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Electric vehicle supply chain news never stops, and this week we discuss a few items in the news, including GM’s partnership with Controlled Thermal Resources to harvest lithium from ocean water, Panasonic selling its stake in Tesla for $3.6 billion and how the chip shortage is affecting the supplier landscape. Follow Transmission on Apple Podcasts Follow Transmission on Spotify More FreightWaves...

Sourcing new employee talent is hard but it can be done in a more efficient way. Kaylee Nix looks at how the back-office culture is shifting thanks to Magic with Founder and CEO Aaron Kemmer. 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

Chris Scheid, Co-founder and COO at MyCarrier, joined FreightWaves Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox to discuss how his company aims to bring a parcel-like experience through technology to the LTL industry. MyCarrier has built a freemium model TMS with a very clever distribution model that leverages established relationships between carriers and shippers to connect the two directly. Andrew and Chris d...

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses what recent results from major grocery chains say about demand for CPG. Then, Mike takes us through the most dramatic changes he is seeing in freight data and what that means for supply chains. Follow The Stockout on Apple Podcasts Follow The Stockout on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

For this fireside chat, the incomparable Ryan Schreiber (director of engagement at CarrierDirect) is joined by Mustafa Azizi (CEO of Zuum) transportation to chat about the approaches they see toward technology for small and midsized brokers, and how to best position themselves for the industry’s future. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts...

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial & Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, talks with Matt McLelland about his new role at as Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant Transport, and how it is indicative of the company culture and a change in the industry. They will discuss the role of technology in sustainability and the collaboration needed to achieve net neutrality. Follo...

In today's episode of Navigate B2B, Steve Ferreira introduces BCO's to their best tips on tipping the ocean freight relationship to their advantage using monetary instruments. Using offsets, chargebacks and refunds, BCO's are able to up their game and claw back wasted capital that was siphoned away due to the uglier side of ocean freight invoicing accuracy during “Containergeddon” and beyond. Foll...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about freight going virtual as they look at the cloud data driving fleets on air, land, and sea. Plus, House Democrats succeed in boosting trucking insurance to $2 million; trucking jobs finally show strong growth; freight horror stories; the good and bad of fireworks; truck heads down river; and whiskey brewed in a trailer? Joining us is Tobenna...

Under normal circumstances, health care providers simply order the supplies they need. In a disaster, the typical supply channels may not be an option, or health care providers may not be able to afford to buy products. That’s where humanitarian aid distributors step in. Follow Medically Necessary on Apple Podcasts Follow Medically Necessary on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about y...

With July 4th coming up, we’re diving deep into the history of work and how the last year may have sent the working market into what’s being called ‘The Great Resignation”. Knowing this insight can help us plan for what the future of work will look like not just for the US but for the rest of the evolving world.  Patrick McFarland, the director of marketing for ITS Logistics is breaking down how h...

Ziad Ismail, Chief Product Officer at Convoy, talks to JP Hampstead, Director of Passport Research at FreightWaves, about building a large product team at a digital freight brokerage, the products he's most proud of, his view of the state of technology talent in transportation and logistics, and large-scale transformations that the industry faces in the near future. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Po...

Anthony and Zach bring on Wes Struebing to discuss how the fundamentals of freight management have changed through the first half of 2021 and what the next six months have in store. 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 and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Priscilla Peters, VP of Marketing & Training at Conversion Interactive Agency, about her 20+ years in the driver recruitment space, how it’s evolved and what the future may hold, as well as highlight the results of a recently released driver survey conducted as a joint effort between Conversion Interactive Agency and Pro...

Kristi Montgomery, Vice President, Innovation, Research & Development at Kenco Group, joined Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox to discuss warehouse technologies and their impact on warehouse labor. Kristi has spent more than 30 years at Kenco and now leads the Kenco Innovation Lab, a dedicated team of specialists who identify, research, and prototype creative ideas with the potential to impact the sup...

Logistics is a service based business, but many 3PLs are now designing and offering products for customers. How can logistics thrive by thinking about becoming tech companies as well as service based logistics companies. Chief Product Officer at Redwood Mike Reed is joined by Vernon O'Donnell, Chief Product Officer at project44. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify...

The entry point for 3PLs selling into the small and medium sized shipper (SMB) market is providing the technology this customer segment is missing. Worldwide Express Chief Operations Officer Joel Clum joins FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill to define this market and the tech solutions needed to capture market share. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify Mor...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ North American Logistics Tech Summit where they’re joined by Patrik Berglund, CEO & Co-Founder of Xeneta and Vernon O’Donnell, Chief Product Officer, project44 Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schneider National’s Executive Vice President and CIO discusses the in-cab technologies the company uses to create a safer, less intrusive driving experience for its employees. Devgun also describes how Schneider uses the data from these devices to optimize its capacity and bring better service to its customers. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves...

The goal of a one-screen solution for all data integrations has been a goal of the logistics world for year. Charles Craigmile, President and CEO of Revenova LLC, and George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, take a look at where we are now in this process and the steps logistics companies still need to take to all the decision making intelligence on one computer screen. Follow FreightWaves on...

The term bullwhip effect has hit the mainstream over the past year. Technology can minimize the waves that disruptions create throughout the supply chain. Santosh Sankar from Dynamo Ventures discusses the process of how supply chians will change with the introduction of new technologies. He is joined by FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill for this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Appl...

With the auto industry spreading its wings - sometimes literally - into things like making silicon chips and flying taxis, you might need to invest in a wide variety of technologies and industries. That’s the strategy taken by the Trucks venture capital fund, but it’s not the only progressive attitude they take. See also their ban on “manels,” or men-only discussion panels. Follow Transmission on...

Andrew Cox is once again alongside FreightWaves Lead Economist Anthony Smith to discuss recent consumer confidence data and spending expectations. Parker Woodward, Marketing Director at route optimizer Route4Me, joins the show to discuss shipping delays and how the parcel industry is adapting to higher demand. Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Spotify More...

In today's episode, Kevin and Richie discuss how to mentally prepare for sales. Building a sustainable book of business is a marathon and not a spring. We welcome Benjamin Kowalski co-host of the Freight 360 podcast to discuss what he tells new freight brokers coming into the industry. Follow Put That Coffee Down on Apple Podcasts Follow Put That Coffee Down on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts L...

Hear how inVia Robotics and Rufus Labs are combining to make people work smarter with robots in automated warehouses. 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

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are taking in a double feature. First, they’ll review Liam Neeson’s new trucking thriller, “The Ice Road.” Then they’re joined by FreightWaves copy editor Steve Barrett for a retrospective on Stephen King’s cult classic, “Maximum Overdrive.” Manisha Raisinghani, CTO and co-founder of LogiNext, is leading a paradigm shift of women in coding. We’ll hear how sh...