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Is Prime Day helping to fuel a capacity crunch on land and by sea?

We discuss Ted Weschler, Berkshire money manager and his move to purchase $45mm of Dillard’s stock. Then, we break down some of the most notable upcoming futuristic SPACs.

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about selling from a certain point of view: that of the shipper.

How Apple will be shipping iPhone 12’s, freight volumes in Q4, Redwood’s Mark Yeager and more

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Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about what’s happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week.

Uber Freight’s Bill Driegert plays a drum solo, the top-5 worst weather states for trucking, CEO perspectives with SmartHop and CRST International

Adopting the right technology is key to executing better communication.

Soon after Dave Ables took over as president and CEO of Dart Transit Co. and as the first days of the pandemic receded into a strong freight market, he knew […]

Ryder and ABB executives explore why the adoption of electric vehicles is coming first to the last mile during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit.

As e-commerce sales are projected to hit over $709 billion in the U.S. in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics companies are focused on last-mile delivery and improving customers’ experience.

A grocery supply chain expert told the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit that grocery stories are not feeding the Canadian appetite for online shopping.

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ virtual event Last Mile Logistics

Andrew, Kevin and Seth discuss their thoughts on the consumer and upcoming holiday season, before being joined by Bruce Chan, VP, global logistics at Stifel. Bruce makes his FreightWavesTV debut […]

Brad Hildebrand discussed Cargill’s reliance on dependable rail service during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Kenco’s Jason Neal explains at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit how this service requires drivers to also be resilient customer service representatives.

Erik Caldwell, Last Mile president for XPO Logistics, and FreightWaves President George Abernathy talk about the consumer demand and the last mile in the keynote event for the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

A strange situation: Its competitors are also its customers and can plead with government officials to stop the USPS from taking actions it wants to implement

Anthony and Zach bring on Maritime expert Henry Byers to discuss the near- and long-term impacts to the domestic freight market resulting from the record-breaking influx of shipments from Asia.

Kirby Fine, principal, ATL Partners, and Gordon Branov, CEO of Pilot Freight Services, talk about trends in the last-mile heavy-duty bulky market during the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Large-format home deliveries to become most critical part of supply chain, Nick Hobbs says during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

FreightWaves market expert and analyst Zach Strickland talked with Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz director of customer solutions, during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday.

RFP/RFQ, mini-bids, and more. Today’s show is all about winning those freight sales bids.

Will rates have double digit increases in 2021, what’s up with drayage and reefer as we enter Q4, Amazon’s 75-day peak season and more

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On today’s show Hyliion CEO talks about going public and what’s ahead. What’s next for America’s youngest billionaire?

Zach and Anthony discuss the mini-bid trend and the economic uncertainty going into 2021. Presented by Amazon Freight. Amazon Freight Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video

With a freight market this good, why would anybody want to sell a logistics business? But there are people who do and people or companies that want to buy. On […]

On today’s episode, Kevin Hill is joined by guest co-host, Joe Lynch, founder of The Logistics of Logistics, and special guest Adam Robinson, VP of Marketing for SONAR. It’s all […]

William O’Donnell, managing partner of Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of the logistics real estate trust Prologis, cited a jaw-dropping stat in a discussion with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller […]

In-person check-ins are not only time-consuming but also a risk to health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect supply chains.

Using data aimed at developing workplace safety practices can not only enable safer environments, it can empower employees and bolster a company’s safety culture, according to speakers at FreightWaves’ The Future of Real Estate Logistics summit.

Prologis is partnering with tech startup Strivr to use virtual reality learning to train workers, maximize efficiency and reduce safety incidents.

FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked e-commerce logistics with Prologis’ Melinda McLaughlin during the FreightWaves Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.

Poursohi and Smith seek competitive advantage by deploying systems early and often.

3PL Quiet Logistics lost its supplier of warehouse robots when Amazon bought Kiva Systems in 2012. After three years in stealth mode, Quiet Logistics spun off its own robotics business in 2015. Five years later, Locus Robotics is growing globally.

The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost immediately, a top executive for distribution […]

Digital Wildcatters cofounder Collin McLelland explains why it’s smarter for clean-tech to bring about petrochemical efficiencies instead of focusing on the elimination of fossil fuels altogether.

Dooner and The Dude are talking all about Hyliion going public and making Thomas Healey America’s youngest billionaire, digital freight brokers vs traditional freight brokers, EVs vs oil/gas, more

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Have spot rates found the upper end of the market?

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of FreightTech in 2020.

Also on this week’s podcast: new technologies gunning to displace diesel, but it’s a tough battle

Anthony and Zach talk about driver retention and recruitment issues and how they will contribute to keeping the spot market for trucking active through the rest of 2020.

Bringing value and delivering results with infographics. highlight this episode on data visualization and sales strategy

Andrew, Kevin and Seth talk about the next steps for salvaging Nikola and what to expect for Tesla’s Battery Day. Thanks again to the research contributions from CarrierDirect.

On today’s episode: life after Trevor Milton for Nikola, truckers take over TikTok, and are small carriers worth saving?

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JP Hampstead and Zach Strickland talk about what’s happening with the movement of freight over the last week.

