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Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions, FreightWaves - Dallas, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lanes of the Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - Squall Strategies - Boston, MA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is “dedicated on demand?” Where did you see a need for this and why did you build it? Convoy has always been a company with strong sustainability ties, how does this tie into that mission? Give us an example of how this works when a shipper needs trucks and when they don’t need trucks. How is that coordination maintained between drivers and Convoy - obviously you have to have capacity that isn’t very very far away from a shipment for a customer that needs that truck as soon as it can get it? Where can people go to find out more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West coast options become more expensive for imported freight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Lidar and what was so significant about the race to create it and perfect it? How has that race turned out here in Q1 2023? How important is this in the race to autonomy? Now that the “winners” have been decided, what’s next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ocean freight volumes rebound slightly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What has the FMCSA decided with regard to the IRT system that was created by the National Academy of Sciences? How is the SMS model they are going to different? What are the major changes that the FMCSA is making to creat a more accurate rating of a carrier? Will there be any new changes or protocols as to how the system is implemented? Any reaction from trucking companies or the general public about these changes? When will these changes take effect? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wholesale diesel prices increase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did the DOJ say in their announcement? Give us some of the backstory on this - how Kirchner was found out and what had he pulled off prior to his undoing? Any idea of a timeline of events in terms of when Kirchner will go before a judge? Any response from Slync and their current CEO John Urban? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices