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Why a Japanese Toilet Maker Belongs in the AI Supply Chain

2026-09-2435:18

The company behind Japan’s heated toilets also makes precision ceramics used in semiconductor manufacturing. TOTO’s role in that supply chain sent Grace Sharkey and me down a very unexpected rabbit hole. Fresh from my trip to Japan, I compare notes with Grace about what we noticed there. We talk about the care behind everyday products, the food we still think about, and the maritime details at Tokyo DisneySea. This standalone Freight Friends segment connects an unusual manufacturing story wi...

What I Learned at IANA Expo 2026: Cargo Crime, Rail and Autonomous Freight

2026-09-2236:25

I went to my first IANA Intermodal Expo with a confession: intermodal was one of the weakest areas in my logistics coverage. I had worked inside an asset-based 3PL with an intermodal department, but it mostly operated in the background. Three days in Long Beach gave me a much clearer picture of the mode, the technology surrounding it and the security problems that follow freight across ports, rail yards and highways. In this solo episode, I’m sharing what I learned about the infrastructure co...

Tall Ships in New York: When the World Came Together

2026-09-1112:04

Tall ships arrived in New York Harbor for America’s 250th, bringing a shared maritime tradition into full view. I loved seeing that gathering alongside the commemorative designs appearing on trucks and trains across the country. Grace Sharkey and I look at the fleet wraps and the ships that made this celebration so memorable. We also talk about why the effort behind these displays deserves more attention. This Freight Friends conversation was recorded July 9, 2026, during the anniversary cel...

Everyone Has the Same Marketing Tools -- So Now What?

2026-09-0141:17

Everyone in freight has the same marketing tools now. Same AI writing assistants, same ability to produce a clean chart in ninety seconds, same well-formatted blog post. RJ Finnegan, Brand Manager at SPI Logistics, told me that once that happened, the stack stopped being anyone's advantage. So he bought a DSLR camera. What he wanted on it was the new hire sharing a joke with one of SPI's senior client care managers, execs on trips, people actually speaking in a room. SPI had not been posting...

Inside the Logistics of Game Day, London, and the Super Bowl

2026-08-2539:20

Before Everything is Logistics, I spent years covering the Jacksonville Jaguars for a local station. Football has always been more than a game to me. It is one of the clearest examples of how much work happens before the public sees the finished product. In this replay, I trace the city effort that brought the Jaguars to Jacksonville, then step inside the operations behind game day. Food and field prep, broadcast timing, sideline technology, international travel, and hundreds of people workin...

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