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Jul 18, 2023 • 31min

Check Call EP83 From the field to freight with Desmond Clark

In this episode, we explore the fascinating correlation between athletes and success in the freight brokering industry. Our guest, Desmond Clark, former NFL player turned president of a freight brokerage, sheds light on the unique skills, qualities, and experiences that make athletes exceptional candidates for becoming 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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Jul 17, 2023 • 17min

Cost vs. Service – How Do You Get Both?

Join Ryder System's Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence, Gary Allen, and FreightWaves' Freight Broker/3PL Expery Mary O'Connell in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2023 • 17min

How Carriers are Aligning with the World's Most Complex Shippers

Join FreightVerify's Carrier Relations Lead, Greg Nelson, and FreightWaves' Enterprise Trucking Expert, Thomas Wasson, in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2023 • 58min

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP604 How cargo is targeted for strategic theft, hiring in a down market and FreightTech 100

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the cargo theft playbook that thieves are using this summer. Scott Cornell, national practice lead for transportation, crime, and theft specialist at Travelers, shares how theft has gone strategic with identity theft, double brokering and fictitious pickups.How and when do you hire drivers in a down market? Lanefinder CEO Mats Holmbäck is passionate about sitting drivers in seats. We’ll find out the whys and hows of his trucking-only job platform where drivers find and match with the jobs they want.With 32 terminals across the country, Roadtex is a leader in the LTL temperature-controlled space. Frank Hurst, executive vice president of LTL at Echo Global Logistics, shares what’s good and challenging with keeping LTL freight cool during record heat waves. The FreightTech award honors innovation within the freight industry. Nominations are narrowed down to the FreightTech 100, which is then voted on by a handpicked peer group of CEOs, industry leaders and investors actively investing in freight to select the FreightTech 25. Joe Antoshak, supply chain research and analyst at FreightWaves, breaks down how it all works.Plus, analyzing a FreightGuard report over a $300,000 money heist; what trucking was like in the early ’00s; a Tesla Semi versus Donner Pass; CDL TEAR needs your help; and from trucking entrepreneur to living in your parent’s basement. 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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Jul 17, 2023 • 17min

What is it like to work with people in another country?

Join Lean Solutions Group's Sales Team Lead, Tyler Crowe, and FreightWaves' Chief Technology Officer, Daniel Pickett, in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2023 • 17min

End-to-End Visibility in Supply Chain: Is it possible?

Join RyderShare Product Director Suzie Giroux and FreightWaves' Editorial Director Rachel Premack in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2023 • 20min

Building a Damn Good Freight Broker — How to Use Training as a Competitive Edge

What are the traits that separate an average freight broker from an excellent one? And how do you build those traits within your teams? Learn to Win founder and COO Sasha Seymore hosts a conversation with Kevin Nolan, serial transportation entrepreneur and founder of Nolan Transportation Group, OTR Solutions, Marquee Insurance Group, Payhawk, and Sope Creek, about the importance of building and training elite teams in transportation and logistics.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 16, 2023 • 17min

Managing Through Freight Market Highs and Lows

Managing market volatility comes down to understanding the frequency and magnitude of price movements, both up and down. But then what happens when you’re riding the highest of highs and then forced to pull the emergency break? How are companies managing through this? How do you plan in this environment? How do you continue to motivate your people? Kevin Nolan shares his experiences, both good and bad.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 15, 2023 • 16min

Fighting Fraud with Transparency, Tech, and Data

Join TriumphPay's Chief Strategy Officer Garrett Wolfe and FreightWaves' Chief Technology Officer Daniel Pickett in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 14, 2023 • 32min

Drilling Deep EP167 The future of diesel as alternatives grow their footprint

Allen Schaeffer is the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, and it's his organization's goal to keep diesel relevant as new mobility technologies emerge alongside government mandates. He speaks about recent developments and the result of some recent research his group conducted.Follow the Drilling Deep PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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