Episode #35 Positioned to Win with Brian Kempisty Founder of Port X Logistics

Some supply chain analyst are predicting yesteryear's trucking bloodbath to be repeated in 2022. Headlines like this can induce great anxiety in even the most successful motor carriers. To reframe the conversation, the Transportation & Logistics Clubhouse welcomes Brian Kempisty (BK), founder of Port X Logistics LLC to show how leveraging global supply chain data can put your trucks in a position to win. 5.4.2022 Powered by ⁠Atlanta Dispatch LLC For Dispatching Services: www.atlantadispatch.org Podcast Website: transportationandlogistics.club Join our newsletter: transportationandlogistics.club/newsletter Learn how to dispatch: Physical Book Copy: transportationandlogistics.club/amazon eBook: https://books2read.com/u/4jqlzX Stay updated with our happenings: https://linktr.ee/transportationandlogistics?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=601f8834-e86c-4ff1-a555-2d9ff17f1735Listen on Youtube:https://youtu.be/jfSMASfV7tY Intro/Outro Music Shoutout: Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ---0:00 Intro and background 3:00 First goal for Port X Logistics 4:33 Employee number and employee satisfaction 6:07 Culture in day to day running of Port X 7:47 BINGO culture and highlighting employees 8:58 Customers they have gained due to the positive attributes and kindness of their company 10:00 Mission Statement and making employees a part of it. Company retreats 13:38 Acquisition of Port X and what it has allowed them to do that they were not doing prior 16:45 Demurrage. What is it? 18:30 What they expect to see in a carrier to give them "good" freight 20:41 What is PINNED IN in drayage 23:50 Why Port X requires a full one year experience for carriers 25:18 Port X relationship with Turvo and what the relationship has meant for the growth of Port X 27:44 Port X visibility software 29:36 Will the market shifts and dwindling load rates spell disaster for the transport industry 32:12 How they use data for FreightWaves SONAR to run their operations and position their trucks 38:42 Opportunities in Logistics and Supply Chain and advice 41:20 Audience invite 41:35 How does one get direct steam ship lines in port freight? 45:31 Other alternatives for to TMI, UIIA and port access, SCAC code 54:47 How does a carrier achieve more autonomy in their ability to secure steam ship freight if they were able to pay first-hand 57:05 Brian's info and email address 58:06 Note of thanks and closing remarks 59:52 Outro