FreightWaves

FreightWaves Today

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FreightWaves NOW is your daily source for the most impactful news in logistics. We break down the complex world of freight—covering trucking, rail, air, and ocean markets—to bring you actionable insights. Whether you are a carrier, shipper, or broker, we provide the data-driven context you need to navigate a volatile market.

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Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 12.12.2023 5:27

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - How will driver recruiting change in the new year? 12.12.2023 10:25

Jeremy Reymer - Founder - DriverReach - Indianapolis, IN Sepeti Moala - VP of Client Success - Transportation Marketing Group - Overland Park, KS (Former Director of Talent Acquisition at Yellow) Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Corner - Heavy Handed: Predatory Practices in Heavy Duty Towing 12.12.2023 7:49

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year in rail and the year to come 12.12.2023 8:29

Harris Ligon - CEO - Telegraph - Chicago, IL Reflecting on the end of 2023 and looking ahead to 2024: - Will truck capacity actually exit the market to meaningfully impact rail volumes? Will imports begin to substantially climb? - Railroads are resourced for a return in volume; but for how long? - Reciprocal switching; a question of when we will see regulatory action, not if! - DOT / FRA grants...

Carrier Update - Memphis, Cape Girardeau markets bounce back before the holiday 12.12.2023 4:54

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check Call: Should you buy or build your tech solutions? 12.12.2023 8:59

Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Spot rates for dry van begin to dip 12.12.2023 5:16

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convoy may have deprived carriers of hundreds of thousands of dollars 12.12.2023 9:47

Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/some-convoy-carriers-say-collapsed-startup-owes-them-thousands-of-dollars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Dry van rejection rates remain well below 4% 12.12.2023 5:30

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - Brad Jacobs starts QXO - a new venture in building products distribution 12.12.2023 9:29

John Kingston - Editor -At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/building-products-mark-the-spot-for-jacobs-new-focus-qxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 11.12.2023 6:11

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - The impact of the Panama and Suez canals on global shipping 11.12.2023 13:22

Dr. Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History - Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Greg Miller - Senior Writer - FreightWaves - New York, NY Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heads or Tails - Jobs and the housing markets 11.12.2023 7:49

Michael Rudolph - Research Analyst - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state of recruiting in the transportation space going into 2024 11.12.2023 9:44

Charlie Saffro - Founder and CEO - CS Recruiting - Chicago, IL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel average retail prices have fallen to $4.15, spread has increased to $1.59 11.12.2023 5:17

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PepsiCo’s new goal with water 11.12.2023 9:30

Grace Sharkey - Stockout Community Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Week over Week, reefer rejection rates have declined in all major metros 11.12.2023 5:28

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New lawsuit between FedEx Ground and contractors 11.12.2023 10:10

Matt Leffler - The Armchair Attorney - Chicago, IL https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawsuit-could-launch-different-type-of-legal-battle-between-fedex-ground-contractors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Reefer volumes decline, rejection rates drop to 7.44% 11.12.2023 5:17

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - Nikola shares fall dramatically after new offering 11.12.2023 9:05

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investors-pummel-nikola-shares-after-new-stock-and-debt-sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 08.12.2023 6:27

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - The price of used trucks headed into 2024 08.12.2023 12:06

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FW - Nunica, MI Chris Visser - Director, Specialty Vehicles - J.D. Power - Falls Church, VA Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An overview of FIU’s Logistics Programs 08.12.2023 11:57

Michael White - Executive In Residence - Florida International University Supply Chain Department - Miami, FL 1. Why the need for the logistics and supply chain industry to support educational programs like FIU’s? 2. Why did I become the Executive in Residence in the FIU School of Business and what are your goals in doing so? 3. What are companies looking for when students come out of the progr...

Carrier Update - The spread between retail and wholesale diesel fuel prices opens up to $1.57 08.12.2023 5:59

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The complexities of perishable e-commerce 08.12.2023 9:54

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices