FreightCasts

Kaylee Nix welcomes Pawan Joshi from e2open to the show to discuss the pros and cons of cross-border trade, how nearshoring will change the industry, and what it takes to successfully operate in multiple countries. 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 insp...

Kevin welcomes James Jacobs, Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Emerge to discuss the always delicate balancing act between service and price. How do you talk to transportation managers who are being judged on both transportation spend according to the budget, and service levels as defined by their customers? Listen now for our answers to this all important question.  You can learn more about TAI...

FreightWaves Mary O’Connell and James Coombes from Vector.ai sit down to talk about all things EDI. 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.co...

Denise McCann, Founder & CEO of Renegade Logistics Group shares her journey of starting a new chapter after a successful run in the corporate world. Listen in to how bootstrapping throws lots of curveballs and how she has had to pivot on a dime to keep the journey alive. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 mainten...

Meet the man in freight that everyone knows. He is an SVP at Kingsgate Logistics but he is also very involved in our industry. If you want to build a better network and advance your career, this is the episode for you. 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...

It's an interesting approach: Prop 22 might allow a drayage company to avoid some of the more onerous aspects of AB5 in California. That's the theory of Andrew Leone, the CEO of last-mile platform Dispatch. He joins the first-ever video edition of Drilling Deep to discuss that prospect with host John Kingston. Also on the podcast: the recent drop in crude oil prices is not filtering through to die...

On this episode of Running on Ice, Colby Varley from Advanced Transportation Services joins the coolest community in freight to talk about service failures and how to create a relationship of respect with carriers. 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 insp...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are going inside and outside the pump as we look at how truck stops work and the tech behind the pump. We’ll learn about what the future holds for fuels and charging as well as what the truck stop of the near future will look like.  Plus, a freight market breakdown, best of a Truck Driver Appreciation Week and this week in news.  With special guests Jonathan...

For years we’ve been told about AI, robotics, and automation taking over blue-collar jobs. But with the latest advancements in AI software, it could be white-collar jobs that are replaced more quickly. What does this mean for creators and artists? We’re breaking it down in today’s episode.  Also in today’s show:  →Pam Simon is telling us what to expect at the next Manifest conference →Justin Marti...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, is joined by Nick Hilleseim, Chief Sales Officer with TVC ProDriver. 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 you listen on! Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s la...

Scott Berhang is joined by Elaine Levin, President of Powerhouse TL, to discuss recent news in the fuel markets. 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...

The economy is on a rollercoaster of extreme highs and lows. Is this a direct effect of short sighted over corrective behavior or has the world entered a new era of increased volatility? 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...

Kodiak Robotics resisted the temptation of going public during the heady days of SPACs, preferring to raise money from venture capital. Now, as its list of partnerships and technology breakthroughs grows, Kodiak is gaining a reputation as a leader in high-level autonomy shedding the late-comer label. Join Don Burnette, Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics, and Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief at Fr...

FreightWaves' Jack Daleo and Tim Reeser of Lightning eMotors talk everything EVs, from common misconceptions to challenges for adoption and everything in between. You'll also hear about the latest technology from Lightning eMotors, including zero emissions vans, electric powertrains and charging stations. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the...

Rakesh Aneja, Vice President and Chief of eMobility at Daimler Truck North America knows the limitations of infrastructure for electric trucks. They need more time and power to charge than passenger cars, which is one reason Daimler Truck and two other entities are committing $650 million for medium- and heavy-duty truck charging. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative ma...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to some of the brightest minds in the industry to discuss the accelerating pace of electrification and autonomous trucking.  What are the policy implications of electric and autonomous vehicles? How can AI and simulations offer a safer way forward for the development of autonomous trucking? All these questions and more answered! They’re joined by...

Kaylee Nix, Reporter at FreightWaves, and Olivia Hu, Senior Business Development Manager at Uber Freight, talk about the necessity of a deep digital network and strong industry partnerships to create a successful roll out of autonomous vehicle technology. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 maintenance bays offeri...

Federal and state policy makers are preparing to roll out rules and guidelines governing autonomous vehicles, and Congress recently approved new climate legislation – both will have cost and market implications for truck fleets and drivers. ACT Research’s Ann Rundle provides an update on what these changes will mean for the industry in this fireside chat with FreightWaves’ John Gallagher. Follow F...

The rise and fall of special purpose acquisition companies has been swift and brutal for some of the young companies enticed to go public before they were ready for the harsh realities of life under Wall Street scrutiny. Understanding what happened with SPACs means understand SPACs from the beginning. Vince Cubbage of Tortoise Acquisition, which has sponsored two SPACs and is lining up a third, br...

Sadaya Morris is the owner of Pink Transportation and a leader in the movement to get more women involved in trucking   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 date information on the stories here, for truckers, by truckers! Check out BackTheTruckUp.com and...

The auto industry’s goals for zero-emission sales in the next decade are ambitious, and it will need more raw materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements than ever before. Evi Petavratzi, senior mineral commodity geologist for the British Geological Survey, explains why we should have started building more mines a decade ago, and, since we didn’t, what we can do to hurry things...

Kaylee Nix talks to Lucas Systems about what warehouse workers are saying about the state of automation and how they want their jobs to change in the future. 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 drive...

FreightWaves Mary O’Connell and Brian Glick from Chain.io, dive into all things ocean 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, Love’s and Speedco are invested in getting drivers back on the road quickly and safely. Visit www.loves.com to l...

Ryan Schreiber - Logistics entrepreneur and current VP at Metafora shares his light-hearted and humble approach to achieving success. Listen in to how he balances the seriousness of business with a dose of levity and laughter.  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...

A former employee sued TQL, alleging that it has interfered with his efforts to get a job outside of the trucking industry. The complaint begins: “This case demonstrates the extraordinary measures TQL will take to harm the career prospects of an employee who has the temerity to leave the company.” The former employee’s lawyer Pete Patterson joins Cassandra to discuss the details of the case. Love’...