Freightonomics

Anthony and Zach discuss Convoy’s digital brokerage demise and what it means for the rest of transportation as well as J.B. Hunt’s underachieving earnings.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the effects of diversifying supply chains and increased governmental influence on markets? Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sustainability practices tend to take the back burner during an economic downturn. Zach Strickland and Thomas Wasson talk to Paccurate co-founder and CEO James Malley about why sustainability is what matters most in these environments.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation starts to make a comeback, fueled by gas prices while there are some mixed signals from the market. Anthony and Tony dive into the Macro world. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss how the macroeconomic data is still deteriorating and why the current freight demand upswing may be misleading.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony dive into the trends that support growth in the economy also threaten contraction Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss how the freight market appears to be showing signs of coming off the ground, while the consumer's future is still murky. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss a slew of earnings calls that are heavily skewed towards lowering guidance for the back half of the year, regardless of some signs of slight improvement in July. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony bring on Dr. Zac Rogers to discuss the latest Logistics Managers’ Index results and what they mean for the rest of the year. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss Yellow’s ongoing struggles and its impact on the freight market and ask if there are any signs of an economic inflection point in the data.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony dive into where the freight economy is primed to head in the second half of 2023. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach taps in Thomas Wasson to discuss why there seems to be so many labor disputes in the logistics space and discuss what the holiday data tells us about the current state of the freight market.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss the reasons transportation providers are struggling and the economics of why Yellow is at the front line.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony discuss the hidden changes in transportation and economic patterns and how relationships between data points and indicators are also changing. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony bring on Dr. Zac Rogers and discuss the latest Logistics Managers’ Index report and supply chain management trends.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Anthony dive into the recent news around the debt ceiling and perspectives around resiliency. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss industry reports with conflicting views around the freight market and macroeconomic conditions. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss the latest LMI report with Dr. Zac Rogers.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss what the “bottom” of the freight market looks like and how it is different from the broader economy.  Pros and cons of specialization, slow versus rapid changes, individual vs group, outdated infrastructure/thinking, value over flash Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss the purpose of financial data and how it can be misused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss J.B. Hunt’s Q1 results among others and how much of the early optimism for a late year recovery has waned.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach break down how the different sectors are faring as the economy cools and discuss the varying levels of influence from inflation.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss how the freight market bottom may be in sight, but there is a lot of noise around the future of the economy. Are there historical figures that can help us understand the current environment? Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss the current market and the long term impact of the current economic policies that are deterring investment and pushing for more regionalized supply chains.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony and Zach discuss the Knight-Swift purchase of US Xpress and the current M&A environment as the Fed continues its war on inflation.  Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices