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Apr 14, 2023 • 11min
Highway partners with TriumphPay to fight fraud
Jordan Graft - CEO - Highway
Melissa Forman - EVP - TriumphPay
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Apr 14, 2023 • 4min
4th Carrier Update - 04/14/2023
Lanes of the Day
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Apr 14, 2023 • 8min
Rail metrics that are not performing as well as they could
Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA
The American Chemistry Council’s report on rail service noted declines were noticed more across the board than improvements, what were the areas of concern?
What were some of the recommendations to fix some of these issues?
Where were there improvements in rail service?
The USDA also issued a report on metrics. What can you tell us there?
In that there were less carloads, it would seem that that would make efficiency a bit better - any recommendations there in terms of concerns or solutions for the rail service industry?
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Apr 14, 2023 • 5min
3rd Carrier Update - 04/14/2023
Diesel takes a pause
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Apr 14, 2023 • 10min
Dealing with food monitoring and minimizing food waste
Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - St. Louis, MO
For those who don’t know Delta Trak recently got a patent for a single platform that tracks perishable goods from the growing environment, or laboratory, to the point of sale, what was the main driver for developing this technology?
How does continuous temperature monitoring help prevent food waste in the food industry?
What are some common challenges that arise with temperature monitoring in food storage and distribution, and how can they be addressed?
How does continuous monitoring improve food safety in addition to reducing waste?
What are some success stories or case studies of businesses that have successfully reduced food waste through the use of this single platform technology?
How does this technology contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of the temperature controlled supply chain?
What are some of the challenges associated with implementing technology like this?
What is your number one piece of advice for someone looking to enhance their temperature controlled visibility?
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Apr 14, 2023 • 5min
2nd Carrier Update - 04/14/2023
Spot market struggles without demand
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Apr 14, 2023 • 11min
Differences in Servicing Autonomous Trucks
Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves
What’s going to come out in these autonomous trucks that is going to be almost a paradigm shift in the way they are maintained?
How much of that could affect non-autonomous trucks?
How is Volvo using fintech in its CampX Incubator?
What is the future for Embark after laying off 70% of their employees last month?
What is the status of electric truck testing? - sounds like NFI is making some headway in that area.
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Apr 14, 2023 • 5min
1st Carrier Update - 04/14/2023
Contract rates fall to key milestone
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Apr 14, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - Teamsters say “no” to national negotiations until local agreements are made.
Mark Solomon - Senior Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Atlanta, GA
What’s the latest here?
Sean O’Brien is quick to call out UPS in their tactics - is what he is doing effective for his group as a whole by requiring UPS to get local agreements done first?
With Sean O’Brien saying no until the supplementals are taken care of, what does that mean for Monday when the national negotiations are set to begin?
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Apr 13, 2023 • 5min
4th Carrier Update - 04/13/2023
Lanes of the Day
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