FreightCasts

Kevin is on location this week at BCB Live in Texas to talk with Rick Larkin about selling safety. Rick is so passionate about selling safety to driver’s he’s built a media company to communicate the message. Each day he is live on air talking safety. We also talk growing a freight brokerage, and what qualities he looks for when hiring salespeople. Follow Put That Coffee Down on Apple Podcasts Fol...

Mary O’Connell and Manny McElroy, Sr Vice president of Transportation at ITS Logistics, cover what sales tactics are going to be key in 2023. Follow Check Call on Apple Podcasts Follow Check Call on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eliminating emissions from long-haul transportation is a very, very hard problem to solve. Fleets should already be tackling the low hanging fruit of reducing miles and fuel consumption. That’s just Trucking 101, at least according to Joe Shefchik, Vice President of Business Development with Paper Transport. But as customers, investors, and regulators clamor for low-carbon freight solutions, fleet...

Dan Lindsey, co-founder and VP of Sales at Linkage Logistics joins Kevin to discuss the ups and downs of going out on your own to start a freight brokerage business at the exact time the world felt like it was coming to an end. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tanner DeHart will discuss the major events that took place in the freight market and the impact it had on the industry.  Additionally, we will be joined by returning special guest, Dave Kiesling, VP of Transportation at Kenco  Group to uncover his insights as we head into 2023.Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maint...

Grace invites Check Call host Mary O’Connell to break down the biggest retail articles to hit FreightWaves in 2022.Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back on the road quickly and...

It is the end of the year and during this lull in freight movement, many truckers think about looking at the help wanted ads and employment opportunities to see if there is a better option out there. Better pay, more home time, and a regular schedule are some of the job features drivers are looking for. Rooster and Justin talk with the team at TruckDrivingJobs.com on what is going on with the driv...

Kevin welcomes Walter Mitchell, CEO, Tai Software (aka "Mitch") to today’s episode to discuss the customer experience. It always costs less to expand your current book of business, than it is to go out and land new clients. That’s why focusing on customer service and experience will be a key theme for 2023.  You can learn more about Tia TMS here,  www.tai-software.com #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #ma...

FreightWaves own Mary O’Connell, Thomas Wasson, and Grace Sharkey sit down to talk about the year in review in the only way they know how.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back...

Dave Heller is the senior vice president at the Truckload Carriers Association. He takes a look at the nexus between government and trucking in 2022 and what 2023 is likely to bring. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our l...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey, and Tanner DeHart will be joined by two very special guest from Redwood Logistics, James Jackson - Director of Sales and Sam Martinez, VP of Strategic Solutions.  We will be discussing the outlook of the 2023 truckload freight market making some bold predictions for where contract rates are headed. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nati...

Grace breaks down the hottest toys of the season and welcomes Akshay Dodeja, CEO of Terminal49, to discuss 2022 ocean shipping trends and what to expect in 2023. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to...

Cargo theft is a constant in trucking, and different seasons means different freight is being sought after by bands of thieves. Scott Cornell, National Practice Transportation Lead at Travelers, joins the Back The Truck Up Podcast to inform our listeners about the trends and tactics that organized bands of cargo thieves are using.  Maintaining spacial awareness, having a robust locking system on y...

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey wrap up a helluva year with some of their favorite moments, story highlights, and hot takes going into 2023.   Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back...

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix takes a peek into how shippers can better understand carrier performance and manage expectations of their supply chain using technology from ISO. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invest...

In today’s episode, we look at things that keep enterprise fleet safety managers up at night with Frank Lancaster, Enterprise Sales Manager at Netradyne. Part of mitigating risk is using cameras and software to prevent the looming threat of nuclear verdicts. No pressure! Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 mainten...

Mary O’Connell and David Spencer, Director of business Development at Arrive Logistics, cover the December freight market update Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back on the roa...

Kevin welcomes Emily Meyers, Vice President, Factor Lead at TriumphPay on the show to talk about the recent survey TriumphPay conducted with truckers. One of the key wishes for 2022 is the ability to get paid faster. How fast is fast though?   You can learn more about Tia TMS here, www.tai-software.com.   #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Love’s Truck Care & S...

The plunge in sports rates this year didn’t put the brakes on M&A activity. Spencer Tenney from The Tenney Group explains how larger players are rethinking their acquisition strategies. He is joined by Kevin Hill, Managing Director at OTR Advisors.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering lig...

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses the outlook for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry in 2023.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back on the road quickly and safe...

Tony Tzeng, Chief Product Officer at Transfix, joins us in this tech in action interview to highlight the evolution of cost plus and how Transfix TrueRate+ helps customers rethink pricing with its transparent pricing system. He is joined by FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert, Thomas Wasson, in this fireside chat. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative mainten...

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This fireside chat looks at how a 7L Freight's real-time rate management and pricing for trucking complements the international air and ocean booking capabilities of Freightos, and how digital freight procurement reduces volatility in a complex world. Brennan O'Dowd, CEO at 7L Freight, is joined by FreightWaves Reporter, Eric Kulisch, in this fireside chat.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nati...

Meet David Norman, Co-founder and COO of Sage Freight and learn how Sage Freight has been able to grow so fast in a short amount of time.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering light mechanical services and DOT inspections, we’ve invested in our locations and staff to get your drivers back...

The list of crazy logistics-related markets since the pandemic need space for used trucks, where prices have bounced up and down for months. Chris Visser of JD Power knows as much as anybody about that market and talks about it with host John Kingston. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offering...