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On this episode, Grace is joined by ArcBest’s vice president of customer experience and marketing Lori Brooks to discuss how the company has built a “customer obsessed” culture to help retailers become agile in 2021. She shares best practices and examples of how her team has helped customers keep up with unprecedented demand during this year’s supply chain crisis. Follow Point of Sale on Apple Pod...

Sean Garney of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting joins host John Kingston on this week's Drilling Deep to review some of what happened during this past crazy year in trucking and look ahead to some of the biggest policies that might come out of Washington in the coming year. In his end-of-year oil recap, Kingston has some of the numbers on where the diesel market has taken the trucking industry...

Car sales were down this year, thanks to the pandemic and the related chip shortage. But 2021 wasn’t the craziest year the automotive industry has seen recently - that was 2020. Now that we’re about to enter 2022, we look back with analyst Stephanie Brinley at overall car sales, as well as focus on electric vehicles and the partnerships automakers are forming to get the raw materials and batteries...

Mary O’Connell sits down with Sarah Eggleston of Sunset Transportation to discuss the sales prospecting process and honing in on what your customers really need. Follow Check Call on Apple Podcasts Follow Check Call on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle welcome Ryan Rogers, the founder & CEO of TextLocate, on the show to discuss the fun and terror of launching a business. Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown Follow Put That Coffee Down on Apple Podcasts Follow Put That Coffee Down on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Domestic supply chains are being heavily affected by maritime issues this year. What’s happening at the ports is reverberating inland. How should shippers manage their supply chains to minimize fallout, given that port pressures are expected to persist next year? Join Jon Monroe, Founder of Jon Monroe Consulting, and Greg Miller, Senior Editor at FreightWaves, in this fireside chat.  Follow Freigh...

Enterprise Carrier tech innovation and lingering component shortage impacting Class 8 orders. Discussing FreightWaves Electric Vehicle Companies Directory with Joe Antoshak   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt is back with Tyler Cole, FreightWaves’ Director of Carbon Intelligence for a special holiday-themed episode. On today’s show, the pair discuss Christmas trees, cardboard boxes, and consumer behaviors. They examine each of these subjects and how they ultimately build into an overall picture of sustainability.  Follow Rising Tides on Apple Podcasts Follow Rising Tides on Spotify More FreightWav...

Current supply chain challenges have highlighted inefficiencies in the supply chain. Rishi Mehra, Director of Operations & Strategy at Trimble Maps, breaks down what the future looks like and how to overcome these issues. Rishi is joined by FreightWaves 3PL Expert Mary O'Connell.  Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Join the Domestic Supp...

Goods delivered damaged. Carrier's insurer denies the claim. Now What? During today's live show at 2pm CST/3pm EST, Cassandra will help guide Madtropolis through freight problems using a business and common sense approach. Ask questions live if there is time! Follow MadGaines LIVE on Apple Podcasts Follow MadGaines LIVE on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Steve examines hammers (tough guy) and spinners (old school) of the OSRA and ramifications of the Act in light of the current state of Containergeddon. What smoke signals are emanating from the stacks of containers both in Port and out of sight, that give Steve reason to believe we are in a new element of the container crisis. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify Mo...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are celebrating the season on the most festive WHAT THE TRUCK?!? of the year. We’re bringing cheer, songs, presents and knowledge from across the freight universe.  We’re joined by special guests Craig Fuller, founder and CEO at FreightWaves; Jett McCandless, founder and CEO at project44; Jose Soccoro of Central States Manufacturing; Salvatore Mercogliano, Ph...

The holidays are a time where most office work slows down–rightfully so.  But it’s also an opportunity to catch up on some content and strategies when you have the extra brain bandwidth. That’s why this episode is all about research and education. From learning what SEO strategies you should be deploying in 2022 to the freight sales tactics to attack, we’re breaking down some industry education th...

With the infrastructure spending bill now on the verge of sending billions of dollars to various local governments, the question will arise: how should we spend it? One person they may turn to is Kyle Schneweis, the CEO of High Street Consulting. His firm advises governments on setting priorities in their infrastructure needs and spending. He speaks with host John Kingston about the types of spend...

Zach and Anthony discuss the Central Freight shut down and discuss how a carrier can fail in one of the biggest freight booms in history. Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Shippers are only as good as their carrier relationships. Ryan Schreiber, Vice President of Industry & Growth at CarrierDirect, and Drew Herpich, Chief Commercial Officer at Nolan Transportation Group, discuss all of the strategies involved with sourcing new carriers and building the relationships needed to build a world class carrier network.  Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightW...

Craig Fuller and Kendra Phillips discuss predictions for 2022 and what technologies will lead the charge in solving disruptions and enhancing the customer experience. What are your predictions? Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple Podcasts Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Will Kerr, President at Edge Logistics, to get insight into what led to the current state of the freight market and what it means for the market heading into 2022. The discussion will dive into the importance of utilizing technology and data to drive decision-making, especially in volatile times, and how it impacts the future of freight. He is joined by FreightWaves Analyst Tony Mulvey in thi...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit. At the event we’re talking about disruptions, solutions and outlooks for ’22. With very special guests: Steven Leonard, chief sales and customer engagement officer at ArcBest; David Stone, senior director of freight brokerage at Ryder; Adam Compain, SVP of product marketing at project44;...

As supply chains continue to recover from the ripple effects of COVID backlogs, order visibility has only grown in importance - businesses want to know where their shipments are, and when they will arrive, in real-time. With much of the world still in the depths of the pandemic, and other countries fighting off surges caused by the delta variant, it’s likely we’ll see these lingering challenges, a...

With the long-awaited bipartisan infrastructure bill finally signed into law by President Biden on November 15, the next questions are, what projects will get the money, and when? Will the money flow in time to address the current supply chain crisis? In this fireside chat, freight policy expert Elaine Nessle joins us to provide insight. She is joined by FreightWaves Chief Washington Correspondent...

Craig Fuller, Founder & CEO at FreightWaves, and Lee Klaskow, Senior Analyst of Technology & Logistics at Bloomberg Intelligence, recap the wild 2021 freight market and offer glimpses into the outlook for truck and rail logistics in 2022.  Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Join the Domestic Supply Chain Summit Learn more about your ad c...

Kaylee Nix welcomes Ware2Go's Steve Denton back to the show to talk holiday ordering, retailer performance, and warehouse needs on this episode of At Your Doorstep. Follow At Your Doorstep on Apple Podcasts Follow At Your Doorstep on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year, Boston Consulting Group released a report called “Why Electric Cars Can’t Come Fast Enough.” Now that COP26 is in the rearview mirror and the Build Back Better bill is potentially about to pass, we speak with BCG’s Nathan Niese about what these two governmental projects might do the electric vehicle market across the world. Follow Transmission on Apple Podcasts Follow Transmissi...