FreightCasts

Dr. David Correll, Lecturer, Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and Co-Director of the MIT FreightLab joins us to discuss recent research and its impact on the domestic supply chain. Topics include impacts of the driver shortage on utilization, shipper to carrier relationships and cutting edge research on identifying inefficiencies in the supply chain. David is j...

Giving back to the community is something that all successful individuals should strive to do. For Ryan Spann, CEO and Owner of RMS Carriers, giving back is a major part of who he is and what his company stands for.   Sign up for the Back The Truck Up Newsletter and get up to date information on the stories here, for truckers, by truckers! Sign up for the Back The Truck Up Newsletter and get up to...

In today’s episode, we look at the evolution of the Transportation Management System (TMS) with the Alvys team. Ava Barnes, VP Marketing, and Leo Gorodinski, CTO join us to talk about how a TMS works and what features they prioritize when trying to help drivers and fleets run their business.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With m...

 Kevin welcomes Omar Singh, founder and president, of Surge Transportation back on the show to examine why shippers limit the number of freight brokers they work with. While there’s no reason to add every freight broker that calls, it does make sense to pick based on strengths.  You can learn more about Tia TMS here, www.tai-software.com.  #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freigh...

Mary O'Connell and Sunset Transportation carrier sales reps sit down to relive some of our favorite stories from brokering freight. 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...

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses topics relevant to consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies including updates on consumer data, the pending Kroger-Albertsons deal, and Costco. In addition, he discusses the 2023 freight market outlook report just published by FreightWaves Research.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With mor...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined in the studio by Matt McLelland, Covenant’s VP of sustainability and innovation. McLelland just got back from a three-day, two-night tour of the road with one of his drivers, Thomas Morgan. We’ll find out what he learned while between the white lines. Autonomous trucking companies made a lot of noise in ‘22, but what kind of impact has the t...

Kevin sits down with Andy Shiels, President & Co-Founder, of SiLo to discuss using data and tech to power a no fail service type of freight brokerage. They also talk about the open deck spot and contract markets along with how project based freight is some of the best in the industry. From there it’s on to the problems with double brokering and an outlook on the freight market in 2023. Love’s Truc...

Meet Nicole Glenn the founder and CEO of Candor Express. Nicole has been in the transportation industry since she was 18 years old and has grown to be widely known across the industry for being one of the most successful female leaders in logistics. 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...

LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle just announed an expansion of its northeast network. But it isn't a simple decision to just grow. John Luciani of the company discusses what goes into the process when a trucking company decides to get bigger. 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 s...

On this episode of Running on Ice, Ivan Momchilove, the vice president of capacity and yield at Amplify Logistics talks about peak holiday season and what carriers, truckers and brokers can look out for to have a successful last quarter. Ivan also talks about drivers and what they’re passionate about on the job. Spoiler alert, it’s not money. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest pre...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves CEO and Founder Craig Fuller, who stops by the studio to talk about the year that was in freight. What was the top story in ‘22? And what’s the real story with wholesale versus retail diesel prices? Uber Freight, Convoy and J.B. Hunt just announced the Scheduling Standards Consortium. According to Uber Freight, “The SSC will...

Tyler Cole is rejoined by Jack Schickler of SPI Corp to discuss the latest test results of their proprietary dual induction system. The SPIER System is a low cost engine retrofit that improves performance and fuel efficiency while simultaneously reducing emissions. Testing shows the system allows fleet operators to achieve future EPA emissions regulations using technology that is available today....

On today’s episode guest host Leah Shaver, President & CEO of the National Transportation Institute, chats with Courtney George, Head Of Transportation and Industry Relations at Wreaths Across America. 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...

The effect of a slowing economy is finally reaching some of the lagging sectors. Manufacturing and LTL are starting to dip into negative growth territory for the first time this year.  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...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey and Tanner DeHart will be joined by special guest and SONAR customer, the Sr. Director of Transportation at Black Rifle Coffee, Ben Richey.  We will discuss the rising spot rates as we head into the end of the year and what that means for truckload contract rates. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenanc...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about carrier DOT compliance programs. Kathy Close at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. shares where carriers struggled and what the top drug and alcohol violations were.  Did rail workers get a raw deal? FreightWaves Rachel Premack has been working on the railroad story.  RMS Carriers knows how to give back. Following the success of their tu...

This week, the Back The Truck Up Podcast welcomes TruckerDown.org CEO Etienne Hightower and Bonnie Langendorff, Public Relations/Board Relations, to talk about how their organization is helping truckers in need, at home and on the road. TruckerDown works with other organizations to set up donation activities such as GoFundMe sites, transporting drivers home after an incident or breakdown, or even...

Mary O’Connell and Jeff Leppert, Senior Vice President- Capacity Solutions at Redwood Logistics, cover API and LTL’s beautiful partnership 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 sta...

Brad Blomstron, CFO, Emerge You can learn more about TriumphPay here, www. TriumphPay.com.  #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar 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...

Recorded from the FreightWaves TV stage at The Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tyler Cole chats with Rob Pluta, VP of Product and CTO at Ryder. Listen in to hear what policies and demand signals will be most helpful to scale EVs and future technologies like autonomous vehicles. With over 250,000 vehicles in the North American fleet, Ryder is a major provider of supply chain managem...

Craig Fuller, Founder of FreightWaves shares the origin story behind the industry's largest media company. Listen in as he shares why he cares about bootstrapped entrepreneurship as well as how his own failures became the building blocks of later success.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offer...

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses Kroger’s results last week. In addition, he explains why grocery prices haven’t yet reacted to the decline in agriculture commodity prices. Plus, he runs through a few SONAR charts that highlight the loose dry van and reefer markets and an intermodal market that is lacking a fall peak season.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventativ...

Kevin sits down with Matthew Leffler, The Armchair Attorney, to discuss some of the hot legal issues facing logistics and transportation. The conversation starts off with non-competes, then slides over to AB5, then on to freight broker liability, before closing out on the importance of limiting your liability with corporate structures if you are an independent contractor. You can learn more about...

On this episode of Running on Ice, Alex Winston, the president of Expedite All and Reefer Van Network talks about the demand for small refrigerated vehicles. He sees this demand growing and though some companies are finding solutions to moving small shipments, designated temperature-controlled vehicles could save more than lost product. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventat...