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The Logistics Matters podcast: Tom Nightingale of AFS Logistics on freight markets in Q3 | Season 3 Episode 30

Nightingale tells us how inflation, fuel surcharges, and other economic pressures are affecting freight markets and lets us know what to expect for freight as we head into peak season. Also: Changes at the Postal Service; inflation continues to nag at supply chains.

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By DC Velocity StaffAug 12, 2022
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About this week's guest
Tom Nightingale

Tom Nightingale is CEO of AFS Logistics. Prior to joining AFS, Tom served as president and CEO of International Package Shipping and its operating companies. He has also held leadership roles at Genco (now FedEx Supply Chain), ModusLink, Con-way Inc. (now XPO), and Schneider National.

Nightingale has a master’s degree in business administration from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s in marketing and management from Siena College. He serves on the board of several for-profit organizations and nonprofits, including as the chair-elect of CSCMP, Syracuse University’s Franklin Supply Chain Advisory Board, and formerly the Warehousing Education and Research Council and Women In Trucking.







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