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Grace discusses FreightWaves new app and chat room for POS listeners. She fangirls over one of her favorite athletes, Serena Williams, becoming a FreightTech investor and welcomes Modern Shipper reporter Jack Daleo on the show to discuss retail technology. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling...

From running the $1 billion sustainability effort at Delta Airlines just two years ago, Gareth Joyce joined and quickly ascended the chairs to CEO at electric bus and battery maker Proterra Inc. How has Joyce's previous business experiences prepared him for Proterra to reach scale as a supplier of battery packs under its Proterra Powered division and how does Proterra's role in the supply chain mi...

The automotive industry, from OEMs to aftermarket equipment manufacturers, have faced significant disruptions while also undergoing a new wave of technological advancements. The rise of blockchain technology and data analytics is making its way into the automotive industry, slowly leveling the playing field from just the large OEMs that have tremendous amounts of internal data. Electric fleets are...

Changes keep coming for the auto industry’s supply chains, and GuardKnox thinks we need a new category of suppliers, the cybertech tier, which can help deal with the chip shortage through features like Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA). 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...

FreightWaves’ Mary O'Connell and Thomas Wasson sit down to talk about best practices when booking trucks and how to help others avoid rookie mistakes when booking their first loads. 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...

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with an hour-long episode featuring Cassandra Gaines and LaQuenta Jacobs. 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 Hill and Richie discuss who they would like to share a coffee with and their top business/sales movies 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 help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit...

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Mark Kosoglow the VP of Sales at Outreach discuss common sales myths and strategies for improving sales rep performance. 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 chargepoin...

Andy Shiels, Co-Founder of SiLo shares how he turned a $40,000 loan into a successful company that was acquired. Tune in to hear how he has leveraged that experience to launch his second logistics startup.  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-mob...

With partnerships with Paccar and Volvo to integrate its autonomous technology, Aurora continues to refine its tech as it works toward the goal of removing the driver from Class 8 trucks by the end of next year. But it is also getting some early experience in logistics and supply chain work with Peterbilt and FedEx to move freight in supervised autonomous trucks in Texas. Sterling Anderson, Chief...

Teclo Garcia, Economic Development Director for the City of Laredo, and Kevin Hill, FreightWaves Executive Publisher, take a look at what's moving southbound and northbound across the largest inland U.S. port in Laredo, Texas. How has the move of auto manufacturers moving manufacturing to Texas shortened the auto supply chain between the U.S. and Mexico. Electric fleets are the future. Are you rea...

Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves, and Seth Holm, CEO/Co-Founder/PM at West Brow Capital, take a Great Quarter, Guys approach to discussing how demand for CPG goods will filter down into the performance of transportation and logistics stocks in 2022. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce...

In this episode we dive into the world of trucking mergers and acquisitions and discuss the complicated relationship between carriers, drivers, and investors. Special guests include FreightVana founders Shannon Breen and John Gamero. 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...

FreightWaves Founder & CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Kendra Tucker newly named CEO of Truckstop.com about her career leading to this point and where she sees Truckstop.com heading. 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 ad...

When making a value preposition to current and perspective customers, prescriptive and performative analytics should be a part of your continuous improvement plan. Randy Ofirara, Vice President of Managed Logistics at BlueGrace Logistics, chats about all things continuous improvement and the value of historical data as a way to move forward. He is joined by FreightWaves Broker/3PL Expert Mary O'Co...

For the past two years, capacity shortages have rocked the nation as consumer demand for goods has skyrocketed. The headaches of moving freight are multiplied when dealing with perishables under time-sensitive demands — especially produce. Now, a further challenge is on the horizon, as Canada is imposing a controversial vaccine mandate on truckers who make cross-border shipments. To help explain s...

In this fireside chat, Global Gateway Logistics CEO Caitlin Murphy discusses the current conditions that CPG companies are experiencing in global trade. She breaks down common import problems, how companies have been reactive to those issues and how they can be proactive to port congestion in the future. She is joined by FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharkey. Electric fleets are the future. Are...

Let's dive into the world of TMS providers and learn more about this powerful leader, Stephanie Richelieu Stagger at 3Gtms 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...

Today’s edition of Navigate B2B takes us around the horn. We’ll talk about how container shipping is being called out by President Biden in his STOU as well as other fast-moving blips coming to the center of ocean freight shipper’s universe. Last batch of 300,000 barrels of Russian oil discharging in Houston to a unthinkable displacement of containerships ex the California coast, now bottlenecking...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about how one logistics company is using the DOD SkillBridge program to hire veterans; the logistics behind a veteran-themed coffee experience; and a veteran owned print design shop for freight companies.  With special guests Michael Klemmer, CEO of Aerial Resupply Coffee; Matt Perkins, co-owner of Business to Business Logistics; and Eric Cerda, m...

Tyler Cole is joined by Steve Peaslee, CEO and founder of WickedHyper. Steve details the launch of his innovative enterprise to rapidly move containers inland from the ports using automation and emission-free energy. WickedHyper is reimagining container ports to be faster, leaner, safer and greener. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to tak...

Whether it's AB5 or new federal rules coming from the Biden administration, the question of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor will remain a hot issue this year. In this interview, FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston sits down with Marc Blubaugh of the Benesch law firm to hear his views on the legal landscape for 2022. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready?...

LTL has a highly unique set of practices, pricing and operations that sets it apart from truckload companies.   Training people wanting to enter the LTL field is a major challenge, especially if they are coming in cold from the outside. On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston sits down with Brian Thompson, the chief commercial officer of SMC3, to discuss how his company approaches the cha...

We know content marketing is an important part of the strategy of helping you stand out from your competitors. So when the newish company Freightvana came onto the scene they knew they wanted to hit the ground running with a social and branding strategy to help them raise brand awareness. Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your oper...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Corey Woinarowicz, newly promoted Chief Revenue Officer at NOCELL Technologies, a company providing a solution to the ever increasing distracted driving challenges that plague all drivers. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’...