FreightCasts

FreightWaves Reporter Grace Sharkey sits with Cassie Pless, Director of Commercial Sales for Outreach, to discuss the importance of motivating your team through tough sales cycles. Pless describes the importance of leveraging modern technology to guide sales teams through these downturns and showcases that with the correct tools, sellers can better reach their performance goals.  Electric fleets a...

The ultimate revenue multiplier is with recurring revenue. Chris Arredondo, VP of Customer Success & Co-Founder of Cargo Chief, and Travis Rhyan, Chief Product Officer at FreightWaves, explores how 3PLs and freight brokerages can capitalize on this trend. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling c...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit. They’ll hit on the hottest topics and issues 3PLs are contending with in ‘22. With special guests: Anthony Sutardja, CEO at Parade, on helping brokers reuse carriers and find hidden capacity. Dennis Cooke, president and CEO at Transforce, on new technology matching carrier jobs with drivers. Mustafa Azizi,...

Kevin is live from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit talking to Dave Braunstein, the GM of Insuretech about how evading driver risks does not mean invading their life.  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 charg...

The king of memes behind Freight Caviar, Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, details the impact the war in Ukraine is having on local freight brokers working for U.S. companies. He is joined by FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill in this fireside chat.  Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs...

In a fragmented industry like trucking, progress only happens if each piece works together. Kaylee Nix sits down with Anne Reinke, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association to discuss how third party logistics providers play a crucial role in pushing the industry forward by connecting shippers and carriers with more than just freight shipments.  Electric fleets are the fut...

Kaylee Nix welcomes DRONEDEK CEO Dan O’Toole to discuss how his company is providing physical space for drone deliveries and simplifying the parcel drop off system. 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...

Kevin welcomes Jim Becker, the CEO of Becker Logistics, to discuss what he’s learned in sales and why it’s important to always be promoting your brands and services.   Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! 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 h...

FreightWaves’ Mary O'Connell and Kurtis Tryber from EXO Freight sit down to talk about all things flatbed: booking loads, how to get information you need to get started in flatbed and some of the craziest flatbed moves. 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 y...

Bob O'Donnell, President of Magna Transport Solutions shares how he pivoted from a career in commodities to starting a freight brokerage. Listen to his advice on protecting the downside and how going skydiving on a blind date turned out to be a safe bet.  Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling c...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Chris Oliver, CMO at Trucker Path, about the best rest stops in America. Sergey Bort, vice president of marketing and strategy at GP Transco, shares how trucking and logistics professionals are sending support to war-torn Ukraine.  Cameron Ramsdell, COO at Emerge, discusses running efficiently in this market.  Trey Griggs, founder and CEO at BE...

In this episode we look at the various factors that rising fuel prices have on trucking companies. With recent unprecedented upward movement in fuel, can carriers keep up and what does the future look like if prices continue to rise. 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 emissi...

Will you hire a carrier with 8 days of authority? When capacity shifts, many shippers and brokers re-evaluate their vetting rules. Real talk though, are you going to hire a carrier with 8 days of authority? What should be the industry minimum duration of authority? Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce...

Steve breaks down the moves that all participants in the sea trade game need to make, but first you must learn the rules. 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 F...

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Peter Fusaro, founder of the Wall Street Green Summit, to demystify voluntary carbon offsets. Peter explains why offsets are important for achieving carbon neutrality and why companies should be preparing to buy offsets to negate the environmental impacts of their business. Electric fleets are the future. A...

Tyler Cole is joined by Rik Arends of Smart Freight Centre (SFC) to discuss trends in freight decarbonization. SFC works with the global logistics community to accelerate zero-emission freight through training, collaboration, and industry guidance initiatives. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fuel...

Just as the pandemic was starting, a new Kansas truckstop, Bert's, was getting ready to open its doors. It went ahead with the opening and now it's been recognized as one of the best in the country. On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston interviews the owner and manager of Bert's to find out how they pulled off this accomplishment. Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the wild ride th...

Industrial production is forecasted to grow in the coming years which will likely lead to higher rail carload volume. It could also lead to congestion and equipment availability issues. In this fireside chat, Harris Ligon, CEO and Co-founder of a stealth transportation technology startup, and Mike Baudendistel, FreightWaves Market Expert, discuss the outlook for industrial freight on the rails and...

You’ve likely heard about NFT’s, crypto currencies, and the metaverse. But all of these phrases fall under one large technological system: Web3. In today’s episode we’re chatting with one of the co-founders of VenusVerse–which is an online educational platform, incubator, and NFT collection dedicated to getting more women into the Web3 space. We’re covering topics of the very basics of Web3, it’s...

Zach & Anthony discuss the impact of rising oil and fuel costs on transportation and the continued inflationary pressures generated by COVID and the war in Ukraine. 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...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Louie Greek, Coalition Build Specialist with Truckers Against Trafficking and modern day abolitionist. 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! Elec...

Tyler Cole is joined by Nexxiot co-founder, Daniel MacGregor, to discuss the value of data-driven decision making in supply chains. Specifically, they examine how integrating hardware and software solutions can improve transparency, minimize risk and reduce both waste and emissions in freight networks. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to...

Now that the historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is signed into law, the real work begins: getting formula money to the states quickly and issuing competitive grants. But what are the challenges of getting projects completed so that they can improve supply chain efficiency, and how will they be prioritized? Transportation policy expert Loren Smith joins us to shed light on those challenges....

As global demand for goods roared in 2021, oil and gas followed closely behind. The rally in oil prices hasn't slowed yet. Where will oil prices go in 2022 and will it matter to global demand. Benjamin Shattuck, Research Director for America's Upstream Oil & Gas at Wood Mackenzie, is joined by Kevin Hill, FreightWaves Executive Publisher, in this fireside chat. Electric fleets are the future. Are...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Jim Knuerr will look at the increasing imports flowing into the US and its impact on domestic truckload demand.  Additionally, as contract rates hit new highs in the van sector, we see tender rejections hit a 52 week low, what impacts will that have on the spot market? Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the...