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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (3/30-4/5)

Zach Strickland (left) and Anthony Smith (right) co-host the popular simulcasted FreightWaves show "Freightonomics."

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  • Coronavirus Freight Market Update
    • Jobless claims and port disruptions
      • Tim Dooner and Michael Vincent talk about the economic impact COVID-19 is having on freight and the transportation industry. They cover the latest news and freight flows backed by data-driven insights powered by SONAR.
      • On this episode, they’re joined by Steve Ferreira, CEO and founder, Ocean Audit LLC; Lori Ann LaRocco, senior editor of guests, CNBC; and Bob Poulos, CEO, V3 Transportation.
      • Viewers are encouraged to comment and call in during broadcasts Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon ET on FreightWaves’ Linkedin, Facebook and YouTube channels.
    • Keeping America Moving
      • Tim Dooner and Michael Vincent talk about the economic impact that COVID-19 is having on freight and the transportation industry. They cover the latest news and freight flows backed by data-driven insights powered by SONAR.
      • Joining them is FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller to talk about employment in trucking and market conditions.
      • TTN Fleet Solutions’ JD Redmon talks about sanitization and trucker support.
      • Hubtek Global Director of Sales Trey Griggs invites us to his latest virtual event.
      • Andrew Cox covers consumer sentiment and projects where buying will be as COVID-19 persists.
      • Zach Strickland discusses uneven corrections to freight volumes.  
      • Kevin Hill has all of your freight breaking news, including act-of-God clauses, blank sailings, spot rates, mobility and more.
  • WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
    • Tiger King of the Road
      • Dooner and The Dude cover headlines concerning the grocery supply chain and if we’re running out of food, more manufacturers aiding in making face masks as shippers pivot, and what new overweight waivers mean for carriers.
      • Plus, are peak rates in the rear view? 
      • Good News Bad News concerning unemployment and corporate goodwill, Tesla’s Cybertruck, marijuana delivery, a train conductor going off the rails, and Netflix’s Tiger King.
      • Then we hear from you in Comment Section Rodeo!
      • Special guests: Daniel Agamez, national director of operations and implementations for Lean Staffing; Daniel “Mr. Supply Chain” Stanton; Jamin; and more!
    • Is freight headed for a cliff?
      • Dooner and The Dude talk about the state of freight and if volumes are headed for a cliff. How are truckers and warehouse workers dealing with the outbreak, and why are some of them striking?
      • Uber Freight’s head of operations and co-founder, Bill Driegert, dials in to talk about what his company is doing to support drivers.
      • Owner-operator Ingrid Brown updates us on what she’s seeing dock to dock and coast to coast as she delivers freight during the COVID-19 outbreak.
      • It’s Strickland Business as Zack Strickland breaks down his SONAR chart of the week.
      • Kevin Hill gets us up to date on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index and tempers our expectations on what April will look like for inland freight.
      • And, Emily Szink on this week’s big and little deals concerning the freight cliff, the sharing economy, the growth of FreightTech, grocery store online orders, a Tiger King sequel, Wrestlemania and more.
  • Put That Coffee Down
  • Freightonomics
    • Every day is a new day
      • Anthony and Zach break down the impact of the massive layoffs and discuss how the backside of the out of season trucking peak looks.
  • Great Quarter, Guys
    • When the going gets tough, the tough extend payment terms
      • On EP22, Kevin and Andrew discuss the inevitable accounts receivable risk incoming in the transportation industry with Peter Rentschler from CarrierDirect. Andrew introduces a new segment and expectations are set for the March unemployment rate.
  • Fuller Speed Ahead
  • Drilling Deep
    • What’s working on the railroads during a pandemic?
      • On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston welcomes Mike Baudendistel of FreightWaves to discuss whether the nation’s rail and intermodal sectors are getting any sort of lift from the trends that have helped the trucking markets since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. 
      • John also discusses the desperate attempts to bring the collapsing oil market into some sort of balance and how the U.S. will need to do something it has never done before and maybe can’t do: Find a way to reduce its output.
  • On The Spot
    • Getting a reading on the freight industry
      • Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about the current state of freight. Outbound tender rejections have dropped to 14%, about where they were on March 18. Some markets like Harrisburg, PA, and Atlanta are performing better due to the demand for specific goods. Why is this happening?
  • FreightWaves Morning Minute — (Monday-Friday)
    • The fastest minute in freight.
    • The top headlines from freightwaves.com every weekday morning. Available on FreightWaves.com/podcasts, your favorite podcasts player and Alexa by adding the skill “FreightWaves.”


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Jack Glenn

Jack Glenn is a sponsored content writer for FreightWaves and lives in Chattanooga, TN with his golden retriever, Beau. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business.