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The TSA is doing a better job partnering with airfreight companies on security, but better training and technology are needed to meet future security obligations.

Executives from Horizon Fitness, Estes Forwarding Worldwide and The DDC Group talk during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME about keeping up with the trend of online ordering and home delivery.

With special guests Mustafa Azizi, Co-Founder and CEO, ZUUM; Robert Brothers, Vice President of Product Development, McLeod Software; Vaughn Moore, President and CEO, AIT Worldwide Logistics; Hope White, Chief Executive Officer, H.D. White Logistics, LLC

Blue North executive Brit Fitzpatrick talks community support and female leadership in supply chain management during FreightWaves Venture Summit Tucked in the foothills of northern Kentucky, just outside Cincinnati, Brit Fitzpatrick is helping lead a successful supply chain development support company with Blue North.  Blue North supports startups in their home ecosystem, fostering growth through […]

Hyliion founder and CEO Thomas Healy make his case for why natural gas provides the best and cheapest way for the trucking industry to embrace electrification.

The once little-regarded special purpose acquisition company is all the rage on Wall Street as $56 billion in blank check companies seek reverse merger targets. A leader of two of those efforts cautions day traders to know what they are investing in.

A comfortable merger still requires managing change and making parts fit as technology races ahead, says Trinity Logistics President Sarah Ruffcorn

Craig Fuller and Mike Isaac discuss Isaac’s book as well as the rise and fall of Uber. They dive into the evolution of Uber, the company’s new reliance on Uber Eats and the impacts of new regulations.

Andrew and Seth are joined by Thiago Olson, Managing Director of Engage Ventures to discuss Engage’s unique VC model, their hyper-focus on southeastern startups and what opportunities he is seeing across the frieghttech landscape.

ArcBest CEO Judy McReynolds talks about the company’s customer service model and how it has helped them thrive throughout the pandemic at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Thursday.

J.B. Hunt has been recognized for its five-year, $500 million technology investment, but how it got to that point is now equally well known.

Sageview Capital’s Andrew Korn discusses growth capital investing strategy and what sets his firm apart from others during the FreightWaves FreightTech Venture Summit. Gaining support from investors can be one of the most difficult parts of starting a new business, yet it is crucial for entrepreneurs to survive and thrive.  Sageview Capital, based in Palo […]

The freight business is both complicated and asset-heavy. To be successful, tech startups need to know the freight business, its pain points and its limitations.

Anthony and Zach bring on Jon Bradford of Dynamo, a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments, to discuss what effect 2020 has had on investment trends and sentiment in the supply chain.

Mehta and Sweat are keeping a step ahead of the evolving supply chain startup market.

Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle shared her journey navigating the venture capital world during the FreightTech Venture Summit.

Shipwell CEO Greg Price explains during FreightTech Venture Summit the importance of winning over venture capitalists at the onset of presenting your idea.

Data drives the development of those opportunities, according to Sapphire Ventures Managing Director Kevin Diestel in the fireside chat “VC Perspective: How FreightTech is Different” during the FreightWaves FreightTech Virtual Summit.

“It’s well documented how big this market is and how ripe for disruption this market is,” says Rose Rocket CSO Justin Bailie.

Start small and simple, VC experts say.

Mark Scudder discusses acquisitions, IPOs and more with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller during the FreightTech Venture Summit

Ike founder Alden Woodrow talks about the company’s unconventional approach to securing funding and bringing its product to market.

Steve Case helped build AOL. Now, as CEO of Revolution LLC, he works to help other entrepreneurs fund and grow their businesses.

FreightWaves today announced FreightWaves for Startups, a new initiative aimed at helping startup companies grow into successful organizations.

Inside the grocery supply chain with Robinson Fresh. Plus, truckers against child abuse, final mile, and more

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This week in spot rates

On this week’s Drilling Deep, P. Sean Garney of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting looks at the recent federal guidelines for hair testing to determine if drivers, or potential drivers, have drugs in their system. And Garney wonders: Will this ever get off the ground to become an industry standard? He’ll talk about why he’s skeptical. Also […]

It’s a special Halloween episode on freight’s most diabolical variety show.

