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Steve Ferreira highlights what to expect with continued backlogs in ports and shortages of shipping containers.

FreightWaves launches Long-Haul Crime Log, a weekly true-crime podcast about the dark side of the world of freight. Our first episode covers the crimes of an executed trucker, drug busts at the U.S.-Mexico border and cyberattacks on the trucking industry.

Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland share their predictions for the state of freight in the new year.

Kevin Hill and Blythe Brumleve discuss how to catch your audience’s attention from the start and keep them on the line until the close.

In this issue freight’s ransomware problem, project44 sues FourKites, skies cleared for drones, more

Will the new year bring market booms or busts? Andrew Cox and Seth Holm react to a bold prediction from Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra.

Dooner and The Dude start the new year breaking down how freight tech is becoming accessible for businesses of all sizes.

Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith count down the best episodes during this crazy year for freight markets.

Selling in 2020 looked completely different thanks to the shift to remote work and limits on corporate travel. Hear from industry leaders on maximizing sales potential in today’s climate.

How are you adapting marketing in 2021? The year ends Thursday and after a challenging 2020, people are hopeful for 2021.  Last week, Kevin Hill and Blythe Brumleve talked about the challenge of forecasting and adapting your forecasting techniques when things go haywire.  Today’s episode is all about looking into the new year and changing […]

It was a year of discussions, SPAC announcements, caring and not caring for the GQG crew.

Dooner and Michael Vincent count down their favorite WHAT THE TRUCK?!? episodes of 2020 and get stoked for 3 days of WTT?!? in 2021.

Dave Osiecki gives his views on what happened this past year and what might be occuring in 2021.

Andrew Cox and Seth Holm talk mergers across the market and how they’ll impact the next year.

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FedEx looks to prosper in 2021 FedEx has become a pivotal player in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, rolling out delivery of the Pfizer vaccine this past week and hopefully the Moderna vaccine next week.  During this episode of Navigate B2B, host Steve Ferreira sits down with Udo Lange, president and CEO of FedEx […]

Also on the podcast, a discussion of the red-hot diesel market

Dooner and The Dude talk to astronaut Terry Virts about his time in space, his book and his global circumnavigation documentary.

Could Christmas presents miss their delivery date? Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland break down what shipping bottlenecks mean for the holiday season.

Kevin Hill welcomes a new cohost to the desk for the month of December, Blythe Brumleve. They talk emotional intelligence in sales with Emily Szink.

Happy holidays from WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Do you care about Uber Connect, Amazon custom fashion, Flock Freight or the Tesla Semi? Andrew Cox and Seth Holm do!

Dooner and The Dude bring on Shannon Curier to talk Christmas philanthropy, Bob Farrell CEO of Global Tranz, and CEO of Transfix to discuss why data is king.

The Port of Los Angeles is still working to get toys to retailers’ shelves in time for Christmas.

It’s the most wonderful episode of the year as Dooner and The Dude reflect on 2020 with the whole FreightWaves crew. 2020 has put us through the wringer, but it hasn’t stopped the wheels from turning at FreightWaves and DEFINITELY hasn’t stopped the passion and excitement on our team.  Dooner and The Dude are welcoming […]

Miss one of our live podcasts this week? Get caught up here!  You can conveniently find every FreightWaves podcast 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 […]

Dooner and The Dude lay out what thieves are looking for in your freight Headlines The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index is slowly falling, finishing at 80 for this week. Spot rates and tender indices still have room to accelerate as 2020 finishes out. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has acknowledged the $700 million loan […]

Steve Ferreira and Gordon Trouncer Downes walk through the ins and outs of NYSHEX  The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) is a solution developed for the ocean freight industry by its stakeholders. It’s a resource to gain an understanding of the current market space and to give companies reliable access to digital contracting.  In this […]

What do you do when you find yourself with $7 million?  Maven Machines succeeded in raising that much money this year to invest in its cloud-based freight software, which includes an ELD product and machine learning-driven route optimization. It also hired a lot of people. Its founder and CEO Avi Geller joins host John Kingston […]

How important are cold chain logistics to vaccine distribution? PowerFleet CEO joins the show to discuss.

Dooner and Hill hear from author Paul Ross about elevating your sales strategy, plus an announcement about the future of PTCD.

“We’ve had to add on logistics support staff for appointments, to take pictures of the long lines.”

Uber sells self-driving, how Boston gets its Christmas tree, ONE overboard, and more

Find out which companies are hitting the public market this week and why that matters Andrew Cox and Seth Holm are talking about lots of companies coming to the public market through IPO on today’s “You Care or Nah?” DoorDash will begin trading Wednesday on the public market, which Holm argues is compelling since DoorDash […]

Dooner and The Dude discuss why preventing counterfeit COVID vaccines will be a challenge.

