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 - Effect of the changes at the Panama Canal on maritime shipping 02.06.2023 11:57

Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History - Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Peter Sand - Chief Analyst - Xeneta - Copenhagen, Denmark Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FedEx pilots, FedEx flights and British Airways 02.06.2023 9:44

Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA FedEx pilots make deal to avoid strike Less FedEx flights means lower Q4 earnings British Airways now flying into Northern KY/Cincinnati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - New contract rates are setting in 02.06.2023 4:36

Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Tanner DeHart - Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling cold chain transport in a cold economy 02.06.2023 9:10

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Considering cost and risk management, why is it best to eliminate the need for expedited shipping unless it’s really worth the shipper’s while? Major costs Extra risks More human touches needed (tracking/tracing & booking/following) Now that the sales market has cooled off and it’s a little harder to prospect what is your go...

Carrier Update - The devaluation of OTR is a problem 02.06.2023 4:20

Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Tanner DeHart - Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Truck Tech: Crowded class edition 02.06.2023 11:12

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

Carrier Update - Capacity continues to rise dispite weak demand 02.06.2023 4:47

Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Tanner DeHart - Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - May employment numbers released 02.06.2023 8:56

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 01.06.2023 6:05

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - How to deal with the new reality in trucking for the next 6-12 months 01.06.2023 11:37

Tanner Dehart - Customer Success Manager - FreightWaves Zack Stickland - Head of Market Intelligence - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Spot - Back to the basics 01.06.2023 7:46

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

How to be ahead of the curve when you sense a market change coming 01.06.2023 8:46

Kevin Hill - Managing Partner - OTR Advisors, LLC - Fort Worth, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Rail volumes still better than 2020, worse than last 2 years, cost a factor? 01.06.2023 5:47

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How trucking/brokerage back office jobs remain in demand 01.06.2023 9:00

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

Carrier Update - Small uptick in Contracted Accepted load volumes can't stem contract rate declines 01.06.2023 5:55

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ECommerce delivery expectations and ways to scale ecommerce offerings 01.06.2023 10:06

Dave Hauptman - Chief Commercial Officer - Kenco Group - Franklin, TN Key trends in eCommerce delivery: Cost Over Speed: Consumers place more value on free shipping than the speed of the delivery. Visibility: While speed is not as essential as cost, it is critical companies ensure their customers have visibility into their order status from the time they check out to receiving the package at their...

Carrier Update - Outbound tender rejection rates in context are really low 01.06.2023 5:51

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - California Dems pushing for $700M charging project 01.06.2023 9:49

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC What would the 700 million dollars go towards? “If DOT approves the project application in the amount requested, it will take up the entire $700 million that the agency made available in its first round of funding, for fiscal years 2022-2023, in its Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) competitive grant program.” The pr...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 31.05.2023 5:00

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - The debt ceiling: what needs to get done by Monday 31.05.2023 12:11

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

Heads or Tails - Ignorance + Confidence = Success? 31.05.2023 7:57

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Michael Rudolph - Research Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing up, ChatGPT and what to do when you’re just starting in marketing 31.05.2023 9:37

Blythe Brumleve - CEO - Digital Dispatch - Jacksonville, FL How do you market yourself when you know your target has the upper hand (as in carriers to shippers right now)? Will ChatGPT be the end of personal Blogs as a marketing tool? What should I do if I’m just starting out in marketing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Import data to help or hamper freight volumes? 31.05.2023 4:59

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NVIDIA set to hit the one trillion market cap 31.05.2023 9:02

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Spot rate forecast predicts summer doldrums 31.05.2023 4:52

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices