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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 - How does freight look now on the oceans vs where it’s going? 10.05.2023 12:58

Henry Byers - Head of Ocean Intelligence - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN Greg Miller - Senior Writer - FreightWaves - New York, NY Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Before we get to Greg’s latest article, how do things look out on the open seas? Henry, what do you make of this little uptick in Greg’s article - is it just a blip or could it be signs of things starting to get better? Gre...

Lead generation in a down market 10.05.2023 10:04

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

Carrier Update - What does Tony think? 10.05.2023 5:52

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

AI investments in retail tech 10.05.2023 8:50

Grace Sharkey - Point of Sale Community - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI What’s the newest trend in AI in retail? As AI gets involved more in retail, where is that industry as a whole going? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - NTI drops to $2.12 rpm 10.05.2023 5:15

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

Investing in Technology while planning for an exit 10.05.2023 11:22

Peter Rentschler - CEO - Metafora - Boulder, CO How do you think about Investing in Technology in the context of planning to sell your company? How do these strategies change depending on who you may be selling your company to? Given the broader freight recession we're in, should companies planning on selling stop investing in Technology? Do you have any advice for how to best plan ahead for diffe...

Carrier Update - You can change the date on the map !! 10.05.2023 6:00

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

Top Story - DHL making moves and seeing moves made 10.05.2023 9:52

Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA Several news developments that all involve DHL Express to some degree: 1) Scoop - FW has learned that a DHL airline in Europe (technically Austria) has applied for permission to operate to the U.S. with a new set of freighters it's acquiring - it's interesting on several levels, including that this DHL unit is supposed to just operate...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 09.05.2023 5:56

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 we witnessing an arms race in rail? 09.05.2023 12:24

Tony Hatch - CEO - ABH Consulting - New York, NY Harris Ligon - CEO - Telegraph - Chicago, IL Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Corner - Evidence of a second half recovery not appearing 09.05.2023 7:52

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

Retail chargebacks, chargeback fees, and retail compliance 09.05.2023 8:17

Phil Schmidbauer - Senior Director - Analytics and Solutions - ODW Logistics - Cincinnati, OH Retail Chargebacks, chargeback fees, and retail compliance– what they are and tips a shipper can use to avoid them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Build your own DTS heatmap 09.05.2023 5:18

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

3PLs using PR or Marketing firms for their business 09.05.2023 8:40

Mary O'Connell- 3PL Expert - FW - St. Louis, MO What’s your take on those who think that marketing and PR aren’t key components of a good 3PL or Logistics service provider? What are the signs that indicate it is time to seek the aid of a PR firm or outside agency in supply chain and logistics, rather than handling everything in-house? What specific challenges do supply chain and logistics companie...

Carrier Update - Louisville or Minneapolis? 09.05.2023 5:19

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

GoodShip raises $5M for analytics support to shippers and carriers. 09.05.2023 9:18

Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Ryan Soskin - Co-Founder and CEO - GoodShip - Nashville, TN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Dry van volumes slow, rejection rates drop to 2.49% 09.05.2023 5:43

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

Top Story - FMCSA reports higher HOS violations 09.05.2023 8:49

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC First off, what were the changes the FMCSA made in 2020 that relaxed some of these regulations? What were the findings of the study? If not a direct causation of those increases, what did the FMCSA say was the cause of the rise in violations? Was there any consideration that in 2020, we were at the height of Covid, there was...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 08.05.2023 5:19

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

Round Table - Economic factors that could lead to an extended freight recession 08.05.2023 11:37

Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Bed Bath and Beyond sue ocean carriers 08.05.2023 8:41

Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - CEO, Squall Strategies - Boston, MA Does Bed Bath and Beyond have an avenue here to sue ocean carriers on the grounds that they caused the business to fail? What role does the FMC have in this? Is this not one of the dangers of a free market in that ocean carriers can change rates at will and BB&B just got caught at the wrong place at the wrong time? Learn...

Carrier Update - Allentown, PA on the rise 08.05.2023 5:06

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

CPG Update 08.05.2023 9:21

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

Carrier Update - Reefer volumes off to sluggish start in May 08.05.2023 4:29

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

AI making an impact in cross border trade 08.05.2023 9:47

Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio TX How can AI help shippers in cross border situations? The Mexican government also released numbers on cargo theft in April, what were those numbers? Texas logistics firm opens Phoenix location South Texas college starting CDL program? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices