FreightCasts

Stan Wraight is a legend in the air cargo industry. He's held leadership positions at three big cargo airlines and now advises airlines, airports, logistics companies and other parties on how to manage air freight issues. FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch talks to Stan about the market conditions shippers and carriers are facing, digitization initiatives, the prolific use by airlines of "...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week’s Retail and CPG day. From sourcing through consumption, food and CPG supply chains were pivotal to keeping the world sane in 2020 but 2021 has already proven to be a formidable foe.   Plus, consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks; Instacart robots and delivery expansion with Walgreens;...

Volga-Dnepr is one of the most unique specialist all-cargo airlines in the world. It has a large fleet of Boeing 747s, but also some Russian-made aircraft that can handle out-of-gauge cargo or land on smaller airfields under challenging runway conditions. Find out from Volga-Dnepr Group CCO Konstantin Vekshin about the company's role in airlift during the pandemic, and how it applies its Cargo Sup...

A Fireside Chat between Delta Cargo’s Vice President, Rob Walpole and customer Thomas Puglisi, Head of Global Logistics at Kuehne & Nagel. They take a look at how Delta Cargo’s innovative digital transformation is creating a more transparent and customer-centric experience across the globe. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

On this episode of stackd, hear about the role of technology & data to bring about innovations in the freight industry. Freight technology leaders are transforming shipping by using machine learning and data science to offer new shipping modes. stackd host Adam Robinson, VP Of Product Marketing at FreightWaves, interviews Flock Freight CEO, Oren Zaslansky to talk about how technology and data allo...

Bomb sniffing dogs aren't just used by the Army, or for security at live events or airports. Did you know they also are widely used to screen air cargo? And in a few months, new rules will require more cargo to be screened. Learn how trained canine teams compare to X-ray detection and how air shippers are deploying them in this fireside chat between Eric Hare, President and CEO of Global K9 Protec...

Jason Coker, Vice Director at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex gives FreightWaves' President George Abernathy an inside look at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) focus on the national defense strategy, which includes developing and testing technology for missile defense and hypersonic weapon systems as well as the nation’s nuclear modernization plan. The chat also discu...

Last mile logistics across the globe have experienced capacity issues with lockdowns accelerating e-commerce and direct delivery to customers. Brands need to utilize technology in their last-mile logistic strategies to keep a competitive advantage. Through utilizing control towers, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics businesses can create efficiencies and sustainable options as Jamie...

Andrew has Kevin Hill back at the helm today for an event-themed episode. We have two sets of fantastic guests from Zuum and Home Depot. Before guest discussions, Andrew and Kevin chat Walmart earnings, debate cardboardless e-commerce, and the takeover at Kohl's   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miami International Airport is the cargo hub for the Americas. Flowers, fresh fruit, seafood, machinery and other products transfer there between U.S. destinations and Latin America and Europe. MIA had a record year for cargo in 2020 despite the COVID pandemic. Join this discussion with FreightWaves' Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch, and Emir Pineda, Manager Aviation & Trade Logistics at the Miami-Da...

George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, chats with Scott Paul, President of Alliance for American Manufacturing, in this Keynote address from Day 1 of Global Supply Chain Week. Paul underlines the need for intentionality in addressing the infrastructure in America through manufacturing and trade. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

George, the manager of a small U.S. trucking company, was alerted around 6 a.m. on a recent Monday that an employee was having computer problems. So George investigated. At first he thought it was a garden variety computer virus.  But this was no ordinary virus. The anti-virus software was disabled, and all of the files were encrypted. The same had happened to all the other computers left on over...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking with Hyliion CEO/Founder Thomas Healy about the company's next generation battery module for its Hybrid solution; Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner about the evolution of the logistics industry and how it aligns with the global market; Transporeon Director of Business Development NA Patrick Pretorius about the gap between what's happening i...

In this bonus episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin sits down with one of his earliest mentors in freight, Patty Hinojosa. Patty is now the Director of Mexico Sales and Operations at CargoQuotes. Kevin and Patty discuss the niche of cross-border trucking in and out of Mexico. It’s one of those specialties where freight brokers become consultants and trainers for their customers. A single misstep...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen. Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, conta...

The generic containership. It’s not pretty. If it were a sandwich, it would look a bit like Steve’s take on Navigating B2B with all the garnish. The container sandwich – let’s dig in.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vaccine demand planning requires coordination across the supply chain spectrum. Logistics, materials management, and operations need to support clinicians at the point of care to maximize community protection. Come hear a lively healthcare supply chain conversation between John Ervin and Andrew Kelley that covers demand planning, healthcare operations, metrics, constraints and what you need to kno...

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; Bill Cantania, Founder of CEO of OneRail and FreightWaves Editor at Large, John Kingston along with FreightWaves market experts Zach Strickland, Anthony Smith and Nick Austin on weather.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more ab...

Getting the technology down for autonomous vehicles is one thing. Getting the regulation right is another.  On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, Finch Fulton of autonomous vehicle company Locomation sits down with host John Kingston to discuss his new role with the company as vice president of Policy and Strategy. Fulton comes out of the Department of Transportation so he knows how to navigate it...

JT Engstrom, Chief Strategy Officer at FreightWaves, chats with Spencer Tenney, President & CEO of Tenney Group, about transportation M&As.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid the unforeseen effects of the pandemic on at-risk and lower-income communities, governments and organizations around the world must convene to ensure effective distribution of newly developed vaccines. Malte Hans, Associate Partner at McKinsey and Company, and Margi Van Gogh, Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries for the World Economic Forum discuss the importance of making sure no co...

On today's episode of hashtag#WithSONAR, we talk with Kyle Lintner, Principal and Managing Director for K-Ratio, about the current state of the Freight Market and how to mitigate risk. Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss how supply chain managers are changing their focus after a year of COVID and bring on Dr Zac Rogers to talk about how quickly things are moving with a look at the latest Logistic’s Managers Index Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the logistics behind building the beverage brand Olipop, the journey toward democratizing truck diagnostics and how long the freight bull market can last. Plus, forget GameStop, shipping stocks are suddenly revving up across the board, and Gatik will deploy electric-powered autonomous vehicles in New Orleans. Will Biden and Bezos team up on...

Rick Helfenbein is the former President of the American Apparel & Footwear Association and is currently a retail and trade consultant in New York and a contributing writer for Forbes.com. Rick has spent more than 25 years in the apparel industry and has unique set of  perspectives due to his various roles including operating a mid-sized carrier, 15 years as the president of leading high-end global...