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Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 3min

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP640 How to ship a manatee; Flexport cuts 20% of global workforce; and the war in Israel

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about DHL Express joining forces with four zoological institutions to fly eight manatees more than 1,000 miles back to their temporary Florida homes. We’ll learn from Joe Collopy at DHL and Becky Ellsworth at the Columbus Zoo the logistics of hauling manatees for rehabilitation. FreightWaves’ Greg Miller looks at global shipping’s new flash point, Israel. He lays out how shipping executives are preparing for the conflict.AIT Worldwide Logistics’ Angela Mancuso discusses the hiring market for freight forwarders. How hard is it to find employees, are there opportunities and what’s the value of building a skilled workforce?F Staff founder and CEO Justin Clarke talks about the business of placing drivers. We’ll learn what the job market is like right now for truckers.Plus, Flexport cuts 20% of its global staff; two trucking companies shut down; a port tour; how not to deal with a flat tire; and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 12, 2023 • 26min

Taking The Hire Road EP127 Fleetworthy’s Mission For Manageable Compliance

Jeremy Reymer, Founder of DriverReach, is joined today by a great industry friend, Michael Precia, the CEO and President of fleet safety and risk management system, Fleetworthy Solutions. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on!Follow the Taking The Hire Road PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 12, 2023 • 29min

Freightonomics EP163 The cost of de-risking

What are the effects of diversifying supply chains and increased governmental influence on markets?Follow the Freightonomics PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 11, 2023 • 28min

Truck Tech EP34 Simplifying connected trucks

Guest: Jake Fields, co-founder and chief technology officer, Platform ScienceTopic: The Virtual Vehicle from Platform Science continues to attract major OEMs and large fleets with the simple idea of running everything a truck driver and the back office needs on a single platform.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 11, 2023 • 1h 3min

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP639 Alexa for supply chain; how mail trucking works; and Hyliion pauses ERX?

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Duke AI’s Marcus Cooksey to talk about its new fully automated back-office assistant. It’s Siri for your supply chain and promises to automate document management, audit invoices and detect errors. Andrew Silver built a FreightTech giant with Molo Solutions. Now that he has exited the company, he’s on to his next venture — one that hits close to home for me: podcasting. We’ll dive deep into his career journey and we’ll find out what The Freight Pod is all about.FreightWaves’ Justin Martin and Understand LTL’s Curtis Garrett update us on the Estes hack; tell us how truckers move the mail; show pre-trip inspection fails; and talk about ejector seats in trucks.FreightWaves’ Alan Adler updates us on big news regarding Hyliion potentially dropping the Hypertruck ERX.Plus, U.S. container imports are above pre-COVID levels; astonishing river cleanup solutions; and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 10, 2023 • 29min

Rethink Reshoring EP14 Laredo, TX - the Largest US Commercial Border Crossing in America

While many companies are reshoring, many others are nearshoring to Mexico. How does a company make the decision to reshore or nearshore production? There are several commercial border crossings between the US and Mexico. Why is Laredo so important? What are the statistics about goods in cross-border trade? I know that you spent some time in Laredo two weeks ago. Why were you there and what did you see? Are there restrictions on trucks moving across the border in either direction? What are the operations like? How is all this growth related to reshoring/nearshoring? What about immigration? How does that affect the movement of goods across the border? Follow the Rethink Reshoring PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 10, 2023 • 28min

Great Quarter, Gals EP160 Raise capital, attend conferences

Emily Feliton joins the gals to talk TMS on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals. Her, Kaylee Nix, and Grace Sharkey dive into raises, conferencing, and mentorship!Follow the Great Quarter, Gals PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 10, 2023 • 26min

Check Call EP94 The Crucial Role of Freight Broker Onboarding, Training, and Support

In this episode, we cover training and onboarding with Andrea Duarte, Onboarding Lead at Tai Software. The success of a brokerage firm heavily relies on the capabilities and competence of its freight brokers. For more information subscribe to Check Call the newsletter or the podcast.Follow the Check Call PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 9, 2023 • 29min

FreightWaves Presents EP08 Air Cargo in 2023

No portion of the freight industry has changed in the last several years more than air cargo. From trying to keep up with demand through converting passenger airlines to freighters as well as using secondary airports for uncluttered access to freight, shippers have had a harder time trying to pin down a way in which to best use air cargo and no one really knows what it will look like when the dust settles. Joining us to talk about it are FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch, Mike Webber, Founder of Webber Air Cargo and Marc Schlossberg, Executive Vice President of Unique Logistics International.Follow the FreightWaves Presents PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 9, 2023 • 33min

The Stockout EP91 Is Ozempic leaving CPG items on the shelf?

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss Kellanova, Amazon, Ozempic’s impact on CPG and interview Ed Smith, Vice President of Distribution and Fulfillment at Averitt Express.Follow The Stockout PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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