- 10:24job.
- 10:25Yeah.
- 10:25And
- 10:25we
- 10:25really
- 10:25just
- 10:26wanted
- 10:26to
- 10:26kind
- 10:26of
- 10:26stay
- 10:26in
- 10:27our
- 10:27lane.
- 10:27We
- 10:27know
- 10:27what
- 10:27we
- 10:28do
- 10:28well
- 10:28and
- 10:29we
- 10:29said
- 10:29we're
- 10:29just
- 10:29going
- 10:29to
- 10:29keep
- 10:30doing
- 10:30this
- 10:31because
- 10:31no
- 10:31one
- 10:31else
- 10:31really
- 10:32is
- 10:32thinking
- 10:33about
- 10:33doing
- 10:33it.
- 10:33Like,
- 10:34why
- 10:34would
- 10:34a
- 10:34regional
- 10:34carrier
- 10:35expand
- 10:35to
- 10:35those
- 10:35areas?
- 10:36The
- 10:36cost
- 10:37of
- 10:37infrastructure
- 10:38and
- 10:38adding
- 10:38that
- 10:39for
- 10:39a
- 10:39small
- 10:39percentage
- 10:40of
- 10:40someone's
- 10:41overall
- 10:41spend.
- 10:42Sure.
- 10:43But
- 10:43it's
- 10:43pain
- 10:43points
- 10:43for
- 10:44customers.
- 10:44Yeah,
- 10:44do
- 10:44what
- 10:44you
- 10:44do
- 10:45and
- 10:45do.
- 10:45It
- 10:45well,
- 10:45you
- 10:45know,
- 10:45and
- 10:46they
- 10:46say
- 10:46until
- 10:47someone
- 10:47comes
- 10:48to
- 10:48them
- 10:48and
- 10:48the
- 10:48CEO
- 10:49says,
- 10:49hey,
- 10:49why
- 10:49did
- 10:50that
- 10:50shipment
- 10:50take
- 10:5020
- 10:50days
- 10:51to
- 10:51get
- 10:51to
- 10:51my
- 10:51vacation
- 10:51house
- 10:52in
- 10:52Hawaii?
- 10:54Did
- 10:54that
- 10:54happen?
- 10:54Yeah,
- 10:55for
- 10:55customers.
- 10:56And
- 10:56they
- 10:56say,
- 10:57and
- 10:57they're
- 10:57like,
- 10:58oh,
- 10:58well,
- 10:59you
- 10:59guys
- 10:59can
- 10:59get
- 10:59it
- 10:59there
- 11:00consistently
- 11:00because
- 11:00you're
- 11:01flying.
- 11:01So
- 11:01we
- 11:02can
- 11:02tell
- 11:02our
- 11:02customers,
- 11:02hey,
- 11:02it's
- 11:03a
- 11:03two
- 11:03to
- 11:03five
- 11:03day,
- 11:04you
- 11:04know,
- 11:04transit
- 11:05consistently
- 11:06because
- 11:07we're
- 11:07flying
- 11:07every
- 11:07day
- 11:07and
- 11:08we're
- 11:08handing
- 11:08it
- 11:08off
- 11:08every
- 11:08day.
- 11:09And
- 11:09I
- 11:09think
- 11:09it's
- 11:09a
- 11:10good
- 11:10mess.
- 11:10Not,
- 11:10I
- 11:11think
- 11:11I'm
- 11:11confident
- 11:12it's
- 11:12a
- 11:12very
- 11:12important
- 11:12message.
- 11:13I
- 11:13mean,
- 11:13we're
- 11:13in
- 11:132026.
- 11:15Don't
- 11:15be
- 11:15afraid
- 11:16to
- 11:16look
- 11:16at
- 11:17alternative
- 11:17carriers,
- 11:18you
- 11:18know,
- 11:18even
- 11:18in
- 11:19your
- 11:19mix.
- 11:19Right.
- 11:20So,
- 11:20you
- 11:20know,
- 11:20you
- 11:21may
- 11:21be
- 11:21a
- 11:21FedEx
- 11:21or
- 11:22UPS
- 11:22house
- 11:22or
- 11:23whatever
- 11:23it
- 11:23may
- 11:23be.
- 11:24Right.
- 11:24But
- 11:24if
- 11:25they're
- 11:25doing
- 11:25it
- 11:25better,
- 11:26cheaper,
- 11:26faster,
- 11:27better,
- 11:28why
- 11:28wouldn't
- 11:28you
- 11:29look
- 11:29at
- 11:29them?
- 11:29Right.
- 11:30And
- 11:30you
- 11:30know,
- 11:30even
- 11:31if
- 11:31it
- 11:31is,
- 11:31let's
- 11:32say,
- 11:322%
- 11:32of
- 11:33the
- 11:33overall
- 11:33spend
- 11:33or
- 11:34I
- 11:34don't
- 11:34know
- 11:34what
- 11:34that
- 11:34number
- 11:35usually
- 11:35is
- 11:35for
- 11:35you
- 11:35guys.
- 11:35I
- 11:36mean,
- 11:36usually
- 11:36it's
- 11:36like
- 11:361
- 11:36to
- 11:372%
- 11:37of
- 11:37their
- 11:37overall
- 11:37shipment
- 11:38volume.
- 11:38But
- 11:39if
- 11:39you
- 11:39can
- 11:39make
- 11:39a
- 11:39significant
- 11:40impact,
- 11:40why
- 11:41wouldn't
- 11:41you
- 11:41look
- 11:41that.
