FreightCasts

Culture is more than a campaign. Successful turnarounds begin with a belief that you must capture the minds and hearts of customers and team members. James Reed, President & CEO of USA Truck, is joined by Tim Guin, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Operator of USA Truck, in this fireside chat.  Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner t...

 In this special wrap-up to Women's History Month, Cassandra talks with Bea Rodriguez, Jill Rice, and Tessie Greenfield of Port X Logistics about their career journeys and what they predict for the future of women in logistics. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions an...

Kaylee Nix sits down with Melzie Wilson to talk about handling the best big changes in the freight industry. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves Follow Great Quarter,...

Kevin welcomes Denise Praul from Whiteboard Learning to discuss how asking for referrals 100% of the time can transform your freight sales career.  Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions...

Mary O'Connell and ArcBest’s Steven Leonard sit down to cover all things LTL and avoid unnecessary charges. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves Follow Check Call on A...

Omar Singh, CEO & Founder Surge Transportation opens up about how the seeds of success are often planted in our failures. Listen in as he shares the darkest moments of his journey and how adding 1% a day can make all the difference. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissio...

We talk with Emerge President George Abernathy about the origins of the annual bid, how data and technology are revolutionizing how and when to do it, and what it means for carriers and shippers involved. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobil...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about XPO’s Brad Jacobs and Avril Lavigne making freight memes come true; the state of inflation and an original song about it; Tive’s series B; and the importance of meeting drivers at their level.  Plus, more economists cosign on the freight downturn; Shanghai port runs out of reefer space; truck driver coercion complaints on record pace; parcel...

In today’s episode, Steve explores the connection between potential woes in the container markets and overall transportation markets. Are they connected, disconnected or morphed into an entirely different animal? You don’t want to miss the back story of how containers are playing ball with the market, and who’s winning. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More Frei...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to trucker Sadaya Morris about her trip to the White House talk on trucking. We’ll find out how drivers are working within the system to get their voices heard. Plus, get ready for the truth behind LTL pricing; how to ship your conference and event goods; Loadsmith and TuSimple partner up; how to accelerate your sales funnel; and this week’s good...

Ken Johnson, CEO of Leonard’s Express, joins host Tyler Cole to discuss opportunities for fleets to reduce emissions. Through piloting new and emerging technologies, Leonard’s Express seeks to improve profitability with better fuel efficiency. Customers and employees are clamoring for change in an industry that is often perceived as playing catch up when it comes to innovation. Ken and his sustain...

Todd Amen is the president of ATBS and it gives him a ringside seat for how independent owner operators in the trucking market are doing financially. ATBS processes thousands of tax returns for owner operators every year. It's getting toward April 15, when taxes need to be filed, and Amen joins Drilling Deep host John Kingston to discuss what he's seen in this year's tax returns coming off the str...

A powerful quote that’s always stood out to me in marketing is, “The creative is the variable to success.”  So today I’m teaching freight companies how to stop using those terrible photoshop images and instead, give tips on how to hire a photographer and source stock images that don’t suck. Also on the show, we have Austin Johansen, Fleet Sales and Marketing Manager for ExxonMobil talking about th...

Zach and Anthony talk about what's going up and what's going down and our joined by Parker McNamara of Project 44 and Dr. Zach Rogers of Colorado State. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint....

Wendy Bartz, VP of Customer Experience for DriverReach, chats with Kellylynn McLaughlin, Driver Ambassador for Women In Trucking Association. 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! There are no words...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and returning guest @Tony Mulvey will discuss the current state of the freight market and what indicators are pointing toward an incoming freight recession.  While a freight recession may not be ideal, we will look at what parts of the market are holding up better and what you can do to take advantage of the shifting market conditions. Electric fleets...

Grace introduces a new inventory option —stock in motion. She also hosts executives from cannabis distributor HERBL and software provider Blue Yonder to discuss how the two have partnered to scale the cannabis distributor’s operations. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emis...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are hitting on the home goods supply chain; unusual freight; what the data is saying about demand; more logistics groups banding together to support Ukraine; mental health; and the latest in news and markets. With special guests Chad Carleton, COO at Everything Kitchens; Jagan Reddy, co-founder of Semicab; Steven Tittle, owner-operator at Gateway OT; and Fraz...

In this episode, FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses CPG branding and packaging with Fred Hart, Partner and Creative Director of Interact, a branding agency based in Boulder, Colorado. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a com...

Altia CEO Mike Juran returns to Transmission to talk about ways to solve the auto industry’s chip shortage crisis in a way that doesn't simply require more chips, pronto. Software bloat is hampering progress, and how rewriting code - especially from the beginning of a new automotive project - helps in the long run. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the righ...

Mary O'Connell and Freight Waves’ Tyler Cole sit down to talk about the importance of sustainable supply chain practices. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves Follow C...

Craig Radford, Founder & CEO of Wizmo describes how started college with nearly $20,000 in his pocket for a few days' work. Learn how he successfully applied the same principles at Wizmo and how collaboration can be a competitive advantage. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about freight’s biggest challenges in Q2. They’ll look at international shipping, the ports, trucking, as well as the conflict in Ukraine.  Benjamin Gordon, managing partner and CEO at Cambridge Capital and BGSA, talks about creating a coalition of logistics companies to aid Ukraine. Sanne Manders, COO at Flexport, talks about the global freight m...

In this episode we talk with aifleet’s Director of Fleet Operations Toby Huang about the challenges of growing a trucking startup, the trucking industry, and how technology and automation can help driver quality of life. Is there a better way? Tune into this episode to find out. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation elec...

Steve explores April Fools truisms with the new developments with the grounded Ever Forward, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, President Biden’s EV Defense Production Act and why the center of the ocean freight world is focusing on Shanghai. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate e...