FreightCasts

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tanner DeHart will discuss the major events that took place in the freight market and the impact it had on the industry.  Additionally, we will be joined by returning special guest, Dave Kiesling, VP of Transportation at Kenco  Group to uncover his insights as we head into 2023.Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maint...

Grace invites Check Call host Mary O’Connell to break down the biggest retail articles to hit FreightWaves in 2022.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...

It is the end of the year and during this lull in freight movement, many truckers think about looking at the help wanted ads and employment opportunities to see if there is a better option out there. Better pay, more home time, and a regular schedule are some of the job features drivers are looking for. Rooster and Justin talk with the team at TruckDrivingJobs.com on what is going on with the driv...

Kevin welcomes Walter Mitchell, CEO, Tai Software (aka "Mitch") to today’s episode to discuss the customer experience. It always costs less to expand your current book of business, than it is to go out and land new clients. That’s why focusing on customer service and experience will be a key theme for 2023.  You can learn more about Tia TMS here,  www.tai-software.com #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #ma...

FreightWaves own Mary O’Connell, Thomas Wasson, and Grace Sharkey sit down to talk about the year in review in the only way they know how.  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...

Dave Heller is the senior vice president at the Truckload Carriers Association. He takes a look at the nexus between government and trucking in 2022 and what 2023 is likely to bring. 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 l...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey, and Tanner DeHart will be joined by two very special guest from Redwood Logistics, James Jackson - Director of Sales and Sam Martinez, VP of Strategic Solutions.  We will be discussing the outlook of the 2023 truckload freight market making some bold predictions for where contract rates are headed. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nati...

Grace breaks down the hottest toys of the season and welcomes Akshay Dodeja, CEO of Terminal49, to discuss 2022 ocean shipping trends 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 staff to...

Cargo theft is a constant in trucking, and different seasons means different freight is being sought after by bands of thieves. Scott Cornell, National Practice Transportation Lead at Travelers, joins the Back The Truck Up Podcast to inform our listeners about the trends and tactics that organized bands of cargo thieves are using.  Maintaining spacial awareness, having a robust locking system on y...

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey wrap up a helluva year with some of their favorite moments, story highlights, and hot takes going into 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 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...

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...