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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Round Table - The best of F3 2023 13.11.2023 12:19

Kaylee Nix - Freightcaster - FreightWaves Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heads or Tails - Some motion in the ocean 13.11.2023 7:24

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

“Sense Per Mile” debuts this week on FWTV 13.11.2023 8:43

Charles Gracey and Paul Gibson - Hosts - Sense Per Mile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices continue to fall, but so do spot rates 13.11.2023 5:40

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

Walmart’s Mean Girls ad aimed at gaining Walmart+ subscribers 13.11.2023 8:01

Grace Sharkey - Stockout Community Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX-brlBH18 Walmart Black Friday Opened up Wed Nov 8, three hours early to Walmart+ subscribers Walmart+ $98 per year or $12.95 per month Around 12-20 million users based on various reports About 17% of US household penetration Prime is at 170 million is their Amazon Prime Made up 4% of the company...

Carrier Update - Capacity tightens in the Pacific Northwest 13.11.2023 5:37

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

Independent Contractor law debate gets set for a showdown 13.11.2023 9:52

John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawyers-will-square-off-on-california-truckings-latest-ab5-exemption-request Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Reefer freight volumes increase during November 13.11.2023 5:13

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

Top Story - Volvo buys Proterra battery assets for $210M 13.11.2023 9:09

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Albuquerque, NM https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-group-wins-bid-for-bankrupt-proterra-battery-assets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 03.11.2023 4:32

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

Round Table - Should the freight industry be concerned about what is going on in Washington, DC right now? 03.11.2023 11:25

Loren Smith - President - Skyline Policy Risk Group - Manassas, VA James Lucier - Founding Partner - Capital Alpha Partners - Washington, DC Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cummins reports good third quarter results, expects strong growth in natural gas engines 03.11.2023 10:30

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices continue to decline, but wholesale price have increased 03.11.2023 5:09

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

Why routing systems can be a major help to the cold chain industry 03.11.2023 8:34

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

Carrier Update - Midwest deteriorates, but remains the strongest market for trucks 03.11.2023 4:58

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

Canadian Trucking Alliance has a plan to find fraudulent drivers 03.11.2023 7:58

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-trucking-alliance-wants-drivers-to-report-fraudulent-carriers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Rejection rates fall below 3.5% as freight volumes decline 03.11.2023 5:28

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

Top Story - September employment numbers are in from the BLS 03.11.2023 9:07

John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 02.11.2023 5:38

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

Round Table - Has the freight recession also slowed technical innovation? 02.11.2023 11:19

Matt McClelland - VP of Innovation - Covenant Transport Ryan Rogers - CEO - Text Locate Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Spot - Brokerage earnings disappoint 02.11.2023 6:47

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

Do you need a bi-lingual sales staff in order to sell clients in Mexico? 02.11.2023 8:43

Kevin Hill - Brush Pass Research - Owner - Dallas, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Do I want to run my trucks into South Bend? 02.11.2023 5:02

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

Owner operators ask FMCSA to make brokers pay for detention charges 02.11.2023 10:26

Thomas Wasson - Loaded and Rolling Host - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN Also: U.S. Bank freight payment index notes 5th consecutive decline in spend and freight volumes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Ontario headhaul index shows the market might be as tight as previous years 02.11.2023 4:56

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