Transfix
Welcome to the Transfix Take On, a show for the logistics and supply chain world where we switch gears into the hot topics of trucking. For more information, visit: www.transfix.io
Episodes
March 6, 2026 • 33 mins
What does jumping off the Stratosphere in Las Vegas have to do with the future of supply chain marketing?
In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Jennifer Karpus-Romain, Executive Director of the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA), for a conversation that blends adrenaline, innovation, and the evolving role of AI in marketing and sales.
Jennifer shares the story behind a recent ch...
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March 3, 2026 • 13 mins
It's the week of March 3rd, and host Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze (NFI Industries) are unpacking a whirlwind seven days: the Supreme Court struck down tariffs only for 10% global tariffs to follow, conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through global supply chains, and diesel prices have now climbed for eight straight weeks.
Back on the domestic side, the U.S. truckload market remains stubbornly tight. Tend...
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February 27, 2026 • 31 mins
In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Ari Levy — Chief Meme Officer at Freight Caviar and co-founder of Landing Talent — to talk about how he went from slinging freight at Coyote and Molo to building a recruiting firm from Mexico City and crafting the memes that have 80,000+ followers cackling on LinkedIn.
Ari shares the wild story of how a screenshot of a fired employee's company-wide email lande...
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February 20, 2026 • 48 mins
On this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Sharm Chelliah, Enterprise Sales Executive at BitFreighter, to unpack what modern freight sales really looks like when you strip away the buzzwords and keep the parts that actually move the needle: trust, service, and real relationships.
Sharm walks through his “wait…am I moving freight?” journey from enterprise software (MicroStrategy) into logistics (Flexpor...
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February 17, 2026 • 14 mins
Tender rejections just jumped, rates are wobbling instead of sliding, and the market is starting to look less like “winter lull” and more like a reset.
On this week’s episode of Transfix Take, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Justin Maze (NFI Industries) to break down what’s driving the sudden capacity squeeze, what it means for RFP season, and where pricing is likely to land as we head into late February.
In this episode, we cover...
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February 4, 2026 • 14 mins
Winter didn’t just show up, it kicked the door in. ❄️ This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz sits down with NFI Industries market expert Justin Maze to unpack how weather disruption is rippling across the country, pushing tender rejections to a multi-year high and sending the national average linehaul rate back above holiday-volatility levels.
From the Fed holding off on rate cuts, to a muted Lunar New Year demand outlook, to ...
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January 27, 2026 • 15 mins
The year 2026 is off to a volatile start, and this week on the Transfix Take podcast, we’re breaking down the perfect storm of record-breaking weather, shifting rate cycles, and a major regulatory crackdown in California. If you’re a freight broker or transportation professional trying to navigate the "capacity red zone," this episode is your essential guide to staying ahead of the game.
Inside This Episode:
Winter Storm Fern & Th...
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December 19, 2025 • 14 mins
The final Transfix Take of the year arrives at the peak of chaos — and opportunity — in the freight market.
This week, Jenni Ruiz and NFI’s market expert Justin Maze break down one of the most volatile December surges we’ve seen since the pandemic era. With spot rates spiking, winter weather wreaking havoc, and carriers finally regaining the upper hand, Maze walks listeners through what’s driving the sudden escalation — and what i...
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December 3, 2025 • 11 mins
Winter weather is here — and so is the first major freight shock of December.
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down the impact of a sweeping nor’easter, early-season snow across the Midwest and Northeast, and the stunning closure of 10 Roads Trucking, the largest carrier shutdown since Yellow. With more than 2,500 trucks leaving the road, Maze explains why this could be the first of se...
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November 25, 2025 • 10 mins
The Thanksgiving surge is officially here — and for the first time in weeks, every region in the U.S. saw rates climb.
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down why the holiday push is giving carriers the upper hand, even as consumer demand remains muted and freight volumes stay historically low. With Black Friday on deck and winter weather circling parts of the country, the next few days ...
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November 25, 2025 • 40 mins
In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni sits down with longtime friend and former Transfixer, Jack Pendergast, now Associate Director of Logistics at City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization. Together, they trace Jack’s journey from brokerages and fine art freight to purpose-driven logistics—moving millions of pounds of food and essentials to New Yorkers who need it most.
Jack pulls back the...
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November 18, 2025 • 60 mins
In this very special edition of Supply Chain Decoded, we are honored to sit down with not one, but three titans of the industry: Eddie, David, and Kenny Lund. Recorded during their annual family hunting trip, the brothers join Jenni to pull back the curtain on the legacy of their father, Allen Lund, and the groundbreaking values that shaped a freight empire.
We dive deep into their new book, Be Good: The Allen Lund Story, which ch...
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November 12, 2025 • 10 mins
The freight market is cooling just as the temperatures drop — and with Thanksgiving around the corner, things are about to get interesting.
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down the state of the freight market as we hit the midpoint of November. The national average rate per mile dips slightly to $1.66, and while capacity remains loose, early winter weather could shake things up in key...
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October 29, 2025 • 12 mins
It’s the calm before the holiday chaos — or is it?
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down how October closed out and what to expect as we roll into November. Despite a government shutdown entering its fourth week and tender volumes hitting an all-time low for October, the national average rate per mile held its ground with a modest 2 % month-over-month gain.
Here’s what’s moving the ma...
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October 28, 2025 • 71 mins
This week on Supply Chain Decoded, host Jenni Ruiz sits down with Ryan Goodwin, Senior Director of Advanced Supply Chain at Trinity Industries and Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management at TCU — a leader whose approach to automation and change management is reshaping how the rail industry thinks about data, technology, and people.
Ryan’s face recently appeared on the NASDAQ billboard in Times Square — a moment that symbolize...
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The freight market may look steady, but don’t let that fool you — subtle shifts are already setting the stage for a volatile November.
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI’s Justin Maze break down what’s happening across every region as Q4 heats up. From weather disruptions to policy curveballs, here’s where things stand — and where they’re headed next.
In this episode:
• Minimal week-over-week rate changes, but Mid...
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October 17, 2025 • 65 mins
In a male-dominated industry that often rewards polish over honesty, Amber Romando shows up with zero filters and total heart. From her beginnings as a dispatcher at UPS to becoming COO of Spartan Logistics and President of CSCMP Chicago Roundtable, Amber has carved out a career defined by grit, grace, and guts.
In this conversation with host Jenni Ruiz, Amber opens up about betting on herself before LinkedIn even existed, the men...
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This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down the latest trends as Q4 2025 kicks off. Rates are holding steady, but regional shifts and a few policy curveballs are keeping things interesting.
Here’s what’s moving the market:
• A return to seasonal norms after weeks of volatility
• Flatbed load-to-truck ratios up 8.4%, signaling tightening in project and construction freight
• A nor’easter a...
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October 8, 2025 • 18 mins
It’s been a volatile two weeks in freight, and Maze and Jenni are breaking it all down on this week’s Transfix Take.
As the national average line haul rate spikes and dry van load posts climb 6%, a perfect storm of factors — from end-of-quarter pressures to severe weather and a major CDL ruling — has carriers and shippers feeling the heat.
Maze unpacks the non-domicile CDL regulation and what it could mean for the industry long t...
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September 24, 2025 • 13 mins
After more than a year, The Transfix Take is officially back! Justin Maze, market expert at NFI Industries, joins Jenni Ruiz to break down the last seven days in freight, starting with a stagnant national average rate per mile of $1.61. From severe storms in the Midwest to Tropical Storm Mario hitting Southern California, weather made its mark, while seasonal patterns echo what we saw throughout 2024.
Maze dives into each region: ...
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