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How the COVID-19 spotlight could accelerate change for global supply chain.
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“It’s not about the ideas. It’s about the execution,” said Peter Rentschler.
Making history from FreightWaves LIVE @home it’s WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on day 1.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller introduced three new products at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME – Lane Signal, SONAR Signals and Mission Control.
FreightWaves LIVE @home is coming up May 5-7 and on this episode we preview THE virtual event to define our industry.
Cost of coronavirus emerges, rate war wages on, demand is still high for airlines to move freight, and so much more!
The rate debate rages on between brokers and truckers, Mayday protests in transportation, Ingrid Brown, and more
Airlines have suffered mightily from the loss of passenger traffic as a result of the pandemic. But there also has been a demand for their services to move freight, including an area that has always been taken to the skies to move from point A to point B: medical supplies. On this week’s Drilling Deep […]
Zach and Anthony review some of the latest company earnings and a major economic releases which have yet to reveal the full story of the COVID-19 impact on the freight economy.
On today’s Coronavirus Freight Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill will be talking about the economic impact that COVID-19 is having on freight and the transportation industry. They’ll cover the latest news and freight flows backed by data driven insights powered by SONAR. On this episode they’re joined by FreightWaves market experts Andrew Cox […]
FreightWaves has partnered with Overhaul, a SaaS platform for real-time supply chain visibility and risk management, to produce a white paper that provides pharmaceutical shippers with information on the threats to look out for and steps to mitigate risk.
Kevin Hill and Anthony Smith dive into which markets are showing tightening capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines where volumes are beginning to gain steam in the Broker Update, then Anthony Smith and Mike Baudendistel discuss rail and intermodal volumes bottoming in the Rail and Intermodal Update.
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Laid off or ready to strike out on your own? On today’s Put That Coffee Down we discuss entrepreneurship: making something out of nothing
In this new report transportation analytics company INRIX analyzed billions of anonymous location-based data points to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on freight movement across the U.S.
The second quarter could finish with a bang for trucking stocks.
Retail impacts, earnings, and SONAR powered freight flows highlight today’s Coronavirus Freight Market Update
Zach Strickland delivers the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks to brokers about truckload volume levels across the U.S., and Andrew Cox analyzes consumer spending now that stimulus checks have arrived for most Americans.
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Dooner and The Dude are talking about a first quarter that may have been even worse without the coronavirus, the uphill battle many retailers face when reopening, and we’ll highlight some of the great things companies have been doing to pay it forward.
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Brokers and truckers clash in the spot market, crude prices turn negative, how to avoid falling into pricing traps, and so much more!
Dooner and The Dude are talking about the conflict between truckers and brokers as they battle for dollars in a bottoming spot market.
Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss volumes flattening this week and whether the freight market has hit a bottom. They also discuss earnings from trucking companies before and after COVID-19.
Zach Strickland examines where volumes are increasing for a second day straight in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives into which areas are slightly rising in volumes in the Broker Update, then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how shippers are in the power position, but for the wrong reasons, in the […]
On this episode our market experts look at the impact plant shutdowns are having, earnings, Andy Berke of Blue Grace Logistics, more
Zach Strickland examines how Ontario, California, is accelerating recovery in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives into how the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, market is performing better year-over-year in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses how rail and intermodal continue to impress with cost management in the Rail and Intermodal Update.
Our host John Kingston also discusses the diesel market.
Anthony and Zach break down the Knight-Swift and Heartland earnings; slowing decline of freight rates and volumes and what the rise in imports mean for the recovery.
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On today’s episode of the podcast we are talking all about pricing and how to avoid devaluing your services plus the broker vs trucker debate.
Zach Strickland examines a decline in market volatility in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca dives into the Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, California, markets in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox discusses trans-Pacific sailings with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.
XPO’s Brad Jacobs says 2020 is most likely a lost year.
How long will a rebound take and what will it look like. FreightWaves market experts explore on today’s Coronavirus Freight Market Update
Zach Strickland identifies volume increases in several key markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet and Andrew Cox discusses record drops in key economic data sets with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.
Listen in to this engaging conversation about the invisible backbone of freight.
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? COVID-19 survivors speak, the importance of PPE for truckers, latest news.
Descartes has been receiving questions from customers asking how to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their operations, employees, customers and carriers. The good news is there is a lot that can be done now with your existing logistics and supply chain technology. Download the COVID 19 Action Guide: “Mitigate the Impact on your Logistics […]
The Executive director of The Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried, speaks with FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller on the importance of the air freight industry and how it has adapted to accommodate the needs of a nation in crisis.
Storms strike the Southeast, COVID-19’s effects on insurance markets, pork shutdowns amid growing virus fears and so much more!
JP Hampstead and Zach Strickland discuss the current freight climate. Contracted truckload volumes are still going down, but the pace of the decline has slowed.
