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FreightCasts
A full trailer load of freight podcasts from FreightWaves. Enjoy shows like the award-winning WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast, Put That Coffee Down, Freightonomics, Fuller Speed Ahead, Great Quarter, Gals and more with one click of the subscribe button. One freight feed to rule them all!
Episodes
FreightCastsLoaded and Rolling | AI in the Cab and the Back Office: Inside Trimble’s Vision for Smarter Fleets
At Trimble Insight 2025, Thomas Wasson talks with Trimble’s Rishi Mehra about the rapid evolution of fleet technology. They explore how AI is transforming…
FreightCastsFreight Expectations | The Yellowstone of Trucking
In this post-holiday hangover episode of Freight Expectations, Craig Fuller and Matt Leffler tackle the “dumbest law” in trucking and why a pending Supreme…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | Allegiant Acquires Sun Country, Wireless Truck Charging & STG Logistics Files Chapter 11
On today’s FreightWaves Morning Minute, we discuss Allegiant Air’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, a merger heavily supported by Amazon…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? | The Fleet Factor
On this Monday edition of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, host Malcolm Harris breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the freight and supply chain world—and then sits…
FreightCastsThe Daily | China’s Trucking Infiltration, STG Bankruptcy, & Empty Warehouses
In this episode of the Daily, FreightWaves investigates a startling report on national security, detailing Dragon in the Cab: How China Quietly Embedded Itself…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | Ancora’s Logistics Shakeups, Trucking Jobs Hit 4-Year Low, & US Import Slump
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we discuss how activist investor Ancora carves out a niche in the transportation sector by forcing shakeups…
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#WithSONAR | Batch Rate Intelligence for Smarter Pricing
Welcome back to #WithSONAR! This week, we’re diving into Batch Rate Intelligence, SONAR’s multi-lane pricing tool designed to support short-term pricing…
FreightCastsRunning on Ice | Scaling and developing shelf-life predictions
In this episode, we dive into the world of freshness and shelf-lives. Our guest, Karl McDermott, General Manager, UBQ Network and Chief Saas Officer at…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? | The Broker Blueprint
On this Friday edition of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, host Malcolm Harris breaks down the biggest stories shaping freight right now — from layoffs and carrier…
FreightCastsThe Daily | 2026 AV Bill, Illegal Foreign CDLs in NC & Dart Transit Acquired
Join us for a deep dive into the "SELF DRIVE Act" of 2026, a bipartisan bill aiming to dismantle state-level regulatory patchworks for autonomous trucking…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | 2026 SELF DRIVE Act, Freight Job Cuts & USPS Reform
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we discuss how the 2026 AV bill a game changer for heavy trucking aims to replace a patchwork of state…
FreightCastsFreightonomics | New year, no inventory
Dr. Zac Rogers comes on to discuss the historic drawdown on inventory levels in December’s LMI. Follow the Freightonomics Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows…
FreightCastsBring It Home | Reindustrialization: the year in review
Is the U.S. built to make things, or just regulate them? On this end-of-year episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead breaks down trillions in manufacturing and…
FreightCastsThe Daily | Why Freight Brokers Lose $19 Per Load, CSX Layoffs & CA CDL Crackdown
In this episode of The Daily, we uncover why many freight brokers are structurally losing roughly $19 on every load despite seemingly stable contract rates. We…
FreightCastsThe Long Haul | Who Is Fighting for the American Trucker – A Straight Talk with Harvey Beech
Truck drivers don’t need another feel-good message. They want honesty. In this episode of The Long Haul, Adam sits down with Harvey Beech, co-founder of…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | DOT strips CA of $160M, New Rail Rule & Cost Warning
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, the U.S. Department of Transportation has officially withheld $160 million in safety funding from…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? | Freight in Focus
In this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, host Malcolm Harris kicks off 2026 with a deep, perspective-driven conversation on what’s really happening across the…
FreightCastsCheck Call | Expanding security in 2026
In this episode, we dive into some of the ways to expand security in the supply chain and yard automation. Our guest, Mike Grabovica, CEO of Birdseye, breaks…
FreightCastsThe Daily | Class 8 Orders Surge, C.H. Robinson’s AI Arbitrage & The AV Liability Threat
In this episode, we unpack a confusing market paradox where transportation capacity has hit a four-year low even as fleets place massive orders for new…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | USPS vetting, C.H. Robinson AI & autonomous truck lawsuits
