FreightCasts

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...

This Friday meet a team that will provide you with inspiration and leadership tips on managing through volitile markets and tough times. Meet Matt Lee, VP of Logistics, Yellow Logistics, Ryan Mize Director of Truckload Solutions, and Julie Hunter, Director of Shared Services. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nation’s largest preventative maintenance network over the road. With more than 1,500 ma...

Robin Gregg is the CEO of RoadSync, a fintech company focused exclusively on getting merchants that serve truckers paid faster. She talks about her company's latest initiatives. Also: diesel is hanging in there against crude. 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...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner welcomes a NASA engineer landing on the show to talk about the mission to conduct the first global survey of Earth’s surface water. What are the logistics behind the mission and how will it benefit us down here on Earth? The Tesla Semi was delivered Thursday night after a five-year wait. What did we learn about Elon’s electric truck? Plus, Redwood ben...

ESG disclosures and carbon accounting are evolving from buzz words to baseline expectations. Josh Bouk, President of Trax Technologies, joins the show to explain how businesses can leverage existing data streams and technology to get a clear picture of their environmental footprint. Trax’s sustainability suite of products helps firms turn their transportation spend management function into an ESG...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, is joined by great friend and subject matter expert, Brandon Wiseman - Transportation Attorney and President of Trucksafe Consulting, to discuss what to expect come January 2023 as the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse becomes fully implemented. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segm...

Historically, December is a mix of chaos of last minute activity and gearing down for the holiday period. The economy shows continued signs of slowing down, but how will it affect freight’s most polarizing month. 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 inspec...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey and Tanner DeHart will discuss the continued collapse of ocean rates to China which have now hit the east coast.  Additionally, those moving spot truckload freight should feel a little easing from fuel prices as rack prices come down to their lowest levels since March of 2022. Discover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 36...

Grace invites senior vice president of LTL for Freight Plus and founder and chief creative at Understand LTL Curtis Garrett to teach us all a lesson on LTL carrier practices. She also gets his take on technology advancements in the space and what to expect from the LTL market in 2023. Discover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 360°® platform. Manage the entire shipping process fro...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner catches up with Hyliion founder and CEO Thomas Healy to get the scoop on their delivery of the New York Stock Exchange’s Christmas Tree in New York City.  Turmoil in China, supply chain chaos, and the disruption of the just-in-time model has companies headed back towards these shores. We’ll learn about the benefits of reshoring from Misha Govshteyn, C...

Sleep apnea is a major health condition affecting tens of thousands of truckers every year. The Back The Truck Up Podcast welcomes Dr. Karen Underwood of Resonea, a sleep apnea expert, to discuss what causes sleep apnea, how to diagnose it correctly, and what can be done to not only stabilize your condition, but possibly reverse the effects.   Sign up for the Back The Truck Up Newsletter and get u...

Grace invites former chief economist at Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Obama administration to discuss her thoughts on our current economy. We also dive into her favorite line of work, electric vehicles, and get her opinion on what infrastructure needs to be built to reach this country’s EV goals. Discover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 360°® p...

In today’s episode, Dustin Cox, Chief Revenue Officer at Adload joins us to talk about the opportunities available to carriers via using display technologies to turn their trailers into mobile billboards. This allows both brands to reach new customers and carriers to earn extra revenue on their equipment. Discover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 360°® platform. Manage the entire...

Kevin welcomes Adam Mersch and Garrett Hughes  at First Star Logistics on the show to discuss how to become a freight agent. We’ll take a look at First Star’s agent model and how freight brokers should evaluate their options when considering striking out on their own.  You can learn more about TriumphPay here, www. TriumphPay.com.  #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales d#freightwaves...

Mary O’Connell and David Spencer, Director of business Development at Arrive Logistics, cover the November market update Discover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 360°® platform. Manage the entire shipping process from start to finish, all in one place. See what the power of the J.B. Hunt 360 platform can do for you at jbhunt.com/power. Follow Check Call on Apple Podcasts Follow...

Responding to market challenges for shippers and carriers, Amazon is dedicated to driving innovation, sustainability, and safety across the Middle Mile. That’s why it is harnessing technology such as AI/ML, API, and automation to deliver consistent excellence, making an actionable commitment to decarbonization through short- and long-term solutions, and investing in building and maintaining the sa...