FreightCasts

Car-hauling expert Dave Ables discusses the potential impact of a UAW strike on freight. FreightWaves' Justin Martin breaks down the best and worst of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Isaac Harmon honors drivers with NPTC National Driver All-Stars awards. Plus, Somali pirates, aliens in Mexico, a Bentley versus a cargo ship, scale runners, and how to destroy a hornet's nest.

Kevin welcomes the first person he worked for in logistics on this episode. It was 10 years ago and much has changed in the brokerage world. Over the past 10 years technology changed the game. What’s the big trend for the next 10 years? Kevin and Kyle discuss the buzzwords sweeping across the brokerage world. What’s the buzzword? Reshoring and nearshoring of course. Will cross-border Mexico freight be the next big trend? We both are thinking yes. Yes it will be. Follow the Put That Coffee Down PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know Dunavant is providing logistics and trucking services to cross-border customers, especially in Laredo and El Paso, and you are located in Laredo. Tell us about Dunavant and your operations.  Have you seen changes in volume or operations since the new USMCA replaced NAFTA?  What about companies that are nearshoring to Mexico? Do you see changes in the strategies of companies that are doing cross-border business?  Let’s talk about the automotive sector…I know that Dunavant does a lot of hauling for this sector. Describe the business – I know that auto parts often cross the border several times before they are ready to be sent to the final customer. Tell us about this process.  What about cross-border hot shots? What other industrial sectors are growing?  I am sure you’ve seen a lot of changes in logistics and transportation over the past few years. What can you tell us about new trends and innovation at Dunavant? Follow the Rethink Reshoring PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Guillermo Garcia, co-founder and CEO of Smarthop joins us to talk about the ways TMS systems and tech platforms can help smaller fleets level the playing field when competing for freight. Follow the Loaded and Rolling PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey talk to professional driver Ingrid Brown about driver appreciation, what actually matters when showing gratitude, and how to thank a truck driver this week and every week.Follow the Great Quarter, Gals PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of freight brokerage, where performance data acts as a compass in turbulent market waters. Our guest, John Stauffer, COO & Co-Founder of Isometric Technologies, sheds light on how standardized performance measurement is not just a gauge of success but a tool for differentiation in an industry facing fierce competition. 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

Prognosticators say that any real recovery in the freight industry won’t happen until first or second quarter of 2024. That said, how do brokers survive in a time like this when it means one’s livelihood to sell consistently in a down economic time? How does marketing feed into this and how are the two married? And if a brokerage makes it to 2024, how can they then capitalize on the new economy and gain greater market share? Joining us are Digital Dispatch’s Founder Blythe Brumleve and Kevin Hill, Owner of Brush Pass Research and host of Put That Coffee Down podcast on FreightWaves TV.Follow the FreightWaves Presents PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss Kroger’s divestiture, the Smucker/Hostess deal, and interview Flowspace co-founder and CEO Ben Eachus.  Follow The Stockout PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is kicking off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week with Ricky Sharp and Ashley Milacek from the Associate-to-Driver Program at Walmart and Sam’s Club. We’ll find out how more than 70 Walmart and Sam’s Club associates are taking on new roles as regional truck drivers for Walmart’s Private Fleet. Many of these associates are moving from hourly roles at Walmart stores or Sam’s Club supply chain facilities, earning up to $110,000 in their first year of driving.Billions of cubic yards of material are removed from sites around the globe annually in an effort to keep the big ships and their cargo moving. But how does dredging work? We’re going to find out from Dredging Contractors of America CEO William Doyle. The final rule allowing for saliva-based DOT drug testing went into effect June 1. We’ll find out what this means for carriers and drivers when Kathy Close, transportation safety editor at J. J. Keller joins us.Plus, the Flexport fallout, UAW strike, a fourth Nikola battery fire, semi-truck golf carts, an amazing rescue, Dooner goes to Jackson Hole and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into the intricate world of pharmaceutical supply chains, where the cost of medications, temperature control, traceability, and U.S. governmental regulations intersect. Our guest, Steve Beda, Executive Vice President of Customer Success for Trax discusses the delicate balance between liability concerns due to expensive medications and the imperative to keep essential drugs available to those who need them. 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