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Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Contributor - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO What are the typical challenges faced by perishable shippers when it comes to same-day or next-day delivery? How do you handle varying temperatures on a cross dock for example eggs, lettuce, and pharmaceuticals at the same time? How do you ensure that perishable items are transported safely during same-day or next-day delivery? What are the delivery options available for perishable shippers who need same-day or next-day delivery? How do you handle customer complaints related to the quality or condition of perishable items received during same-day or next-day delivery? How do you handle unforeseen delays or issues that may arise during same-day or next-day delivery of perishable items? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA Labor contracts have been in the news, let’s start with the good news with Amerijet - what can you tell us about this most recent finalized deal? Then there’s the disconcerting news about WestJet and a possible lockout. FedEx recently had a pilot labor agreement go through - what have you noticed in terms of how these deals are being made and what the major points of contention are? As it is forecast to not see much recovery anytime soon in freight, how risky do these negotiations get - I think moreso about UPS which of course has a late July deadline to get a deal done, but as these labor contracts end, what are the concerns for both management and labor with the possibility that a walkout or strike could theoretically end the business? Any contracts coming up in the near future we might need to keep an eye on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Reporter - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX Dr. John Fowler - Supply Chain Professor - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ Kaylee Nix - Reporter - FreightWaves What has the growth out in Texas and Arizona been like in the last 20 years when it comes to chip production and technological investment? Does this feel like a gold rush given the location, to be close to the southern border, the opportunity to be remote? To Dr. Fowler - Given the amount of time it takes to get a chip factory online, is there a high risk in this investment to build factories? What kinds of incentives - if any - are coming to these companies to build these factories in the Sun Belt? Will more factories come as they see the possibilities here or is the door closing on this kind of opportunity? Are there other areas of the country that are fruitful for this kind of tech investment as well? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Joe Antoshak - Senior Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harris Ligon - CEO - Telegraph - Chicago, IL Service + Volume: Still seeing soft volumes across most commodities with service remaining stable (Question here: can it get much better from here?) Outlook: is there any reason to believe we will see an uptick in volume in the broader freight markets in the second half? (Conflicting reports from media outlets) Mohawk’s letter to the Federal Maritime Commission on rail storage: where can international container shippers see relief? Anything else, bring it on!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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