Is now is the time to sell your trucking company, the verdict in an embezzlement bust, scary state of air freight, recruiting hacks, and Wheel of Stupid Questions with a FreightTech founder

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The challenges of delivering a coronavirus vaccine to 8 billion people are immense, but over time more logistics companies will be able to participate as shipping tolerances ease.

Zach and Anthony cover the latest trends impacting the cold chain with special guest Zac Rogers. Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video

Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit on this episode dedicated entirely to temp controlled supply chain

As the temperature-controlled supply chain continues to call for greater transparency to ensure food safety, Penske Logistics welcomed the opportunity to ensure its cold chain operations were the gold star in the industry.

Automated storage and retrieval systems are making the move into cold-storage real estate.

“Inside the Four Walls of Cold Chain Mobility” was the topic of a virtual fireside chat at the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit.

Speaking at the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit, Gatik’s head of operations Sam Saad said the company is moving closer to having truly driverless vehicles on roadways by next summer.

On this week’s Drilling Deep, host John Kingston brings in his colleague Mark Solomon again to talk about the state of the U.S. Postal Service. Solomon was a guest on Drilling Deep not all that long ago to talk about the same subject. But the amount of new controversy that has arisen since then means […]

Transportation lawyer Kristen Johnson joined “Fuller Speed Ahead” to discuss her thoughts on the $411 million nuclear verdict — the largest on record.

Sting trailers, thieves in the night, and hackers. Who and what is keeping your cargo safe?

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The brains behind the brew

This week in trucking rates.

Also on this week’s edition: diesel did something last week it hasn’t done in at least 30 years.

Morning Brew co-founder/CEO Alex Lieberman on turning a newsletter into an empire.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller appeared on the A Media Operator podcast. Read highlights of the podcast here.

Zach and Anthony cover the latest in the logistics industry with special guest, Zac Rogers Apple Podcast Spotify Sticher Watch the video

Is Prime Day helping to fuel a capacity crunch on land and by sea?

We discuss Ted Weschler, Berkshire money manager and his move to purchase $45mm of Dillard’s stock. Then, we break down some of the most notable upcoming futuristic SPACs.

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about selling from a certain point of view: that of the shipper.

How Apple will be shipping iPhone 12’s, freight volumes in Q4, Redwood’s Mark Yeager and more

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Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about what’s happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week.

Uber Freight’s Bill Driegert plays a drum solo, the top-5 worst weather states for trucking, CEO perspectives with SmartHop and CRST International

Adopting the right technology is key to executing better communication.

Soon after Dave Ables took over as president and CEO of Dart Transit Co. and as the first days of the pandemic receded into a strong freight market, he knew there was a problem: retaining and attracting drivers. So the Minnesota-based company put through an increase in compensation on several different fronts. It wasn’t just […]

Ryder and ABB executives explore why the adoption of electric vehicles is coming first to the last mile during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit.

As e-commerce sales are projected to hit over $709 billion in the U.S. in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics companies are focused on last-mile delivery and improving customers’ experience.

A grocery supply chain expert told the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit that grocery stories are not feeding the Canadian appetite for online shopping.

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ virtual event Last Mile Logistics

Andrew, Kevin and Seth discuss their thoughts on the consumer and upcoming holiday season, before being joined by Bruce Chan, VP, global logistics at Stifel. Bruce makes his FreightWavesTV debut and talks drones, white gloves and all the peculiarities of final mile.

Brad Hildebrand discussed Cargill’s reliance on dependable rail service during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Kenco’s Jason Neal explains at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit how this service requires drivers to also be resilient customer service representatives.

Erik Caldwell, Last Mile president for XPO Logistics, and FreightWaves President George Abernathy talk about the consumer demand and the last mile in the keynote event for the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

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 market expert and analyst Zach Strickland talked with Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz director of customer solutions, during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday.

RFP/RFQ, mini-bids, and more. Today’s show is all about winning those freight sales bids.

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

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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

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

On today’s episode: life after Trevor Milton for Nikola, truckers take over TikTok, and are small carriers worth saving?

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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 […]