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Mar 5, 2024 • 28min
Loaded and Rolling EP88 Freight Conferences and Industry Events with Grace Sharkey
In today’s episode Grace Sharkey, writer, podcaster and host of FreightWaves Drive Time on SiriusXM joins us to talk about the value of industry events and highlight her recent and upcoming trips. Follow the Loaded and Rolling PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 5, 2024 • 25min
Check Call EP113 The February market update
In this episode, we bring back the best market expert, David Spencer, VP of Market Intelligence at Arrive Logistics. This month we cover signs to look out for a market flip, why outbound tender rejections were increasing and not spot rates, as well as what to expect from Diesel prices. 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

Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 4min
WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP689 How much does it cost to recover a semi that almost fell off a bridge?
On Episode 689 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Dad of Two Roadside to discuss the semi truck that almost went over the Clark Memorial Bridge last Friday. How much does it cost to recover a truck after an accident like that? We’ll find out. Plus, we’ll learn how towing works for drivers stuck at Donner Pass.Hydrogen semis are starting to hit the highway this year. We’ll meet Hyzon Motors CEO Parker Meeks to learn the latest about the company’s zero-emissions truck. Hyzon has recently delivered four of its fuel cell trucks to Performance Food Group. We’ll find out why that’s just a start. UP Partners has released its 2024 Edition of “The Moving World Report: Macro and Micro Trends in Mobility.” Co-founder Cyrus Sigari breaks down the trends driving the global economy. Whimsy Intermodal CEO Matt O’Mara dives into the latest trends in drayage and at the ports, and tells us how the market is shaping up for spring.Travelers’ Scott Cornell talks about challenges for the transportation industry in 2024.Plus, tumbleweeds take over Utah; rock slides in Peru; and Texans band together after wildfires.Watch on YouTubeSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 2024 • 28min
The Stockout EP105 Collaboration critical as CPGs lean more heavily on suppliers
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey interview Christine Barnhart, Chief Marketing & Industry Officer of Nulogy. According to Barnhart, contract manufacturing is not a pandemic-era trend but, instead, a growth area that makes data collaboration across CPGs’ suppliers more critical. Follow The Stockout PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2024 • 1h 4min
WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP685 CEO spends week in semi to solve parking problem; Will’s Journey; Convoy returns
On episode 685 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Truck Parking Club’s Evan Shelley and Autumn Transport owner-operator Chris Thomas. Shelley just spent over a week riding along with Thomas so he can better understand the truck parking problem and issues driver face. We’ll find out what the two learned from each other and about solving these issues.Will Jenkins is back with his latest venture Journey. After successfully building MoLo and selling it to ArcBest for $235 million, Jenkins is back to building. Now his new company Journey aspires to be the transportation recruiting resource and the premier community-based sales academy for the industry.Plus, AT&T outage fallout; Convoy returns; MATS 2024; stolen semi bursts into flames and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 2, 2024 • 55min
WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP686 Ryan Petersen: Relaunching Convoy; rebuilding Flexport
On episode 686 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. Flexport made massive waves last year with the return of Petersen and the acquisition of Convoy’s tech. Today we’ll find out how Petersen’s rebuild of Flexport is coming along and how the company plans to use Convoy to rule the road. Digital Wildcatters’ Collin McLelland is on a mission to be the premiere news outlet in energy media. We’ll find out how he built his company up from a few microphones on a table to raising $2.5 million from Chuck Yates.Love ’em or hate ’em, more and more fleets are requiring inward-facing dashcams. Netradyne’s Barrett Young talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of dashcams as well as Netradyne’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program.Plus, tragedy at Georgia welcome center; ATM theft; parking lot drama; and moving furniture on motorcycles.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2024 • 23min
Running on Ice EP80 E-commerce and the grocery industry
In this episode, we dive into the world of e-commerce and grocery stores. Out guest, Dana Krug, Senior vice president - cold chain fulfillment at Phononic breaks down the ways grocers save money, reduce waste, improve carbon emissions and increase efficiency with the Phononic totes. For more information subscribe to Running on Ice the newsletter or podcast.Follow the Running on Ice PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2024 • 1h 1min
WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP688 Logistics of pickleball at sea; $4M Kardashian caper; J.B. Hunt’s new CEO
On episode 688 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Via Croatia President Zvonimir Androić about their crazy idea to play pickleball at sea. How does that even work? We’ll learn all about the logistics behind the experience.32 Truckers a Day is a charitable organization that focuses on truck driver mental health. The group gets its name from the statistic that 32 truck drivers a day either contemplate or commit suicide. We’ll meet their founders and learn how drivers can get help.Yard Management Solutions’ Colin Mansfield discusses trends in yard management, why RFID is on the way out, bad WMS and the Kourtney Kardashian caper. E2open’s Pawan Joshi breaks down the data driving ocean shipping and manufacturing. Is an uptick in freight headed to our shores?Plus, J.B. Hunt names Shelley Simpson CEO; Donner pass buried in snow; WHAT THE TRUCK?!? heads to SiriusXM and more.Watch on YouTubeSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 29, 2024 • 35min
Taking The Hire Road EP146 Riding Trucking’s Waves: Avery Vise Of FTR Talks Freight Market Cycles And Their Impact On The Driver Pool
On today’s episode guest host Leah Shaver, President & CEO of The National Transportation Institute, welcomes Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, for a conversation about the data behind trucking, transportation, the economy, the labor market, and driver population. Special thanks to the show’s sponsors! Career Now Brands NTI Infiniti-I Workhound Asurint Transportation Marketing Group Seiza Drive My Way Driverreach F| Staff Trucksafe If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.Follow the Taking The Hire Road PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 29, 2024 • 28min
Freightonomics EP179 Signs of Spring
Zach and Tony discuss the freight market freefall and whether or not the continued stress on capacity will manifest as a violent shift later. Follow the Freightonomics PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices