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With his workplace, the Port of Los Angeles, providing the backdrop, Gene Seroka kicked off American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit Wednesday by calling for “bold steps in the digital transformation of the maritime industry.” “Today’s challenges have introduced widespread uncertainty, created erratic trade flow and further spotlighted the need to reassess strategies. Indeed we are in the midst...

Anthony and Zach have Dr. Matt Waller, Dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Arkansas on to discuss the importance of leadership in transportation as well as how supply chains are evolving as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Visit our sponsor Watch  Listen on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

On today's Freight Forecasting Michael Vincent is joined by Jeff Dangelo - Founder of Turvo in a discussion of the need to re-think collaboration, transparency, and data. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dooner and The Dude are live from Global Trade Tech Day 2 and they're talking about global supply chain sustainability, do-it-yourself projects propping up freight, how to go from minor league baseball to fixing the communication gap, and how the Port of Long Beach has reacted to COVID. With guests Angie Slaughter, VP of Sustainability, Logistics, SVC & Capabilities Procurement, Anheuser-Busch InB...

Jeremy Reymer is the founder and CEO of DriverReach, but he's also a member of the research advisory committee for ATRI, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations.  He's the guest this week on Drilling Deep, and he's got a good perspective on one of the reasons why the driver market is so tight: CDL schools aren't pumping out ready-to-drive candidates like they used to, all because of...

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about the most common question is supply chain: where’s my freight? In world with disparate systems spread across the globe, visibility hasn’t just become a need - it’s a requirement. But, how do you sell these new systems and who is the buyer?  They’re joined by special guest Robin Jaacks, Chief Commercial Officer, Ocean Insights   Apple Podcast...

Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from Global Trade Tech where they're talking to David Arsenault, adviser to Blume CEO, Blume Global; George Lorenze, VP of business development, TriumphPay; Doug Schrier, VP of product and innovation, Transflo; and Kendra Phillips, CTO, Ryder System. Watch Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Visit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices...

Five years ago, Thomas E. Keller Trucking, a unit of Defiance, Ohio-based Keller Logistics, was dissatisfied with its carrier benchmarking efforts and found itself in the lower quadrant of carriers in terms of measuring its performance. That changed when Keller joined the carrier benchmarking initiative of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Profitability Program (TPP), said Jonathan Wolfru...

Technology was already a huge timesaver for trucking carriers. Then came the coronavirus. The outbreak created more market volatility and simultaneously forced trucking to operate in a different — socially distanced — manner. All of which makes trucking technology even more important. How Nashville, Tennessee-based C&N Deliveries uses the technology solutions of Bloom Global offers a case in point...

Every decision can impact the bottom line, says Terri Lucas, vice president of sales at SkyBitz Inc. “Customers want to be sure their return on investment (ROI) is there before moving forward,” Lucas said. “We are working every day to provide the right data set so that they can derive those ROIs.” Lucas, along with Debbie Sackman, SkyBitz’s senior product manager, took part in a “Technology in Act...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude kick off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, dive into Nikola’s short seller rebuttal, have a Global Trade Tech preview, talk about Amazon’s holiday hiring spree, XPO talks the tech behind XPO Connect, Tropical Storm Sally, and one widow searches for answers in trucker’s “senseless” murder.  They’re joined by special guests Yoav Amiel, Vice President, F...

Chris Hummer, president of Don Hummer Trucking, says that his company was able to successfully pivot to a remote work environment in mid-March because it already had a strong technology infrastructure in place, including its partnership with companies like McLeod Software, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hummer shared his insight on how his company was able to operate and thrive during the pandemi...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson about advancing opportunities for women in supply chain, their all-electric truck pilot program with Walmart, and 9/11. Alan Adler breaks down the Hindenburg Research report on Nikola Motor Co.; how valid is the short seller's scathing screed? And how one owner-operator is using mackonomics in his quest for 10+ mpg....

For-hire truck drivers are mostly staying with their employers at current pay during the coronavirus pandemic. They are eager for stability in an uncertain time. That is the finding of the National Transportation Institute, which tracks driver pay and retention through surveys of hundreds of fleets. “Turnover is at record lows at most fleets we survey,” Leah Shaver, CEO of the Institute, said duri...

FreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight.   Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you. They’re joined by Bill Driegert, Head of operations / Co-founder, Uber Freight; Greg Miller, Senior editor, FreightWaves; Anthony Smith, Lead Economist at FreightWaves; Zach Strickland, Director of freight market intelligence, FreightWaves This is a live interactive ev...

Greg Sanders, CEO, RDS Logistics Group joins FreightWaves President George Abernathy for this edition of Supply Chain Spotlight.   Supply Chain Spotlight is a biweekly show on FreightWavesTV that highlights our industry's thought leaders. The show is hosted by JT Engstrom and George Abernathy.   Watch  Listen on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Tim Hindes is the CEO of StayMetrics, a company that offers data and recommendations to trucking companies on retaining drivers. But StayMetrics has also shared insightful data with the industry on the level of retention and his firm has a new data series, the Stay Days table. Coming several months into the pandemic, it's a fascinating look at whether drivers stuck around through the heavy demand...

The coronavirus crisis has forced Ruan Transportation Management Systems to become more creative and flexible in responding to customer needs. Customers, in turn, are more willing to try new services they would have shunned before, the company’s president says.   “We’re finding some more efficient or lower cost ways of doing things that perhaps were taboo in the past,” such as centralized billing...

Anthony and Zach discuss the latest Logisitcs Managers Index results with guest Dr. Zac Rogers and what is driving the continued tightening of the domestic freight market. Visit our sponsor Watch  Listen on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about the bad reputation brokers get and how you can improve your image. Defy expectations, build trust, and keep customers for the long haul with these logical steps.  They’re joined by special guest Liz Wayne, Founder/President of Able Transport Solution. Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! Visit our sponsor Apple Podcasts...

Veterans who become truck drivers — and the carriers that hire them — discover that there’s a lot in common between serving in the military and driving a big rig, according to JIm Morbach, vice president of field and government recruiting for Werner Enterprises (NYSE: WERN). Morbach was interviewed by Matt Beach, vice president of sales for SeatMyTrucks, to discuss military hiring in a virtual fir...

Andrew and Kevin are joined again by Ben Gordon, Managing Partner and CEO, Cambridge Capital and BGSA, to discuss the importance of the NKLA-GM partnership. We also debate whether there will be demand for exoskeletons in warehouses, SoftBank's role in this tech "bubble", and the acquisition rumors for Amazon.   Watch the video Listen to more FreightWaves Podcasts Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscr...

On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you. They’re joined by Anthony Smith, Lead Economist at FreightWaves; Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief at FreightWaves; Eric Kulisch, Air cargo editor at FreightWaves This is a live interactive event, viewers are encouraged to comment and call-in during broadcasts Tuesdays...

During a virtual fireside chat at the FreightWaves Carrier Summit on Thursday, FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom and Spencer Tenney, president and CEO, Tenney Group, discussed the current interest in trucking deals.   Article FreightWaves virtual events Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices