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Canadian truckers protest mandate; the law behind non-competes; warehouse robotics; misconceptions about reefer

The infrastructure, cost and emissions benefits of renewable natural gas make it a promising alternative fuel to decarbonize trucking, experts said.

Disjointed collaboration within the supply chain has lead to little improvement; rail safety; renewables

MIT’s David Correll and aifleet’s Marc El Khoury join Thomas Wasson on this episode of Loaded and Rolling to talk about the much-touted driver shortage.

Host John Kingston also looks at renewable diesel, which might not be as plentiful as envisioned.

Kubed Living is turning shipping containers into homes, offices and gyms.

Drive My Way adds a personal touch to driver recruiting with its driver-centric software.

“We founded Parallel to allow railroads to open new markets, increase infrastructure utilization and improve service to accelerate freight decarbonization,” said Matt Soule, co-founder and CEO at Parallel Systems.

Freight consultant Chris Jolly and Shannon Breen of FreightVana discuss strategies to help transportation companies develop long-term relationships with clients.

“An earlier transition will allow more gradual changes, thereby reducing the risk of significant disruptions of the sector and of asset stranding,” the report said.

“People see themselves valued more by the marketplace sometimes than they do by where they are, and that’s why you suddenly see a lot of this Great Resignation business,” said Adrian Chapman, owner and CEO of Cover 3 Consulting.

Live on the show: social media audience building; converting TikToks to sales; should your business create NFTs and more

“Before you start your TikTok or before you start your social media platform, make sure that you have a goal in mind,” said Luke Kostka, co-founder and creative director at New Norml Media.

Kevin and Richie welcome Chris Jolly, a.k.a. The Freight Coach, on the show this week to talk about sales and marketing.

Mary O’Connell and Brian Cristol chat about performance measurement and data management problems in the supply chain.

“We need to be able to not only get that data, but as a transportation industry, we need to understand how to interpret that data,” said Brad Benbow, business growth investments at Ardagh Group.

“Climate protection is an issue that impacts everyone. While we can work towards this goal internally, we also wanted to provide an opportunity to enroll our customers in our mission toward carbon neutrality,” said Mark McCullough, Gebrüder Weiss USA CEO.

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey remake Great Quarter, Guys into Great Quarter, Gals, putting a feminine spin on freight and finance.

Also covered on the podcast is the spillover from the natural gas price surge.

Trucking company owner and Texas House candidate Adam Blanchard joins the show to discuss a possible solution to the driver shortage.