Better service and reduced rate volatility are just some of the benefits to becoming a shipper of choice. In this Talking Transports podcast, John Janson SanMar’s Vice President of global logistics, joins Lee Klaskow, Bloomberg Intelligence senior transportation & logistics analyst, to discuss how relationships with trucking, intermodal, parcel and ocean partners are critical for managing his supply chain. SanMar has moved some imports away from the East Coast to avoid potential disruption due to pending labor negotiations. Janson also talks about bid season across modes of transportation, railroad service, inventory destocking, sustainability, near-shoring trends and how he pushed his dream of being a placekicker for the Chicago Bears aside for a career in logistics.