FreightCasts

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Justin Martin and Yellow mechanic Jimmy Harrison about the carrier’s troubles. As Yellow careens toward bankruptcy, we’ll find out where its drivers’ heads are at. They’ll also determine the trucking national anthem; why you should teach your kids about trucking when they’re young; and the insane world of truck racing.  Tor...

Grace Sharkey and Jeff Seraphine, CEO of Interstate Health Systems, discuss the critical issue of truck driver health and ways to enhance accessibility to healthcare for this vital workforce. The conversation shed light on the challenges faced by truck drivers and explored potential solutions to address their healthcare needs. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Enterprise Fleet Summit Learn m...

Fleet safety is the top priority across the board in the transportation industry. Minimizing risk for a fleet's drivers and equipment, coupled with protecting their businesses from litigation is at the forefront for modern fleets of all sizes. So why hasn't the industry exhausted all the tools available? Join Jesse Chappell, Manager of Program Development, Video Intelligence at Trimble, and Anthon...

In this keynote, Grace Sharkey sits down with Jennifer Hedrick, the president and CEO of the Association Executive of the Women in Trucking Association. The discussion revolves around the critical steps required to attract more women to pursue careers as truck drivers within large fleets. As the trucking industry seeks to diversify its workforce and utilize the wealth of untapped talent, Grace and...

Jerry Briones, Director of International Business & Industrial Park Development  Give us an overview of the Brownsville area and the important border crossing with Matamoros, Mexico What new projects are on the horizon for commercial development in Brownsville? How has the USMCA trade agreement changed the cross-border commerce with Mexico? Are you seeing development on both sides of the border? A...

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey invite Amy Mack, partner at Venture53, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on FreightTech. Amy shares stories from her career, challenges she had overcome and what it takes to pivot into the venture capital space.  Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Hamish Woodrow, data scientist and head of strategic analytics at Motive joins us to dive into a recent economic report that highlights the July 4th holiday and its impact on freight and retail data.  Follow the Loaded and Rolling Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin welcomes Matt Perkins, Co-Owner of Business to Business Logistics on the show again this week to talk about listening vs. talking when on a sales call. It’s part of the curse of knowledge and the fear of failure that causes us to vomit information all over the place during presentations, rather than sitting back and asking great questions.  #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales...

In this episode, we explore the fascinating correlation between athletes and success in the freight brokering industry. Our guest, Desmond Clark, former NFL player turned president of a freight brokerage, sheds light on the unique skills, qualities, and experiences that make athletes exceptional candidates for becoming freight brokers. For more information subscribe to Check Call the newsletter or...

Join Ryder System's Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence, Gary Allen, and FreightWaves' Freight Broker/3PL Expery Mary O'Connell in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join FreightVerify's Carrier Relations Lead, Greg Nelson, and FreightWaves' Enterprise Trucking Expert, Thomas Wasson, in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the cargo theft playbook that thieves are using this summer. Scott Cornell, national practice lead for transportation, crime, and theft specialist at Travelers, shares how theft has gone strategic with identity theft, double brokering and fictitious pickups. How and when do you hire drivers in a down market? Lanefinder CEO Mats Holmbä...

Join Lean Solutions Group's Sales Team Lead, Tyler Crowe, and FreightWaves' Chief Technology Officer, Daniel Pickett, in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join RyderShare Product Director Suzie Giroux and FreightWaves' Editorial Director Rachel Premack in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the traits that separate an average freight broker from an excellent one? And how do you build those traits within your teams? Learn to Win founder and COO Sasha Seymore hosts a conversation with Kevin Nolan, serial transportation entrepreneur and founder of Nolan Transportation Group, OTR Solutions, Marquee Insurance Group, Payhawk, and Sope Creek, about the importance of building and tr...

Managing market volatility comes down to understanding the frequency and magnitude of price movements, both up and down. But then what happens when you’re riding the highest of highs and then forced to pull the emergency break? How are companies managing through this? How do you plan in this environment? How do you continue to motivate your people? Kevin Nolan shares his experiences, both good and...

Join TriumphPay's Chief Strategy Officer Garrett Wolfe and FreightWaves' Chief Technology Officer Daniel Pickett in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allen Schaeffer is the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, and it's his organization's goal to keep diesel relevant as new mobility technologies emerge alongside government mandates. He speaks about recent developments and the result of some recent research his group conducted. Follow the Drilling Deep Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

In this episode, we dive into the challenges that come with last minute pharmaceutical services. Our guest, Guru Rao, CEO at NuVizz stops by to break down how visibility and real-time monitoring is the best way to maintain reliability in the pharmaceutical supply chain. For more information subscribe to Running on Ice the newsletter or podcast. Follow the Running on Ice Podcast Other FreightWaves...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from the 44th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree where TrueTMS George Thellman is on scene. He’s there to judge a trucking beauty pageant and spread the word on digitizing freight.  Descartes’ Dan Cicerchi shares the incredible story of founding MacroPoint. We’ll learn how he built the company, what he’s up to now at Descartes, wha...

Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves sits down with Jordan Graft, Founder and CEO of Highway to discuss the freight identity crisis and what it takes to end double brokering. Follow the Fuller Speed Ahead Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin welcomes Nate Cross and Benjamin Kowalski from Freight 360 to the show to talk about the topic everyone likes to avoid, customer churn. There’s what you can control and there’s what you can’t control. Being proactive about what you can’t control though will help you out in the long run though. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices....

Join Zach Jecklin, Chief Information Officer at Echo Global Logistics, and Jay Gustafson, EVP of Brokerage Operations at Echo, as they discuss how Echo is effectively leveraging data science to power the organization’s digital transformation, improve customer service, and strengthen partnerships with Echo’s clients and carrier partners. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of Supply Chai...

The Port of Cleveland serves as the premier international multimodal trade hub on the Great Lakes and the gateway to America’s Heartland. Join the CCO at the Port of Cleveland, Dave Gutheil, to learn more about how ports operate and how to navigate working with a port. Gutheil is joined by FreightWaves Head of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Follow the Future of S...

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.  Follow the People Speaking Rail Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices