TV & Podcasts

FreightWaves is proud to present its award-winning WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast in conjunction with Bring It Home, Long Haul, Freightonomics & more.

Michael Baudendistel Friday, March 4, 2022

CPG powerhouses aplenty at Future of Supply Chain

Before getting into CPG news, I encourage readers of The Stockout to join us at The Future of Supply Chain event, which takes place May 9-10 at the Rogers Convention Centers in Northwest Arkansas. Keynote speakers include Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Jonathan Hoffman, former chief Pentagon spokesman. The CPG industry will be well represented […]

Read More »
Thomas Wasson Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Dude, where’s my stuff!? Talking about tracking with Ryan Rogers

In today’s episode, we talk about the challenges of tracking freight, and how we can change telephone calls into telematics updates. Our special guest is Ryan Rogers, CEO of freight location tracking startup TextLocate.

For many large carriers, communication is automated, but those fleets are in the top 1% of all registered carriers. For the rest of trucking, tracking still involves a phone call. In this episode, we look at ways to make tracking methods transparent and available to all.

Is it possible to make this simpler?

Read More »
Michael Baudendistel Friday, February 25, 2022

CPG companies quickly halt operations in Ukraine

Numerous multinational CPG companies are suspending or limiting production in Ukraine in an effort to keep employees safe. The major CPG companies that have announced they are limiting or suspending production and/or distribution in Ukraine include Nestle, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris and Mondelez. The same is true for global agriculture companies that have operations in Ukraine, […]

Read More »