- 11:42Exactly.
- 11:42And
- 11:43typically
- 11:44it
- 11:44comes
- 11:44up.
- 11:44And
- 11:45when
- 11:45it
- 11:45does
- 11:45come
- 11:45up,
- 11:46it's
- 11:46a
- 11:46pain
- 11:46because
- 11:46you're
- 11:47like,
- 11:47oh,
- 11:47we
- 11:47have
- 11:47to
- 11:47deal
- 11:47with
- 11:47this.
- 11:48Hawaii,
- 11:48Alaska,
- 11:49Puerto
- 11:49Rico
- 11:49shipment.
- 11:50Now,
- 11:50out
- 11:50of
- 11:51millions
- 11:51of
- 11:51packages,
- 11:52we
- 11:52do,
- 11:52this
- 11:53one
- 11:53comes
- 11:53up
- 11:53because
- 11:53it
- 11:53got
- 11:54there
- 11:54super
- 11:55late.
- 11:55Or.
- 11:56Or
- 11:56it
- 11:56was
- 11:56like,
- 11:56why
- 11:57did
- 11:57this.
- 11:57Why
- 11:57was
- 11:57this?
- 11:57$35
- 11:58and
- 11:58it
- 11:58was
- 11:5810
- 11:59ounces
- 11:59to.
- 11:59Ship
- 12:00and
- 12:00it
- 12:00went
- 12:01on
- 12:01a
- 12:01barge
- 12:01and
- 12:01it
- 12:01took
- 12:02three
- 12:02weeks
- 12:02to
- 12:03get
- 12:03to
- 12:03where
- 12:03it
- 12:04had
- 12:04to
- 12:04go.
- 12:05Hey,
- 12:05thanks
- 12:06so
- 12:06much
- 12:06for
- 12:06being
- 12:06on.
- 12:06Jason.
- 12:07Do
- 12:07you
- 12:07have
- 12:07anything
- 12:07else
- 12:07you
- 12:07want
- 12:07to.
- 12:08Was
- 12:08there
- 12:08anything
- 12:08else
- 12:08you
- 12:08want
- 12:09to
- 12:09share?
- 12:09Anything
- 12:09exciting
- 12:09you
- 12:10guys
- 12:10got
- 12:10coming
- 12:10up?
- 12:10Yeah,
- 12:11I
- 12:11think,
- 12:11you
- 12:11know,
- 12:12we're
- 12:12expanding.
- 12:13You
- 12:14know,
- 12:14like
- 12:14I
- 12:14said,
- 12:14we're
- 12:14looking
- 12:14to
- 12:15open
- 12:15up
- 12:15a
- 12:15few
- 12:15more
- 12:15stores.
- 12:16Yeah,
- 12:16I
- 12:16like
- 12:16that.
- 12:16Which
- 12:17will
- 12:17even
- 12:18enhance
- 12:18our
- 12:19transit
- 12:19times.
- 12:20Right.
- 12:21And,
- 12:21you
- 12:22know,
- 12:22I
- 12:22think
- 12:22the
- 12:23whole
- 12:23partnership
- 12:23with
- 12:23Asendia
- 12:24is
- 12:24going
- 12:24to
- 12:24keep
- 12:24growing.
- 12:25I
- 12:25mean,
- 12:25it
- 12:25has
- 12:25been
- 12:26over
- 12:26the
- 12:26last
- 12:26year
- 12:26and
- 12:26a
- 12:27half.
- 12:28You
- 12:28guys
- 12:28are
- 12:28a
- 12:28great
- 12:28partner,
- 12:29you
- 12:29know,
- 12:29and
- 12:29we
- 12:29appreciate
- 12:30it.
- 12:30And,
- 12:31you
- 12:31know,
- 12:32other
- 12:32than
- 12:32that,
- 12:33I
- 12:33mean,
- 12:33you
- 12:34know,
- 12:34there's
- 12:34a
- 12:34lot
- 12:34of,
- 12:35you
- 12:35know,
- 12:35especially
- 12:36at
- 12:36Manifest
- 12:36here,
- 12:37a
- 12:38lot
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- 12:39you
- 12:39know,
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- 12:40Right.
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- 12:41at
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- 12:42big
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- 12:43that
- 12:43Asendia
- 12:44and
- 12:44IB
- 12:44offer.
- 12:45Yeah.
- 12:45All
- 12:46right,
- 12:46well,
- 12:46thanks
- 12:46so
- 12:46much,
- 12:46Chas.
- 12:47Always
- 12:47a
- 12:48pleasure.
- 12:48Definitely.
- 12:49And
- 12:49for
- 12:50everybody
- 12:50listening
- 12:50and
- 12:50watching,
- 12:51thank
- 12:52you
- 12:52so
- 12:52much
- 12:52for
- 12:52watching
- 12:52Outside
- 12:53the
- 12:53box
- 12:53of
- 12:53Asendia
- 12:53USA
- 12:54podcast.
- 12:54Special
- 12:54guest
- 12:55today,
- 12:55Chas
- 12:55Gorham
- 12:56from
- 12:56International
- 12:56Bridge.
- 12:57Thank
- 12:57you,
- 12:57Chas.
- 12:58Thanks
- 12:58so
- 12:58much
- 12:58for
- 12:58being
- 12:58here.
- 12:59Thanks
- 12:59everybody.
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