FreightCasts

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...

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...