Check Call: Welcome to the party, pal
Convoy’s #NoEmptyMiles campaign hits new heights; the importance of verifying equipment type; a halt to the impending fees at LA and Long Beach ports; and one more acquisition.
Work hard for your money – Check Call Ep 02 Ft. JP Hampstead
Mary O’Connell and JP Hampstead, Director of Passport Research at FreightWaves, sit down to talk about Q3 earnings, what the future of acquisitions might be and what the most surprising thing to come out of earnings season.
Check Call: Do you even onboard?
Onboarding accounts should be a bigger thing than it is; airports used as container storage yards; airfreight is now an affordable option; and a few more quarterly earnings dissected.
Check Call: Trust the experts
SONAR launches TRAC, approaching some policy-bending issues and airfreight earnings.
Check Call: A higher level of service
Continuous moves might be way underutilized; oil prices aren’t helping on the spot rate market; and the Santa 18 Act could do a lot for youths interested in trucking.
Check Call: Cloudy with a chance of profits
Forecasting is great, till it isn’t, drivers are not at fault for West Coast port congestion, and Houston didn’t get the homecoming celebration it was hoping for in the World Series.
Check Call: New format Who dis?
In the inaugural episode of Check Call the podcast. Mary O’Connell sits down with co-CEO’s and Founders of FreightVana, Shannon Breen and John Gamero to talk tech upgrades, automation, and valuation. Subscribe to Check Call newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts
Check Call: Data is everywhere
The importance of developing metrics that matter; Daimler Trucks cancels production of Western Star 5700 XE; UPS takes yet another increase; and a recap of earnings season.
Check Call: Teenagers scare the living heck outta me
Teenagers are able to try their hands at truck driving as a high school elective class; the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are imposing fines for long dwell times; and Salt Lake City’s capacity woes.
Check Call: Amazon Freight of tomorrow
The future of Amazon Freight, vaping struggles to get product to market, and Descartes MacroPoint and FreightWaves SONAR Lane Score partnership.
Check Call: Amazon ‘Gone Getcha’
Amazon Freight positioned to sneak its way into the brokerage world, Flock Freight’s unicorn status achievements, and how much is sitting off the coast of LA and Long Beach?
Check Call: Flatbed is alive!
Flatbed’s much-needed technology face-lift, Chatbots and email bots as customer service tools, and harvest season wrap-ups.
Check Call: Stop, collaborate and listen
Collaboraion is the future of 3pls, U.S. waterways widely under utilized, Seroka wants retailers to come pick up their shipments.
Check Call: From Mexico to New York
Mexico’s new waybill information, St Christopher Trucker Fund, and more Laredo growth.
Check Call — Shared truckload: The Goldilocks of freight
Check Call looks at shared truckload and the future of cost savings for shippers, Gene Seroka and the LA port congestion, and FMSCA’s new regulation for drivers.
Check Call: The Future of Digital Freight Matching
Digital freight matching and what options exist, avocado toast for all, and Laredo’s port growth.
Check Call: FreightTech’s Glow Up
Freight Tech has a glow up moment, the future of electric vehicles, and long tender lead times in Georgia.
FreightTech’s glow up
FreightTech got its glow up this month. Automation is king and low emissions are the way of the future.
Check Call: Not much gold in the Golden State
California’s AB5 law and it’s impact on owner-operators. E-commerce warehouse solutions, and when will used truck prices decrease.
Check Call: September is the New December
Holiday shipping woes, California supply chain interruptions, and a solution to your final mile deliveries.