Podcast | Your Complete Guide to Peak Season | Ft. Bryan Wyatt & Danny Barfield
This week we sat down with Bryan Wyatt of Chainalytics and Danny Barfield of eTrac to answer all of your questions about surviving 2020's unprecedented peak season. We discussed:
What your biggest concern should be during peak
What adding capacity to your last mile looks like
The true cost of adding a regional or local carrier network
Maintaining last mile visibility as you quickly add capacity
What to expect moving into 2021
About the guests
Bryan Wyatt is a principal in Chainalytics' transportation consulting practice. He brings 20+ years of experience to this role—both as a shipper at The Home Depot and Georgia Pacific as well as a carrier specializing in last mile delivery—where he helps companies assess and optimize their transportation processes, organization and costs. Brian was named a 2020 Pro To Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and he's an instructor at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute.
Danny Barfield is the Executive Vice President at eTrac, helping companies save time and money as they reach the last mile. With "30 years +" in the industry, he has worked in carrier management, technology, operations and sales for companies including Datatrac, Fedex Freight, Dynamex and more.