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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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Mobility in transportation employment 31.05.2023 9:21

Charlie Saffro - CEO - CS Consulting - Chicago, IL Charlie, we’re seeing lots of layoffs and obviously some repositioning of a lot of pieces right now - how hectic is the world of recruiting at the moment? One of the interesting points we talked about on a show last week was high level executives moving from one company to another - like the head of Uber Freight going to Flexport. What are you he...

Carrier Update - Outbound tender volumes waiting for post Memorial Day bounce 31.05.2023 4:46

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

Top Story - CPKC again expands network after merger 31.05.2023 9:11

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX What is CPKC up to now with refrigerated freight in their merger? How does this link cities in the midwest to cities in Mexico? Can you give a little timeline to what this company has done since its formation? This seems like it was all planned even before the merger became official. What has CN been doing to try and keep pace with...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 30.05.2023 6:25

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

Round Table - What’s true and not true in rail right now? 30.05.2023 12:26

Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions - FreightWaves - Dallas, TX Harris Ligon - CEO - Telegraph - Chicago, IL Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Corner - Spending still holding on, what are the impacts for freight? 30.05.2023 7:48

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Joe Antoshak - Senior Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to deal with double brokering 30.05.2023 7:54

Karl Fillhouer - VP of Sales - Circle Logistics - Phoenix, AZ How big of a problem is double brokering in your experience/? TIA president Anne Reinke said that double brokering is a safety issue and not just a crime of commerce - should the FMCSA have more legal boudaries when it comes to double brokering or should stopping or deterring potential double brokers come under someone else’s jurisdicti...

Carrier Update - Memphis, Savannah and Louisville glow up on Headhaul Index as fuel prices down south improve 30.05.2023 5:53

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

Training at brokerages? How and why? 30.05.2023 8:33

Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Training is a relatively new concept to the world of supply chain and brokerages. Like we talked about last time, it's always been welcome to the company, have a nice day. Why have some of the better brokerages adapted a more comprehensive training plan? We all know what the cream of the crop does, but what about those who s...

Carrier Update - Spot rates Memorial Day bump, contract still falling 30.05.2023 5:46

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

BlueGrace’s Logistics Confidence Index 30.05.2023 8:25

https://mybluegrace.com/indexes/bluegrace-logistics-confidence-index/ Jason discusses the latest findings from our quarterly Logistics Confidence Index that details customers’ expectations and confidence in their organization’s financial growth or stagnation, level of inventory and warehouse capacity, as well as unique information on the expansion or contraction of orders for the upcoming quarter...

Carrier Update - Outbound tender rejection rates rise back to April levels 30.05.2023 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 - Retailers sounding more negative about prospects of a rebound 30.05.2023 10:27

Adam Josephson - Senior Vertical Expert - FreightWaves - Baltimore, MD What are the major concerns of retailers right now when it comes to discretionary income? Home Depot and Lowe’s have dropped their guidance for the rest of the year - what does that tell you about the state of the home improvement industry? What do you see as the major effects the freight industry will see out of this? How much...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 24.05.2023 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 latest in maritime shipping - from inside and outside the courtroom 24.05.2023 12:54

Sal Mercogliano - Professor of History at Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - Boston, MA Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can we make AI safe for companies to use? 24.05.2023 10:24

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

Carrier Update - Import volumes continue to slowly pick back up 24.05.2023 5:24

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

Finding new revenue in growing markets 24.05.2023 8:28

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Walmart Saw 26% quarterly increase in e-commerce global sales Reopening of China Phone and tech sales in India +, Flipkart sales up, added 35,000 new partners India’s GDP growth surpassed China (Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi, Mexico, Australia, and the US) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Several midsized markets increase market share Y/Y as the largest markets deteriorate 24.05.2023 5:18

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

Is a hybrid carrier model the way to go in the future? 24.05.2023 10:44

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Dan Lewis - Founder and CEO - Convoy - Seattle, WA Could you please explain the problems stemming from the trucking and brokerage that have historically made it difficult to leverage network effects? What is a hybrid carrier? What characteristics of this new model will promote economies of scale? What are those key ingredients? I th...

Carrier Update - Few markets show significant changes 24.05.2023 5:22

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

Top Story - Congress votes to overturn EPA’s nitrous oxide emissions rule 24.05.2023 8:58

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington DC Ultimately, how did Congress vote on this matter? Was this a contentious fight or was this something that was a bit of a foregone conclusion with Republicans holding the majority in the house? OOIDA was a vocal proponent of getting rid of this rule because of the financial responsibility of about $8000 of hardware to limit NO...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 23.05.2023 5:24

Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - The state of freight tech in a down economy 23.05.2023 11:59

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FW - Lansing, MI Natan Reddy - Senior Associate - Ironspring Ventures - New York, NY Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Corner - Were Zim’s first quarter earnings results really a surprise? 23.05.2023 7:24

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Joe Antoshak - Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices