TV & Podcasts

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Michael Baudendistel Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Consumer data shows mixed messages

Before getting into what’s happening in CPG supply chains, here’s something for your calendar: I host the next quarterly The Stockout webinar on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. ET. Here’s the link to register. Last quarter, there was a great turnout, and the discussion was enhanced by the many participants who asked thoughtful and pertinent […]

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Friday, November 19, 2021

Net Zero Carbon: Infrastructure and EVs, baby!

TLDR: Unpacking climate provisions in the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act and uncovering who will be using the planned 500,000 chargers nationwide. $1.2 trillion IIJA lotta money It’s understandable if many of you are bullish carbon nerds like myself and spent the past two weeks with eyes peeled for updates from climate negotiations at COP26 in […]

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Thomas Wasson Thursday, November 18, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Private fleets expand; trucking mergers and acquisitions; and detention on the rise

Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand due to high spot market rates and dwindling capacity in the market. Less capacity equals less service, and service metrics remain a big driver for in-house transportation. For large common carriers (they haul […]

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Thomas Wasson Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Rounding up the F3 Virtual Experience trucking discussions, chaining up for winter weather and looking at a tight labor market that is hampering hiring.

F3 Virtual Experience trucking roundup Last week FreightWaves hosted the F3 Virtual Experience, which involved industry leaders discussing topics related to the future of freight, key factors impacting markets, industry trends and venture capital investments. Key topics included autonomous and electric vehicles, FreightTech and a demonstration of the new SONAR feature, the Trusted Rate Assessment […]

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Net-Zero Carbon: International Alphabet Soup

TLDR: Summary of this week’s Transport Day announcements from the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland (shipping, aviation and ZEVs, oh my!), and a nice, long list of all the acronyms in this article: COP. NDCs. GHG. LNG. CO2. WMBC. COP again. WEF. SAF. FAA. ICAO. ZEV. BNEF. USDA. NZC (probably the most important of the […]

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