21 episodes
Tracks Through Time FreightWaves
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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Focusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today
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How Australia Lost a War with Emus
After World War I, veterans took up farming and provided food supplies and wheat to Western Australia. But when emus began to threaten that supply chain, another war broke out. The emus won.
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The logistics of the Boston Tea Party
Find out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time.
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Find out how the Rockefeller Christmas is transported year after year
Did you know there's one company that always handles delivering the tree for Christmas at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York? Find out about the history of its logistics and the process of picking the tree in this week's episode.
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How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Logistics Worked For Almost 100 Years
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O'Connell dive into how it works throughout the years.
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The Dangerous Job of Delivering Mail by Airplane in the 1920s
Mail delivery by airplane started in 1918, if you can believe it. The method was dangerous but cut down delivery time by a day.
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Haunted Highways
Deputy editor Brielle Jaekel and 3PL expert Mary O’Connell tell stories of haunted highways to celebrate Halloween.
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Customer Reviews
Super stoked for this easy , enjoyable listen!
Finally!! A podcast hosted by two chill, low-key, industry knowledgeable ladies, centered casually around topics related to transportation, logistics and other freight/supply chain happenings from the past. If you’re a freight forwarding, load brokering nerd like me then you’ll undoubtedly enjoy this!! Looking forward to checking out episodes 1-19! Cheers!!