FreightCasts

While the industry continues to debate on whether or not the driver shortage indeed exists, editorial lead Brielle Jaekel talks with aifleet founder and CEO Marc El Khoury about why adding more drivers will have a negative impact. Marc El Khoury Co-Founder & CEO aifleet Brielle Jaekel Deputy Editor FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Smerchek, President of Veriha Trucking, joins Jeremy Reymer on the latest episode of Taking the Hire Road. Karen is an industry veteran and shares her story about the family business and what trucking means to their legacy. Karen and Jeremy will also dive into how carriers can embrace the current operating environment and why improving the lives of both truck drivers and trucking industry pe...

Zach and Tony bring on Adam Kahn from Netradyne to discuss how safety has become more important than ever as insurance costs and liability soars for carriers. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat, Christopher Schoate, vice president of driver recruiting and retention at Gulf Winds joins us to talk about the ways fleets are hiring and retaining drivers. We also dive into the impacts freight market conditions have on driver hiring and retention. Chris Schoate VP, Driver Recruiting and Retention Gulf Winds International Thomas Wasson Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert Fr...

Vignan Velivela explains how AtoB is helping large fleets link payments while avoiding fraud in this fireside chat with Kaylee Nix. Vignan Velivela CEO & Co-Founder AtoB Kaylee Nix Event Emcee; Reporter FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jennifer Hedrick, president and CEO of Women in Trucking, covers the current state of women in the trucking industry, challenges they face, and strategies to attract more women. Hedrick describes successful initiatives, the importance of mentorship, effective marketing strategies, and the need for inclusive workplace policies. She highlights training and career development oppor...

Guest: Ted McKlveen, co-founder and CEO, Verne Topic: The prospects for hydrogen as a transportation fuel improve by packing more energy into a kilogram of the element. Startup Verne expects to demonstrate a long-haul truck using its super-cold hydrogen storage technology by the end of the year. The industry is watching. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your...

On Episode 739 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to Metafora’s Ryan Schreiber about hard truths in freight and tech. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Schreiber is here to deliver a dose of reality to the industry. DOTsfty wants to evolve driver training and usher it into the AI era. We’ll hear from a driver and a supervisor who are using the tool to learn if it is helping their fleet...

FreightWaves lead Brielle Jaekel talks with Daniel Patterson, director of safety at Western Express gives insight on how to keep up with changing safety regulations and technology. Daniel Patterson Director of Safety Western Express Brielle Jaekel Deputy Editor FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat, P. Sean Garney is a co-director of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting joins us to dive into regulatory issues impacting enterprise fleets from government agencies to congressional legislation. P. Sean Garney Co-Director Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, LLC Thomas Wasson Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

TTN Fleet Solutions' Tyler Harden and FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell break down the best practices for brake maintenance timing, the evolving landscape of roadside maintenance, and CVSA Brake week impact on maintenance schedules. Tyler Harden Chief Product Officer; Board Member TTN Fleet Solutions Mary O'Connell Freight Broker/3PL Expert FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

In this episode, we dive into the world of implementing AI in a freight brokerage. Our guest, Dan Tram CEO and founder of Everest AI helps to break down the finer parts of implementing AI and what common pitfalls to watch out for. For more information subscribe to Check Call the newsletter or the podcast. Loaded and Rolling Follow the Loaded and Rolling Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more...

Technology is promised to make everything better, faster, and more productive, but is that actually the case? Trimble explains why we may be relying on tech too much to be productive in the transportation space and where we can grow to make tech work for us. Kelly Williams VP of Enterprise Product Management Trimble Kaylee Nix Event Emcee; Reporter FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

On Episode 737 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about a Microsoft outage that has grounded flights nationwide, closed shipping ports and shuttered trucking terminals. What happened, who is impacted and when will things get back to normal? FreightWaves’ Eric Kulisch gets us the latest news. It takes a flatbed expert to truly rate the strap work. So, I invited J and R Transfer’s Josue Ramos o...

As the push for sustainable practices intensifies across industries, fleet electrification has emerged as a pivotal solution in reducing carbon emissions and operational costs. Gage Zero’s Tony Williamson and FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell break down the potential for cost savings, environmental benefits, infrastructure requirements, technological advancements, and the obstacles that companies may f...

Daniel Pickett, CTO at FreightWaves, and Scott Knight, senior VP of Sales and Engineering at Samsara, discuss collecting, analyzing, and deriving actionable insights from camera and sensor data in the cab. Join us to learn how Samsara translates audio/video, engine, brake, and ELD data into information that helps drivers make better decisions, and protect themselves when chaos happens on the road....

On Episode 738 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about President Joe Biden’s sudden withdrawal from the race. Supply chains are on the line this election season as both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have much different plans for tariffs, electrification and more. It’s a market of pain and gain in trucking. FreightPlus’ Tanner DeHart breaks down the data and s...

Join Harman Cheema, CEO of Cheema FreightLines, as he shares his expertise on overcoming industry challenges, leveraging technology, and strategic growth. Gain insights into the future of trucking and logistics, and learn how Cheema FreightLines continues to lead and innovate in a competitive landscape. Harman Cheema President & CEO Cheema Freightlines LLC Grace Sharkey Staff Writer FreightWaves L...

In this podcast episode, we dive deep into the world of fraud affecting the freight and shipping industry. Starting with an elaborate freight broker scam in Illinois, we'll uncover how nearly two dozen brokers were duped into holding millions worth of goods hostage. We also explore a shipping fraud case involving counterfeit postage labels and misleading partnerships, widespread issue of return fr...

In this episode, we dive into Overhaul’s newest cold chain solution. Nick Heikkinen breaks down the newest solution and why the solution was designed for pharma, healthcare, and high-value food and beverage. For more information subscribe to Running on Ice the newsletter or podcast. Follow the Running on Ice Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

FMCSA Chief, Commercial Driver’s License Division Nicole McDavid and FMCSA Transportation Specialist Rebecca Rehberg join Jeremy Reymer as they discuss the background and the goal of the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP), along with the process for carriers and drivers to participate in the FMCSA’s three year program. Special thanks to the show’s sponsors! The National Transportation...

Zach and Tony bring on Dr. Zac Rogers to discuss the latest Logistics Managers Index and whether or not supply chains have become too short sighted.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Londonne Corder, Outrider chief marketing officer Topic: Dirty and dangerous distribution yards have great potential for automation. Outrider is leading those efforts at its test site near Denver where FreightWaves was invited to for a behind-the-scenes look. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 736 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.  Covenant’s Matt McLelland stops by the studio to share impressions of his new Cybertruck and to let us know what it is teaching him about electrifying fleets. Estes and Optym partnered on LTL optimization and solutions for a few years now. Now, Kory Harb from Optym and Joshua Newton from...

In today’s episode Matt Foster, CEO of Freight Science joins us to talk about the science behind using artificial intelligence paired with experience to create software that uses mathematical models to determine the right tender, load and rate. Follow the Loaded and Rolling Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices