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 has produced a white paper, in partnership with Echo Global Logistics, reviewing the current state of various industrial freight verticals and future forecasts for each.
FreightWaves market expert and analyst Zach Strickland talked with Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz director of customer solutions, during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday.
Here’s a breakdown of logistics providers and their services.
RFP/RFQ, mini-bids, and more. Today’s show is all about winning those freight sales bids.
Informed pharmaceutical transportation means higher success.
Your Tuesday roundup of this week so far in freight
Zach Strickland brings you the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet. Meanwhile, Michael Vincent looks at the outbound/inbound market ripple effect in the Shipper Update.
For more information on improving your driver training with the Safe & Smart Driver Training Program, visit JJKeller.com/SafeAndSmart
FreightWaves has created a complimentary white paper, in partnership with AIT Worldwide Logistics, to explore many of the unique challenges of both the government and aerospace logistics industries and tools companies can use to improve processes and technologies.
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
Profit and loss (P&L) sheets provide key insights to a company’s financial performance.
You can find every FreightWaves podcast conveniently in one feed via the free FreightCasts channel on iTunes, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found.
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
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.
Shippers ship. Carriers carry. Freight brokers are the experts connecting the two. A developed shipper-broker relationship is important in aiding the success of shippers, brokers and carriers.
On today’s Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you.
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 this week’s Drilling Deep, Peter Stefanovich of Left Lane Associates talks to host John Kingston about how strong the market for properties is these days […]
3 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make with the GRI
Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious than in 2020.
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 […]
DHL surveyed 900 global B2B and B2C business decision-makers about the evolution of e-commerce supply chains. Here’s what they reported.
Zach Strickland talks about capacity on the coasts in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Anthony Smith gives a macro update for shippers.
A new supply chain is emerging. Here’s a dive into supply chain recovery and adaptation, pre- and post-COVID.
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 on Tuesday. According to a recent study, every 100 basis points in the shift of consumer spending from traditional retail to e-commerce equates to 46 […]
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 giant Ingram Micro said Tuesday. Keynoting FreightWaves’ daylong webinar on the future of logistics warehousing, Ken Beyer, executive vice president and president of commerce and […]
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.
Airplane tires can withstand landings at incredible speed and impact. Here’s a look at how…
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
You can find every FreightWaves podcast conveniently in one feed via the free FreightCasts channel on iTunes, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found.
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.
Zach Strickland examines an increase in rejection rates in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet and Kevin Hill discusses an all-time high in pricing power for the Carriers in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Update.
Mike Tegtmeyer of AIT Worldwide Logistics urges companies to factor global events like the COVID-19 pandemic into their business continuity planning.
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.
How will new legislation impact the future of trucking?
J. J. Keller and FreightWaves team up to illustrate the 2020 HOS Changes.
In this white paper, brought to you by FreightWaves and Transplace, we will take an in-depth look at how unlikely events — often described as white or black swan events — are driving supply chain and transportation professionals to seek out realtime alternative data to create a competitive advantage in their operations and finances.
On today’s FreightWaves NOW, Zach Strickland discusses van and reefer capacity diverging on the Carrier Update presented by Powerfleet.
The top 20% of freight brokers generate at least 80% of sales and gross margin for any third-party logistics provider (3PL) or freight brokerage.
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.
Has anything changed at Nikola now that Trevor Milton is out?
When evaluating empty-mile data, comparisons are not necessarily apples to apples.
Disruption continues to be the prime focus of supply chains, whether it’s positive business surges or times of crisis. Overcoming these disruptors requires an operation with complete visibility, flexibility, and optimization across the entire supply chain journey.
Zach Strickland discusses tightening reefer markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Michael Vincent talks to shippers.
From customs paperwork, to carrier requirements, to potential security clearances… Absolutely everything you need to know about shipping freight between the U.S. and Canada.
The FreightTech Award honors innovation and disruption within the freight industry.
On today’s episode: life after Trevor Milton for Nikola, truckers take over TikTok, and are small carriers worth saving?
“We’re built for this,” said Williamson. “LTL carriers cannot perform at 98%.”
You can find every FreightWaves podcast conveniently in one feed via the free FreightCasts channel on iTunes, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found.
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 transportation, as well as how supply chains are evolving as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by Amazon Freight. Amazon Freight Apple Podcast Spotify […]
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.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates nearly 1 million U.S. truck drivers took to the road in 2019, and most are in it for the long haul.
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 the guest this week on Drilling Deep, and he’s got a good perspective on one of the reasons why the driver market is so tight: […]
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.
The unprecedented supply and demand shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a focus on resilience, the development of regional supply chains, and the absorption of more buffer inventory in warehouses to ensure that companies have enough product on hand should a similar crisis occur, said Pervinder Johar, CEO of the Pleasanton, California-based […]
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,
Cameras are replacing mirrors on large trucks.
Continuous intelligent planning can help companies avoid stock outs and drive on-shelf availability.
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.
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.
Autonomous trucking software developer Ike announced a partnership to deploy level 4 driverless trucks.
This white paper details the events of 2020 have shifted food shipper expectations around shipping costs, sales and growth.
The use of hair tests to detect drug use among truckers is one step closer to reality.
Today we’re talking about Driver Appreciation Week, driving diversity, XPO Connect, and a Global Trade Tech preview
You can find every FreightWaves podcast conveniently in one feed via the free FreightCasts channel on www.freightwaves.com/podcasts, iTunes, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found. Subscribe to FreightCasts and never miss a FreightWaves podcast. The full list of FreightWaves media can be streamed via the FreightWavesTV app available for your smartphone, Apple TV, Roku and Fire […]
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 by Amazon Freight. Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video
In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland explains how the U.S. could be vulnerable, and in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Kevin Hill talks with Anthony Smith about rates.
Inside Uber Freight’s latest plans, plus economics, trucking, ocean and more.
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.
E-commerce delivery times during the holidays might not make the “nice” list with this year’s soaring online purchases.
