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May 9, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - FMCSA reports higher HOS violations
John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC
First off, what were the changes the FMCSA made in 2020 that relaxed some of these regulations?
What were the findings of the study?
If not a direct causation of those increases, what did the FMCSA say was the cause of the rise in violations?
Was there any consideration that in 2020, we were at the height of Covid, there was less traffic on the road and that would seem to be not a great year to try and get an accurate benchmark for the study?
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May 8, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
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May 8, 2023 • 12min
Round Table - Economic factors that could lead to an extended freight recession
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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May 8, 2023 • 9min
Can Bed Bath and Beyond sue ocean carriers
Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - CEO, Squall Strategies - Boston, MA
Does Bed Bath and Beyond have an avenue here to sue ocean carriers on the grounds that they caused the business to fail?
What role does the FMC have in this?
Is this not one of the dangers of a free market in that ocean carriers can change rates at will and BB&B just got caught at the wrong place at the wrong time?
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May 8, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Allentown, PA on the rise
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
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May 8, 2023 • 9min
CPG Update
Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions - FreightWaves - Dallas, TX
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May 8, 2023 • 4min
Carrier Update - Reefer volumes off to sluggish start in May
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
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May 8, 2023 • 10min
AI making an impact in cross border trade
Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio TX
How can AI help shippers in cross border situations?
The Mexican government also released numbers on cargo theft in April, what were those numbers?
Texas logistics firm opens Phoenix location
South Texas college starting CDL program?
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May 8, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Diesel prices continue to fall over the weekend
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
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May 8, 2023 • 10min
Top Story - Kirchner indicted for defrauding Slync.io
Clarissa Hawes - Senior Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Grain Valley, MO
This might have been the least surprising indictment of 2023, what can you tell us about the grand jury’s decision?
Does this simply look like haphazard spending without a care in the world or was there any motive in the way Kirchner used the money to benefit the company?
Ultimately, what does the prosecution have to prove here?
If convicted, is the sentence more related to paying back the money and/or jail time?
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