On this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, the U.S. Postal Service announces plans to phase out contracted drivers holding non-domiciled CDLs due to…
FreightCastsLoaded and Rolling | How AI & Cloud TMS Are Giving Fleet Operators Their Time Back
Fleet operations are moving faster than ever — and legacy systems can’t keep up. In this interview from the Trimble Insights Conference, Trimble CEO Rob…
FreightCastsThe Daily | Red Sea Rates Spike 20%, QXO’s $1.2B Deal, & Venezuela Port Collapse
In this episode of the Daily, we dive into how the Red Sea crisis and early Lunar New Year demand are driving a 20% spike in ocean rates while carriers…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | QXO gets $1.2B, Stord buys Shipwire, Trump delays tariffs
On Tuesday’s FreightWaves Morning Minute, we cover the news that Jacobs’ QXO gets big investment from group led by Apollo, securing $1.2 billion to…
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#WithSONAR | New Truckload Datasets: Deeper Volume, Capacity & Market Insights
Welcome back to WithSONAR! This week, we’re highlighting SONAR’s new Truckload Datasets—an enhancement to the same tender data you already know and trust. In…
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? | Doctor's Orders
Welcome to the first episode of 2026 on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?. Host Malcolm Harris kicks off the new year with an in-depth, no-nonsense conversation with Charles…
FreightCastsThe Daily | 2025 Peak Retail Season Records, California’s CDL Crisis & Amazon’s Labor Loss
In this episode of The Daily, we break down the record-breaking peak retail season of 2025, which saw tender rejections soar above 13% amidst severe winter…
FreightCastsMorning Minute | Kodiak AI & Bosch Scale Autonomous Trucks, Amazon Loses Labor Appeal & Another Carrier Closure
Kodiak AI has announced a strategic partnership with Bosch to scale its autonomous truck platform for broader manufacturing integration. This collaboration…
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Ship Happens | Navigating Data, Tariffs, and the Unexpected in the 2026 Freight Market
In this episode of Ship Happens, Brad Guinane (CRO, SONAR) and Julie Van De Kamp (CCO, SONAR) sit down with industry leaders to discuss the current state of…
FreightCastsRunning on Ice | Health care supply chains throughout the years
In this episode, we take a look back at the last 30 years of health care supply chains with Cardinal Health 3PL Services. Our guest, Joel Wayment, VP/GM 3PL &…
FreightCastsThe Daily | Waabi’s Door-to-Door Autonomy, CA Enforcement Risks, and the 2026 Economy
In this episode of FreightWaves’ The Daily, we map out the critical operational shifts defining the 2026 supply chain landscape, focusing on risk management…
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Morning Minute | Waabi goes local, GDP hits 4.3%, and 2026 M&A returns
In this episode of the Freightways Morning Minute, we explore why autonomous trucking companies are shifting strategies to tackle surface streets for…
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The Long Haul | Year in Review: A Look Back at 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, The Long Haul host Adam Wingfield looks back on a year that tested small carriers and owner-operators like never before. This special…
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Morning Minute | December 30, 2025
This episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute examines Amazon’s recent support for Flowers Foods in a Supreme Court case that could redefine legal…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 29, 2025
In this episode of The Daily, we explore why Transport Capacity Services is betting on Monterrey to manage the surge in nearshoring activity and cross-border…
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Morning Minute | December 29, 2025
After nearly two decades of litigation, 17 years later, Teamsters locals will get payments into benefit trust marks the end of a dispute involving Oak Harbor…
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Morning Minute | December 26, 2025
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we investigate a major class-action filing aimed at stopping the California DMV from canceling nearly…
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Loaded and Rolling | Making Safety Sexy: Inside Netradyne’s 10 Years of Video, AI, and Fleet Innovation
In this episode of Loaded and Rolling, host Thomas Wasson sits down with Adam Kahn from Netradyne to explore how the company has evolved over the past…
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The Daily | December 23, 2025
In this episode of The Daily, we explore the rising cost of rigidity as new regulations and market shifts challenge supply chain agility. We analyze how the…
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The Long Haul | More Than Miles – The Heart of Wreaths Across America with Courtney George
Every December, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of truck drivers move in unison for one mission: remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the…
