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Jul 27, 2023 • 32min

Taking The Hire Road EP116 Who’s The Champion For Drivers In Your Fleet? With NTI’s Leah Shaver

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, is joined today by one of his very best friends in the industry: Leah Shaver, president and CEO of The National Transportation Institute - the trucking industry’s principal authority on driver pay data and trends. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on!Follow the Taking The Hire Road PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 27, 2023 • 26min

Tracks Through Time EP10 The Suez Canal Crisis Of 1956: A Pivotal Moment In Shipping History

A crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization.Follow the Tracks Through Time PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 27, 2023 • 28min

Freightonomics EP155 Inferring inflection

Zach and Anthony discuss Yellow’s ongoing struggles and its impact on the freight market and ask if there are any signs of an economic inflection point in the data. Follow the Freightonomics PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2023 • 27min

Truck Tech EP25 Major order propels autonomous truck commercialization

Guests: Don Burnette, Kodiak Robotics and Brett Suma, LoadsmithLoadsmith’s order of up to 800 Kodiak Robotics autonomous driving systems is the clearest sign yet that driverless trucks are edging closer to reality.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2023 • 26min

#WithSONAR EP90 How To Optimize Your Freight Network

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, and Tanner DeHart will be joined by special guest Philip Schmidbauer, the Senior Director of Analytics at ODW Logistics. We will discuss truckload network optimization and the recent increase in truckload volume in the United States.Follow the #WithSONAR PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2023 • 29min

Point of Sale EP76 Security of retail supply chains

Grace reviews the impact of student loan forgiveness on the retail sector. She also interviews Neil McEvoy from C3 Solutions on the company’s recent ISO certification and its continued work to secure yard and dock data.Follow the Point of Sale PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2023 • 1h 3min

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP609 Focus turns from Brown to Yellow; the great ShipHero warehouse tour; and Nikolas reignite

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is getting to the bottom of the evolving situation at Yellow. Ploger Transportation’s Chris Smith and FreightWaves’ Justin Martin get us up to date on what’s going on there on the ground floor. With another union proposal rejected, where does this company have left to go?Surge filed for bankruptcy, UPS averted a strike and the situation escalated at Yellow. FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack breaks down the latest from these headlines.ShipHero’s Aaron Rubin shows us how the sausage is made at one of its warehouses in Las Vegas. We’ll take a tour of the facility and find out how ShipHero is preparing for e-commerce peak season.FreightWaves’ Alan Adler shares the latest on Nikolas reigniting, the Port of Long Beach’s EV push and if autonomous trucks are dead in California. Plus, a plane buzzes a semi-truck; a semi-truck versus Toyotas; are there too many tracking apps; how a Lamborghini ended up under a Landstar truck; 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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Jul 25, 2023 • 28min

Rethink Reshoring EP06 Contract Manufacturing and 3PLs

What is contract manufacturing and how is it related to 3PLs?  What does contract manufacturing have to do with reshoring?  What's the difference between an EMS and a contract manufacturer?  What do we need to know or watch out for when dealing with a contract manufacturer?  We've heard that Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China are associated with contract manufacturing. Can you explain? Follow the Rethink Reshoring PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2023 • 28min

Loaded and Rolling EP64 All about trucking insurance with Stephen Ritzler

In today’s episode Stephen Ritzler, Team Lead of Trucking and Logistics at CoverWallet joins us to talk about insurance coverage challenges and opportunities for small to midsize carriers and owner operators. We dive into what to look for, and what to avoid when carriers get insurance, and how to spot bad actors.Follow the Loaded and Rolling PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2023 • 26min

Check Call EP83 Navigating Detention Times: Unveiling Time-Wasting Shippers

In this episode, we delve into the world of detention time trends and the impact of problematic shippers on carrier efficiency. Our expert guest, Kevin Nadeau – Founder & President, True Load Time shares valuable insights on mitigating delays, industry-wide initiatives, and best practices to optimize operations. 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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