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Three keys for good visual marketing  Visuals transcend language and culture gaps. In this episode of Navigate B2B, Ocean Audit founder Steve Ferreira talks with Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher about how companies can get the most out of imagery.  Butcher explains the keys to succeeding visually in a text-heavy industry: Figure out how to […]

Dooner and the Dude talk to an author about his biography of a railroad legend and get a look at Western Star’s new truck.

U.S. Xpress brings on the team at MIT to study greater efficiency. A member of that team discusses the program’s activities in this podcast.

Dooner and The Dude learn how carrier DHL will fit into the commercial space world DHL is one of the largest logistics companies on Earth, and it aims to take its presence into space as well.  Justin Baird is the vice president and head of innovation for the DHL Asia-Pacific sector. He joined Dooner and […]

SpaceWaves: Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks the true value of the space market  Andrew Cox and Seth Holm wrap up SpaceWaves with a special edition of Great Quarter, Guys.  Keeping the “You care or nah?” segment short Thursday with only four topics, the guys actually care about every single one. Momentous announced it will […]

Dooner and The Dude learn how keeping orbital space clean is a growing business What goes up must come down, or so they say; but what happens to the stuff that gets sent into space, orbits the Earth and never comes back? Dave Fischer, vice president of business development and advanced systems for Astroscale, tells […]

Who makes the rules of government in space? For now, its uncharted territory.

Why artificial intelligence development on Earth matters right now Krystain Gebis has lofty goals for the use of artificial intelligence when it comes to space exploration.  As the founder of  Autobon AI, he has started building a company geared to drive autonomy of cold chain logistics.  This can be relevant to the space industry as […]

Three of NASA’s technology leaders talk the commercialization of space with government input.

What is it like to leave earth 7 times? Find out with Ad Astra founder Franklin Chang-Diaz.

More than 20,000 objects in Earth’s orbit are considered space debris, creating challenges for logistics and supply chains

First, Spire collects the ship-movement data from orbit. Then algorithms use that data to reveal the patterns of global shipping.

Mars missions are advancing, but the logistics of a Martian supply chain are anything but simple.

Private space companies are boosting into space exploration. Will it lead to a new method of shipping in space?

The future of space capital lies in private equity From childhood, J. Brant Arseneau knew he wanted to be an astronaut.  Unfortunately, that wasn’t in the stars (and he has the Canadian Space Agency rejection letter to prove it), so he set his sights on growing capital to get him into space.  Inspired by the […]

Asteroid mining holds promise of a $700 quintillion market for freight transportation.

Yuske Taguchi explains how Gitai is developing robots to supplement human labor in space.

Author Robert Jacobson describes how Main Street investors today can invest in the space-related logistics of tomorrow.

Why capacity crunches don’t mean guaranteed cash for transportation providers Headlines Maritime bottlenecks continue, with shipping delays being seen at the Panama Canal as demand for container ships, liquified natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas surges.  Shippers are seeing issues on land as well, with drivers reporting significant shortages of places to park their trucks.  […]

With Salesforce acquiring Slack and Zoom continuing to grow, how will sales change to adapt to the online world? Dooner and Hill discuss.

Will Trevor Milton sell his Nikola shares, status of Tesla Semi, SpaceWaves, Liam update and more in the newsletter

With equity stake off the table in the Nikola-General Motors deal, what does that mean for the future of the Badger electric pickup truck?

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From real vs. fake Christmas trees to the turkey of the year, this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? will leave you gobbling for more from Dooner and The Dude!

Ocean Audit founder and CEO Steve Ferreira talks latest maritime shipping trends on Black Friday.

Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith discuss headlines before Black Friday and what a changing presidential administration means for logistics regulations.

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, Thomas LaSalvia of Moody’s Analytics REIS looks at the market for warehouse space additions being driven by the growth in e-commerce. And he finds that even as demand for it is soaring, the supply of new space is keeping up and it’s keeping rents relatively soft. Also on this […]

NCAA football champion Brad McBride joins the show to talk about how winning on the football field translated to success in the business world.

Is Big Sky bad for trucking, Thanksgiving/Black Friday data, unforgiving bridges and more

Andrew Cox and Seth Holm debate the resurgence of bitcoin and the value of buying new trucks as a fleet.

