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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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Ameritrans declares bankruptcy, owes millions to factoring companies 06.07.2023 9:45

Clarissa Hawes - Investigative Reporter - FreightWaves - Grain Valley, Mo https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dol-investigating-postal-service-contractor-ameritrans-express-amid-bankruptcy-filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices drop to $3.89 per gallon 06.07.2023 5:48

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

Top Story - Canadian dockworkers strike over labor deal 06.07.2023 8:49

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Reporter - FW - San Antonio, TX https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dockworkers-strike-continues-at-canadas-west-coast-ports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 05.07.2023 4:39

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - Spencer Tenney 05.07.2023 11:56

Spencer Tenney - President and CEO - The Tenney Group - Nashville, TN Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What consumer buying trends reveal about the second half of 2023 05.07.2023 9:10

Adam Josephson - Senior Verticals Expert - FreightWaves - Baltimore, MD https://www.freightwaves.com/news/consumer-staples-earnings-reports-bring-yet-more-evidence-of-demand-weakness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Week over week changes in rejection rates 05.07.2023 5:32

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bed Bath & Beyond sister brand gets snapped up in auction 05.07.2023 10:01

Grace Sharkey - Point of Sale Community Leader - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Topic: Buybuybaby of Bed Bath and Beyond gets bought https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/little-known-nj-baby-retailer-tentatively-wins-rights-buy-buy-babys-ip-rcna92413 Topic: SNAP users now have delivery options https://www.grocerydive.com/news/doordash-snap-online-payments-biggest-app-update/6540[…]&utm_id=463408&...

Carrier Update - Upward rate pressure pushes OTRI up in multiple markets 05.07.2023 5:45

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harris’ thoughts on revamped rail bill 05.07.2023 9:48

Harris Ligon - Founder - Telegraph - Chicago, IL - Fallout from the Montana Rail Link / BNSF Bridge Failure - Reintroduction of Reliable Rail Service Act Bill - Unlikely volume rebound in 2H23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - NTI jumps up to $2.31 during 4th of July holiday 05.07.2023 5:13

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - Greenbrier is first rail company to report Q2 results 05.07.2023 8:00

Joanna Marsh - Rail Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA Topic: Greenbrier is first rail company to report Q2 results https://www.freightwaves.com/news/greenbrier-optimistic-as-2024-comes-into-view Topic: Rail service bill reintroduced in the US Senate https://www.freightwaves.com/news/senators-reintroduce-reasonable-rail-service-bill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 30.06.2023 5:16

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

Round Table - The dangers of driving a truck in high temperatures 30.06.2023 11:26

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI tools finding their way into the air cargo industry 30.06.2023 9:30

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI https://www.freightwaves.com/news/_-automation-tools-find-space-where-airfreight-providers-cant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Outbound tender lead times increase to 3.09 days as pressure builds on shippers 30.06.2023 5:48

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

Dealing with the challenges of transporting refrigerated produce 30.06.2023 9:43

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Today we are joined by Royce Neubauer, Founder & CEO, SFL Companies What truly differentiates a brokerage who focuses on moving produce and refrigerated products vs someone that can handle the occasional produce load? What are the challenges in shipping perishable goods that our listeners need to understand? How has cold chai...

Carrier Update - Many US markets peaked during the middle of June 30.06.2023 5:51

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

California’s Prop 22 going to the state Supreme Court 30.06.2023 10:18

Matthew Leffler - The Armchair attorney - Chicago, IL https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-supreme-court-to-review-rulings-on-constitutionality-of-prop-22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Rejection rates rise to 3.82%, Will it reach 4%? 30.06.2023 5:43

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

Top Story - Air Cargo industry really seeing recession take hold 30.06.2023 9:11

Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amerijet-lays-off-workers-as-freight-recession-drags-on https://www.freightwaves.com/news/western-global-airlines-grounds-cargo-jets-as-bankruptcy-rumors-swirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 29.06.2023 5:00

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

Round Table - Predictions for the last half of 2023 29.06.2023 11:15

Luke Falasca - Enterprise Account Director - FreightWaves Tanner DeHart - Sonar Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Zach Strickland - Head of Freight Market Intelligence - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Spot - End of the quarter, where do we go from here? 29.06.2023 7:21

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Zach Strickland - Head of Freight Market Intelligence - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recruiting drivers when the economy won’t get better in the next 6 months. 29.06.2023 8:29

Marilyn Surber - Advisory Team - Tenstreet - Tulsa, OK Chances your company will fail by then Chances your company will downsize and you’ll lose your job Chances your company will file for bankruptcy and leave you stranded How do you convince people you’re going to make it through 2023 if they ask? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices