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Zach and Anthony discuss the characteristics of the California freight market, the unintended consequences from regulations and the economic impacts from them.

What does it mean to be “energy independent?” The President of the United States thinks the country is there now. On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston talks about how the U.S. can never truly be independent under most definitions. But that doesn’t mean that things aren’t a lot better than they used […]

This week we break down Walmart’s future with special guest Zach Strickland.

We gear up this week with a man charged on Thursday with shooting a truck driver on I-269 outside Memphis, Tennessee, after an in-cab video captured the suspected killer. Violence in Mexico from organized cartels has been surging in recent weeks, with the latest incident involving a 13-year-old American boy killed Jan. 3 near Nuevo […]

Bloomberg’s Lee Klaskow on how data drives freight and the economy #FWLive Chicago

Are Walmart drivers paid too much? This and more ridiculous questions on today’s What The Truck?!?

In this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead, Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom speaks with Tom Curee, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation for Kingsgate Logistics, LLC.

Happy top of the weekend! Thanks for making us a part of the backhaul of your week, and boy do we have some news for you. First, we hit the headlines: Applying the restrictions of AB5 in California to the trucking industry runs afoul of federal law, according to a court case just handed down. […]

Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead and Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talk about what is happening with rates this week.

Will the coffee cup defense work for distracted trucker who caused fatal crash?

All the latest ocean news including imports and Iran plus what is Chinese Year and how does it work in shipping?

Peter Rentschler CEO of Carrier Direct helps supply chains harness the transformative power of technology.

Zach and Anthony discuss why January is so difficult to manage and why this one may be different for trucking; FMCSA and AB5 hangups; and give a economic and market update as well as projections.

Is this a golden opportunity for a vertical integration, or is it a defensive move to bail out a troubled customer?

The “New Year’s Eve surprise” may have been a first step toward getting the California trucking industry out from under the AB5 legislation that will have serious consequences for the independent owner operator model. Weston LaBar is the CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association, which represents the drayage industry. He spoke on the Drilling Deep […]

We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying to register, the site is now up and operational and you can find it by clicking here. We spend Five Good Minutes with Chief Insight […]

Venture Capital Growth in Supply Chain – Fireside Chat #FWLive Chicago with Brian Laung Aoaeh co-founder and general partner REFASHIOND Ventures and Graham Parker CEO Kontainers.

We cover major trucking crashes in PA and IN, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles, Australia’s wildfires, more

In this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead, FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom sits in for CEO Craig Fuller and chats with Wes Kornowske, Vice President of Operations for Paper Transport, Inc.

Happy New Year and top of the decade to you! We kick off with the top headlines of the week and bring you backhauling into the weekend with a variety of news deliveries. What is up with Y2K20 and cybersecurity? What’s the market outlook from our early-term view? Is it too early to consider consensus […]