FreightCasts

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to women who are moving america. From University classroom to the cabs of big rigs, a whole new generation of leaders is emerging in the supply chain.  Plus, SONAR-powered data and freight flows, trucking industry adds jobs, Prime vs Prime, and Bad News/Good News concerning safe driver week, Taco Bell’s mexican pizza, and Disney’s Mulan.  With mu...

Successfully hiring a driver during the current iteration of the driver squeeze could mean acting on an application within five minutes of receiving it. That was the observation of Tim Crawford, the CEO of Tenstreet, which offers a suite of software solutions that among other things is used by companies and drivers looking for new employees or new employers, respectively. Crawford was interviewed...

JP Hampstead and Michael Vincent discuss the latest news in trucking markets and rates over the last week.   Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Drilling Deep, Michael Lemke talks about the mental strain on drivers who are keeping the U.S. supply chain afloat during the pandemic. Lemke is a professor at the University of Houston-Downtown and he is a former driver. So he's studied the profession from the inside and the outside. The pandemic has put a whole different sort of strain on those behind the wheel and Lemke joins Dri...

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 Chris Richards, International Sales Manager at Steam Logistics; Ryan Houfek, CCO at DCLI   This is a live interactive event, viewers are encouraged to comment and call-in during broadcasts Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12PM ET on FreightWaves Linkedin and...

Garner Trucking President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh talks with KSM Transport Advisors President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit   Article FreightWaves virtual events Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony cover the latest in the freight economy. Special guest and Senior Economist, Dustin Jalbert joins to discuss the lumber 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 carrier sales and the art of negotiation. They’ll discuss how to find and select carriers, weed out bad methods for sourcing, and define what matters during negotiations.  They’re joined by special guest Jake McLeod, CCO, RPM. Jake has experience and education on both sides of the bun. A Michigan Wolverine who, like Rodney Dangerfield, went...

Motor carriers agree that competition is fierce to find and hire qualified truck drivers. It often can be a race to see which company can successfully help applicants navigate the hiring process first. Kevin Hill, director of research at FreightWaves, discussed how to avoid legal HR pitfalls when recruiting drivers with David Robinson, a labor and employment law partner at the Scopelitis Law Firm,...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are going back to school...trucking school that is. They talk about outbound tender volumes reaching new heights, how that freight surge could hamper storm recovery efforts, learn the art of starting a trucking company and dispatch, hear about life on the road from the most stylish driver on 18-wheels, and find out how potential MPG could be a game changer f...

Chad Hendricks, president of Brand Outcomes said companies will say retention is really important, and have metrics they are tracking, but those KPIs, he said often “don’t match up to the actual health of the organization.” Hendricks and Max Farrell, CEO of Workhound, a feedback platform for frontline workers, participated in a fireside chat about driver turnover during FreightWaves’ Carrier Summi...

JP Hampstead and Zach Strickland talk about freight market conditions during the week.   Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, how to gain free access to SONAR, the scorching trucking market, how robots are helping ecommerce shippers keep pace, the circular economy, and TriumphPay going more mobile than ever. Plus, Bad New / Good News concerning a pistachio heist in trucking, one drivers leap of faith, and why you may have trouble...

The worst part of any truck driver’s day is being stuck in dwell time, unexpectedly sitting in a warehouse parking lot for hours, waiting to drop off or pick up freight. In-transit stops and waiting for appointments to transport the next load compound that frustration. San Francisco-based technology provider Baton, recently co-founded by Stanford University graduates and entrepreneurs Andrew Berbe...

On today's Midday Market Update, FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller and FreightCaster Tim Dooner cover the impact of Hurricane Laura on freight from all angles of the supply chain. They’re joined by Kathy Fulton, executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network; Andrew Silver, CEO of MoLo Solutions; Kohl Forrest, sales manager at Summit Expedited Logistics; Drew Herpich, EVP of ente...

Amit Mehrotra, the chief transportation analyst at Deutsche Bank, was on numerous analyst calls during the recently-completed earnings season. He heard CEOs repeatedly report the same scenario: April was terrible, May was better, and the improvement continued into June and July. But now Mehrotra says he is hearing that the trucking market is "on fire." He joins host John Kingston on Drilling Deep...

Carriers looking to attract more drivers may have to get creative with recruitment, as well as consider raising pay or adding bonuses, said Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks. FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked with Hatchett Wednesday during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit.   Article FreightWaves virtual events Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices....

If a trucking company wants to attract drivers in their 20s and 30s, the company can’t just say how it offers all the bells and whistles: great equipment, great pay and a lot of home time. It has to show a prospective driver what makes working for that company truly special and unique, according to Sadie Church, vice president of marketing for CDLIFE who was joined by FreightWaves' Andrew Cox. “Th...

Anthony and Zach discuss the potential impact of Hurricane Laura to the freight market and bring on special guest Chris Bryant, a flatbed owner-operator, to get insight on what is happening on the road.   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 sales call role playing strategies to prepare your team for the win. Learn how to prepare for calls, write scripts, pick perspectives and scenarios for your next (or first) role play training session.   They’re joined by special guests Carolina Muñoz and Ivan Moreno of HubTek.  Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building!   Appl...

On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that move you. They’re joined by Craig Fuller, CEO and founder at FreightWaves; Michelle Livingstone, VP of transportation at The Home Depot; and Zach Strickland, market expert, FreightWaves. This is a live interactive event, viewers are encouraged to comment and call-in during broadc...

Andrew, Kevin and Seth detail who they think will be the next department store to fall, inflation, and Pershing Square's new blank check company.   Watch the video Listen to more FreightWaves Podcasts Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reliance Partners’ Andrew Ladebauche and Brenda Wiser discuss how truckers can keep a lid on insurance premium increases   FreightWaves virtual events Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandeep Kar, chief strategy officer at Fleet Complete, and Beto Dantas, chief technology officer at ConMet, discuss how to lessen downtime in the trucking industry during afireside chat Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the FreightWaves Carrier Summit. FreightWaves virtual events Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude talk about an unprecedented pair of storms that could spell double trouble for freight, Tenstreet’s partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking, a widow of a murdered trucker who is still seeking answers, and the logistics of logistics. They’re joined by special guests Marilyn Surber, Advisory Team, Tenstreet LLC; Joe Lynch, The Logistics of Logistics; Jer...