FreightCasts

Grace updates the community on recent retail news including Walmarts entrance into the metaverse and Costco’s forever promise. She also welcomes Sifted’s chief growth officer Caleb Nelson to discuss general rate increase and what shippers can do to monitor them effectively. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 main...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about how hurricane Ian will impact freight. With Waffle Houses already closing, just how bad will the storm be and what lies ahead in the aftermath? We’ll break it down with FreightWaves Editorial Director Rachel Premack. How do you determine your worth as a trucker? Back The Truck Up’s veteran driver team of Rooster and SuperTrucker share nearly...

Taking new, aspiring prospects under the learning tree is something all experienced professionals are expected to do. Rooster and Justin have nearly three decades of knowledge to share and help drivers earn what they are truly capable of.   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 N...

 Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Madeliene Doetsch from Ware2Go to talk about leadership, ecommerce, and what to expect in the changing future on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals. 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, Love’s and Speedco...

The first ATVM loans went out in 2009 and 2010. Then, in July, the program surprised everyone with a new announcement supporting Syrah Vidalia’s graphite facility in Louisiana. We speak with Director Shah about the ATVM’s overall mission, why there’s renewed emphasis on getting more loans approved and how the Inflation Reduction Act is changing industrial policy in the U.S. Love’s Truck Care & Spe...

Kaylee Nix sits down with Nate Skiver from LPF Spend Management to try and add some clarity around peak season parcel expectations during a year that has once again, been anything but ordinary. 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, Love’s and S...

In today’s episode, FreightWaves’ John Kingston joins us to talk about what goes into fuel prices, what data should you pay attention to, and why the world of fuel is so important to the supply chain. 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, Love’...

Kevin welcomes Sean McGillicuddy, VP of Sales and Marketing, at Tai Software on the show to discuss streamlining your freight brokering skills by using tech. This year freight markets have returned to normal along with the sales process. It’s all about building more efficient sales systems as shippers look to cut freight brokers from their books.  You can learn more about TAI Software here, www. T...

FreightWaves Mary O’Connell and David Spencer from Arrive Logistics, dive into the September 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, Love’s and Speedco are invested in getting drivers back on the road quickly and safely. Visit www....

In this episode, Mike Baudendistel goes through CPG news including developments with Beyond Meat, General Mills, and Costco. He also highlights industry data that show we may be in for a muted fall peak season for freight. This episode of The Stockout is brought to you by RJW Logistics Group.  Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the supply chain eating Ford’s homework. Turns out, the OEM does need those stinkin’ Ford badges. The GOT Act has nothing to do with Game of Thrones, but that doesn’t make the battle for overtime pay any less epic. OOIDA’s Bryce Mongeon tells us about how they’re fighting to get drivers paid for every hour worked.  Nikola faces an uphill bat...

Lorena Camargo, Founder and CEO of Pearl Trans shares her story of going from cleaning houses with her mother to building a successful courier business in Los Angeles. Listen into her story of perseverance and how having a specific goal is one of the secrets to her success. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 main...

Transportation law expert Kristen Johnson will guide us through how the regulations for carriers need to be fixed. Carriers hiring ICs and OOs have to dance on a delicate line that is frustrating and difficult.ng ICs and OOs have to dance on a delicate line that is frustrating and difficult. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With mo...

Matt Harris is the president of Pathway Leasing, one of the largest independent leasing companies in the U.S. For the first time in awhile, he's dealing with drivers on lease who are also facing declining rates. How does that resolve itself? He joins host John Kingston to talk about the lease market. Also on the podcast: has the diesel spread against crude moved to a more permanent elevated level?...

On this episode of Running on Ice, Ivan Castro with PAXAFE explains the power of AI technology in visibility solutions and the impact it has on performance, insurance risk and your product. 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, Love’s and Speed...

Danny Gomez officially hands over host duties to a familiar face. Tyler Cole, previously the Director of Carbon Intelligence at FreightWaves, returns to hosting duties for Net Zero Carbon. The pair discuss and debate lessons learned in the field of sustainable freight and logistics of the last year. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road....

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and The Dude are learning from a pro what it takes to perform in the truck driving championship. Walmart driver Eric Ramsdell tells us all about how he placed first flatbedding at the 85th National Truck Driving Championship For Safe Driving. Plus, wheel safety with IMI Products’ Bob Bortner, toll management with BestPass’ Jason Walker, Mexican cross...

Kevin welcomes Benjamin Benjamin Kowalski and Nate Cross from Freight360 back on the show to discuss freight sales. Before you even think about strategies though, you have to be prepared to put in the reps. Part of this is living outside your comfort zone. We talk about strategies and techniques for getting in the right frame of mind to succeed. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest...

As a one-person marketing team for more than a decade, I’ve tried a lot of software and tools that were supposed to change my life. But after a lot of time and money spent on tools that didn’t live up to their promise, I’m breaking down my tried and tested tools that could hopefully save you from that time and money wasted.  Also in today’s show:  →Michelle LeBlanc is highlighting the good marketi...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, is joined by two innovative minds in the driver recruiting world - Travis Overton, President and Owner of CDLLife, and Charles Gracey, President of Hot Seat Services, who recently joined Cub Ventures family of brands - the holding company of CDL Life. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper...

Zach Strickland welcomes the new Anthony Smith to the show to sift through the news of the day.  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, Love’s and Speedco are invested in getting drivers back on the road quickly and safely. Visit www.loves.com t...

Grace breaks down the FreightTech behind fast fashion giant SHEIN’s explosive growth. She also reviews Nvidia and Lowe’s new partnership for digital twin technology. 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, Love’s and Speedco are invested in getti...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and The Dude are talking about what you can learn from doing a ridealong with a trucker; if driver pay is helping with recruiting in this market; cargo theft trends this season; the winner of a cab makeover; sinking of the Sea Eagle; answering the phone at Walmart; road rage; news and more. With special guests Rachel Premack, Editorial Director at Fre...

Joey Cobb is host of "RailroadTalk", a popular YouTube channel dedicated to educating the public about the real life stories about the railroad industry. Joey is here to give his opinion on the recent rail union talks and what is really going on behind the scenes. 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...

Nnaisense, which is focused on bringing AI into the industrial world, thinks it can make better batteries for electric vehicles using digital twins. Using DTs will allow automakers to conduct more granular tests before the first pack is built, and DTs can also make batteries more recyclable at the end of life. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network ove...