FreightCasts

A conversation with Jon Gold of the National Retail Federation and Weston LaBar of the Harbor Trucking Association on how BCO’s and truckers are working together to help mitigate the impacts of congestion in Southern California’s San Pedro Bay port complex. Dive into the challenges and opportunities facing shippers and their transportation partners in Southern California. Watch Apple Podcast Spoti...

Sweeping changes in fulfillment strategy, the surge in e-commerce demand, and a persistent worker shortage have forced warehouse operators to think more about automation than ever before. Jeff Christensen, VP of Product at Seegrid, one of the top makers of autonomous warehouse equipment, discusses where warehouses go from here. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abou...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about if renewable natural gas is the fuel of the future, Texas power woes, and the importance of partnerships in chemical logistics. Plus, TA sold huge amounts of diesel in Q4 2020, Nikola loses half as much as expected as Powersports unit dropped, Houston wins an award, shippers sticker shocked during ocean contract season, and how an owl is do...

Ravi Dosanjh, head of strategic programming for Intel Corp., said participants need to understand the value they provide and ask the right questions to ensure a seamless experience for all. “The right balance of capacity always plays a role and is critical to manage carefully, given the current environment. In my view, the question is, ‘How do we manage that capacity in an appropriate way?’” Watch...

Opening up a manufacturing operation is challenging in it self, imagine trying to open up an operations in a country where you have no idea how the laws and requirements to operate are established. Mexican Shelter Companies help answer the question of the unknown. FreightWaves Cross Border Reporter Noi Mahoney and Joshua Rubin, VP of Business Development for Javid Group explain the options you hav...

On today’s episode, Kevin and guest co-host Anthony Smith are LIVE from FreightWaves’ Global Supply Week! We’re sitting down virtually with Teclo Garcia, Economic Development Director at the City of Laredo to learn how to sell a company  to locate in your city in as little as 10 minutes. Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building!   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Lea...

Patrick Duffy, President of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance talks to Jeffrey Curtis, VP of Defense and Supply Chain at SIMBA Chain. They talk about how an efficient and auditable blockchain can be produced and managed in a nearly drag-and-drop fashion that democratizes the use of technology. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Jennifer Bisceglie discusses with FreightWaves Manager of Enterprise Solutions Kyle Taylor how her company, Interos, ingests over 100,000 different types of data feeds to map out a company’s extended supply chain and monitors weather and world events to prepare companies for any ripple effects in the defense supply chain. Interos then alerts analysts when changes to supplier governance, geographic...

Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO at FreightWaves, talks to Brooke Sutherland, Industrial and M&A Columnist at Bloomberg. They take a wide-ranging look at the biggest topics of the industry, including ways in which the private sector can make COVID-19 vaccinations more efficient. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, James Frith of Bloomberg NEF brings his expertise in battery technology to the show and discusses some significant technological developments in battery technology just in the past few months. How rapid are we moving toward cost-competitive batteries? Also on Drilling Deep, host John Kingston talks about the record that was set just a few days ago: 16 consecut...

More and more delivery is cutting out the warehouses, distribution centers, and retailers and going direct from the manufacturer to the consumer. Find out in this fireside chat between FreightWaves reporter Kaylee Nix and Andrew Lockwood, Senior Manager, Solutions Design at Suddath Global Logistics the factors that have gone into these changes. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcast...

Stan Wraight is a legend in the air cargo industry. He's held leadership positions at three big cargo airlines and now advises airlines, airports, logistics companies and other parties on how to manage air freight issues. FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch talks to Stan about the market conditions shippers and carriers are facing, digitization initiatives, the prolific use by airlines of "...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week’s Retail and CPG day. From sourcing through consumption, food and CPG supply chains were pivotal to keeping the world sane in 2020 but 2021 has already proven to be a formidable foe.   Plus, consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks; Instacart robots and delivery expansion with Walgreens;...

Volga-Dnepr is one of the most unique specialist all-cargo airlines in the world. It has a large fleet of Boeing 747s, but also some Russian-made aircraft that can handle out-of-gauge cargo or land on smaller airfields under challenging runway conditions. Find out from Volga-Dnepr Group CCO Konstantin Vekshin about the company's role in airlift during the pandemic, and how it applies its Cargo Sup...

A Fireside Chat between Delta Cargo’s Vice President, Rob Walpole and customer Thomas Puglisi, Head of Global Logistics at Kuehne & Nagel. They take a look at how Delta Cargo’s innovative digital transformation is creating a more transparent and customer-centric experience across the globe. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

On this episode of stackd, hear about the role of technology & data to bring about innovations in the freight industry. Freight technology leaders are transforming shipping by using machine learning and data science to offer new shipping modes. stackd host Adam Robinson, VP Of Product Marketing at FreightWaves, interviews Flock Freight CEO, Oren Zaslansky to talk about how technology and data allo...

Bomb sniffing dogs aren't just used by the Army, or for security at live events or airports. Did you know they also are widely used to screen air cargo? And in a few months, new rules will require more cargo to be screened. Learn how trained canine teams compare to X-ray detection and how air shippers are deploying them in this fireside chat between Eric Hare, President and CEO of Global K9 Protec...

Jason Coker, Vice Director at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex gives FreightWaves' President George Abernathy an inside look at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) focus on the national defense strategy, which includes developing and testing technology for missile defense and hypersonic weapon systems as well as the nation’s nuclear modernization plan. The chat also discu...

Last mile logistics across the globe have experienced capacity issues with lockdowns accelerating e-commerce and direct delivery to customers. Brands need to utilize technology in their last-mile logistic strategies to keep a competitive advantage. Through utilizing control towers, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics businesses can create efficiencies and sustainable options as Jamie...

Andrew has Kevin Hill back at the helm today for an event-themed episode. We have two sets of fantastic guests from Zuum and Home Depot. Before guest discussions, Andrew and Kevin chat Walmart earnings, debate cardboardless e-commerce, and the takeover at Kohl's   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miami International Airport is the cargo hub for the Americas. Flowers, fresh fruit, seafood, machinery and other products transfer there between U.S. destinations and Latin America and Europe. MIA had a record year for cargo in 2020 despite the COVID pandemic. Join this discussion with FreightWaves' Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch, and Emir Pineda, Manager Aviation & Trade Logistics at the Miami-Da...

George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, chats with Scott Paul, President of Alliance for American Manufacturing, in this Keynote address from Day 1 of Global Supply Chain Week. Paul underlines the need for intentionality in addressing the infrastructure in America through manufacturing and trade. Watch Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

George, the manager of a small U.S. trucking company, was alerted around 6 a.m. on a recent Monday that an employee was having computer problems. So George investigated. At first he thought it was a garden variety computer virus.  But this was no ordinary virus. The anti-virus software was disabled, and all of the files were encrypted. The same had happened to all the other computers left on over...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking with Hyliion CEO/Founder Thomas Healy about the company's next generation battery module for its Hybrid solution; Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner about the evolution of the logistics industry and how it aligns with the global market; Transporeon Director of Business Development NA Patrick Pretorius about the gap between what's happening i...

In this bonus episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin sits down with one of his earliest mentors in freight, Patty Hinojosa. Patty is now the Director of Mexico Sales and Operations at CargoQuotes. Kevin and Patty discuss the niche of cross-border trucking in and out of Mexico. It’s one of those specialties where freight brokers become consultants and trainers for their customers. A single misstep...