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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
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP229 Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Morning Brew CEO/co-founder Alex Lieberman about how he helped build a $20M+ media empire based off of a…
FreightCastsOn The Spot EP43 This week in spot rates
Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about what's happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video…
FreightCastsReverse logistics requires handling customers with white gloves - Last Mile Logistics
There is nothing simple about providing a reverse logistics service, especially for large replacement or return items that do not fit neatly into a small…
FreightCastsLessons, opportunities in Canada as disruption hits last mile - Last Mile Logistics
Grocery stores in Canada need to invest in robust e-commerce capabilities to prevent a repeat of stock-outs and long delivery delays that disappointed large…
FreightCastsWhat Prime Day means for ocean freight - Midday Market Update
On today's Midday Market Update presented by Amazon Freight, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you…
FreightCastsCan the USPS pivot to survive? - Last Mile Logistics
The U.S. Postal Service faces a set of conditions that no other business in the U.S. confronts on a daily basis, and it isn’t helping that its potential and…
FreightCastsTrends in heavy bulky B2C last mile delivery - Last Mile Logistics
As e-commerce continues to take market share from brick-and-mortar retail, the heavy bulky last-mile market is seeing rapid growth, with reverse logistics as a…
FreightCastsFreightonomics EP41 Prime days ahead!
Zach and Anthony cover the latest in the logistics industry with special guest, Dr. Zac Rogers. Watch Listen on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Visit…
FreightCastsPut That Coffee Down EP38 Think like a shipper
"What I told you was true, from a certain point of view. You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." -…
FreightCastsWavestalk with J.B. Hunt - Last Mile Logistics
The head of J.B. Hunt Transportation Services Inc.’s (NASDAQ:JBHT) final-mile operation said Thursday that significant investments must be made in the home…
FreightCastsThe current landscape of EV vehicles and EV charging - Last Mile Logistics
Despite the hype surrounding the Tesla Semi truck, the future for electric vehicles in the transportation and logistics industry seems to be coming sooner and…
FreightCastsWhy trucking is in for big Q4 haul - Midday Market Update
On today's Midday Market Update presented by Amazon Freight, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you…
FreightCastsGreat Quarter, Guys EP45 The SPAC train is headed back to space
Andrew and Kevin discuss Ted Weschler, Berkshire money manager and his move to purchase $45mm of Dillard's stock. Then, we break down the upcoming clean energy…
FreightCastsFuller Speed Ahead EP40 Candor Expedite Owner Nicole Glenn
In this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead, FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller sits down with the wonder of Candor Expedite, Nicole Glenn. Watch SUBSCRIBE ON…
FreightCastsB2B vs B2C last mile strategies - Last Mile Logistics
The coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to adapt the way they manufactured and packaged their products, as well as how they shipped them to their final…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP228 Uber Freight moving to the beat of this drummer
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Uber Freight’s Bill Driegert who plays a drum solo, the five worst weather states for trucking, the CEO…
FreightCastsKeynote: How changes in consumer demand are reshaping the last mile - Last Mile Logistics
An XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) executive forecast Thursday that XPO might need an additional 25-30% of delivery capacity during this fall’s strong peak season…
FreightCastsOn The Spot EP42 Truckload carrier performance heading into Q4
Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about what's happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP227 LIVE from Last Mile Logistics
Dooner and The Dude are live from Last Mile Logistics with Nicole Glenn, President, Candor Expedite; Kelly Pickard, CEO, Hackbarth Delivery Service; William…
FreightCastsDrilling Deep EP44 A company takes steps to increase pay and hold on to its drivers
Soon after Dave Ables took over as president and CEO of Dart Transport, and as the first days of the pandemic receded into a strong freight market, he knew…
FreightCastsGreat Quarter, Guys EP44 An investor's guide to final mile
Andrew, Kevin and Seth are live from FreightWaves Final Mile Logistics virtual event where they discuss their thoughts on the consumer and upcoming holiday…
FreightCastsFreightonomics EP40 How long will the import boom last?
Anthony and Zach bring on Maritime expert Henry Byers to discuss the near and long term impacts to the domestic freight market resulting from the record…
FreightCastsPut That Coffee Down EP37 How to win shipping bids?
