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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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Texas might become the nation’s top economy in 20 years 05.09.2023 8:37

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX https://www.freightwaves.com/news/could-mexico-help-texas-become-the-us-largest-economy https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-solar-panel-maker-to-build-1b-factory-in-new-mexico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Dry van rejection rates hold steady at 3.74% 05.09.2023 5:35

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

Top Story - Werner Trucking allegedly did not hire a driver because he is deaf 05.09.2023 9:25

John Kingston - Editor at Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/werner-hit-with-more-than-36-million-jury-award-in-its-failure-to-hire-deaf-driver-applicant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 01.09.2023 6:17

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

Round Table - What does the August jobs report tell us about the health of the transportation industry? 01.09.2023 16:12

Marilyn Surber - Advisory Team - TenStreet - Tulsa, OK Charlie Saffro - CEO - CS Consulting - Chicago, IL John Kingston - Editor at Large - FW - Carle Place, NY Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaction to the ILWU ratifying the labor deal brokered this summer 01.09.2023 12:21

Matt Schrap - CEO - Harbor Freight Truckers Association - Long Beach, CA Lori Ann LaRocco - Maritime Writer - CNBC - New York, NY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Retail diesel fuel prices continue to rise 01.09.2023 5:27

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

What is the Food Traceability Rule? 01.09.2023 8:39

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

Carrier Update - Which markets have seen the greatest changes over the past year 01.09.2023 5:31

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

Truck Tech 01.09.2023 9:51

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

Carrier Update - Rejection rates continue to rise as we enter the holiday weekend 01.09.2023 5:16

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

Top Story - What happens to the 22,000 union drivers that just lost their jobs? 01.09.2023 9:41

Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-teamsters-allowed-22000-union-jobs-to-vanish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 31.08.2023 4:12

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

Round Table - Would You Rather…. 31.08.2023 12:28

Kaylee Nix - Reporter - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Zach Strickland - Head of Market Intelligence - FreightWaves Do we or don’t we - make Mexico safe again Mexico averted a strike in which drivers wanted the country to make trucking safer. Would you rather` Size Matters - small or large?] Trucking is expanding much more so in the smaller 1-5 truck fleets th...

Small group at Werner trucking votes to unionize 31.08.2023 7:18

John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-first-for-werner-small-group-of-workers-votes-to-unionize Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaction to recent FMCSA requests for information or comment 31.08.2023 9:01

Anne Reinke - President - TIA - Washington, DC https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-seeks-advice-on-new-safety-rules-for-carriers https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsas-erratic-history-on-mealrest-break-preemption https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-details-new-truck-driver-detention-time-survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Import volumes from China continue to climb 31.08.2023 5:12

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

Politics, tech and autonomous trucks 31.08.2023 9:08

Thomas Wasson - Loaded and Rolling Host - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Rejection rates plummet in the Ontario market 31.08.2023 5:45

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

How should brokerages and brokers work to gain market share as the freight economy returns? 31.08.2023 9:07

Jason Provonsha - CEO - Steam Logistics - Chattanooga, TN When we start seeing a positive turn in the economy, how are brokerages going to react to the prospect of picking up market share so that when things are running reasonably well again, there is greater chance for growth? What's going to be the key to not losing market share from someone else? Is there anything specific that individual f...

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices jump for a second day 31.08.2023 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 - Almost 5,000 pilots falsified or excluded medical information during exams 31.08.2023 8:43

Jack Daleo - Staff Writer - Flying Magazine - Chicago, IL https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-suspects-nearly-5000-pilots-concealing-medical-issues-to-keep-flying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 30.08.2023 5:10

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

Round Table - Why mom and pop fleets continue to grow and how OOIDA has fared in this growth 30.08.2023 13:01

Todd Spencer - President - OOIDA - Grain Valley, MO Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to target the specific demographic you want with your social media marketing 30.08.2023 8:47

Blythe Brumleve - CEO - Digital Dispatch - Jacksonville, FL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices