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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 - Ocean TEU rejection rates increase to 7.5% 08.06.2023 5:39
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Loaded and Rolling: The EPA, fleet office jobs and ACT research 08.06.2023 9:45
Thomas Wasson - Loaded and Rolling Host - FreightWaves Interview with Brittany Traylor, CEO and founder of TraylorTranspo LLC - Owner Operator for 5 years - started Traylor Transpo in 2020 - does open deck and power only, has assets and a brokerage, big point was focus on a niche - many owner ops chased dollar signs and not a sustainable business model, didn't set themselves apart - Newsletter st...
Carrier Update - Push up your reefer spot rates now 08.06.2023 6:00
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julie Su testimony and legislation for truck driver restrooms 08.06.2023 10:03
Bryce Mongeon - Director of Legislative Affairs - OOIDA - Washington, DC Trucker restroom access legislation Julie Su DOL Nomination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrier Update - Freight volumes increase, but rejection rates fall back below 3% 08.06.2023 5:34
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nikola’s shareholder proposal fails and Megawatt charging 08.06.2023 11:20
Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI https://www.freightwaves.com/news/critical-vote-count-due-in-nikolas-bid-to-stay-in-business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 07.06.2023 5:46
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Survey from Frayt reveals importance of last mile 07.06.2023 10:27
Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What do time strapped marketers need to focus on (and leave behind)? 07.06.2023 9:17
Blythe Brumleve - CEO - Digital Dispatch - Jacksonville, FL Say you’re a marketing person and because of layoffs, you now have other duties on your plate including your marketing responsibilities. What strategies do you keep and what duties do you leave behind when you can’t afford to get into a time suck? How much of what you decide to do will be production based (like creating blogs/posts/image...
Carrier Update - NTI remains at $2.26, how long will it hold? 07.06.2023 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
Is Canada missing out on the nearshoring trend? 07.06.2023 9:33
Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FW - San Antonio, TX A lot of nearshoring activity has been focused on Mexico, is Canada missing out on bringing in more business in this movement? What disadvantages does Canada have to overcome if it wants to compete with Mexico for some of this business? Is this something that Canada could pull off or are the laws/economic numbers simply something they can’t o...
Carrier Update - Multiple market gain market share in 2023 07.06.2023 5:42
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should carriers change strategies with little or no peak season forecast? 07.06.2023 7:55
Nick Shipe - Business Development Manager - Circle Logistics - Fort Wayne, IN What kinds of positions are carriers finding themselves in when we’re not forecast to have much of a peak season this summer? What survival tactics would you look at employing to stay solvent through a very lean time? How much do not only relationships with shippers but also within the trucking community matter - it woul...
Carrier Update - No real significant changes across the US markets 07.06.2023 6:05
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 - Iron Synergy to begin using autonomous rail cars from Intramotev 07.06.2023 9:34
Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA What will these cars do? Is this the first time we’ve seen autonomous rail cars used in the private/public sector? Are there any other suitors lining up to use autonomous rail cars? ALSO Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have new sick leave deals signed. Nevada governor vetos bill restricting train length Learn more about your ad choic...
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 06.06.2023 5:25
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Research Corner - Can Saudi Arabia sheik up oil markets? 06.06.2023 7:21
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Michael Rudolph - Research Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WIT’s newest webinar on gender diversity in trucking 06.06.2023 9:17
Jennifer Hedrick - President - Women in Trucking - Washington, DC https://www.womenintrucking.org/wit-webinar-series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrier Update - Louisville/Green Bay markets highly resisted by carriers 06.06.2023 5:49
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to get through tough times as a 3PL 06.06.2023 9:32
Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Freight brokers and a down market. What are some common strategies people are using to stay ahead of the game and try to remain competitive in a down market? What kind of tech improvements, upgrades, etc, can help with getting more data to make more informed decisions? Everyone is stressing the importance of relationships. W...
Carrier Update - Dry van freight volumes increase to almost 8,000 index points 06.06.2023 5:23
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Truckparkingclub.com looks to save drivers time and effort 06.06.2023 9:38
Evan Shelley - Co-Founder and CEO - truckparkingclub.com - Miami, FL What is truckparkingclub.com and how does it work? Is there an area of the country that is seeing more and more of these incidents where there isn’t any truck parking and drivers need to get creative? How much of an effort do federal and state governments need to make truck parking less of a problem in the country? Learn more abo...
Carrier Update - National average for diesel falls below $4.00 06.06.2023 5:24
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 - Class 8 backlog still an issue as orders drop in May 06.06.2023 9:19
Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI How high is the backlog now? What are the worries moving forward? How will all of this work out with January coming and states like California not allowing new trucks to be registered unless they are Zero Emission Vehicles? Will the deterrent to getting new trucks be the $25K added for emissions regulations? How is this going to affect...
Carrier Update - Fuel update 02.06.2023 4:35
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Tanner DeHart - Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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