Kevin Hill

Kevin Hill is the executive publisher at FreightWaves, where he formerly served as director of editorial and research. Kevin is also the host of Put That Coffee Down, the popular freight sales podcast, a former freight broker and the founder of CarrierLists. Kevin holds an MBA from the University of Oklahoma.
Aug - 2022 -
22 August
Kevin Hill

El sentimiento de los agentes de carga se tambalea de cara a la segunda mitad de 2022 

Retener a los clientes es la principal preocupación de los agentes de carga en la última recesión del sector

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Kevin Hill

Freight broker sentiment shaky heading into the back half of 2022

Our sentiment survey of 166 freight brokers on their outlook for the third quarter of 2022 shows they are pessimistic about acquiring and retaining customers.

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Jun - 2022 -
15 June
Kevin Hill

Small Fleet recap: Put That Coffee Down talks mission-critical freight

Mastering a niche is the best way to beat the extreme turns in the freight markets. Whether you have a niche or are searching for one, we have the tips to take you to the next level.

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Mar - 2022 -
15 March
Kevin Hill

Sales systems for all ages and eras

Kevin welcomes Jim Becker, the CEO of Becker Logistics, to discuss what he’s learned in sales and why it’s important to always develop a system for sales. 

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08 March
Kevin Hill

Having coffee and watching movies about sales

Kevin Hill and Richie discuss who they would like to share a coffee with and their top business/sales movie as Richie takes his final bow behind the sales desk. 

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01 March
Kevin Hill

Outcomes vs. outputs: Which is more important?

Michael Vincent and Richie discuss outcomes vs outputs with Ian Koniak Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building!

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Jan - 2022 -
18 January
Kevin Hill

Persistence is nothing without value

Kevin and Richie welcome Chris Jolly, a.k.a. The Freight Coach, on the show this week to talk about sales and marketing.

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11 January
Kevin Hill

The future of non-competes in freight sales

Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle discuss the use of non-competes in freight with Omar Singh, the founder and president of Surge Transportation.

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04 January
Kevin Hill

What does value mean in sales?

Richie Daigle and Michael Vincent unpack the various meanings of the word “value” in sales.

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Dec - 2021 -
21 December
Kevin Hill

A detailed business plan or just notes on a bar napkin?

Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle welcome Ryan Rogers, the founder & CEO of TextLocate, on the show to discuss the fun and terror of launching a business.

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Sep - 2020 -
30 September
Kevin Hill

Converting content marketing leads into sales – Put That Coffee Down

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 about converting content marketing leads into real sales. All of the hard work, time and effort it takes to create content marketing has to turn […]

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06 September
Kevin Hill

The Daily Dash: Spot rates continue their historic run

Load volumes continue to increase week-over-week like clockwork.

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Aug - 2020 -
23 August
Kevin Hill

The Daily Dash: Truckload capacity already tight as storms approach

Another massive weekly gain in outbound tender load volumes The freight markets continue to accelerate with outbound tender volumes climbing another 7.4% week over week. This has continued to keep truckload capacity tight and it is showing in spot market rates along with a power rating of 85 out of 100 for carriers in the […]

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20 August
Kevin Hill

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Should every logistics company have a last mile strategy? (With video)

Live from the FreightWaves Carrier Summit, Andrew and Kevin host Ben Gordon, Managing Partner at Cambridge Capital and BGSA, to discuss final mile strategies, recent M&A activity and story stock SPACs.

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09 August
Kevin Hill

The Daily Dash: When will the freight market bears throw in the towel?

There are still quite a few freight market watchers who are bearish on volumes and a recovery. This is with outbound tender volumes exploding higher, along with spot market rates.

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Jul - 2020 -
26 July
Kevin Hill

The Daily Dash: Freight volumes paint picture of a stronger third quarter

No one knows how long freight will continue to break new records; only time will tell.

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20 July
Kevin Hill

The Daily Dash: Freight volumes, capacity and earnings remain strong

Freight volumes are up 25% during a recession and truckload earnings started earnings season out strong this week.

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14 July
Kevin Hill

Is Walmart becoming a tech company?

Andrew, Kevin and Seth discuss Walmart+, the forthcoming Palantir IPO and department store bankruptcies. Also, Andrew introduces a new segment in an ode to Dan Le Betard and his father, “Papi.” Thanks as always to my friends at CarrierDirect for their research contributions.

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