Podcast

Trucking shouldn’t just offer somebody a seat. It should offer them a future, better skills, better opportunities, and more money and choices. That was the premise Werner Enterprises Senior Director of Driver Recruiting Ben Pile brought to his recent appearance on Brake Check with host Charles Gracey. Pile has spent 23 years in driver recruiting, […]

New Descartes MacroPoint ELD+ feature has been rolled out to track a shipment’s ELD, trailer GPS, and driver mobile app simultaneously rather than picking a single source. Andrew Wimer, Associate General Manager, Transportation Management at Descartes, joined FreightWaves’ What the Truck?!? to explain how the added redundancy closes visibility gaps, flags potential fraud, and keeps drivers in the loop.

Shipium’s Always On Audit swaps monthly invoice archaeology for real-time shipment forensics, using AI agents to catch billing errors before they ever hit an invoice. CEO Jason Murray and SVP Penny Allen explain how the system’s digital twin model is already flagging misapplied rates and surcharges for early customers.

EAIGLE founder and CEO Amir Hoss joined FreightWaves to break down how the company’s computer vision platform is slashing gate dwell times and closing the yard’s long-standing data gap. Fresh off a growth funding round and 350% year-over-year growth, Hoss detailed how EAIGLE turns cameras yards already have into a fully automated, paperless gate-to-dock operation.

For the past several years, many fleets have viewed trailer capacity as a lever they could pull as conditions changed—adding units when freight improved and returning them when demand softened. According to Ed Behnen, Senior Vice President of Sales at Premier Trailer Leasing, that flexibility is becoming far less available. Behnen joined Malcolm Harris on […]

ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine explains the thinking behind the platform’s newly launched LTL offering and the broader push to bring parcel, freight and truckload under one roof. Enterprise customer Toyota Racing Development and SMB spice brand Spiceology illustrate what that looks like in practice.

Loaded and Rolling host Thomas Wasson sat down with Sean Dehan, vice president of strategy and corporate development at Truckstop, to discuss where market pressure and regulation have led the freight industry when it comes to combatting fraud.

Tarek Alaruri has spent his career on both sides of freight’s money problem. First, chasing down loads as a broker, now helping shippers and carriers get paid faster. The CEO and cofounder of Stuut joined Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent on FreightWaves’ “What the Truck?!?” podcast to talk about how his company is using AI […]

Lean Solutions Group CTO Alfonso Quijano says that companies still treating AI like a tool instead of an employee are setting themselves up for costly failure.

RNG has arrived as a proven, bottom-line fuel strategy for Class 8 fleets. Clean Energy SVP Chad Lindholm says the combination performance, domestic price stability, and a maturing fueling network means operators no longer have a reason to wait.

When a tow company takes possession of your truck, trailer, and cargo after a highway accident, storage fees start accruing immediately. Travelers’ Stephen Brasher breaks down why predatory towing has become a six-figure financial risk for motor carriers and outlines five best practices to protect your fleet before the next accident happens.

Monika Joshi explains how Amazon Relay’s web portal and mobile app’s fraud protections, safety rewards program, and Prime Day volume create a differentiated value proposition for carriers.

Taylor & Martin’s Steve Oliver explains how rising freight rates, constrained new truck production and lingering pandemic-era debt are reshaping the used equipment market

With national availability declining for the first time since 2021 and new construction starts at 10-year lows, Link Logistics sees a market primed for well-positioned infill portfolios.

Infios’ analysis of millions of U.S. customs entries reveals how tariff stacking transformed supply chain execution in 2025.

Dale Prax makes the case for cross-platform collaboration on freight fraud — and explains why the industry can’t afford to keep working in silos.

Mike Fackler, Technical Director of Transportation for Travelers Insurance, joined FreightWaves’ Malcolm Harris on What the Truck?!? to break down why the solutions to distracted driving don’t start with the driver.

The cross-border freight market between the United States and Mexico is entering a new chapter, and Werner is positioning itself at the center of it. FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sat down with Werner’s Nate Browne and Lance Dixon to discuss the future of nearshoring and cross-border freight.

FreightWaves’ Editorial Director, J.P. Hampstead, sits down with Alfonso Quijano to discuss the future of AI integration and the logistics labor market.

Fleet operators tend to think of risk in terms of isolated events, such as a crash, a failed inspection, or a compliance lapse. But according to Bob O’Connell, Account Executive of Strategic Accounts at J.J. Keller & Associates, that way of thinking is itself the biggest blind spot in the industry. “A lot of carriers, […]