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
June 5, 2026 • 45 mins
The carrier side of freight is often discussed in terms of rates, assets, and capacity, but Zach Schuchart wants the industry to remember what sits underneath all of it: people.
On this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Zach, SVP and Head of Sales at Optimal Dynamics, for a candid conversation about carrier profitability, meaningful automation, and why treating carriers and drivers like true partners is no...
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June 4, 2026 • 11 mins
The freight market is not easing quietly.
On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Maze break down a fast-moving week across transportation, from the fallout of C.H. Robinson’s carrier purge to a national rate environment that is starting to feel uncomfortably familiar. With linehaul rates climbing to $2.36 per mile, tender rejections sitting at 17%, and spot market activity hitting levels not seen since the COV...
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May 19, 2026 • 11 mins
DOT Blitz Week didn’t just shake the freight market. It may have reset it.
On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Justin “Maze” Maze break down one of the most volatile weeks the freight market has seen in years. Coming out of DOT Blitz Week and heading straight into Memorial Day weekend, rates are climbing fast, capacity is tightening in key regions, and brokers are feeling pressure from every direction.
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May 5, 2026 • 8 mins
DOT Blitz Week is almost here, and the freight market is already starting to twitch.
On this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Maze break down the key signals brokers, shippers, and carriers should be watching as diesel rises, capacity tightens, and tender rejections prepare for a potential climb.
Diesel is back in focus, with national on-highway prices sitting at $5.64 per gallon, up 30 cents, while linehaul ra...
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April 29, 2026 • 10 mins
A Calm Before the Storm: Cooling Markets, Falling Diesel, and What to Watch Before DOT Week
It’s the week of April 29, and the freight market is doing something rare… exhaling.
On this episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI’s Justin Maze break down a quieter week across freight, where easing diesel prices and softening markets are giving brokers and carriers a brief window to reset before the surge of DOT Blitz Week.
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April 21, 2026 • 17 mins
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack a freight market that is anything but sleepy. They dig into the CBS Sunday report on chameleon carriers and what the launch of FMCSA’s new MODIS registration system could mean for carrier vetting, fraud prevention, and the broader push for accountability across the industry. They also touch on the ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption, why rerouted gl...
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April 17, 2026 • 36 mins
What happens when a freight brokerage operator burns out, quits in the middle of chaos, and accidentally builds one of the industry’s most recognizable media brands in freight? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, founder of FreightCaviar, to unpack the very untraditional path from carrier sales and brokerage ops to memes, media, and modern freight storytelling.
Paul gets can...
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April 16, 2026 • 16 mins
Transfix Take Podcast | Week of April 16 - Freight Fraud, Fuel Spikes, and a May Market Warning by Transfix
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April 8, 2026 • 15 mins
Q2 is off to a turbulent start, and this week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz is joined by NFI market expert Justin Maze to break down a freight market that feels anything but settled. From FMCSA’s rollout of the new MODIS registration system and pilot testing around hours-of-service flexibility, to port disruptions in Savannah and New York, they start with the headlines shaping the week before digging into the pressure point ever...
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April 3, 2026 • 40 mins
What does it take to build the biggest supply chain event in the world and keep it relevant in an industry that never sits still? In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Tanzil Uddin, SVP of Content and Partnerships at Manifest, for a behind-the-scenes look at how one of supply chain’s most influential conferences comes to life.
From curating programming for 400+ speakers to tracking the trends shaping p...
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March 27, 2026 • 33 mins
Freight fraud is getting smarter. Cassie Quien and the Wabash team are building for that reality.
In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Cassie Quien, Senior Director of Revenue at Wabash, to unpack one of the most urgent challenges in freight today: cargo theft, strategic fraud, and why protecting freight can no longer fall on just one player in the network. Cassie shares how her path from trucking ope...
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March 25, 2026 • 15 mins
As March comes to a close, the freight market is serving up volatility from every direction. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack the diesel surge shaking the industry, with fuel jumping from $3.89 to $5.37 a gallon in just a few weeks, and what that means for shippers already bracing for higher costs. They dig into why linehaul rates dipped, then started creeping back up ...
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March 23, 2026 • 62 mins
Blythe Milligan is back, and this conversation feels like a full-circle moment.
Three years after her first appearance on The Transfix Take On, Blythe returns to sit down with Jenni Ruiz for a candid, funny, and deeply honest conversation about what it really takes to build a podcast that lasts, a brand that sounds like you, and a platform that actually serves the freight industry.
As the host of Everything is Logistics and the f...
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March 13, 2026 • 37 mins
Whitney Johnson Cowell is the kind of supply chain leader who makes people feel seen. In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni sits down with the Revenue Marketing Manager at Knight-Swift Warehousing and Fulfillment, founder of Mediocre Marketing, and TMSA board member to talk about the evolving relationship between sales and marketing, the real impact of AI on how teams work together, and why empathy is still one of the most...
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Fuel is surging, fraud is forcing new action in Washington, and the freight market is sending mixed signals.
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz is joined by NFI’s Justin Maze to break down the biggest developments shaping freight right now, from the newly introduced Safer Transport Act and work authorization mandates to diesel’s sharp climb and what it means for brokers, carriers, and spot market pricing. They also dig int...
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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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