Growing up there was a song, War What is it Good For. The one thing war is not good for is the affect on global supply chains. The immediate impact is being felt within days, the visibility tool provided by KPLER below provides the challenge the SSL are experiencing. MSC notified all shippers cargo will be dropped at the closet port and they will consider the freight delivered. The demurrage and storage charges will apply still, shipper is responsible to move to Jebel Ali port at their own expense. The other vessels trapped in the gulf or cannot complete their deliveries will affect capacity on other lanes unrelated to the middle East. The GRIs from the Middle East are $2000-$3000 USD extra for war time surcharge. This is more than we charge one shipper from Pakistan to Canada for the ocean line haul rate. Fuel, the north American fuel providers increase rates based on potential challenge of supply chain interruptions. The first 3 days, not much, yesterday we did see significant spikes at the pumps as this region supplies 20% of the fuel globally. Blog: Strait of Hormuz Disruption - Which container vessels are trapped, waiting, or diverting? The global supply chain is first to feel the impact. North America and the balance of the worlds supply chain, feel it within days maximum weeks. This author did sign up a new customer from Pakistan with 80 containers per month. They do say timing is everything in sales. Now Patience is required. I hope for a speedy resolve that keeps casualties' to a minimum.

That is the question, and I have been working on it from many different angles. I have managed over $100 million when working for a corporation and have created extreme goals for my partner and me. Because I believe in what I do, I know what I have done, and therefore, there is no reason why this can not be attained. I have everything in place and am ready to pull the trigger. Have you ever seen the movie Lethal Weapon? When Pesci says, "Hi, I'm Leo Getz. Whatever Leo wants, Leo Getz, get it!" I replaced Leo with Cowboy. If you want something bad enough, you go all in. Going in means you are willing to take the hits and rejections and laugh off the doubters, haters, and skeptics. You do not last 40 years in the logistics by being weak. My advice to all who read this is that you'll face immense challenges in this industry. What you do with adversity when it hits will either make or break you. Don't let any barrier or obstacle stop you from your dreams, go out there and crush that shit!

Just curious as to what you percentage of your business is spot vs contract and the pros and cons of each? TIA.

By now y'all know how ANTI-EV I AM but I am also a huge proponent of a viable & sustainable option to diesel trucks. One of these options I'd like to see to continue to evolve & hopefully take the forefront are the CNG/LNG engines. Unfortunately our Govt. isn't throwing billions of tax incentives & touting it like they do the alternatives so it's mainly up to the private sector. Yes we face some of the same issues like lack of fueling stations & the costs of these tractors are a little high, however the push for CNG is nothing new & there are already many refueling stations already built with more planned. Now the cost being a 1/3-1/2 of what an EV does mean a savings. Not to mention that current diesel engines can be retrofitted for CNG further cutting your costs VS buying new. https://www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-power/natural-gas/article/15671115/cummins-x15n-raises-the-profile-of-natural-gas

What TMS system is everyone using? What other tech systems do you use? What were the features you liked that sold you on the system? What are some features you wish you had with your system?