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In Mexico, criminal cartels have been busy exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic and medical supply chains to make money. In this episode of Long-Haul Crime Log, we look at how cartels are taking advantage of the medical crisis to pursue profits outside of the drug trade and cargo theft. Meanwhile, there are growing fears that the cartels will undermine the country’s vaccine rollout.  We also delve int...

You already know you need to start creating. After all--most of your competitors are offering the same equipment, services, and rates. It's time to stand out from the pack by addressing the four most common fears companies and brands are facing before they start creating video and podcast content, in this fireside chat with Digital Dispatch founder Blythe Brumleve and FreightPlus' Director of Mark...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about toilets in trucks, hauling hemp in ‘21, why asking the right questions can save big money on shipping, and what’s new in tech at Chattnooga’s own Taimen Transport.  Plus, 6 indicted in PPP loan fraud scheme, ATA wants higher vaccine priority for drivers, Blockbuster stock surge surprise employees at last store, meme stocks giveth and memeth...

Satish Jindel brings his 30 years of industry experience for a fiery conversation on parcel networks and reverse logistics. Jindel drops some dimes about the "Amazon Trojan Horse", details his belief that returns are not inevitable and that every return is a money losing operation. Join the FreightWaves Retail Community and sign up for Point of Sale: https://web.freightwaves.com/point-of-sale Lear...

In this session featuring FreightWaves SONAR VP of Product Marketing, Adam Robinson and Jason Fishman, SVP of Digital Strategy at Digital Niche Agency talk about the importance of creating a marketing strategy that puts your audience at the center. Adam and Jason walk through the importance of strategy, aligning messaging to your audience’s problem, the role of marketing channels, setting proper e...

LIVE from the Sales & Marketing Summit, Dooner and Kevin chat with Ryan Mann, Director, Lean Marketing, Lean Solutions.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE from the Sales & Marketing Summit, Dooner and Kevin chat with Mark McWatters, VP of Sales at Ambition.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are too many questions about this hot container market and too few answers to complex topics. While Reddit traders point and click today from their Mom’s basement, Navigate B2B breaks it down for you before the market issues its own margin call to Shippers who haven’t hedged their bets.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Joe Pullizzi has done it all in the world of marketing. He's founded businesses, written books, and helped organizations achieve all kinds of marketing goals. Joe sits down with FreightWaves Founder, Craig Fuller, to discuss content marketing strategies in today's world. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE from the Sales & Marketing Summit, Dooner and Kevin chat with Toby Howell, Writer, Social Media Lead, Morning Brew. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When drivers get a chance to give anonymous feedback to their employers, they often use the services of WorkHound, a cell phone based service that can send back their thoughts, good and bad. Founder and CEO Max Farrell joined host John Kingston on Drilling Deep this week to talk about his company's service and some of the things that drivers were saying during the notorious year of 2020. Some of i...

Reunited LIVE from the Sales & Marketing Summit, Dooner and Kevin chat with Zembles COO Greg Johnson   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with RocketCDL Co-Founders James Robinson & Nate Tellis about the importance of driver referral programs. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a trade war with China and a pandemic, more protectionist policies have been considered and implemented in the U.S. than seen in decades. What does this mean for the economic recovery and domestic transportation? Watch 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 changing shape of business and opportunity for workers in freight. How has remote work changed the recruiting landscape? Will freelance and the gig economy be your best bet in the ‘20s?  Plus, a report from CES, slumping spot market, Biden goes electric but carriers want help, inside the newsletter, top trucking meme accounts and more....

Andrew and Seth break down the recent acquisition of UPS Freight by TFI International. But not before discussing recent housing data, new partnerships in the autonomous trucking segment, and Costco's reluctance to implement curbside pickup.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Kyle Lintner, Principal and Managing Director of K-Ratio; Chris Seeds, Sales Director at Bridge Logistics ; and FreightWaves market experts Zach Strickland, Anthony Smith and Nick Austin on weather. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Lear...

On today’s episode, Kevin and guest co-host Chris Jolly discuss how the word “no” should always be viewed as a good sign in sales. Day in and day out hearing the word no can leads to burnout and turnover in freight sales. Don’t let the word “no” drive you out of freight sales though. It’s actually a good sign. Our guest Rachael Heaps from Transportation Impact is just finishing up her rookie seaso...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about optimizing your freight sales with ‘Zembles, how Relay Payments $43 million dollar raise is helping truckers get paid faster, and giving back with St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.   Plus, TFI to acquire UPS Freight for $800M, runaway ambulance, first sentence in Louisiana staged accidents conspiracy, air cargo capacity crunch, trucker...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about what Biden means for trucking, a solution to the ecommerce returns problem, DHL's role in vaccine distribution, and the unlikely rise of Kansas City as an e-commerce hub. Plus, COVID outbreak could cripple California container ports, Biden signs executive order to strengthen COVID supply chains, trucks hauling grain and cows rollover, and t...

On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, Mike Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency looks over the tumultous year of 2020 and what it meant for the efficiency of trucks heading down the highway. There were some favorable trends: wide open highways at the start of the pandemic, lower fuel prices in the first half of the year, followed by a more return to normal traffic patterns by...

An analogy can be made as to why ocean freight Logistics Managers require the same skill sets of a combat aviator. After all, aviators are adept at air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of their fighter jets. Logistics managers fight a different kind of battle, but also one that requires the same type of multi tasking. They must be adept and...

J.T. Engstrom, Chief Strategy Officer, FreightWaves talks with Bill Billiter, CO-Founder and CEO, ACERTUS.   Apple Podcast Spotify Watch More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Steve Ferreira, CEO of Ocean Audit; Don Burnette, CEO @ Kodiak; Chris Richards, International Sales Manager @ Steam Logistics; and FreightWaves market experts Zach Strickland, Anthony Smith and Nick Austin on weather. This is a live interactive event,...

On July 30, 2010, two team truck drivers pulled over their rig on a road in Arizona to change seats. They didn’t know about a nearby prison break. Soon they’d be at the mercy of two armed fugitives. On this episode of Long-Haul Crime Long, we tell the harrowing story of the Kingman Arizona State Prison break and the truckers who became hostages. Plus, the deadly business of fuel smuggling in Mexic...