FreightCasts

Zach and Anthony bring on Matthew Mugar Co-Founder  BOA Logistics, Logica Trucking, and Flow Cold Warehouse to discuss the challenges of operating a refrigerated fleet and brokerage over the past year and what is looming for the future. Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy Bartz, Director of sales and service at DriverReach, speaks with Jessie Burnette, Chief People Officer at Hirschbach, about Hirschbach's focus on driver health and wellness and how that focus has changed their fleet, as well as how her team has adapted and evolved to the changes we've seen over the past 18 months in the driver recruiting environment.  Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Pod...

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, we will take a look at the declining intermodal volume over the past year, and where it has gone.  How much volume can the truckload market absorb, will this force truckload rates even higher in the future? Follow #withSONAR on Apple Podcasts Follow #withSONAR on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Xeneta CEO and co-founder Patrik Berglund about the data behind the shipping crisis. How long will shippers be battling one another for capacity like contestants in a Squid Game? Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, busts supply chain myths and conspiracy theories. Mike Wilson, CEO at Consolidated Chassis Management, gets us up to date on...

Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox is joined by Lead Economist Anthony Smith to discuss what has led to supply chains being so upside down. The two also give their opinions on WalmartxNetflix, Thrasio SPAC, recent economic data, and Gopuff. Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Constellium makes aluminum components for everything from the beverage industry to the military and automakers. For the new Ford F-150 Lightning, Constellium’s value-added aluminum can be found in the windshield header, rocker and other places. Craig Lewis runs us through the details, and why aluminum is better for EVs. Follow Transmission on Apple Podcasts Follow Transmission on Spotify More Frei...

Kaylee Nix checks in with Mike Futch from Tompkins Robotics 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

Associate Professor Sal Mercogliano and Lead Economist Anthony Smith dive into the past, present and future of shipping.  Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a recent United Nations’ report on climate change, rising temperatures will continue to amplify extreme weather events, affecting operations and capacity of global trade. FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how technology combined with different capacity strategies can help supply chains stay resilient during these harsh conditions. He is joined by FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharke...

"The fight for a slice of the Transportation Bill pie is as fierce as a Florentine gladiator match. The argument for an efficient transportation system is not new. But it’s more than roads and bridges. Ports need to take a priority. These locations are the points of origin processing over 90-percent of the world’s trade. The ports are the funnel in the flow of trade. It makes sense to make sure th...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are heading to the Port of Los Angeles to get an update from the workers on the ground. Gio Marz, director of carrier relations and drayage operations at Cargomatic, lets us in on just how bad congestion is and what he thinks the port can do about it. Lesley Hensell, co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, gets us up to speed on what retailers need to know about...

Anchorages are full of waiting ships off U.S. ports. A look at how importers can minimize import shipment delays and what the prospects are for future ocean freight pricing. Nerijus Poskus, Vice President of Global Ocean at Flexport, is joined by FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podc...

Nate Shutes, Vice President of Global Fulfillment & Logistics at Blue Dot Designs, explains how shippers are reacting the present and planning for the future when it comes to maritime logistics. He is joined by FreightWaves Director of Market Experts, Anthony Smith, in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abo...

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses two data sets that stood out this week and their associated implications for the CPG industry: China ocean bookings and domestic rail intermodal volume. He also discusses the latest news in the CPG industry including recent earnings. Follow The Stockout on Apple Podcasts Follow The Stockout on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn mor...

Steve reviews the key elements from this week’s FreightWaves OceanWaves symposium and what it means to the Beneficial Cargo Owner. Plus, does China get a major re-start this week upon return from Golden Week. What does it mean for cargo owners with another new vessel operator entering the Trans-Pacific service as well as with Zim Lines introducing new digital forwarding services for the SME. Follo...

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets, sits with resident sustainability expert, Tyler Cole, Director of Carbon Intelligence, to shed light on what "sustainability" means, all the acronyms that get thrown around when talking the talk, and why all this is relevant for firms that use or provide transportation services. Follow Net-Zero Carbon on Apple Podcasts Follow Net-Ze...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are covering a Kickstarter shipping crisis horror story with a happy ending. FORT founder Conor B. Lewis tells us why bootstrapping a company and crowdfunding millions in 2021 created an “impossible situation” for his magnetic pillow fort company and how he knows it will survive. Captain John A Konrad V, CEO at gCaptain, tells us the story behind his site, th...

You’ve likely heard the reports of a record number of ships off the Port of LA waiting to be unloaded—blaming the “shortage” of drivers, warehouse workers, and an explosion of e-commerce orders. Here to help us break down why the global supply chain is in such disarray is the host of Let’s Talk Supply Chain Sarah Barnes-Humphrey and the host of Navigate B2B Steve Ferreira. Also on the show, we’re...

DriverReach Founder & CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Ray Haight, TCA Retention Coach and owner of Haight Consulting, about all of the paths his career has taken, how the industry has changed and evolved throughout his 40-year career, as well as the work he's doing now with the TCA to help fleets better manage driver turnover.  Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Roa...

Zach and Anthony bring on Chris Wolfe, CEO of PowerFleet, to discuss his perspective on the ongoing port congestion and problems contributing to it like the chassis shortage and lack of visibility and how technology can play a critical role in alleviating supply chain bottlenecks. Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about y...

Gordon Downes, CEO of the New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), speaks with Patrick Duffy, President of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), about the challenges facing stakeholders on both sides of the ocean shipping marketplace – shippers and ocean carriers. Tune in to as they discuss risk management in bluewater logistics through the use of enforceable freight contracts and how technolog...

Perch is a leader in a burgeoning segment of e-commerce: “Amazon aggregators”. These such companies have raised

Has the global container market had you saying WT...RATES?! Founder and CEO of Global Gateway Logistics, Caitlyn Murphy, discusses trends she has seen within her business and how the current market differentiates between SMEs and large, enterprise global shippers. The global transportation veteran will also diagnose issues with current industry technology and operational areas that are being overl...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are live from OceanWaves where they’re covering the issues conquering ocean shipping.  With special guests Lionel Van Der Walt, Global Chief Commercial Officer at PayCargo; John Oechsle, CEO at Derive Systems; Shruti Bansal, Principal Freight Product Manager at Kpler; Carlos Medina, President at SpillBully; Greg Finnerty, Vice President Operations at Concept...

Ports and inland transportation connections are choking on ocean imports. Walter Kemmsies, a prominent economic and strategic advisor to the public and private sector, will discuss supply and demand dynamics, infrastructure challenges, and other factors behind the ocean freight slowdown, as well as what could make the situation better or worse in the next year. He is joined by FreightWaves Reporte...