FreightCasts

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...

On this episode of Running on Ice, OneRail Founder and CEO Bill Catania joins the show to talk about the company’s recent break into the cold chain industry. With a few million in Series B funding, the company plans on expanding temperature-controlled services after seeing the need for more options. Bill also talks about Fleet Sharing- a service each OneRail client could take advantage of. Love’s...

On today’s special holiday episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is closing out the year and celebrating with offices across the industry.  We’ll also talk to some of our favorite retail supply experts to close out some last-minute shopping and get the inside scoop on just how this year’s massive downturn in the freight market and economy impacted businesses.  We’ll hear from TrophySmack’s Matt Wals...

Avancargo is a growing digital freight broker offering TMS and freight intelligence services to shippers and carriers in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Co-Founder and CEO Diego Bertezzolo sits down with Tyler Cole to discuss the state of freight sustainability in Latin America. It’s an insightful conversation that ranges from emissions measurement to carrier education and fuel reduction, even helpi...

With the Department of Labor taking comments now on a revised rule that it will use to help guide its definition of independent contractors, the trucking industry is wondering: how will this impact the owner operator model? Trucking-focused attorney James Mahoney offers his perspective on what's in the rule that would be administered by the DOL's Wage & Hour division. He is joined by John Kingston...

RFP’s have become a hot topic among shippers, more so now with loosening market conditions. David Stone, Senior Director Customer Logistics, shares the best tips for shippers in regards to managing and conducting effective RFPs. He is joined by FreightWaves Freight Broker/3PL Expert, Mary O'Connell in this fireside chat.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance...

Kevin welcomes FreightWaves own Sr. Digital Marketing Executive, Joe Hendrix, on this episode to talk about marketing trends for 2023. They talk about what marketing costs are and what falls more into the operational budget. Plus, we all know marketing drives sales, so why is marketing the first line item cut even before a downturn hits. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventa...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, is joined by an industry expert at the intersection of driver health and technology, Stephen Kane, President of Rolling Strong. 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 yo...

Dr. Zac Rogers returns to discuss the latest Logistics Managers’ Index results and what they suggest for supply chains 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 ro...

Economies only change when shocks to the system break the status quo. The pandemic has created the disruption for companies to seriously examine reshooting again. Rosemary Coates, Founder and Executive Director at the Reshoring Institute, discusses the strategies of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. She is joined by Kevin Hill, Managing Director at OTR Advisors.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco...

Grace Sharkey, Staff Writer at FreightWaves, and National Retail Federation’s vice president of supply chain and customs policy, Jon Gold, review retail logistics issues of 2022 and what to expect in 2023. They also review top trends amongst e-commerce participants and advice Gold would give to retailers struggling to predict their inventory needs.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s larg...

Wayfair’s Jack Echeverria reveals how ocean and intermodal networks are responding as freight volumes decrease from last year’s highs. There are still plenty of supply chain stickiness and inflationary pressures. Looking ahead, we will know more about the macroeconomic climate after Chinese New Year. Jack is joined by Rachel Premack, Editorial Director at FreightWaves, in this fireside chat. Love’...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit. On this episode we’re talking about: How shippers are using relationships and digital technology to minimize disruptions. How a portfolio approach to freight increases service and savings.  A holistic view of the domestic supply chain. What does a connected fleet look like in 2023?...

Ryder's VP of New Products and CTO, Rob Pluta, sits down with Geotab's VP of Customer Care, Stephanie Voelker, in a discussion about connected vehicles & fleet offerings, industry insights, and how Geotab is taking a holistic approach towards the evolution of technology and the challenges being faced in the supply chain industry.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative ma...

FreightWaves founder and CEO, Craig Fuller, talks with Venture 53 founder and general partner, Pat Martin, about the genesis of Venture 53 and how the venture fund is solving problems in the new "modern day gold rush" of the supply chain and logistics industry.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays...