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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
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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
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Feb 29, 2024 • 24min

Truck Tech EP45 Preparing for a renewable natural gas surge

Guest: Eric Bippus, Hexagon Agility EVP, Sales and Systems Development Topic: Natural gas as a transportation fuel typically accounts for 1% to 2% of the Class 8 market. That may be about to rise to fivefold, and tank maker ad fuel system developer Hexagon Agility is getting ready.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2024 • 25min

Truck Tech EP44 Bringing military autonomy technology to distribution yards

Guest: John Araujo, CEO, Forterra Topic: With decades of experience in military applications, Forterra -- formerly Robotic Research -- is expanding into distribution yard autonomy where robotic yard tractors can precisely park twice as many trailers as human drivers.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 4min

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP687 The largest autonomous inventory management platform in the world

On episode 687 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Gather AI’s Sean Mitchell about the applicability of warehouse drones, AI, and software in optimizing operations. Gather AI’s software enables drones to fly autonomously through warehouses with no GPS or WiFi to photograph inventory stored in pallet locations. We’ll find out how the largest autonomous inventory management platform in the world works.Couch.com founder and CEO Alex Back is an e-commerce veteran and a direct to consumer expert. He’s built a new platform that helps users select a couch. He’s talking about the future of AI in the furniture industry and e-commerce in general.It’s all about chassis when Consolidated Chassis Management LLC’s Mike Wilson joins the show. We’ll learn about their South Atlantic Consolidated Chassis Pool. This innovative pool utilizes advanced technologies and industry expertise to optimize chassis utilization throughout the South Atlantic region.FreightWave’s Alan Adler covers the electric and the eclectic. We’ll learn about Hyliion’s Karno generator; ideal use cases for electric vehicles; and renewable natural gas as a growing factor in Class 8 truck orders.Plus, Kardashian gets double brokered; cooking in the cab controversy; spot rates slide; Cam Newton hits the logistics conference scene and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2024 • 28min

Loaded and Rolling EP87 How Nikola’s zero emission trucks work with Christian Appel

In this episode, Christian Appel, Global Head, Product and Program Management at Nikola joins us to talk about their Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. We dive into the technology, customer impact, and future impact these zero emission vehicles are having on the industry.Follow the Loaded and Rolling PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2024 • 26min

Check Call EP112 New tech who dis?

In this episode, we cover some major headlines from the past week affecting brokers, featuring spicy takes from our guest Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves enterprise carrier expert. We break down the new home of Convoy’s software, touch on the trenches of bid season, and a hot take on Lord of the Rings vs the Hobbit. 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
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Feb 26, 2024 • 29min

The Stockout EP104 Exploring RFID Tags, Walmart's Supply Chain Strategy, and Nestlé's Market Outlook

Join Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey on The Stockout podcast as they delve into the latest trends in the CPG and retail industries, including the adoption of RFID tags for inventory tracking, Walmart's evolving supply chain standards, and Nestlé's market performance. Special guest Tracy Meetre, Chief Commercial Officer of Sunset Transportation, shares insights on navigating the changing landscape of global supply chains and offers valuable advice for shippers looking to optimize their logistics operations. Tune in for expert analysis and industry updates!Follow The Stockout PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 23, 2024 • 27min

Running on Ice EP79 Gripping onto the future of D2C

In this episode, we dive into the world of direct-to-consumer temperature-controlled fulfillment.Out guest, Juan Meisel, founder and CEO at Grip breaks down the new fulfillment center and how the ever changing weather of the country affects the supply chain. 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
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Feb 22, 2024 • 29min

Taking The Hire Road EP145 Discipline; Reward; Retention: The Grind With Jason Douglass

Jason Douglass, Director of Retention & Recruiting with Utah-based Stokes Trucking, LLC joins Jeremy Reymer as they discuss the priority of retention, the importance of fitness and discipline, and how video content is building trust with the right drivers. 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

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