FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

Join Nick Hillesheim, Chief Sales Officer at TVC Pro-Driver, for an insightful overview of CDL legal services and learn how a professional driver can leverage outsourced legal benefits and services to their advantage and protect their CDL. Plus, hear from Lysa Bockoven and Chelsea Pieczko from Decker Truck Line as they share their first-person experience working with multiple legal providers. If y...

Financing your day to day operations is one of, if not the most important decision when striking out on your own. Often it means using a factoring service and quick pay options. If this is the road you take, then it's important to have the info to make the right decisions. Marius Slivasan, CEO of eCapital, speaks with Executive Editor and Oil Market Expert John Kingston of FreightWaves. Follow Fre...

The holidays: While most are relaxing and enjoying time with family and friends, you’re on high alert. What can you do to protect your loads from holiday spikes in cargo theft—and how can you set yourself up for a successful cargo claim? We’ll share the timely tips, tricks, and trends that can help you protect your loads and your business. Johnny McCord, CEO & Foudner of Loadsure, is joined by Man...

Financials are always key in any business. For small fleets and owner-operators the decision about buying or leasing equipment is always difficult. Join our fireside chat where our experts examine how to analyze the decision based on your needs. Kevin McCarthy, Vice President of Sales (West Region) at Ryder, joins FreightWaves Market Research Analyst Andrew Cox in this fireside chat. Follow Freigh...

Starting a business is a daunting challenge. This session will lean on the experience and lessons learned from trucker who successfully took the leap to becoming his own boss. Matt Silver, Vice President of Partnerships & Strategic Alliances at Trucker Tools, speaks with Larry Cothran, Owner Operator at Cothran Logistics. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More Fr...

With independent contractor law AB 5 increasingly likely to be the law of the land in California, how trucking companies prepare for that day will be enormously important. Damon Ott, a shareholder in the Littler Mendelson law firm, speaks with editor at large John Kingston about what companies should be doing now to get ready for the day when AB 5 is implemented, whenever that might be. Apple Podc...

In the US truckload market, some 90 percent of capacity is provided by fleets of 20 trucks or less and independent owner-operators. They've been the industry's unheralded player, the shock absorber that helps smooth over the ups and downs of boom-and-bust times. Yet if Covid has revealed anything, it is how these operators have proved their worth - and deserve our respect - for stepping up to help...

Entrepreneurship is a challenge in any industry and starting your own trucking empire is not an easy task. Often it starts with that first truck. It's all about learning what you don't know you don't know. Paying attention to the fine details and numbers is the key though. Former Owner-Operator Wayne Cragg speaks with Owner of J and R Transfer LLC, Josue Ramos. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWa...

Lewie Pugh is a former behind-the-wheel trucker who now works for the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association, the largest trade group representing owner operators. In this fireside chat with FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston, Pugh discusses a wide range of topics that OOIDA has its eye on, particularly where independent owner operators might be impacted by existing or potential reg...

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s new president and CEO, Bailey Wood, discusses why it was important for him to serve the transportation industry, the steps the CVTA is taking to prepare states for the ELDT regulation coming in February and the importance of removing the interstate commerce restriction on 18 to 20 year old drivers. Bailey Wood, President and CEO of Commercial Vehicle T...

The owner operator conference is about the business of becoming an owner operator and growing into more than one truck. Being a driver and running your own operation is different. You need to have or create the attitude and skill sets of an entrepreneur. You are responsible for your destiny. Today, we'll be discussing the skills you need to survive and thrive in the business of trucking. Rob Estes...

A deep dive into nuclear verdicts, trucking accidents, and rising insurance rates in the transportation industry. Vice President of Sales at Reliance Partners, Jessie Merrit, is joined by Chief Sales Officer at Reliance Partners, Brandon Richards to discuss this topic. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew McElroy, founder and executive chairman of digital freight marketplace Transfix, leads a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of the freight tech space, including partnerships, integrations, and co-opetition. Drew and JP Hampstead discuss the dissolving borders between freight matching, transportation management systems, and real-time visibility, and speculate on the next generation...

Necessity is the mother of all invention and innovation, and the past year is likely to be the seed for hyper-innovation over the next five to ten years. Michael Newcity, Chief Innovation Officer & President of ArcBest Technologies, and Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves, discuss these innovation seeds in this fireside chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more...

Removing the driver from behind the wheel of an autonomous truck is the ultimate goal of a nascent industry with at least a half dozen contenders.. Which company gets there first is less important that keeping an 80,000-pound robot truck operating safely. Waymo Via product manager Shai Ben Nun shares his thoughts on what needs to happen. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more...

There are almost too many industry trends to count in 2021. Adam Miller, president of Swift Transportation sits down with George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves to discuss what's on his mind. This includes capacity, hiring and retaining drivers, consumer demand, contract rates, and of course new technologies for trucks. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad...

The big questions right now are whether the economy will open, we will see a wave of freight (will prices rise or fall?), and what we are going to do about it. This conversation will explore trends in real-time digital brokerage technology adoption and what's next for the freight industry. Director of Operations for Uber Freight, Kate Kaufman, joins Staff Writer Grace Sharkey in this fireside chat...

Zach Strickland, Market Analyst at FreightWaves, and Jim Nicholson, Vice President of Operations at Loadsmart, discuss how shippers have modified their strategies over the past year with increasing focus on sustainability and improving compliance. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congestion in US ports and import supply chains, how it's affecting shippers, and what are the strategies shippers can use to navigate the congestion? Nerijus Poskus, VP of Global Ocean at Flexport, joins Greg Miller, Senior Editor at FreightWaves. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating ships through volatile times is challenging, but it's where great companies position themselves for the future. Derek Leathers, Chairman and CEO of Werner, discusses the past year and the industry trends he sees coming together with FreightWaves President, George Abernathy. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As ransomware attacks proliferate, cybersecurity is more mission critical than ever. GlobalTranz Chief Technology Officer Russ Felker talks with FreightWaves reporter Nate Tabak about what transportation and logistics companies can do make their operations more secure, and importantly, resilient in the face of evolving cyber threats. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abou...

Industry leader, Erin Van Zeeland, SVP/GM of Schneider Logistics, shares career and industry insights on what it takes to be competitive with TriumphPay’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Haley Evans. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driver productivity is the simplest method to increase truck capacity. Andrew Berberick, Co-Founder of Baton, joins Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves, to discuss how increasing average drive times from roughly 6.5 hours a day helps the shipping industry. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state of the transportation industry is one we’ve never experienced before, with an abundance of freight, port delays and capacity crunches at unseen levels. Dan Kopp, Chief Executive Officer at ITG Transportation, along with Trey Griggs, Chief of Staff at Lean Solutions Group, will discuss the challenges facing the industry, both now and looking ahead. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves...

The most attractive FreightTech opportunities are constantly changing. New products and companies are popping up each day. Join Kenra Phillips, CTO and Vice President of New Products at Ryder System, Inc., and George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, as they discuss where investment dollars are likely to land in the near future. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about...