TV & Podcasts

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, March 22, 2019

What The Truck?!? – March 22, 2019

What The Truck?!? episode 60What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: Shippers return to their old ways of detention as carrier compliance increases. Radio Recap: guests discuss actionable data on show 4. And then on to the other big headlines of the week:BLS cites lack of pay – not drivers – as cause for driver shortageATA asserts government driver shortage study gets it wrongSoft CVTI guidance sparks truckload selloffFedEx earnings depressed by slowing global economy and trade fearsFinally, the freight duo plays a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)?

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, March 19, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 19, 2019

Today on FreightWaves NOW, Nick Austin sees more flooding in MO; Ibrahiim Bayaan evaluates the meaning of manufacturing; and John Paul Hampstead connects the dots between a large carrier’s earning report, the spread between wholesale and retail fuel, and air cargo.

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, March 18, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 18, 2019

In today’s FreightWaves NOW, we’ll let you know about ongoing flooding in the Midwest. Also, market expert Donny Gilbert tells us about national freight volumes and the headhaul index, as well as why brokers and carriers should be paying attention to the Memphis market.

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, March 15, 2019

What the Truck?!? – March 15, 2019

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: Freight volumes move the opposite direction of the clocksAnd then on to the other big headlines of the week:Grimaldi ship sinks in Bay of Biscay, U.S. airlines, Boeing ground all 737 MAX aircraft after FAA reversal, FEMA contractor Lipsey Logistics CEO arrested for cocaine distribution that includes kids,FedEx doesn’t consider Amazon a competitor? SEC filings beg to differ. Finally, the freight duo plays a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)? Will they finally get them all in under two minutes?

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, March 13, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 13, 2019

Today on FreightWaves NOW, Nick Austin tells us about a huge disruptive storm covering multiple states throughout the west and into the midwest. Market Expert Donny Gilbert gives us a look volumes throughout the U.S. What’s hot, what’s not? Where should carriers position themselves, and what’s a broker looking to do?

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, March 12, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 12, 2019

Today on FreightWaves NOW, meteorologist Nick Austin tells you where to expect disruptive weather today, particularly the snowy areas of the country. Also, market expert and “Sultan of SONAR” Zach Strickland will let you know which freight markets are doing the best relative to the country as a whole, which regions of the country have the highest volumes, and how overall capacity is doing nationwide. Tune in and find out today on FreightWaves NOW.

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, March 8, 2019

What The Truck?!? – March 8, 2019

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? This week Chad and JP are joined by FreightWaves’ Chief Data Scientist, Daniel Pickett. First, they bring you the Weekly Market Update: Weekly Market Update: March volumes arrive on schedule, capacity remains loose,Brokers say ample capacity readily absorbing contracted volume uptick, FreightWaves releases Vnomics miles per gallon index in SONAR. Radio Recap: quotables from FreightWaves’ second show. And then on to the other big headlines of the week. Finally, they play another round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)? and try desperately to make the two-minute cut.

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, March 6, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 6, 2019

Today on FreightWaves NOW we bring you up to date on road conditions nationwide, and Market Expert Donny Gilbert brings us a look at the Houston market–the 6th largest market in the U.S.–to see how it compares with a look at conditions around the U.S. What’s going on with volumes and tender rejections? Tune in and find out today on FreightWaves NOW.

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, March 5, 2019

FreightWaves NOW – March 5, 2019

Today on FreightWaves NOW Nick Austin gives us the bad news when it comes to the weather, then Zach Strickland comes in hot with a brand new index measuring miles-per-gallon, and shows us the proof in the pudding on how detention times are way up right now pretty much everywhere you may roam. All this and more happening right now!

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