FreightCasts

FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey speaks with Mark Vickers, Executive Vice President of International Logistics at Reliance Partners, about the common mistakes and assumptions freight brokers make when purchasing their insurance policies. Vickers describes recurring issues that often arise when filing claims and how different regions, like Mexico, often need very different policies than brokers realize....

Go with the flow rather than fight the tape. Today’s Navigate B2B helps you define narrow rules that allow you to make the tiny adjustments needed to survive the cost of ocean. 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 advan...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the raging inferno at a Walmart DC; a trucker who killed his co-driver; and another Evergreen vessel runs aground.  Latham Woodward, founder and CEO of Sense Distribution and Shoogies, talks about the logistics of lighting up the cannabis retail market. Marcus Cooksey, CEO at Duke.ai, is partnering with educational institutions to recruit un...

Peter Bolstorff, Executive Vice President at Association for Supply Chain Management, joins Tyler Cole to chat about sustainability as the new normal. ASCM has long been a leader in training and certifying organizations to become leaders in supply chain management. By providing thought leadership, organizational and individual training and certification, and open access to enterprise standards, AS...

The transportation industry has been male dominated since the beginning, now as more women are stepping into leadership Mary O’Connell sits down with Owner and CEO of Sunset Transportation, Lindsey Graves, to talk about what the space looks like for women owned 3PLs and how it’s only the beginning. If you aren't in love with the title feel free to change it. Basically we are focusing on the transi...

With so much other news, you may have lost track of what is going on with the backed-up ports on the U.S. West Coast and how their situation has spilled over into other ports. Greg Miller, FreightWaves senior editor who has been following the port backups for months, joins host John Kingston to bring listeners up to date on the easing of the backlog but why the situation is far from being over. Al...

We’ve been featuring some of the top companies trying to fix some complex issues in the trucking sector and today’s show is no different. CEO of Edison Motors Chace Barber is joining the show live to talk about how his idea to retrofit old trucks with an electric kit has been making waves on TikTok to the tune of more than 700k followers. Then we’ve got Locomation’s COO Glynn Spangenberg giving us...

Zach and Anthony reunite with Dr. Zac Rogers and discuss the big build up happening upstream 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 Freightonomics on Apple Podcas...

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Max Farrell, Co-founder and CEO of WorkHound. 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! There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the peop...

Data, data, data! Shipper networks have been put to the test over the past two years and data has allowed for shippers to build resilient supply chains despite the curveballs they have been thrown. ESG is also in the early innings, but data has allowed for carriers and shippers to find and improve inefficiencies within networks and drive improvements to their carbon footprint. Scott Sokoloff, Vice...

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...