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? we’re talking to owner/operator Ingrid Brown about trucking during a pandemic, more
Company was also nominated in three other categories.
Zach Strickland shows which markets are going down and which markets are bouncing back up in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and then on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how tender rejection rates are plummeting due to lack of freight movement.
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On today’s show: PPP, economic recovery, economic impact payments, SONAR powered freight flows, more.
Zach Strickland details a further decline in volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses changes in several markets across the country in the Broker Update, and Anthony Smith provides macroeconomic updates for the month of March in the Shipper Update.
Anthony and Zach discuss what to make of the first major U.S. carrier to report earnings during the COVID-19 outbreak along with the recent Cass, industrial production and retail releases.
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On this week’s Drilling Deep, host John Kingston heard from Jack Rybicki, a managing principal at the accounting and consulting firm CLA. Jack has been steering many clients through the process of trying to get money from the federal government under the CARES Act — in particular, the Payroll Protection Program that will allow employees […]
Learn how to make your best live and recorded sales demos yet on this episode of the podcast.
Zach Strickland examines a dramatic loosening in capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca highlights a year to date low for tender rejections in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses declines in rail traffic with Anthony Smith in the Rail and Intermodal Update.
Carriers are hopeful that Q2 will be much less chaotic than last quarter.
Cultivating a positive culture while protecting the business
How a hog plant shutdown hits freight, plus prepper economics, air freight and more in this Coronavirus Freight Market Update
Zach Strickland discusses import volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses a slow down in the fall of volumes and rejections in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox examines the Case Freight Indices with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.
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On today’s podcast we’re looking at the impacts tornadoes had on the South, plus freight flows, forecasts, and more.
Zach Strickland discusses a drop in volumes before diving into the El Paso, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines year over year volume differences in the Broker Update, and Mike Baudendistel discusses low import volumes in port cities with Anthony Smith in the Rail and Intermodal […]
In this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead, FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Reliance Partners President Chad Eichelberger about COVID-19 effects on insurance markets.
Transportation companies are drawing down credit lines to weather the pandemic
Declining reefer volumes and how tender rejections have dropped to 6.82%. They also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the maritime market.
On today’s podcast: TQL layoffs explored, why are rates dropping, the retail supply chain, trucker’s take and more
Zach Strickland shows which markets have been resilient this week in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about freight volumes being at their lowest levels in three months in the Broker Update, and then on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how freight volumes are […]
Anthony and Zach have special guests Former Flex CEO and current strategic adviser to Clear A.I. Mike McNamara and FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom on to discuss coronavirus’ impact on various pieces of global supply chains and give an update on how the economy and freight market are reacting domestically.
The coronavirus impact on unemployment, an investigative report on TQL’s layoffs, more.
Zach Strickland looks at how market load balances are impacting capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about looking to reefer rejections in key markets for growth in the Broker Update, and then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss how another 6 million Americans have applied for unemployment in the Shipper […]
Host John Kingston also looks at the signs of a big drop in diesel demand.
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But some of the rules are tricky, though the terms might be easy.
Today on the podcast, Dooner and Hill are talking about the power of storytelling and brand messaging via video.
Zach Strickland looks at volumes dropping unevenly within the freight market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then in the Rail and Intermodal Update, Mike Baudendistel and Anthony Smith discuss lower import volumes hitting international intermodal.
On this episode: Knight-Swift President and CEO David Jackson – TruckStop.com’s COO Trent Broberg – and market experts Andrew Cox, Zach Strickland, and Anthony Smith
Zach Strickland looks at volumes dropping along with tender rejections across the U.S. in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and in the Shipper Update, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith discuss what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey on small businesses portends for the freight market.
FreightWaves CEO & founder Craig Fuller talks with Knight-Swift’s President & CEO David Jackson about how they’re reacting to COVID-19.
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the many ways that companies and individuals are stepping up to #thankatrucker.
FreightWaves partnered with Redwood Logistics on this white paper to better understand the most important issues facing retail supply chains.
Zach Strickland looks at van outbound tender rejection rates falling rapidly in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks about volume levels almost reaching seasonal norms, and then Mike Baudendistel returns this week with Anthony Smith to discuss the economy dragging down rail traffic and truck orders in the Rail and Intermodal Update.
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The industry wrestles with COVID-19, jobless rates rise; plus, are we headed for a freight cliff?
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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning the grocery supply chain and if we’re running out of food, more manufacturers aid in making face masks as shippers pivot, and what new overweight waivers mean for carriers.
Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about the current state of freight. Outbound tender rejections have dropped to 14%, about where they were on March 18, 2020. Some markets like Harrisburg, PA and Atlanta, GA are performing better due to the demand for specific goods. Why is this happening?
