FreightCasts

In today’s edition of Navigate B2B, host Steve Ferreira laments this may be the container shipping industries super bowl. The Reddit and meme worlds of the Ever Given of just yesterday are being replaced by a bigger and sinister monster threatening to make “Containergeddon” look like a King Kong v. Godzilla bloodbath. Like a house divided, Ocean freight vendors and beneficial cargo owners are at l...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Allegiant Logistics CEO Shay Dixon about building a minority woman-owned and led 3PL in Atlanta. Owner-operator LaKeesha Martin joins us to talk about self-defense for drivers and The H.E.R. Method: a personal protection guide for truck drivers. Trucker Nate Lewis of Doug Andrus Distributing plays it forward with an original country jam. Plus,...

On today's episode Matt speaks to Rami Karjian, CEO of Medically Home, about what the supply chain looks like for hospital-to-home programs, how the pandemic changed the health care industry’s perception of those programs and what the future of hospital care might look like. Follow Medically Necessary on Apple Podcasts Follow Medically Necessary on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abo...

Ad tech vendors and people who collect “leads” on Zoom Info are in for a real treat soon--and by treat I mean the loss of data that helps to prove your software is worth it. But for the marketers and sales teams actually in the trenches doing the hard work, I’m breaking down why these new privacy doom-and-gloomers are paranoid for nothing. Also on the show are two rockstars: Nicole Glenn of Candor...

When a hurricane hits, how long does trucking get impacted?   That was the focus of a recent study at Omnitracs. Dr. Ashim Bose, the chief data and artificial intelligence officer at Omnitracs, led that study. He'll join Drilling Deep podcast host John Kingston to discuss what they found. Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about why a statistic coming out of the federal government this week signa...

Zach and Anthony bring on Dr. Dale and Zac Rogers to discuss the ongoing build up of upstream price increases, challenges around unemployment, and more! Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Rebecca Brewster, President & COO of the American Transportation Research Institute, about what data and research can do for the betterment of the trucking industry. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Seizures of drugs from tractor-trailers are a regular occurrence at the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. Lawyer Su Ross, a partner with MSK in Los Angeles who specializes in compliance issues, says the drivers caught with these illicit loads are often unaware of what they were hauling. Ross talks with Long-Haul Crime Log co-host Nate Tabak during the FreightWaves Small Fleet and Owner-Operator...

Fleet owners face the near-impossible task of starting a business while competing with behemoths. You’re wearing multiple hats, trying to run your business, get customers, learn all of the new tech coming into the space, and now you’ve gotta build a website and market yourself too? It can seem daunting. But in this segment, Blythe Brumleve of Digital Dispatch is going to break down the must-have w...

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Kyle and Luke talk how carriers and owner operators can leverage data to better position their assets and seek out better opportunities. Follow #withSONAR on Apple Podcasts Follow #withSONAR on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewie Pugh is a former behind-the-wheel trucker who now works for the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association, the largest trade group representing owner operators. In this fireside chat with FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston, Pugh discusses a wide range of topics that OOIDA has its eye on, particularly where independent owner operators might be impacted by existing or potential reg...

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves Small fleet and owner operator summit with special guests: Tom Schmitt, CEO, Forward Air; Jay Gustafson, Senior Vice President of Marketplace Solutions, Echo; Jamie Hagen, Owner, Hell Bent Xpress; Mike Wells, SVP of Operations, DCLI; Ashwin Vasudevan, Director of Marketing, KBX Logistics   Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More Fr...

Forward Air predicts a bright outlook for 2021 and beyond. Chief People Officer Kyle Mitchin discusses how the Company’s rapid growth and investments are creating opportunities for its vast team of capacity and fleet partners. Hosted by FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s new president and CEO, Bailey Wood, discusses why it was important for him to serve the transportation industry, the steps the CVTA is taking to prepare states for the ELDT regulation coming in February and the importance of removing the interstate commerce restriction on 18 to 20 year old drivers. Bailey Wood, President and CEO of Commercial Vehicle T...

The owner operator conference is about the business of becoming an owner operator and growing into more than one truck. Being a driver and running your own operation is different. You need to have or create the attitude and skill sets of an entrepreneur. You are responsible for your destiny. Today, we'll be discussing the skills you need to survive and thrive in the business of trucking. Rob Estes...

The annual Plante Moran index of automaker-supplier relationships came out recently, and Toyota was in the number on position for the 10th year in a row. We speak with Robert Young, executive vice president, purchasing supplier development, Toyota Motor North America about how the OEM manages its supplier relationships and what will change - or not change - as Toyota starts building more and more...

In today's episode, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle discuss why business and sales success don’t happen overnight. It is all about grinding it out and learning the lessons of how to grow along the way. To drive this point home, they welcome Jared Flinn, co-founder of BulkLoads.com, to share how he’s grown his company over time. Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! #sales #PutThatC...

Kaylee Nix looks at how one company is changing automotive delivery and making it easier for online car shoppers to get what they want. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about moving freight 145 million years in the making: dinosaurs. Find out how velociraptors for one of the most popular film franchises on Earth, “Jurassic Park,” are moved. Plus, pulling tugs, moving wine and an inside look at the world of hauling unusual freight. Scale raised $7 billion and announced a partnership with Flexport to make manual l...

In April 2013, agents from the FBI and IRS raided the Knoxville headquarters of the largest truck stop chain in the United States: Pilot Flying J. It was part of a massive investigation into a fuel rebate scam. In all, fourteen former Pilot employees pleaded guilty for their roles in what was known as “jacking the discount.” But eight years later, the story is far from over as the Sixth Circuit Co...

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel will discuss the recovery from the JBS cyberattack which shut down much of the country’s meat processing. Plus, Mike breaks down Thursday’s results from the J.M. Smucker Company which is performing well in the face of rapidly rising input costs.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

We have too few (teu-feu) moments during our time together on Navigate B2B today to enable you to bomb proof your supply chain. You know from reality, some of those bombs have already impacted you, yet, you remain under constant attack. A new, slower moving conveyor belt of shrapnel is being assembled in the Pacific and heading your way. How BCO’s aggressively maneuver, or deftly deflect will make...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about DHL’s sustainability road map; the first-ever fully automated IoT platform for fleet management; an automated booking hub that cuts out the middleman; and shipping odd-size freight like kayaks, home goods and more. They’re joined by special guests Sam Agyemang, co-founder, HaulerHub; Jim Monkmeyer, president, transportation, DHL Supply Chai...

The dust has mostly settled now on the fate of Kansas City Southern; it has agreed to be bought by Canadian National. But consideration of what that is going to mean for the rail industry is just beginning. Long-time industry expert Jim Blaze will join host John Kingston on this week's edition of Drilling Deep to talk about the impact of this mega-merger between two class 1 railroads. Also on Dril...