All, On my way back to Odesa. Flew from NYC to Istanbul and then to Chisinau, Moldova (cool, historical place. Look it up 😉) The blue dot is on the flight. The pics are out of the plane window.  Looks very green and fertile. And we left JFK airport at midnight last...

All, It's pretty interesting—and exciting—that the new Pope is the first American Pope after 275 predecessors. I also read this morning (though not yet confirmed) that his grandparents and great-grandparents were from the Dominican Republic and have French/African...

I just had breakfast with Brandon Beane at the stadium. Thanks to M&T Bank for the invite, and to our good friend Bill Hanes for the private introduction. I’ve met Beane before—thoughtful guy. Smart. Grounded. You can see why players want to be here. He talked...

LP has always prided itself on Hannibal's old saying: "Find a way or make one". Here's a wonderful example of a businesswoman who did just that. Enjoy : ) JB https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIfCkRnhCH9/

All, Please see the article below about our good friend and colleague from TFA, Mark Antal. https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/delta-force-veteran-forced-to-fend-off-brick-wielding-maniac-in-unprovoked-nyc-attack-they-feel-safer-in-kyiv/ Unbelievable. How does our...

“Savings” That Never Really Delivered Back in the day, we were managing truckload freight for a large industrial company. The setup was solid—good rates, consistent service, everything working as it should. Then along comes one of their internal guys—let’s call him...

G7 Business Advisory Council Yesterday was the latest G7 Ukraine Reconstruction Business Advisory Council (BAC) call. As a reminder, this is business and government leaders from the major industrial nations working to help Ukraine clear the path for reconstruction....

Read the full op-ed by Derek below or online at https://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/02/27/erie-logistics-plus-derek-berlin-ukrainians-defending-freedom-after-russian-invasion/79181589007/  

All, Here is a podcast I was recently on. Honestly, I have not/won't listen to it myself (for you Seinfeld fans, think of George having to listen to "Risk Management" on audio books 🤪), but hopefully it's ok. Warning, it's long (but not Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman long)....

All, I have not been to DC this often since back in the 60's when we used to go down there to demonstrate as a student radical 🤪. But now that I am older, wiser, and more mature (?) I hope to have a slightly different impact on things - or at least do it in a better...