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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 - Pittsburgh or North Platte? 07.07.2023 5:22

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

Finding your broker niche 07.07.2023 8:31

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Why is finding your niche and specialty as a broker so important. ultimately pushed you to begin SFL Companies and focus so heavily on moving temperature controlled freight vs specializing in another type of freight? What are the benefits for temperature controlled shippers when it comes to using a 3PL provider for supply ch...

Carrier Update - WRI index drops in Dallas, Atlanta and Memphis 07.07.2023 5:28

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

Who is living and dying in AV and EV? 07.07.2023 10:19

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

Carrier Update - Rejection rates fall as demand for trucks slows 07.07.2023 5:18

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

Top Story - June employment numbers are fresh off the press 07.07.2023 9:03

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 06.07.2023 5:40

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

Round Table - Good idea, bad idea Q3 edition 06.07.2023 11:21

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Teamsters point blame at UPS for dissolving contract negotiations State of ohio pressing president biden for disaster relief On the flip side, NS wants rail car owners to help pay for east palestine clean up More companies finding financial flexibility thanks to supply chain financing https://www.fr...

On The Spot - Early predictions for Q2 earnings 06.07.2023 7:53

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Kevin Hill - Managing Partner - OTR Advisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weathering the storm: surviving the freight downturn through predictive matching 06.07.2023 11:14

Kari Jablonski - CEO - Trucker Tools - Chicago, IL How has trucker tools adapted the last year since the first downturn of the markets? Have you guys seen any signs of an upturn at all? How is predictive freight matching acting as a buoy to support companies struggling right now? What will be a big time catalyst that initiates a change in the markets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Carrier Update - Reefer contracted rates increase to $2.30 06.07.2023 5:53

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

U.S. Xpress and Knight-Swift integration 06.07.2023 9:29

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

Carrier Update - Reefer rejection rates fall to 4.53% 06.07.2023 5:49

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

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...