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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? LIVE at Carrier Summit 2020

FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom and Tenney Group’s Spencer Tenney sit down at the FreightWaves Carrier Summit to discuss reasons trucking deals are outpacing broader deal flow.

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Live from Carrier Summit, WHAT THE TRUCK?!? has full event coverage and interviews.

Carriers looking to attract more drivers may have to get creative with recruitment, as well as consider raising pay or adding bonuses, said Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks.

Understanding freight networks and making data-driven decisions are key for carriers to improve profitability, Garner Trucking’s CEO and KSM Transport Advisors’ president said during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit.

Workhound and Brand Outcomes executives discuss the importance of using the right metrics to measure the costs of recruiting and retaining drivers.

Reliance CEO Andrew Ladebauche and Chief Marketing Officer Brenda Wiser say that good CSA scores and a better understanding of technology’s role are keys to avoiding double-digit premium rate increases.

If 2020 has proved anything to supply chain participants, it is that digitization is here to stay. COVID-19 has placed the focus on logistics and the supply chain like never before. Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of FreightWaves, said the pandemic has given supply chain and logistics intelligence “a front seat inside of every organization […]

When full visibility of a load is combined with predictive maintenance, downtime will drop and carrier profitability will rise, experts say.

Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s Don Lefeve and Roadmaster Drivers School’s Brad Ball discuss the state of CDL training at FreightWaves Carrier Summit.

Phillip Stutts built a career out of listening to data. Too often, though, companies ignore what the data is telling them.

Dooner and The Dude have the low down on what to watch for at Carrier Summit plus how to win a Peloton!

Do warehouse robots dream of electric sheep? Rockets and Uber: Which valuation is wackier? Perfecting the freight sales pitch deck and so much more!

FreightWaves Director of Research Kevin Hill speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight.

SVT Robotics warehouse integration, the good and bad of e-commerce for Amazon and USPS, TK7 Products push towards green initiatives, how to talk to Millennials in trucking more

How big of a deal was SpaceX’s successful Starship Hop last week, and how much closer are we to commercial space travel?

On today’s Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Andrew Cox talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that move you.

FreightWaves’ Mark Solomon, who has been covering the service for years, gives his take on the latest crisis.

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