While many companies are chasing rates to the bottom and capitalizing on the loose market, others are fortifying based on the upcoming surge. The choice by companies to manage their networks with either transactional or long term relationships, continues to be one of the most dynamic strategic decisions affecting the 3 core pillars of Service, Cost and CO2. Join L’Oreal Director of Transportation Services Andrew Banfield and FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller as they discuss the decision to manage business uniquely to position their products quite differently for their customers.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now is the time to plan for the future. Learn how Supply Chain professionals plan ahead now for a market that will turn and not be caught reacting. Join Ben Richey, VP of Fleet and Logistics at SRS Distribution, and Geoff Lochausen, Chief Revenue Officer at FreightWaves, in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Spencer Frazier (J.B. Hunt), Dorothy Li (Convoy) and Raj Subbiah (Uber Freight), the three founding members of the Scheduling Standards Consortium, to discuss how scheduling standards can solve for fragmentation and create efficiencies in the supply chain. They will also expand on early program results, announce the latest companies that have joined the Consortium and share the blueprint for what comes next.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A discussion with geopolitical forecaster and strategist George Friedman is hosted by FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller. Friedman founded Stratfor, a private intelligence firm, in 1996, and Geopolitical Futures in 2015.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsFollow the Future of Supply Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small fleet managers can learn some of the key strategies and best practices for optimizing operations and achieving success in this challenging and dynamic field with president of HellBent Express Jamie Hagen. He is joined by FreightWaves Freight Broker/3PL Expert Mary O'Connell. Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Gracey, president of Hot Seat Services, explains how trucking companies are changing how they recruit, pay, and retain drivers in 2023. He highlights a few “silver linings” where the industry is still flourishing, and red flags for drivers to look out for when they consider joining a new fleet. Charles is joined by FreightWaves Editorial Director Rachel Premack.Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COO of OTR Solutions Grace Maher joins FreightWaves Chief Economist Anthony Smith for a fireside chat reviewing how small operations can level the playing field and how to compete in a down freight market. Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be incredibly complex, especially for smaller carriers. Spencer Tenney, President and CEO of the Tenney Group, gives some insights into the current trends and developments in the M&A space, as well as key factors that potential buyers look for when considering an acquisition of a small carrier. Spencer is joined by FreightWaves Freight Broker/3PL Expert Mary O'Connell. Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc El Khoury, Co-Founder and CEO of trucking tech startup aifleet, joins FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert, Thomas Wasson, as we look at how to use technology to challenge long-held assumptions about utilization and turnover in the trucking industry. Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this chat, FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharkey speaks with Adam Wingfield, Founder & Managing Director at Innovative Logistics Group, to discuss various business strategies for surviving a bear trucking market. Wingfield reviews ways to manage costs, how to build relationships for new business and what owner-operators can do to differentiate themselves from the competition. Follow FreightWaves PodcastsJoin the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices