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With spot rates soaring, Edge Logistics President Will Kerr gives his take on where the freight market is going in 2022 during a fireside chat at the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit.
Ravi Shanker, Morgan Stanley executive director and lead transportation analyst, talks with Danny Gomez, FreightWaves managing director of financial and emerging markets, about how autonomous technology will continue to disrupt the freight transportation space.
The two sat down with the hosts of FreightWaves’ Freightonomics as part of the F3 Virtual Experience.
Insider transportation reporter Rachel Premack and FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller discuss the evolution of mainstream media coverage of the trucking industry.
At the F3 conference, Skybitz’ Sackman says recent developments in Bluetooth technology have significant aided the movement to make trailers a “smart” piece of equipment.
Bringg executive Larry Klein explains how the company’s cloud technology empowers retailers to get products to consumers faster – and more simply.
Blythe Brumleve, host of FreightWaves’ Cyberly, discusses supply chain optimization with Loadsmart’s Ben Buchanan.
FreightWaves’ Tyler Cole and Brad Benbow, business growth investments at Ardagh Group, chat during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience on ways to cut supply chain waste.
Kendra Phillips from Ryder System leads a fireside chat with Guillermo Garcia, CEO and co-founder of SmartHop, on how smaller companies can compete in the freight industry.
Tesla has been many things, but to Ed Niedermeyer, the company is a case study filled with both good and bad lessons on how to build a company.
Michele Sancricca of Amazon Web Services talks to Chris Hurst of StratusCloud about the increasingly critical role of data in the supply chain is changing how companies are turning to cloud-based services to manage the information.
FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill sits down with Michael Newcity, ArcBest’s chief innovation officer, during the F3 Virtual Experience to discuss the importance of customer collaboration in building winning technology solutions.
Podcaster Guy Raz has interviewed hundreds of founders, and they all have one thing in common: no fear of failing.
Stuart Scott, J.B. Hunt’s chief information officer, said technology such as the cloud and automation are the future of freight.
Keynote speakers, fireside chats, live interviews, product demos, award presentations — and the unveiling of a game-changing SONAR product — are on the agenda.
FreightWavesTV and FreightWaves LIVE events debut a new platform tomorrow. Read the details here.
Ports around the world often suffer from digital communication blackouts, inhibiting the real-time tracking of trade flows.
FreightWaves’ Anthony Smith talks about the ways shippers are building reliant supply chains with Nate Shutes, VP of global fulfillment and logistics at Blu Dot, during FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.
Amazon aggregator Perch’s international transportation manager John Esborn explains how the company secures shipping capacity during FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.
Fuel hedging expert Elaine Levin explains her bullish outlook on price hedging and how it can help carriers lock in their fuel budget.
Renewable diesel is the hot new market in the fuels business. An expert discusses why.
SkyBitz executive Ken Moore explains how remote fuel storage tank monitoring works and why it can help reduce freight costs in a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ Fuel Buyers Summit.
Scott Berhang, director of FreightWaves Academy, and Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, chat future fuel prices at FreightWaves’ Fuel Buyers Summit.
Stephen Jones of Argus Media is one of the company’s leading analysts. He shares the Argus view of the market at the FreightWaves Fuel Buyers Summit.
FreightWaves has a diverse group of experts to talk about the No. 2 cost for trucking companies.
Train engineer Matt Parker of the BLET discusses why precision scheduled railroading isn’t about precision, but about profits.
Dale Young of World Distribution Services talks to FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox about how the company is responding to meet the warehousing demands of shippers as they contend with unprecedented demand alongside disruptions and congestion in the supply chain.
Mike O’Malley, SVP, government and public relations at DCLI, chats about the market for chassis as well as potential regulatory changes with FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill at the Intermodal Summit.
FreightWaves market expert Mike Baudendistel chats with Norfolk Southern’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Alan Shaw about intermodal challenges and opportunities confronting NS and other Class I railroads.
abash National is expanding molded structural composite use beyond trailer walls and helping win sustainability points for customers.
Moving temperature-sensitive foods using ocean shipping containers takes a collaborative effort in technology.
FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill chats with Hickey & Associates Managing Director David Hickey about the many factors that companies should consider when looking for a cold storage site.
Kurt George of Property Damage Appraisers explains during a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit why cold storage facilities are particularly vulnerable to ransomware attacks.
Perishable Shipping Solutions CEO Mark Nelson said online demand for specialty perishables never leveled off from the start of the pandemic, and the growth has barely scratched the surface.
GCCA’s Lowell Randel explains how industry and government can fix driver shortages, port congestion and cyber threats.
In his keynote address at FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday, Sudarsan Thattai, CIO of Lineage Logistics, says the global leader is well positioned to address future supply chain challenges through technology investments and key alliances.
Grants and incentives will be needed to offset high front-end costs, Ryder EV executive says.
Proterra has been making electric buses for more than a decade. It is also making batteries and charging infrastructure.
Ryder System’s Mike Plasencia and FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox announce the opening of nominations for the FreightTech Awards.
Kodiak Robotics co-founder and CEO Don Burnette explains why the development of autonomous trucking is poised to leap from the experimentation phase to a viable commercial product during the Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.
A patchwork of autonomous driving regulations at the state level are ready to move to a more coordinated effort at federal agencies, according to Plus’ Wiley Deck.
Commercialization and pace of growth are common themes among young companies seeking to lead in advanced technologies.
FreightWaves SONAR SCI adds summary views, giving shippers a snapshot of the entire supply chain and creating an “easy button” providing risk assessment.
Excerpt: Mustafa Azizi, co-founder and CEO of ZUUM Transportation, talks to Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect about how small and medium-size freight brokerages can leverage technology to compete with the big players.
Covenant believes government incentives are vital in helping the trucking industry meet zero-emission goals.
Fresh from raising $43 million in a new investment fund, Dynamo Ventures partner Santosh Sankar says supply chain tech is attracting all comers.
Factoring is one of the most important sources of liquidity for small fleets and independents, and it’s undergoing significant consolidation.
As COVID restrictions ease, small fleets must develop cargo theft prevention plans, which include mapping out safe truck parking and fueling routes, says Adam Wingfield, managing director of Innovative Logistics Group.
Experts weigh in on how choosing the right legal services firm can help drivers and fleets keep operating efficiently.
Labor attorney Damon Ott discusses how trucking companies may need to change with the California law on the use of independent contractors during FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit.
Matt Silver, VP of partnerships and strategic alliances at Trucker Tools, and Larry Cothran, owner-operator of Cothran Logistics, chat about becoming an owner-operator at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes drugs from trucks on a regular basis. Lawyer Su Ross of MSK talks to Long-Haul Crime Log host Nate Tabak about what fleets and owner-operators need to know when drugs are found in one of their trucks.
Keynoting a FreightWaves summit, Rob Estes, head of Estes Express Lines, says current conditions are unprecedented.
Gatik’s Sam Saad talks about his autonomous vehicle company’s expanding Walmart partnership, Isuzu manufacturing deal and other trends in the transportation industry.
Upgrading fleets and equipment from 3G mobile technology to LTE requires upfront planning with a strong partner.
The Shipper of Choice Award recognizes companies that attract carriers because they make it easy to do business.
Kevin Hill, FreightWaves’ executive publisher, chats with Michael Newcity, chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies, during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
“Ultimately the pandemic has made everyone realize that there are opportunities here to make all of our lives better going forward.”
Waymo solved the maze of autonomously navigating surface streets. That is helping WaymoVia teach commercial trucks how to do likewise.
Adam Miller, CFO of Knight-Swift Transportation and president of Swift Transportation, joins George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves, during Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME to talk capacity, drivers, rates and more.
Three FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions to increase supply chain efficiency during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Thursday.
FreightWaves’ Zach Strickland and Loadsmart Vice President of Operations Jim Nicholson chat about mode optimization, truckload consolidation and technology’s role in sustainable shipping.
Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers says electrification and other technologies are coming quickly to trucking, and he wants his company out front.
The cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline showed the devastation that ransomware can bring. GlobalTranz Chief Technology Officer Russ Felker explains what transportation and logistics companies can do to protect themselves, and why good cybersecurity starts at the basics.
Schneider Logistics SVP and General Manager Erin Van Zeeland chats with TriumphPay VP of Sales and Marketing Haley Evans about the top challenges facing logistics companies and what they can do to overcome them.
Bringg’s Klein said COVID showed it’s tough for a logistics provider to scale up quickly when you need to.