Dooner and The Dude discuss buying habits before Black Friday, plus they welcome the flyest guy on 18 wheels

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Dooner and The Dude bring some rock ’n’ roll to your Friday, plus show you a good cause that needs your help

Weston LaBar is the CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association. That’s the trade group that represents the drayage community in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. On this week’s edition of Drilling Deep, LaBar joins host John Kingston to discuss the group’s recent call for the Federal Maritime Administration to step in and […]

Steve Ferreira and J Mintzmyer discuss the reasoning behind the raging shipping market

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller talks supply chain capabilities with Wolfgang Lehmacher From running his own public speaking campaign, serving on multiple corporate boards and working through executive management, Wolfgang Lehmacher is a pretty busy guy.  He took time out of his schedule to sit down with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller to discuss all things supply […]

Dooner and Hill talk sales strategies that will make your consultant smile and your business thrive The world of sales can be a difficult place to navigate, especially when it comes to understanding your clients and their needs.  Put That Coffee Down aims to highlight strategies that make sales life easier and shifting your mindset […]

What peak buying season means for maritime freight and how an Asian trade deal affects shipping costs “Sponsored by Amazon Freight.” freight.amazon.com Amazon Freight | We treat your freight like our own We make shipping your freight easy. Reliable capacity and commitment, great rates, instant quotes, 24/7 service. Sign up and book now. While tender […]

Trucker protest canceled, Elon Musk shoots a triple double, tanker explosion in Mexico and more in the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter

How discount shopping will shape retailers, plus what the Target and Ulta partnership means moving forward Tuesday’s episode of Great Quarter, Guys kicked off with Andrew Cox grilling Seth Holm about what actually matters in this week’s business updates.  Here’s what made the list of topics for “You care, or nah?”: The massive influx of […]

Dooner and the Dude kick off the week with another big vaccine announcement, plus a peek at some unique Christmas gifts.

KeepTruckin’s Aman Shahi details why the Smart Load Board is superior to traditional load boards.

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Baton co-founder Andrew Berberick explains how truckers can regain time and cover more freight through an elastic model of on-demand capacity.

Superstition is NOT the way for Dooner and The Dude; despite the bad luck holiday combined with 2020, they brought a great show to Friday’s WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss how the capacity maximums are affecting shippers, carriers and everyone in between. After a week full of announcements from the election to COVID-19 vaccines, what is the current state of the freight market? Strickland asked Hampstead how capacity is different this year than in years past.  Hampstead said capacity […]

The earnings season for the third quarter has wrapped up and Todd Fowler of KeyBanc has a few things to say. Fowler is the lead transportation analyst at KeyBanc and he shares his perspective on the numbers on this week’s edition of Drilling Deep. What companies did things that were notable? And what did the […]

The election results show just how divided the nation is politically and COVID cases are back on the rise. Shipping activity appears to be insulated from any negative effects at the moment, but for how long?

Dooner and Hill tell you how to propel your brand to success without breaking the bank. Spending thousands of dollars on fancy marketing techniques may seem like the only way to boost a company’s visibility, but that is not always the case.  Dooner and Kevin Hill spent Wednesday detailing the easiest (read: free) ways to […]

Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith give a post-election market update ahead of peak retail shipping season. Sponsored by Amazon Freight. The stock market soared this week, after the 2020 presidential election election was called for Joe Biden and pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced its COVID-19 vaccine progress. This uptick is comforting for consumers as they move into […]

In this issue trucker protests, vaccines, Nikola Badger, giving back, and more.

Dooner and The Dude talk risk management with Travelers and learn how Pfizer hopes to change the world with its COVID vaccine

Shameek Konar is about take an unprecedented step at Pilot Company as he assumes the role of CEO in January.

Kevin Hill and Dooner are live from FreightWaves LIVE @HOME with Lean Staffing Solutions’ Trey Griggs.

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ biggest event of the year.

Ryder is a major seller of used trucks. So it was notable that in its quarterly earnings report, it said the amount of money it was getting from the sale of used trucks was better than its estimates and that the market had been a pleasant surprise. To talk about the market for used trucks, […]

Clarendon Capital’s John Larkin talks SPAC with HCAC’s Dan Hennessy during FreightWaves’ FreightTech Venture Summit.

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ premier virtual event LIVE @HOME

Waymo’s John Verdon talks about the future of self-driving technology with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME Fully autonomous vehicles may seem like an idea only the Jetsons could fathom, but it’s a concept that is well within reach of the trucking industry. Waymo LLC has been working on this technology for more […]

He became America’s youngest self-made billionaire after taking Hyliion public this fall, and now he’s discussing the future (which doesn’t likely include a presidential run.) Hyliion founder and CEO Thomas Healy sat down with hosts Dooner and Michael Vincent on Thursday during a session of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.  Hyliion’s focus is electrification of the trucking […]

Echo exec Gustafson has praise for technological changes

Plus COO Shawn Kerrigan joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on a special episode of Fuller Speed Ahead Thursday as part of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

With with special guests Shelley Simpson, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and President of Highway Services, J.B. Hunt; Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer, Redwood Logistics; Hunter Burke, Loadshop Founder & Product Leader, Loadshop; Lisa Flynn, Director of Delivery Services, SkyBitz