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May 5, 2020 • 25min

FreightWaves LIVE @Home Day 1

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from THE virtual event to define our industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home. They're joined by Doug Schrier, Vice President of Product and Innovation, Transflo, and Glenn Jones, GVP of Product Strategy, Blume Global Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 4, 2020 • 32min

Let's Meet @Home

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are getting you hyped and ready for THE virtual conference to define the freight industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home. They’ll cover the speakers, talks, demos, and awards that you’ll experience live May 5th - 7th.Plus, market experts Zach Strickland and Kevin Hill discuss what they’ll be up to FreightWaves LIVE @home. And, they’re talking about inferior N95 masks infiltrating the medical supply chain, another ELD provider logs its final mile, and trucking academies see surge in applicants. Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor HubTekMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 1, 2020 • 29min

Rate war rages on

On today's episode, Dooner goes solo and he’s talking about the increasing tensions between brokers and truckers, what the TIA’s Bob Voltmann has to say about broker criticisms, and Mayday protests for truckers and warehouse workers. Owner/operator Ingrid Brown dials-in to give us an update from the road. Have driver conditions improved? Are truckers getting access to PPE? Can they get a meal and her thoughts on the trucker vs broker brouhaha.And - latest headlines, Good News Bad News concerning the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Amazon’s sales, coupling in quarantine, and FreightWaves LIVE @home, plus Comment Section Rodeo, more. Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 27, 2020 • 57min

Pay it forward

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about a first quarter that may have been even worse without the coronavirus, the uphill battle many retailers face when reopening, and we’ll highlight some of the great things companies have been doing to pay it forward.Joining them will be, CEO of Tricom Transport Network, Christopher Martinez to talk cooking in the cab and keeping his wheels rolling during the outbreak. Owner/operator and social media guru, Wayne Cragg, highlights hotels that are helping out and talks about how his background in hospitality has translated to trucking.T.J. Knudson, Vice President of Operations at MetaTrade, Inc, will get into his view of the market. Plus, a SONAR powered breakdown of the freight market as we dive deeper into where rates and volumes will be headed this week.And, Emily Szink on this week’s big and little deals concerning Kohl's $100 million order cancellation, Adidas 95% profit loss, risk exposure, is meat the new toilet paper, and more.Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 24, 2020 • 1h 3min

Truckers vs Brokers: The Battle of the Bottoming Spot Market

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude will be talking about the conflict between truckers and brokers as they battle for dollars in a bottoming spot market. What market forces are at play and how do you get ahead?Plus guests:Nicole Folz, a trucker who will share her story of contracting and recovering from COVID-19 as well as her efforts to get PPE to drivers.Hope White, CEO of H.D. White Logistics, LLC will talk about operating during a pandemic and she'll shed light on how big box retail is reacting.George Abernathy, President at FreightWaves, will give us his take on the market, talk about working with remote teams, and hint at what he'll be up to at FreightWaves LIVE @Home.And - latest headlines, Good News Bad News concerning PPP, Comment Section Rodeo, more. Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 20, 2020 • 59min

COVID-19 survivor speaks and the importance of PPE for truckers

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the challenges truckers face when contracting COVID-19 on the road, Covenant cutting staff after closing SRT terminal, and C.H. Robinson slashing executive pay. Joining them will be Michelle Halkerston, Owner, President & CEO at Hassett Express, LLC to talk about how they’ve pivoted to helping get PPE supplies to frontline workers.Chris Wire, CEO, at Real Art and Founder of Proto BuildBar, talks about the Ohio Department of Health viral mouse trap video that highlights the importance of social distancing and visualizing data.Eric Goodman, of BNSF Railway, talks about his road to recovery after contracting COVID-19. Plus, a SONAR powered breakdown of the freight market as we dive deeper into where rates and volumes will be headed this week.And, Emily Szink on this week’s big and little deals concerning a trucking PPE czar, Amazon effect and LTL, lockdown protests, One World, and more! Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 17, 2020 • 55min

Preppernomics and economic impact payments

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning economic woes showing up across retail and freight data sets, freight executives joining President Trump’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, and sabotaged PPE supplies.We’ll talk to TriumphPay’s Melissa Forman, SVP & Chief Operations Officer about their upcoming virtual event as well as managing remote teams during the pandemic. Owner/operator, Ingrid Brown, dials in from the road to get us up to date on the state of conditions and concerns that America’s truckers are facing. She’ll also discuss her profile that’s part of a New York Times series looking at women at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus.FreightWaves EVP of Content, Emily Szink, sits down to talk about THE virtual event to define our industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home. She’ll break down the agenda and talk about the decision behind making NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!Good News Bad News for PPP loans, J.B. Hunt’s final mile business, food banks, quarenteaming, and more.Then we hear from you in Comment Section Rodeo!Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 13, 2020 • 1h

After The Storm

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about all of the latest COVID-19 responses across freight. On land, sea, and air brokers, carriers, and shippers scramble to lend support and stay afloat during the pandemic. Joining them will be Senior Meteorologist at FreightWaves, Nick Austin. He is covering the devastating storms that struck the South late Sunday night and early Monday morning. Big Rig Wraps Transport Truck Advertising, Angela Baltkois talks about spreading coronavirus awareness 53’ at a time. Plus, a SONAR powered breakdown of the freight market as we dive deeper into where rates and volumes will be headed this week.And, Emily Szink on this week’s big and little deals concerning trucker relief funds, milk dumping, Amazon’s shipping struggles, Levi’s pivot, delayed iPhones, and entertainment during quarantine.Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 10, 2020 • 57min

The peak before the curve

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning peak freight and supply chain disruption, drone delivery, using tech to enhance driver health. We’ll talk to Clarissa Hawes about her investigative report on TQL, trucker Jeff Clark is going to update us on his view from the road, and Kevin Hill unpacks retail supply chain trends. Good News Bad News concerning food trucks at rest areas, unemployment, logistics disruption, automotive, scam COVID-19 drugs, and the PS5.Then we hear from you in Comment Section Rodeo! Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 6, 2020 • 1h

#ThankATrucker

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the many ways that companies and individuals are stepping up to #thankatrucker. They’ve also got huge news concerning the TruckStop.com / SONAR partnership. Joining them will be Emerge’s CEO, Michael Leto, to talk about market disruption. TriumphPay’s VP of Sales, Haley Evans, fills us in on details regarding their upcoming virtual conference. Plus, she shares her perspective on what TriumphPay is seeing during this crisis. Truck Driver Power’s CEO, JT Peters, on the impact this has had on truckers and what TDP is doing to help.And, Emily Szink on this week’s big and little deals concerning class 8 truck orders, food trucks at rest areas, a tiger contacting coronavirus  and more.Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor TriumphPayMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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