CheckCall

Air cargo is booming, Everest Transportation hasn’t missed a beat in Ukraine, and truck maintenance prices are climbing to new heights.

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Thomas Wasson sit down to talk about best practices when booking trucks and how to help others avoid rookie mistakes when booking their first loads.

Trips down memory lane provide clarity for newbies in the industry, Ukrainian workers’ absence sends shockwaves through the industry, and the People’s Convoy keeps on trucking to Washington.

Mary O’Connell and David Spencer, director of business intelligence at Arrive Logistics, sit down to talk about the freight market in February and the outlook for 2022.

Mary O’Connell and Nick Dangles, co-founder at Kinetic, sit down to talk about the importance of training for new hires and existing employees.

Mary O’Connell and David Cook, director of sales at CPC Logistics, sit down to talk about driver retention and providing support to private fleets.

Mary O’Connell and Shay Lynn Dixon chat about carrier sourcing, retention and the intricacies of high-value freight.

The RFP process should be easier, vaccination mandates cause border woes, and the power of rail.

Mary O’Connell and Raddy Velkov chat about building a strong carrier network and when to craft a relationship with a good carrier.

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

Mary O’Connell and Ingrid Brown chat about what drivers want from brokers and account managers and what makes a good broker.

Mary O’Connell and Grace Sharkey sit down and talk about what freight trends they expect in 2022, the weirdest things they’ve moved and how to make a successful environment for new people getting into brokering.

Mary O’Connell and Thomas Wasson sit down and talk about what freight trends we saw this year, our expectations for the new year, and some of our favorite stories from the planning and brokering days.

Mary O’Connell and Sarah Eggleston sit down and talk about sales from prospecting to implementation as well as evaluating their needs to keep everyone happy.

Mary O’Connell, Josie Blanco and Anaid Chacon Bryce Williford talk about changes to invoicing requirements by the Mexican Tax Authority.

Mary O’Connell and Bill Morrisroe of iShared sit down to talk about shared truckload and how to get away from LTL overlength fees.

Host Mary O’Connell discusses process improvement with Cargo Chief’s Chris Arrendondo.

Mary O’Connell and JP Hampstead, Director of Passport Research at FreightWaves, sit down to talk about Q3 earnings, what the future of acquisitions might be and what the most surprising thing to come out of earnings season.

Continuous moves might be way underutilized; oil prices aren’t helping on the spot rate market; and the Santa 18 Act could do a lot for youths interested in trucking.

In the inaugural episode of Check Call the podcast. Mary O’Connell sits down with co-CEO’s and Founders of FreightVana, Shannon Breen and John Gamero to talk tech upgrades, automation, and valuation. Subscribe to Check Call newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts