FreightCasts

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...

The Gals update you on industry events including Hispanic Heritage Month and the winner of a recent announced supply chain award. We also invite Dunavant’s COO to discuss current market trends.  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...

In today’s episode, FreightWaves’ Sydney Edwards talks about her experiences in journalism and media, and how the message and medium matter.  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 r...

Kaylee Nix wears her meteorologist hat on this episode of At Your Doorstep to talk about new technology and using AI to create transportation specific weather forecasts. 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 g...

FreightWaves Mary O’Connell and Anaid Chacón from Nuvocargo dive into cross border trade with Mexico and women in the supply chain industry. 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 ro...

Jack and DroneDek CEO Dan O’Toole sat down to talk...mailboxes. Specifically, the smartest mailbox you’ve never heard of — and it accepts drone deliveries!? Listen in to hear why smart mailboxes could be part of drone delivery’s 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...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and The Dude are all about rail safety. They’re joined by Rachel Maleh, Executive Director at Operation Lifesaver, Inc.’s who’s here to get us on track with rail safety awareness.  Freight at rest is freight at risk according to Elizabeth Simpkins, Regional Underwriting Officer, Inland Marine Transportation at Travelers. She’ll let us know if you need...

Austin Kreinz, Founder & CEO of Atomix Logistics opens up about his endless fascination with fulfillment and how every day is a new puzzle waiting to be solved. Listen in as he shares his goal of joining the BBC (Billionaire's Bootstrapper's Club) and how supporting his team is the best part of the journey.  Follow The Bootstrapper's Guide to Logistics on Apple Podcasts Follow The Bootstrapper's G...

Factoring is the grease that makes trucking run. Independent owner operators and small fleets need to get paid quicker than the standard 30 days or more terms, and factoring allows it. But what if technology can pay drivers even faster? Where does that leave factoring? Craig Cohen is the CEO of a new factoring company called TransCap. He joins host John Kingston on Drilling Deep to discuss the sta...

On this episode of Running on Ice, Vernon O’Donnell from Project44 and Sudarsan Thattai from Lineage Logistics break down the partnership between the two companies and their work on bringing greater visibility to the food and beverage space. 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 mecha...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson about her remarkable journey to become company president. Simpson started as an hourly customer service rep in 1994 and has gone on to become one of the most powerful women in freight. Simpson shares her perspective on career growth, intermodal and rail strikes, driver appreciation and living up to the company motto...

AI and simulations have been used throughout the development of autonomous vehicles, but the technology still requires millions of miles on the highways before mass commercialization. Bringing AI and simulation to the forefront allows for safer development of autonomous vehicles, while also cutting down on the number of highway miles required to implement self-driving technology. Raquel Urtasun, F...

The Inflation Reduction Act promotes the production of low-carbon hydrogen, which is good news for Nikola, which wants to produce and sell the fuel for long-distance trucks in North America. We talk to Pablo Koziner, Nikola’s president of energy, about the IRA and the rest of Nikola’s busy line-up of projects, including electric trucks and how to charge them. Love’s Truck Care & Speedco is the nat...

Most companies think about content marketing wrong. Some common misconceptions include:  –“Too expensive” –“I don’t want to manage/invest in it” –“What's the ROI of this one blog post? Or a podcast?” –“The barrier of entry is too difficult”  We use these types of misconceptions to talk ourselves out of attempting a bold content marketing strategy to begin with. But what if we shifted our mindset i...

In this special episode the tables are turned as Leah Shaver, President & CEO of the National Transportation Institute, is joined by none other than THR host and CEO & Founder of DriverReach - Jeremy Reymer! 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 th...

The rail strike nearly brought another round of economic chaos to the economy, illustrating that supply chain disruptions can still have huge impacts. Anthony and Zach discuss what other possible risks to economic stability are still looming 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 l...