FreightCasts

The mismatch timing of payments is always a challenge for freight forwarders and brokers. Trying to explain the process to outside auditors and financing firms is often even more difficult. There is a right way to handle this process though. Amna Shah uses her expertise in freight financing and financial analytics to break down the ways to properly manage cash flow.  Apple Podcast Spotify More Fre...

Lori Ann interviews ImportGenius analyst William George on how the volumes moving along the maritime super highway, and the bills of lading and customs offer us key forward looking information. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Ferreira, CEO at Ocean Audit, and Jon Monroe discuss how COVID-19 impacted shipping at the beginning of the pandemic, how current demand for freight is causing port congestion and when they expect things to go back to “normal.” Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every corner of the transportation industry has seen some level of digitization, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44, and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins of Worldwide Express discuss the biggest areas of opportunity for supply chain digitization and what challenges organizations may face when implementing digital technologies to handle today’s d...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about how one carrier is lending a helping paw to the community; a new trucking app that lets users search across 20,000 cross border and domestic lanes in Canada; and DHL Supply Chain’s big moves in RPA. Plus, Molson Coors says cyberattack hits shipments, brewery operations; Nikola has no Tre orders; Postal Service earmarking $40B to boost share...

Grace Sharkey was working as a freight broker in 2018, when she had found a truck to haul a $60,000 load of tires from Los Angeles to Alaska. But something strange happened after the cargo got picked up. The driver started going to the opposite corner of the country – to Miami. Someone was trying to steal the load, and Sharkey was determined to stop it. This week’s episode tells the story of how S...

In this episode Steve reviews current state of play in the domain of ocean freight contracting and the resultant challenges importers are facing with rates and pricing in 2021. Steve covers a variety that may allude many importers if they are not careful in recognizing the nuances, and opportunities, associated with Post COVID ocean contracting. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Lea...

2020 was a record year for weather disasters in the United States and shipping activity was impacted by those disasters. How do shippers navigate extreme weather events, especially as a changing climate moves to make disasters a more regular occurrence? Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following a year in which the oceangoing freight market first collapsed and then was followed by backups in the key Los Angeles/Long Beach port that can only be described as historic, Sanne Manders, a key executive at digital freight forwarder Flexport, sees an industry that already was changing and now needs to change some more. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about yo...

Marc Levinson wrote the definitive book on the history of containerization: “The Box.” It’s about disruption, global trade and how a seemingly simple invention can revolutionize the world. Fifteen years after the book was first published, he talks about what he sees for the future of global trade. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

In this week's episode of the Taking The Hire Road podcast, Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Lance Christensen, Director of Recruiting and I/C Capacity for NFI, about methods for successful driver recruitment. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the U.K. leaves the European Union, there are a number of questions to be answered. As the processes of trade flow changes between the two, there are a number of unanswered questions. Changes in customs will require talent along with new opportunities to create software and technology to assist and automate the navigation of a surge in red tape and paperwork. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightW...

E-commerce penetration accelerated greatly due to the coronavirus and now retailers are having to balance these new consumer expectations with long-term profitability. There are a few major fulfillment methods being implemented across the retail sector, but which is the best? Who will win out in the long run? Rick Watson is the founder and CEO of RMW Commerce Consulting based in New York City wher...

On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston speaks with Scott Stofer of ELD manufacturer Orbcomm about how Canada will be rolling out its ELD mandate in the next few months. Given the amount of cross-border trade, the ELD rule in that country can have impacts on either side of the border. Also on Drilling Deep, Kingston discusses why diesel prices, as high as they are, might actually...

Steve Ferreira, CEO at Ocean Audit, and Duncan Wright discuss challenges that shippers are facing, including how to navigate congestion, container and capacity issues. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Put That Coffee Down Kevin sits down with Nick Dangles, co-founder of Kinetic, and Jeff Hanson, director of business development at FreightFriend to talk about carrier sales. It’s all about approaching carrier sales just like you do when selling shippers. The best carrier sales people build deals that provide immense value to a carrier.  #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #salesforce App...

Geographic information systems (GIS) already have transformed how global supply chains function. GIS pioneer Jack Dangermond discusses how GIS – and spatial data – will bring a new level of visibility and efficiency during a fireside chat with Jonathan Rosenthal, CEO of Saybrook Management. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Former U.S. Senator Bob Corker chats with FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller about America’s global status as China ascends on the world stage with an autocratic government that moves decisively as the United States plays “shirts and skins” in a democratic system designed for bipartisan deliberation. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Lauren Roman and Patrick Duffy discuss the importance of recycling electric vehicle batteries and how blockchain technology can help make data more visible as batteries move through the supply chain. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of WithSONAR, Luke and Kyle are joined by FreightWaves Oil expert, John Kingston.  John helps break down why the price of Diesel has been on a 4 month upward trend and where it could go from here and what that means for the transportation industry. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE from Evolve with Ryan Hunt, founder/CEO of RigCallOut and CallOut   Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Strickland, a FreightWaves market analyst, discusses the future of the bulk market post-COVID-19 pandemic and what to look for in 2021 with Jared Flinn of Bulkloads.com. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rana Basu, whose company Ondiflo has been one of the leaders in bringing commercial blockchain applications to the oil patch, talks about the progress distributed-ledger technology has made in gaining wider acceptance. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 impacted the energy industry in ways from cutting demands to reducing uses for petrochemicals. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers kept an eye on supply and demand trends during the pandemic and how downstream companies were utilizing petrochemicals differently thanks to the virus. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Andrew and Seth are back in the saddle after a week-off. There have been a bevy of intriguing stories emerge over the past two weeks, so today the lads discuss the consumer backdrop and recent stimulus news, the Wall Street upgrades on the trucking sector, USX has given us a little more detail on Variant, and Tu Simple is preparing for an IPO. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn...