Logistics at a Crossroads

Episode 8: Tariff Pauses & Planning Chaos — When Calm Isn’t Clarity

Regina "Gia" Hunter

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On the surface, a 90-day tariff pause sounds like relief. But for logistics planners and operators? It’s just turbulence in disguise.

In this episode, Gia breaks down the chaos behind the calm, exploring how short-term policy shifts upend long-range supply chain planning, reroute freight, and strain already stretched domestic operations. With China excluded from the pause and mixed signals from global partners, planning becomes guesswork—and guesswork isn’t a strategy.

In this episode:

  • Why 90-day reprieves create more confusion than clarity
  • How planners are juggling delayed production, material shortages, and rerouted freight
  • The hard truth about reshoring and the limits of “just make it here”
  • What logistics teams really need from trade policy—consistency, not curveballs

📦 Freight in limbo. Schedules in flux. Margins shrinking.
 Policy without foresight isn’t planning—it’s firefighting.

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