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Morning Minute | December 22, 2025
In this episode, we discuss how Canada Post, mail carriers tentatively agree on a labor deal after a difficult period involving strikes and work slowdowns. The…
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#WithSONAR | Unlocking Custom Market Insights for Smarter Decisions
Welcome back to #WithSONAR! This week, we’re diving into Custom Dashboards and showing you how to tailor SONAR pages specifically to your network. In this…
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? | 2Hott 2Handle
In the final What The Truck?!? episode of 2025, Malcolm Harris sits down with one of the most genuine voices at the intersection of trucking, music, and…
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The Daily | December 22, 2025
In this episode of the Daily from FreightWaves, we dive into the escalating risks facing global logistics, starting with a $200K cargo theft that exposes…
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Morning Minute | December 22, 2025
BNSF CEO: Rail merger still a “significant threat” to economy, consumers covers the intensifying opposition to the proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern…
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Running on Ice | Winter downtime, the perfect moment for cold chain optimization
In this episode, we dive into what it takes and why it’s important to upgrade your fleet in the offseason. Our guests, Travis Ross Sr. Sales Engineer and Megan…
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? | Trucking Into Tomorow
On this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, host Malcolm Harris breaks down the biggest stories shaping freight as we head toward the end of 2025. Malcolm covers…
FreightCastsFreight Expectations | The Driver Shortage Myth
Is your freight being run by the Sinaloa cartel? In this high-voltage second episode of Freight Expectations, Craig Fuller and Matt Leffler explore why cargo…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 19, 2025
In this episode of FreightWaves Daily, we analyze why the freight market has shifted into panic mode with rejection rates doubling and spot rates climbing…
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Morning Minute | December 19, 2025
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have officially submitted their nearly 7,000-page application to the Surface Transportation Board to create the nation's…
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The State of Freight: A Look Back at 2025
Join FreightWaves for our December State of Freight webinar as we wrap up a volatile year and project the key drivers for the transportation market in 2026…
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Bring It Home | The Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Explained
What happens if Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merge into a true transcontinental railroad? On this episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead sits down with…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 18, 2025
In this episode of The Daily, we explore the historic downturn in the trucking market where compliant carriers are struggling against rates that have fallen…
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Morning Minute | December 18, 2025
This episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute breaks down how OTR Solutions partners with SONAR to bring data-driven rate intelligence directly to carriers…
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The Long Haul | Diesel Laptops for Small Carriers – The Diagnostic Edge That Protects Your Profit
When you’re running a small fleet, a single breakdown can crush your margins and throw your week off track. In this episode of The Long Haul, we sit down with…
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? | Fraud, Funds and Freight
Welcome back to WHAT THE TRUCK?!?. Host Malcolm Harris returns for a year-end episode packed with critical insights on freight fraud, cargo theft, trucking…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 17, 2025
In this episode, we break down the bifurcation in global logistics, where carriers look to higher rates, fewer sailings on key Asia-US route while demand on…
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Morning Minute | December 17, 2025
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we break down the conflicting economic signals heading into 2026 as plummeting operational costs collide…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 16, 2025
In this episode, we examine major structural shifts in the supply chain, starting with how Wagner Logistics has acquired the contract logistics business of…
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Morning Minute | December 16, 2025
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we discuss the major leadership shuffle as Brad Jacobs steps down as chairman of XPO and GXO to dedicate…
FreightCastsThe Daily | December 15, 2025
In this episode of The Daily, we unpack a confusing market signal where domestic trucking capacity is tightening due to carrier attrition despite soft demand…