Choosing the right freight agency can make or break your business. So when a post on Linkedin went semi-viral about the top freight agent programs in the country, your girl had to share what she's learned from years of interviewing freight agents and the execs that run these programs.

• Check out our full episode library on how to choose a freight agent program in 2026 and beyond
• The LinkedIn post that started the conversation

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Tapan Chadhar, CEO of Hey Bubba, about how voice AI is being built specifically for fleets, truckers, and carriers.

Hey Bubba acts as an AI brain for trucking companies. It sits on top of TMS, email, phone calls, telematics, load boards, and driver communication tools to help fleets book freight, negotiate loads, talk to brokers, update drivers, and manage daily operations.

They cover:

• Why Hey Bubba was built specifically for fleets and owner-operators
• How voice AI changes the way drivers interact with trucking technology
• Why email is still the operating system for many small carriers
• How Bubba can help search load boards, call brokers, and negotiate freight
• How driver workflows can move from screens and typing to voice conversations
• Why access to clean operational data matters for larger fleets
• How carriers should think about AI adoption without overcomplicating it

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

Hey Bubba:
https://baba.ai

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Sarit Tamir, CEO and co-founder of Seeteria, about how computer vision is helping warehouse teams find lost time inside their operations.

SeeTeria is a software-only company that connects to existing CCTV cameras inside warehouses, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and 3PL facilities. The platform watches floor activity, detects operational friction, and sends real-time alerts to teams before small problems turn into bigger delays.

They cover:

• Why warehouse teams still miss what happens between system scans
• How existing CCTV cameras can become an operational visibility tool
• What dock queues, idle doors, dwell time, staging congestion, and near-misses reveal
• Why the “messy middle” of warehouse operations adds up quickly
• How real-time alerts help floor teams act faster
• How managers can use shift summaries to find recurring patterns
• Why the goal is to support warehouse workers, not replace them

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

SeeTeria:
https://seeteria.com

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Tom Curee, President at Qued, about why freight appointment scheduling is still one of the most stubborn problems in logistics.

Qued focuses on appointment scheduling for brokers, carriers, and shippers. The platform connects into existing TMS workflows so users can automate scheduling, manage exceptions, and build trust through visibility instead of forcing teams into another portal.

They cover:

• Why appointment scheduling creates so much back-and-forth for logistics teams
• How many times a single appointment usually gets touched
• Why user trust matters when automating freight workflows
• How Qued uses audit logs to show every step of the scheduling process
• Why the best appointment is not always the appointment a team thinks it wants
• How natural language rules help Qued scale complex scheduling logic
• Why logistics companies should prioritize tech that improves the customer experience

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

Qued:
https://qued.com

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Jett Chitanand, President at EPG Americas, about how AI is being used inside warehouses and distribution centers.

EPG is a supply chain execution platform covering warehouse management, transportation management, contract and billing, and yard management. Their AI environment, Aura, sits on top of execution systems to help teams solve problems inside the four walls of a warehouse.

They cover:

• How EPG is using AI across warehouse and supply chain execution
• Why intelligent document processing matters during goods receiving
• How AI can read delivery notes, even when documents are messy or incomplete
• Where the thirteen minutes saved per delivery comes from
• How intelligent video analytics can help detect safety issues, congestion, and warehouse delays
• Why AI should work with existing WMS and TMS systems instead of replacing them
• Why clean data and a phased rollout matter before scaling AI projects

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

EPG:
https://www.epg.com

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Shawn McCarrick, CEO of Sifted, about how AI is changing parcel spend management for shippers.

Sifted is a SaaS-based business optimization and parcel spend management platform. Their Copilot product helps shippers monitor parcel spend, set alerts, ask questions in natural language, and catch cost issues before they turn into bigger problems.

They cover:

• Why parcel spend has become a bigger line item for many shippers
• How Sifted moved from consulting and audit work into SaaS and AI
• Why cost prevention matters more than finding savings after the money is already spent
• How Sifted Copilot helps shippers monitor spend, KPIs, and carrier data
• Why data governance and third-party validation matter for AI in parcel shipping
• How shippers can set up alerts, triggers, and simulations
• Why SaaS products may become more headless as AI interfaces become more common

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

Sifted:
https://sifted.com

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

-----------------------------------------

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Blythe talks with Michelle McBride, Head of Product at Envoy AI, about how AI is being used inside freight brokerages to reduce operational drag and help carrier sales teams move faster.

Envoy AI builds Ellie, an AI-driven orchestration layer for logistics operations. Ellie connects into the tools brokerages already use, including TMS, compliance platforms, load boards, and communication workflows, so reps can take action without jumping between several different screens.

They cover:

• Why carrier sales reps are still dealing with too many disconnected systems
• How Ellie helps with carrier outreach, compliance, load coverage, and exception handling
• Why master data and SOPs matter before rolling out AI
• How brokerages should think about change management during implementation
• Why trust is one of the biggest adoption challenges for AI in freight
• How human-in-the-loop workflows should have a clear path toward autonomy
• Why AI in freight is not about humans versus AI

This conversation is part of the CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics guide, featuring real examples of how logistics companies are using AI across freight, warehousing, procurement, visibility, and operations.

Read the full guide here:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

LINKS:

Envoy AI:
https://tryonvoy.ai

CargoRex AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide:
https://cargorex.io/research/ai-use-cases-in-logistics/

-----------------------------------------

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.

CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.

Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.