Freightvine

After nearly a decade as a practitioner at JB Hunt, Kenco Logistics, and IBM, Alex Scott went back to school for his PhD before returning to the world of academia to dig into transportation and policy research as well as teaching. Alex is currently an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University.  To start their discussion Chris Caplice asks Alex to share his key tak...

This bonus episode serves as your Freightvine podcast backstage pass — from exclusive, never-heard-before clips to some hilarious stumbles and outtakes from 2019! You will hear from a number of previous guests, including: Craig Fuller (CEO, FreightWaves), Kristen Monaco (Associate Commissioner of Compensation and Working Conditions, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), David Correll (Research Scienti...

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves, has a long and storied history in the trucking industry. He starts this episode by explaining how his career began at US Xpress Enterprises in the mid-1990s, a company which was founded by his father in 1985. After a decade there, he started two of his own companies, Transfund$ and TransCard, before launching FreightWaves in 2016. Craig shares that the original v...

FMIC is getting predictive, and we’re excited to give our Freightvine listeners a sneak peek at the future of transportation benchmarking at Chainalytics. In this episode, Dr. Chris Caplice (Chief Scientist at Chainalytics & Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics) recaps the origin of the “Model-Based Benchmarking Consortium” which was one of the first large-scal...

In this week’s episode, Chris is joined by a colleague at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and fellow Research Scientist, Dr. David Correll. At MIT, Dave leads the FreightLab’s driver initiative which is focused on North American over-the-road truck drivers, and finding ways to increase utilization and profitability while also improving the driver experience. Chris and Dave discus...

Transportation procurement leader Andy Butler (Associate Director, North America Transportation Purchases @ Procter & Gamble) discusses how P&G has leveraged the power of empathy to become a shipper of choice — which is delivering results in both tight and soft freight markets. Andy goes on to explain how the company is partnering with its transportation providers and customers to be the v...

Formally educated as an economist, Dr. Kristen Monaco (Associate Commissioner of Compensation and Working Conditions @ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) has a unique pulse on the U.S. transportation labor market. In this episode, Chris Caplice gets a chance to discuss her latest industry research, including the questions that must be answered before the shift to autonomous vehicles can become reali...

In this episode, Chris Caplice sits down with Brent Hutto (Chief Relationship Officer @ Truckstop.com) to talk about the benefits of increased data transparency and growing trust between parties in the spot market. Brent goes on to explain some owner-operator trends like tracking, shifting demographics, and improved efficiency. Their conversation wraps up by discussing the value of connected syste...

  In this episode, freight innovator Bill Driegert joins Chris Caplice to discuss how digital freight matchers like Uber Freight are shifting the traditional relationship between shippers, carriers, and drivers. Bill also explains the impact of increased visibility a la driver ratings and reviews as well as the benefits of a shared trailer pool like UberFreight’s Powerloop. Inam Iyoob then joins C...

The freight broker business has changed significantly over the past 30 years. In this episode, Steve Raetz (Director, Research & Market Intelligence at C.H. Robinson) shares his take on: The value of freight visibility Technology-based improvement opportunities The roadmap for autonomous trucks and how they will (potentially) affect brokerages Leveraging data science for route & load plann...

Based on the 250+ sourcing events he’s led, Kevin Zweier (VP, Transportation @ Chainalytics) shares some of the biggest lessons he has learned and makes a compelling case for transparency — for shippers and carriers alike — in order to make the most of your freight transportation sourcing events. Chris Caplice and Inam Iyoob then dig into this week’s market update and forecast as well as your feed...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Sultemeier (former EVP, Logistics @ Walmart), the Chris duo goes deeper into problem-solving the driver shortage, the recent uptick in investment firm activity, and trends like autonomous vehicles, IoT, and e-commerce/last mile. This week's market update is presented by Inam, and then Chris and Inam share their views on the proposed HOS rule changes. Take o...

Chris Sultemeier (former EVP, Logistics @ Walmart) shares what he learned from executing, managing, and eventually leading the transportation and logistics activities of the world's largest retailer for almost 30 years. In Part 1, the Chris duo talks about sustainability, IoT, and the driver shortage. This week's market update is presented by Inam and Chris. 10:04 — Chris S. mentions an interestin...

In this episode, Chris and Gary (Global EVP, Transportation Consulting & Intelligence Products @ Chainalytics) take a walk down memory lane to assess exactly what's changed in the transportation industry since the 1990s. Inam also shares the current state of the truckload market, while Chris provides a rate forecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...