Global supply chains remain under pressure from geopolitical disruptions, tight airfreight capacity and shifting sourcing strategies. In this episode of the Talking Transports podcast, AIT Worldwide Logistics Chairman and CEO Vaughn Moore joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Senior Transportation and Logistics Analyst Lee Klaskow to discuss how freight forwarders are helping customers navigate an increasingly complex environment. Moore explains why airfreight markets remain constrained by capacity rather than demand, with hyperscalers and data-center investment becoming major drivers of cargo volumes. He also discusses evolving ocean freight dynamics, growing demand for customs and trade compliance expertise, and why AI is emerging as a productivity enhancer rather than a replacement for freight forwarding professionals. The conversation covers how scale, technology and supply chain agility are becoming key competitive advantages in global logistics.<br>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AIT on Freight Forwarding’s Next Phase

Talking Transports

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**Podcast:** Talking Transports

## Participants

- **Lee Clasgow** (Bloomberg Intelligence)
- **Vaughn Moore** (AIT Worldwide Logistics)
- **Vaughn Moore** (AIT Worldwide Logistics)

## Transcript

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Hi, everyone. This is Lee Clasgow when we're talking transports. Welcome to Bloomberg Intelligence Talking Transports podcast. I'm your host, Lee Klaska, Senior Freight Transportation Logistics Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Bloomberg's in-house research arm of almost 500 analysts and strategists around the world. A quick public service announcement before we dive in.

Your support is instrumental to keep bringing great guests and conversations to you, our listeners. And we need your support. So please, if you enjoy this podcast, share it, like it, and leave a comment. Also, if you've got ideas, feedback, or just want to talk transports, I'm always happy to connect. You can find me on the Bloomberg Terminal, on LinkedIn, or on X at Logistics League. I'm pleased to welcome today's guest, Vaughn Moore, AIT Worldwide Logistics Chairman and CEO.

Vaughn has been with AIT for over 20 years, where he held various senior leadership positions in sales before moving to the C-suite in 2010. Vaughn led the company's leverage buyout in 2012. In addition to serving on the boards of KB Partners, Rothschild Wealth Partners, and TIDL, Vaughn is the president of Medina Country Club. Welcome to Talking Transports, Vaughn. Thank you very much, Lee. Glad to be here.

So I wanted to get that country club aspect in there, because I was curious about your handicap, and if you're planning to go to the President's Cup this year. Well, let me tell you, I am definitely attending the President's Cup, but I will also say that being president of a country club does not help your handicap. It actually goes much higher. That's usually what happens. Yeah, well, I've only played a couple rounds so far this year, and my index has gone up. It has not been pretty. So first off, thanks for joining us.

AIT Worldwide, maybe not a household name for some. Can you just talk about the company? Yeah, we started in 1979 as a domestic freight forwarder. So back then, it was really focused on air freight product mostly, and it was printed matter that was being moved in the United States. So we have evolved as a company through the years dramatically, actually, especially in the last 10 to 14 years.

It's really been dramatic, so much so that we hope to be a household name here coming up. But we've just grown tremendously f...

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