Four FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Wednesday.
Dan Kopp, CEO of freight brokerage ITG Transportation Services, joins Trey Griggs, VP of sales at Lean Solutions Group, to discuss the ocean shipping environment at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
Reliance Partners discusses how new technology allows transportation companies to reduce insurance costs.
Four FreightTech firms demonstrate their innovative technology solutions for transportation companies during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller interviews Kendra Tucker on her move into the trucking industry last year when she joined Truckstop.com.
FreightWaves adds exclusive new data set to an already extensive amount of reefer data.
FreightWaves President George Abernathy and Ryder Chief Technology Officer Kendra Phillips explore how autonomous technology and other FreightTech will fit in with current networks.
Redwood Logistics CEO Mark Yeager talks about emerging technology and the potential of Logistics Platform as a Service (LPaaS).
J.B. Hunt’s 360 digital freight-matching platform will play a core role in helping the company and its customers thrive in a historically challenging environment, Simpson says.
AgEagle CEO Michael Drozd discusses the kinds of situations in which drones will play a role in the short term — and how those roles will evolve in the longer term.
UPS has ambitious plans for its drone airline, Flight Forward. Kevin Wasik, Flight Forward’s head of business development, explains why UPS is moving aggressively on drones during the DroneWaves Summit.
Deep Trekker’s work with the maritime shipping industry is deepening.
Keynoting the DroneWaves Summit, Parimal Kopardekar said that safe and efficient drone integration depends on telling users where not to go.
Hear from drone manufacturers, shippers and more that are utilizing these devices to completely revolutionize transportation at the first and last miles of supply chains.
Lila Holzman of As You Sow explains during FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit how investors can hold companies accountable on climate change.
Net-zero emissions targets are growing in popularity, but a Flexport.org expert says companies need to set the right goals and take real action to avoid greenwashing.
Carbon markets expert and OPIS Director of Global Carbon Pricing Lisa Street chats with FreightWaves Editor-at-large John Kingston about how transportation companies can be involved in the carbon markets.
You can’t reduce carbon emissions without measuring them first. C.H. Robinson experts discuss the company’s carbon measurement technology.
As hydrogen grows as a fuel source for long-haul trucking, Nikola Motor Corp. is finding ways to bring down the cost of manufacturing the fuel.
FreightTech companies showcased their cutting-edge technology solutions for common fleet inefficiencies during the Enterprise Fleet Summit.
Trimble MAPS worked with Wisconsin trucking company Roehl Transport to implement a navigation system to allow seamless and precise last-mile operations. The companies share their story during FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.
Ellen Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association in 2007, and it has come a long way since. It now has a separate charity foundation, which provides students seeking transportation-related careers with scholarships.
FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom and Ryder’s Steve Martin discuss facets of dedicated truckload operations, including service metrics, pricing levels and driver retention.
Brent Bergevin, vice president of transportation at Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, chats with FreightWaves’ Zach Strickland about how Love’s handled market challenges over the last 12 months, from the COVID-19 pandemic to February’s severe winter weather.
The truckload market is looking very strong this year and freight brokers are riding high.
Intel’s Ravi Dosanjh and the Port of Long Beach’s Noel Hacegaba take on supply chain visibility.
Working with carriers, adapting to their needs and appreciating them are essential strategies in a freight market with tight capacity, NFI and BlueGrace executives say during a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.
What’s hot in FreighTech? Several companies showcased the best of the best during the FreightWaves 3PL Summit.
In this Put That Coffee Down segment, Kevin Hill talks with Chris Hurst about why the freight and logistics sector is lagging, and why companies should fix that.
Nolan Transportation Group President Geoff Kelley chats with FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom about how the logistics industry can move forward with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Being the biggest or best company in an industry only appeals to customers if you explain how it benefits them, Lee Salz, CEO and author, said during the FreightWaves 3PL Summit.
ArcBest’s Danny Loe, head of asset-light logistics and chief yield officer, joins George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves, to chat about the new normal for procuring capacity during the 3PL Summit.
Hear discussions on multi-modal optimization, customer relations, sales insights, market insights, pricing strategies and much more.
Sourcewater founder Josh Adler chats with Ancova co-founder Max Gagliardi about Sourcewater’s origins and its current role of helping upstream companies find water resources and frac ponds through big data and satellite imagery.
