FreightCasts

Desiree Wood is an independent owner operator who has devoted much of her time educating those who need to know about the crisis in truck parking today. She speaks in public, she joins webcasts and on Drilling Deep this week, she joins host John Kingston to discuss her recent efforts to alert the world about the parking squeeze. Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about a diesel-related market: th...

You’ve probably heard the words NFTs and AI thrown around a lot. While these tools are talked about as technology that will change our lives in the near future, a lot of these tools are already here.  In today’s show, we’re going to talk about how the one-person marketing team can use AI tools already on the market to get back hours in their workday. Then we’re chatting with futurism creator Nasja...

Zach and Anthony reconnect with Dr Zac Rogers and discuss the latest Logistics Managers’ Index results and how supply chains have changed over the past year.  Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DriverReach CEO and Founder Jeremy Reymer talks to David McBride, Executive VP of Recruitment for Lazer Spot, on how to attract drivers to the trucking industry. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of WithSONAR, we will discuss the sharp recovery of freight demand after a Thanksgiving slump and what it means going into the Christmas New Years holidays! Follow #withSONAR on Apple Podcasts Follow #withSONAR on 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 art of capturing container ships on film with photographer Nick Souza. We’ll learn how he gets such amazing pics of these beasts of the ocean. Looking for the perfect gift for the freight lover in your family? He’ll tell us how to get prints of your favorite shots.  Mason George, President at IMC National Accounts discusses the dramatic...

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America has been using a packaging technology called RP System to protects products such as auto parts and electronics in Japan for many years. Now, the company wants to introduce RP System to production facilities in the U.S., and there’s no time like a pandemic to make sure limited supplies are protected from moisture and oxygen damage. Follow Transmission on Apple Podcas...

In today's episode, Kevin and Richie discuss the importance of continuing education in sales. There’s a reason why doctors, lawyers, and engineers continue to read and learn in their professions. It’s the same for sales too.  Kevin and Richie also come to class prepared to share their top 5 books every person selling freight should read.  Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! #s...

Anthony Smith and Tony Mulvey dive into recent transactions around in the logistics space and Wall Street’s reaction.  Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary O’Connell and Bryce Williford sit down to talk about recruiting and retaining top talent, the best ways to grow, and what 3PLs will look like in 2022. Follow Check Call on Apple Podcasts Follow Check Call on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Great Resignation, companies have faced 40% worker turnover, yet trucking faces 90%-plus driver turnover every single year On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Maven Machines’ Rachel Firestone about the real reasons behind the perceived driver shortage. Find out how quality-of-life concerns, a lack of parking and excessive wait times push truckers out of the industry an...

In this episode, Matt talks to Cash Daniels a.k.a. The Conservation Kid, a twelve year old conservationist who has been working on conservation efforts since the age of 7. They discuss Cash’s efforts as an individual, his drive to continue making an impact on a small-scale, and how it inspires others to make a difference. Follow Rising Tides on Apple Podcasts Follow Rising Tides on Spotify More Fr...

This episode of The Stockout focuses on the rail industry. Mike Baudendistel interviews Tony Hatch, an independent railroad analyst and host of RailTrends, the premier rail industry conference. Tony shares his thoughts following his discussions with rail industry C-level executives, shippers, regulators and consultants. Follow The Stockout on Apple Podcasts Follow The Stockout on Spotify More Frei...

OSHA said it is suspending its enforcement of the Biden administration's new rules ordering larger employers to either require workers to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing.   How would the trucking industry handle such a mandate? Should drivers be vaccinated in general? What are the legal considerations? Follow MadGaines LIVE on Apple Podcasts Follow MadGaines LIVE on Spotify More FreightWav...

White House takes swipe at the ocean freight cartel controlling global trade. How politics and the media distort what’s already a top 3 story. Plus, we look at why possible labor disruption actually gives ocean freight vendors more options. Plus we take a look at COVID and OMICRON actually showing up as Importers in U.S. Government stats. How can that be? Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Foll...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about turnover in trucking and whether drivers should chase sign-on bonuses. Brian Runnels, vice president of safety at Reliance Partners, chimes in on why bonuses aren’t always what they seem.  Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale is team driving with Isaac Wilke, owner of Starlight Transportation and a Convoy Haul Star. They’re talking about how driv...

FreightWaves’ Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole is joined by Jack Schickler, founder and CEO of Service Professionals Inc. (SPI). Jack is a retired General Motors executive with over 55 years of emission control engineering experience. They dig into the science of making diesel trucks happy, which is the promise of SPI’s latest innovation, the SPIER System. This low-cost retrofit maximiz...

Don Newell and Scooter Sayers are long-time LTL industry experts and consultants. Although the stock prices of LTL companies have been soaring on Wall Street, Newell and Sayers join host John Kingston on Drilling Deep to talk about some underlying fundamental problems in the LTL sector that they want to see fixed. Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the recent OPEC reaction to the release of o...

It’s that time of the year again. Budgets. Goals. Analysis. Planning. It feels like all of these pile on us at once as we start thinking about who and what we wanna be in the new year.  It can become overwhelming really quickly. And with the pace that our digital world has rapidly changed--it can be tough to know which tactics and tools to invest in and more importantly, which ones to steer clear...

Zach and Anthony breakdown the nuances hitting the freight markets this peak season and talk 2022 expectations Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Peter Schneider, President of T.G.S. Logistics. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking...

Anthony Smith and Tony Mulvey dive into FreightWaves’ latest research, a comprehensive truckload capacity forecast for peak season in 2021.  Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grace dives into recent retail headlines before introducing a new robotics software company called SVT Robotics. She will explain how SVT aims to become the “USB of robotics” by explaining the impact of inventing the USB, how it made computing technology more deployable and how SVT sees the robotics industry lacking in the tools needed for mass robot deployment in warehouses today. Follow Point of...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to SEKO Logistics’ Brian Bourke about this year in freight, the cargo situation as we race toward Christmas, peak season insights, whether abandoned containers are an issue and if the supply chain bullwhip will crack next year. DHL Supply Chain North America’s Jim Monkmeyer talks about the issues that will dominate the conversation in the freight...

Ravi Shankar, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, sits with Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, to talk about emerging technologies in freight. The two zero in on autonomous vehicles which address the cost, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability goals in transportation.  Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More Fr...