FreightCasts

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the need for speed to honor drivers. CPC Logistics President Butch Wallis tell us all about CPC’s and NASCAR’s driver salute. So you want to intern at a port and learn how to board a vessel by helicopter? We’re finding out how the summer internship program works at the Port of Vancouver USA. We’re joined by  Zack Merrill, sales account manag...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to a small shipper that lost over $13,000 on a shipment of flowers that it said was due to broker negligence. Plants Without Borders founder Mark Javier tells us all about what went wrong between his company and TQL. Labor issues have led to overworked safety departments. Mike Precia, CEO and president at Fleetworthy Solutions, shares how the merg...

On last week’s show we talked about the digital marketing strategies for the top carriers in the US–so this week we’re doing the same for 3PLs. By looking at their websites and social media, we can get a good idea of how these companies strategize their marketing efforts so you can apply what works for you to your own company. Also on the show we’ve got CEO of Munamayer Group, Wasim Munayyer, to u...

Wendy Bartz, VP of Customer Experience for DriverReach, chats with Jeremy May, Vice President Of Client Services for Ramsey Mediaworks. 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! With fully furnished sta...

Zach and Anthony discuss why carriers are surprising Wall Street with their Q2 earning reports. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Speedco. To learn more about our roadside assistance, please visit www.loves.com Follow Freightonomics on Apple...

SuperTrucker  and Rooster have a conversation with CTA's Chris Shimoda, VP of Government Affairs, going over their continuing battle against AB5, the conversion to electric trucks taking older equipment off the road, and the battles at the ports. 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 Truc...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will be joined by special guest and CFO of Emerge, Brad Blomstrom to discuss why we didn't see contract rates soften in Q2 compared to softening spot rates.  In addition, we will explore what Q3 has in store for contract rates and make the case for lots of lower contract rates on the horizon. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repai...

In a new segment, “Who’s powering who?”, Grace breaks down DoorDash’s strategic partnerships that have led to the company to grab 60% of market share. FreightWaves’ journalist, Jack Daleo, joins Grace to discuss his new show, “The Drop Zone”. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for y...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to two Northeast ports about their growth and expansion.  Conley Terminal has nearly completed $850 million in infrastructure investments and is welcoming four new direct services to the Port of Boston. Lauren Gleason, deputy port director of business development at the Massachusetts Port Authority, tells us all about how the port got big ship rea...

Connected vehicles mean lots of information flowing through the network. Wejo wants to collect and use all of this information to make driving easier and safer while adhering to their “Data For Good” mission. CEO Richard Barlow tells us about Wejo’s partnerships with companies like Ford and Hyundai, as well as how you can get value out of tracking "approximately 13 million vehicles and 76.7 billio...

The Gals discuss the equity gap in venture capital investments and welcome Grace Maher, chief operating officer at rebranded OTR Solutions to discuss her career growth and how the company leverages partnerships to reach its DE&I goals. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fle...

In today’s episode, Norm Thomas, a business consultant for fleets at Uptake, joins us to discuss how fleet maintenance has evolved over the years, best practices, and how predictive maintenance is changing the industry.  With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's...

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell sits down with Scott Schara, Chief Commercial Officer and President of 3PL Services At BlueGrace Logistics to talk about selling in a down market. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Speedco. To learn more about our...

Kevin welcomes FreightWaves’ own superstar producer Bill Priestley on the show to discuss the best approach you can take to be invited on FreightWavesTV, along with how to create content that creates a buzz for you and your company. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to trucker David Alvarado about labor disputes at the ports, rails and with truckers. How close are we to resolution and what will extended conflicts mean for moving freight? How long will drivers protest AB5? Entrepreneur Lavar Patton talks about building the communication platform for the trucking industry. After being frustrated as a dispatcher...

Justin Turner, CRO at Flock Freight, joins Cassandra Gaines to provide an insider view of the company's business, target market, and technology. Justin is a great guy, Madtropolis will enjoy this episode! With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Spe...

The co-founders of Thermal Custom Packaging join the show and explain just how much the cold chain packaging world has changed in the last few years. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Speedco. To learn more about our roadside assistance, plea...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to an AB5 protest organizer to find out the meaning behind the movement and how long they plan to raise their voices.  Tim Crawford, co-founder and CEO at Tenstreet, is bringing transparency to truck driver data. We’ll learn how. Nick Bartlett, director at CBIP Logistics, gets us up to speed on what’s happening with logistics over in Asia. Did you...

Danny Gomez, Managing Director at FreightWaves, and Sam Stockdale, Head of ESG and Sustainably at Link Logistics, sit down to discuss how the buildings that support supply chains can be a big part of sustainability initiatives for firms. Sam talks about the importance of partnerships and the intersectionality of the built environment and transition. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair tru...

There are plenty of logistics data points that industry folks love to analyze but why are there so few data points when it comes to freight marketing? Well, in today’s show we’re changing that with a first look into how 20 of the top carriers in freight treat their website and digital marketing efforts–and how your company can replicate these same tactics. Also on the show is a new TikTok fav to f...

In this episode of Taking the Hire Road, Netradyne’s Danny Korrs, Director of Product Marketing, addresses how to make driver recruitment, hiring and retention seamless through Driver•i safety technology With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Spee...

Zach and Anthony bring on Dr. Zac Rogers to talk about the continued congestion issues surrounding ports and the rails. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the safest, fastest, and most painless response for your fleet from Love's Truck Care & Speedco. To learn more about our roadside assistance, please visit www.loves.com Follow...

On this week's BTU Podcast, Rooster and Justin welcome Sal Mercogliano, Maritime Historian and Professor at Campbell University. The guys talk about Sal’s popular YouTube channel, What’s Going On With Shipping!, the history of port automation, and why going off script is sometimes better than sticking to it. Sign up for the Back The Truck Up Newsletter and get up to date information on the stories...

Grace discusses consumers' new daily habit — e-commerce purchases. She also invites the founder and CEO of e-commerce fulfillment platform Logiwa to talk about how the company leverages its large integration network to help e-commerce businesses scale with a positive customer experience. With fully furnished state-of-the-art repair trucks and a full array of roadside tools, you  can expect the saf...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about drivers organizing to protest the AB5 ruling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday.  Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, has new research that legal marijuana may lower the rate of truck accidents. We’ll find out how that could be.  Vaughn Moore, Executive Chairman and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics, shares...