Freight 360 Ken Adamo's Deep Dive into Broker Margins and Trucking Analytics | Episode 225
Jan 5, 2024
Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight and Analytics, discusses broker margins, shipper strategies, and industry recovery. He highlights the importance of data in understanding broker margins and explores the complexities of the trucking industry. The podcast also touches on transparency in the brokerage industry and the split between contract and spot markets. The chapter concludes with the importance of saving money in good times.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
NFL Playoffs and Poor Officiating
02:15 • 8min
Transparency and Margins in the Brokerage Industry
10:42 • 5min
Misconceptions and Complexity in the Trucking Industry
15:14 • 4min
The Inversion of the Market and the Split between Contract and Spot Markets
19:38 • 4min
Small carriers without relationships, Blue Book Services, and the profitability of publicly traded trucking firms
23:26 • 3min
The Importance of Saving Money in Good Times
26:00 • 31min