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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 - Freight volumes decline this week to 10,479 index points 19.05.2023 6:09

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

Top Story - SAP announces initiative to “future proof” the supply chain 19.05.2023 10:40

Grace Sharkey - Point of Sale Community - FreightWaves - Lansing MI Unveiled a handful of new products including a new partnership with Microsoft for better AI technology SAPs main focus is "future proofing" supply chains, making it easy to adjust to real time challenges that could arise Examples: New Germany law on ethics and environmental standards, another example is European duty tax laws Over...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 18.05.2023 5:11

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

Round Table - What are the new expectations for the freight market? 18.05.2023 12:02

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

Port of Corpus Christi CEO resigns and Canada fed up with Driver Inc. 18.05.2023 8:46

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FW - San Antonio, TX Topic: Port of Corpus Christi CEO resigns What’s the story here? How has the port been doing historically? Whats the process moving forward - obviously theres a great job available. Topic: Canada fed up with Driver Inc. What is Driver Inc and what are they doing? What is it that their detractors want to happen? Is what they are doing illegal...

Consumers are searching for value, what does that mean for the freight market? 18.05.2023 7:54

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

Movement to try and oust STB chairman 18.05.2023 8:37

Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions - FreightWaves - Dallas, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Spot rates and Diesel fuel increase this week 18.05.2023 5:55

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

The good, the bad and the ugly of loadboards 18.05.2023 8:51

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

Carrier Update - Break freight volumes and rejection rates down by length of haul 18.05.2023 5:48

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

How technology drives both customer and vendor expectations 18.05.2023 11:16

Ryan Schreiber - Director of Growth - Metafora - Austin, TX Freight tech is becoming more accessible = a more level playing field New tech is emerging, and with apps, integrations, and the cloud, SMB are more able to compete with bigger players. This works in parallel with the fact that customer and vendor expectations have never been higher. Not all Tech is Value-Add Given the growth of readily...

Carrier Update - Rail spot rates decline Y/Y 18.05.2023 5:07

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

Top Story - Breaking news from TuSimple 18.05.2023 9:11

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI What’s the latest? What is the impact of not selling its China operations? With the company losing its NASDAQ listing and the leadership changes of late, is TuSimple in trouble? If these changes are simply to deal with the economics of the time, can they right this ship with or without the partners they need to survive? Learn more about...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 17.05.2023 5:17

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

Round Table - Are massive load boards partially to blame for fraud taking place in trucking? 17.05.2023 12:19

Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Trucking Expert - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN Anne Reinke - President - TIA - Washington, DC Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the attention economy is evolving 17.05.2023 10:01

Blythe Brumleve - CEO - Digital Dispatch - Jacksonville, FL Instagram influencers are going back to getting real jobs. Legacy media is dying. And AI threatens to upend even more of how we think about creating and consuming content online. What does this mean for where we get our news and updates? What does it mean for SEO? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - How long must I WAIT to get loaded? 17.05.2023 5:26

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

Transportation hardships in the refer industry 17.05.2023 9:39

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Contributor - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO What are the typical challenges faced by perishable shippers when it comes to same-day or next-day delivery? How do you handle varying temperatures on a cross dock for example eggs, lettuce, and pharmaceuticals at the same time? How do you ensure that perishable items are transported safely during same-day or next-day deliv...

Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices increase for the first time in since April 25 17.05.2023 5:49

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

California’s new emissions rule could “kill the industry” 17.05.2023 9:11

Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Different ways to use OTMS 17.05.2023 5:53

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

Top Story - Labor negotiations in a down market for air cargo 17.05.2023 9:26

Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA Labor contracts have been in the news, let’s start with the good news with Amerijet - what can you tell us about this most recent finalized deal? Then there’s the disconcerting news about WestJet and a possible lockout. FedEx recently had a pilot labor agreement go through - what have you noticed in terms of how these deals are being m...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 16.05.2023 5:20

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

The new wild west: chip building and production 16.05.2023 11:44

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Reporter - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX Dr. John Fowler - Supply Chain Professor - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ Kaylee Nix - Reporter - FreightWaves What has the growth out in Texas and Arizona been like in the last 20 years when it comes to chip production and technological investment? Does this feel like a gold rush given the location, to be close to the south...

Breaking down headwinds the freight market is facing in the second half of 2023 16.05.2023 6:45

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