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Brielle Jaekel - Deputy Editor - FreightWaves - Manahawkin, NJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inbound ocean shipments pick up in LAX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Import volumes increase from China during March Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Solomon - Senior Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Atlanta, GA Topic: CH Robinson taking their time on naming a new CEO Why so cautious? There were rumors that there was a strong frontrunner for the job, yet no announcement has been made - any indication that the frontrunner didn’t want the job? What kind of pressure should the new CEO expect given that Rob Biesterfeld was “involuntarily terminated by the company” (quoted from release of firing) Are they looking at combining the CEO and President positions or is that off of the table with how they want to handle this hire? Topic: Update on UPS/Teamsters labor situation Satish Jindal predicts that this deal will get done a month before the deadline - why the ambitious call now? We had you on a couple of weeks ago and not much had happened to that point other than both sides trying to look tough - any changes in that situation since then? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dry van contracted rates increase slightly, Reefer declines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC John, first off, let’s get to the numbers, how much are some of these fees going up? The cause is that inflation has triggered a need for these fees to be raised as well as electronic modes in creating licenses.  Can you go into how some of these increases were determined? How permanent are these increases? This was the first increase in several years - should we expect these rates to remain at this level for a few years or would we expect the numbers to be adjusted on an annual basis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reefer rejection rates bounce back up to 10.76% in the Kansas City market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Wiseman - CEO - TruckSafe - Greenfield, IN The FMCSA is going from a system called IRT - which is very complex - to a simplified formula within their own SMS system.  What are the major changes? What do carriers and drivers need to be more aware of if these changes go into existence? The FMCSA is looking to make changes in the violations as well, grouping them and making that system less complicated.  What stands out to you in terms of how they are looking to change the system? The comment period for these proposed changes ends in mid-May - any idea how this will go over with the public?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Xpress’ multiyear struggle ends with acquisition by Knight-Swift USX shareholders ultimately see a return off recent lows; KNX sees significant opportunity to increase OR in next few years https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-news-u-s-xpress-being-acquired-by-knight-swift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reefer contracted rates increase to $2.39 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices