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Romeo Power Technology recently completed a business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. Romeo is now a public company with $545 million in contracts for heavy-duty truck battery packs. Investors include Republic Services and Tier 1 supplier BorgWarner.  Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

In today’s show Steve discusses some of his interviews from Maritime Supply Chain Week and the niche takeaways that viewers might focus on to enhance their companies ocean freight programs now and during 2021. With contracting coming at us hard and fast do we assume a “brace” and “hard landing”, lose/lose proposition or do we deftly use and network to intelligent partnerships and opportunities tha...

On this week's edition of Drilling Deep, the podcast is joined by Ben Stanley of the IBM Institute for Business Value. That institute recently completed an update on its ongoing five-year look at the future of trucking. It’s called Trucking 2030. He will be sharing his long-term perspectives.   Host John Kingston also will be talking about some numbers in the diesel market that had not been seen f...

The American automotive industry will benefit from an extraordinary conference of technological advancements that will elevate customer relationships and revenue streams to levels that would have been unimaginable five years ago, says Ken Washington, CTO at Ford Motor Company. Listen in as Craig Fuller discusses with Washington about technology's impact, and what the future hold for the automotive...

Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer of SeaCube Containers, sits down with FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill. The market for refrigerated shipping containers has held up during the pandemic. Beyond COVID, Tuthill explains what will drive demand for reefer containers going forward, including the need for year-round fresh produce and fish, and cold storage for vaccines. Watch Apple Podca...

On today’s episode, Kevin and guest co-host Nicole Glenn, Founder and CEO of Candor Expedite discuss how salespeople should differentiate themselves and their products to close more deals.  We welcome Lee Salz, the best selling author of Sales Differentiation. Lee will break down how differentiation isn’t all about what you sell, but how you sell.  Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community bu...

Over the next 25 years, the world’s population will grow at a much faster rate than the arable land that’s needed to help feed it. Utilizing technology to optimize the value of global grain harvests will be crucial to eliminating $71 billion of annual global grain waste and ensuring the world has enough to eat. A combination of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and predictive analyti...

Midday Market Update: Mitigating the impacts of port congestion and the red hot air cargo market On today's Midday Market Update Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you. They’re joined by; Eric Kulisch, FreightWaves’ Air Cargo Markets Editor and Laurence Alvarado, co-founder and CEO of WARECAP; along with FreightWaves market experts Zach Str...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have provided the much-needed impetus for retailers, executives and brokers to engage in more collaboration and ensure products get to end consumers efficiently. The many benefits that come from collaborating through technological platforms should encourage stakeholders to keep those tools in place even after the pandemic ends. FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how and wh...

On this week's episode of Taking The Hire Road,  Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Leah Shaver, President of the National Transportation Institute, about the key factors for recruiting drivers.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Global Supply Chain Week  Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Engstrom, Chief Strategy Officer at FreightWaves, chats with Jim Blaeser, Director at AlixPartners, about disruption in the supply chain.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With consumer demand at an all-time high and supply scarce, shippers need more dynamic, cost-effective tools and methods to carry out their transportation strategy. Digital freight offerings like rating APIs and integration platforms offer automated, plug-and-play logistical solutions that streamline processes enabling shippers to operate a higher level of efficiency at a fraction of the cost. Hea...

What should digital transformation really mean to leader’s in today’s business world, full of disruptions and shifts in priorities? This Fireside Chat discusses the top things to prepare for and the key steps to take in order to attain successful Digital Value Chain journeys, from regional supply chain improvements to global digital transformation programs. Hear from Gary Berger President, Berger...

Sourcing logistics tools and assets is tough for small and midsize companies. Owners and operators of traditional warehouses want long leases, large footprints and personal guarantees from tenants. From leadership trends to customer perspectives, hear how companies are navigating the CPG and warehousing challenges of 2021. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about you...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about winter storm impact on Texas’ network two weeks later; critical infrastructure for sea freight; SeaTech that’s investible; and the state of blockchain at sea.  Plus, at least 15 dead in California crash involving a truck; regulators weigh in on fight between tankers and container ships; sustainable trucking faces regulation and cost barrier...

Zeta Smith, CEO of North American Seniors Sodexo, and FreightWaves’ Anthony Smith discuss how the pandemic has created new challenges for leaders. They also talk about the specific challenges senior communities have faced in terms of sourcing personal protective equipment and changing the way they operate to keep residents safe. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abo...

Matt Waller, Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Kathy Wengel, EVP and Chief Global Supply Chain Officer for Johnson & Johnson discuss key trends that emerged in the global supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic as suppliers, manufacturers and distributors collaborated to ensure critical supplies were distributed all over the world. Watch Apple Podca...

The transportation industry is vulnerable to a myriad of risk including those that are impacted directly or indirectly by the ever-changing supply chain, in this case food and agriculture. These changes can be driven by legislation, trade, criminality, pandemics, and the list goes on. This discussion between Gary Retherford and John Hoffman will take us through the complexities of the food and agr...

President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.3 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan last year that will be the blueprint for an infrastructure package that the freight transportation industry is hoping Congress will pass later this year. This fireside chat between John Gallagher and David Braunstein explores the investment opportunity Biden’s blueprint holds for last-mile freight delivery and the potential...

On this episode of stackd, powered by FreightWaves SONAR, hear stackd host, Adam Robinson, VP of Product Marketing at FreightWaves, and Michael Southworth, President at Transflo discuss the role of freight technology to create operational efficiency in volatile times, aid freight participants in volatile times, and how to use technology to improve overall customer experience.   Apple Podcasts Spot...

Jonathan Kingsman discusses with FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston several key trends that have impacted global supply chains in agriculture over the past 40-plus years. One is the evolution of the huge grain merchants that controlled so much of the flows back in the 1970s, who have either changed their way of doing business or disappeared altogether in mergers. The second is the growing...

Maritime capacity continues to push rates higher Dr Zac Rogers comes on to discuss how this has pushed many shippers to look for other options as supply chains are reformed throughout the globe.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Feb. 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Cincinnati were checking a shipment of corn flakes from Peru, when suddenly Bico, a narcotics K-9, alerted agents that something was amiss. The corn flakes were frosted with something else besides sugar – they were coated with cocaine. In all, agents would find about 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, worth about $2.8 million.  Long-Ha...

The global transport system is short of containers. Carriers are racing to get available boxes back to China for lucrative headhaul trades. This is leaving U.S. exporters of food and containerized agricultural products short of the boxes they need. Peter Friedmann, Executive Director of the Agriculture Transport Coalition examines the challenges being faced with FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Mil...