NASSTRAC’s Gail Rutkowski examines shippers’ perspectives
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Gail Rutkowski, Executive Director of the of the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC).
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NASSTRAC’s Gail Rutkowski examines shippers’ perspectives Recording Date
October 23, 2020 Duration
00:17:51 hrs/min/sec
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During this podcast, NASSTRAC's Rutkowski talked about the organization's approach to working with shippers and other industry stakeholders on various fronts.
Themes addressed over the course of this podcast included: NASSTRAC's objectives; the importance of shipper advocacy and why it matters; how COVID has impacted shippers' logistics and freight transportation operations; and a look at the current regulatory landscape and the ones that matter most for shippers, among others.
Gail Rutkowski has been in the freight transportation sector for more than 30 years and has experienced both sides of the industry, from shipper to carrier, from small shipments to truckloads, from domestic to international. Gail’s experience runs the gamut from private fleet management with Quaker Oats and Belden Wire and Cable, to truckload sales with C. H. Robinson, to transportation management with Thomas & Betts and Medline Industries. Gail also started and ran the logistics services division at AIMS Logistics before leaving to start Wabash Worldwide Logistics. Gail is a past president of NASSTRAC and was a member of their Executive Committee. She was selected NASSTRAC Member of the Year in 2001, 2005, and 2012.
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