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Sarcos warehouse robot exo suits, a bankruptcy that has left truckers holding the bag and women heroes of the road. We also go inside cargo insurance and find out how to get retweeted by The Rock.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller discusses the Salesforce CRM platform and the importance of cloud-based applications with Larry Shurtz, EVP of North America Enterprise at Salesforce.

Anthony and Zach have Dr. Matt Waller, dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business, professor of supply chain management at Arkansas, on to discuss the importance of leadership in […]

Supply chain sustainability, do-it-yourself projects propping up freight, how to go from minor league baseball to fixing the communication gap, and how the Port of Long Beach has reacted to COVID.

Automated freight forwarding can transform the international shipment of perishable goods by bringing efficiency and transparency, Transship CEO says at American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit.

Rosenthal predicts Internet-based distribution to jump as high as 50%.

The pandemic is forcing companies to innovate and adapt to laws and regulations to protect employees, attorney Gerald Maatman Jr. says during the American Shipper Global Trade Tech summit

Jeremy Reymer is the founder and CEO of DriverReach, but he’s also a member of the research advisory committee for ATRI, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations. He’s […]

At Global Trade Tech Summit, two execs talk about where technology has aided air freight and where it lags

“China and tariffs: Why COVID has actually increased cargo yields” was the topic of a virtual fireside chat at the American Shipper Global Trade Tech Summit.

Ryder System’s chief technology officer tells American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech Summit that the time is right to explore future supply chain technologies.

FreightWaves President George Abernathy talks with XPO Logistics CIO Mario Harik about using tech solutions to deliver a more efficient supply chain during Global Trade Tech

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about the most common question in supply chain: Where’s my freight?

Open networks allow companies in the supply chain to nimbly handle disruptions and collaborate outside their ecosystem, project44 CEO and SAP executives say.

New Panjiva survey reveals extent of coronavirus fallout on global supply chains.

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? LIVE from Global Trade Tech with guests from Ryder System,

Continuous intelligent planning can help companies avoid stock outs and drive on-shelf availability.

Effective communication, great talent and good problem solving are three keys to withstanding supply chain disruptions.

Gene Seroka says the “disruption and breakdown of the global medical supply chain” during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for change in the maritime sector.

Today we’re talking about Driver Appreciation Week, driving diversity, XPO Connect, and a Global Trade Tech preview

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FreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight.

FreightTech veteran Travis Rhyan has been appointed to head FreightWaves Media.

J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson joins the show to talk about leadership, electric fleets, 9/11, more. Plus a full breakdown of the Nikola report.

Anthony and Zach discuss the latest Logistics Managers’ Index results with guest Dr. Zac Rogers as well as what is driving the continued tightening of the domestic freight market. Presented […]

Listen in to this candid story based interview between FreightWaves’ President George Abernathy and Greg Sanders, CEO, RDS Logistics Group

CEO Tim Hindes also talks about race and the trucking industry.

Today’s show is all about breaking down the bad rap brokers get and working to reform it.

Will the Nikola-GM partnership kick the Badger into high gear? Plus, air freight, trucking and today’s market news.

Kevin and I are joined again by Ben Gordon, Managing Partner and CEO, Cambridge Capital and BGSA, to discuss the importance of the Nikola-GM partnership. We also debate whether there […]

FreightWaves dives deep into conversations about the women moving America, the mental state of drivers dealing with the pandemic and so much more!

This week in spot rates

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? highlights women moving America with Professor Lisa Ellram and truckers Ingrid Brown and Big Rig Barbie

A professor from UH-Downtown, who also was a driver, is studying the issue

A look in to where capacity is tightening around freight markets

Zach and Anthony cover the latest in the freight economy. Special guest and Senior Economist Dustin Jalbert joins to discuss the lumber market.

Get one step closer to mastering the art of carrier sales and negotiation on this episode of Put That Coffee Down

On this back to trucking school episode Dooner and The Dude are talking education, economics, life on the road, and saving on fuel.

Hurricane Laura slams the Gulf Coast, affecting freight markets. Plus, iconic retail brands may declare bankruptcy by year’s end, game-changing sales call role-playing strategies and so much more!

Capacity is surging, where will capacity be in the fallout from Hurricane Laura?

The circular economy, robots as a service, C.H. Robinson’s integration push, TriumphPay goes mobile, more

The head transportation analyst at Deutsche Bank says a market that sped up through the second quarter has raced ahead so far in the third

Supply chain leaders discuss storm response, relief, impacts, and recovery on today’s episode.

Anthony and Zach discuss the potential impact of Hurricane Laura to the freight market and bring on special guest Chris Bryant, a flatbed owner-operator, for insight on what is happening on the road.

Lead your team to sales victory with practice and role play. Here’s how.

The odds are more iconic retail brands will declare bankruptcy in 2020

Freight storm center coverage, The Home Depot navigates COVID-19, and more

Storm coverage, Tenstreet joins the fight against human trafficking, 3PL marketing, more

Don’t miss the latest from the FreightWaves Carrier Summit! Intriguing guests, in-depth interviews, product demos and so much more highlighted freight’s hottest virtual event.

JP Hampstead and Zach Strickland talk about freight market conditions and intermodal.

Even as city and state officials urge residents to flee ahead of high winds and flooding, truck drivers answer the call to haul emergency supplies to areas where hurricanes are […]