On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about how to win shipping bids. We’ll cover how to preserve your margins, benchmark the market, pitch the…
FreightCastsDriving school scandals and big verdicts - Midday Market Update
On today's Midday Market Update presented by Amazon Freight, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you…
FreightCastsFuller Speed Ahead EP39 Will O’Donnell, director of Prologis Ventures, at FreightWaves Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit
William O’Donnell, managing partner of Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of the logistics real estate trust Prologis, cited a jaw-dropping stat in a…
FreightCastsSupply Chain Spotlight - CI Capital Partners Managing Director Joost Thesseling
CI Capital Partners Managing Director Joost Thesseling joins FreightWaves President George Abernathy for this edition of Supply Chain Spotlight. Supply Chain…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP226 An abundance of caution
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude talk about Amazon’s ‘75-day peak season’, if we will see double-digit rate increases in transportation in 2021, what…
FreightCastsDigitization can shape a company’s safety culture - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
Using data collected from innovative technology such as wearables not only supports safety measures and productivity, according to Cormac Gilligan, global vice…
FreightCastsDistribution facilities must increasingly be near end consumers: Prologis VP - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
The coronavirus pandemic has solidified the status of e-commerce in the global economy while becoming even more a part of modern life, said Melinda McLaughlin…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP225 Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy on going public
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy about his company officially hitting the stock exchange, we look in to carrier…
FreightCastsOn The Spot EP41 Uber Freight raises $500M from Greenbriar Equity Group
JP Hampstead and Michael Vincent talk about what's been happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE…
FreightCastsA transportation outlook: 2020 and beyond - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
Changes in technology, labor regulations and emissions, as well as a potential driver shortage and rising insurance costs, are just some of the challenges…
FreightCastsPrologis executive takes virtual reality approach to logistics training - Future of Logistics Real Estate
As e-commerce sales are projected to hit $709.78 billion in the U.S. in 2020, logistics companies are turning to the virtual world to hire, onboard and train…
FreightCastsMidday Market Update - Markets becoming increasingly unbalanced
On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you. They’re joined by Kevin…
FreightCastsBoosting efficiency on both sides of the warehouse door - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
Robotics startups Third Wave Automation and Outrider are taking on forklifts and yard trucks in a way that is advancing automation and zero-emission technology…
FreightCastsDrilling Deep EP43 Buying and selling logistics companies in a pandemic and a great freight market
With a freight market this good, why would anybody want to sell a logistics business? But there are people who do and people or companies that want to buy. On…
FreightCastsFreightonomics EP39 Many mini-bids
Zach and Anthony discuss the mini-bid trend and the economic uncertainty going into 2021 Visit FreightCasts sponsor: Convoy makes it easy to get your full…
FreightCastsPut That Coffee Down EP36 Converting content marketing leads into sales
On today’s episode, Kevin Hill is joined by guest co-host, Joe Lynch, founder of The Logistics of Logistics, and special guest Adam Robinson, VP of Marketing…
FreightCastsEmerging trends in warehouse automation - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
Had Amazon not purchased Kiva Systems for $775 million in 2012 and stopped selling its robots, Locus Robotics might not have become a spinoff of 3PL Quiet…
FreightCastsFuller Speed Ahead EP38 Truckerd-In President Eli Soler
Time factors and the ever-looming threat of the pandemic have intensified the industry’s cry for a better check-in process. One company, Truckerd-In, is on a…
FreightCastsWorking with robots - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
Dooner and The Dude talk with Matthew Cherewka Director Of Business Development at Vecna Robotics Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more…
FreightCastsKeynote: A look forward warehousing and supply chains in 2021 and beyond - The Future of Logistics Real Estate
The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost…
FreightCastsCOVID-19’s opportunity for global supply chains - Global Trade Tech 2020
Roughly a decade ago, in anticipation of changes in the supply chain and logistics sector, investment firm Saybrook Management started buying companies in that…
FreightCastsHow automation can transform the logistics of shipping perishable goods - Global Trade Tech
Transship founder and CEO Amit Hasak’s vision for the future of transporting perishable goods across the world involves fewer phone calls and emails and a lot…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP224 Trucking’s next billionaire
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking all about Hyliion going public and making Thomas Healey America’s youngest billionaire, digital freight…
FreightCastsFuller Speed Ahead EP37 Digital Wildcatters Cofounder Collin McLelland
Craig Fuller sits down with Collin McLelland to talk about his community-driven media company focused on the oil and gas industry. Watch SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTBE…
FreightCastsCOVID will have lasting effects on employment litigation - Global Trade Tech 2020
Labor and employment attorney Gerald Maatman Jr. is tasked with advising clients on avoiding potential legal pitfalls that may arise in the workplace because…
FreightCastsAir cargo booming but paper still clogs supply chain - Global Trade Tech 2020
The air cargo market has exploded in the age of COVID, but a lot of paper still clogs the system. Joshua Wolf is seeking to change that. Wolf, the founder of…
FreightCastsChina and tariffs: Why covid has increased cargo yields - Global Trade Tech 2020
With bookings of U.S. imports from China currently up 89% year-over-year (y/y), ocean freight out of China is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Steve…
FreightCastsWHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP223 FreightTech Power Hour
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of FreightTech in 2020. Two dynamite leaders will get us up-to-date on what’s new and…
FreightCastsOn The Spot EP40 This week in spot rates
FreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE…
FreightCastsRyder CTO looking for next great technology - Global Trade Tech 2020
Ryder System (NYSE: R) Chief Technology Officer Kendra Phillips cannot lean on information technology that is already in place at the third-party logistics…
FreightCastsAir cargo and the airline industry amid the pandemic - Global Trade Tech 2020
AIR CARGO AND THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY AMID THE PANDEMIC: A LOOK AT THE PRESENT & WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE WITH BRANDON FRIED Apple Podcast Spotify More…
FreightCastsDrilling Deep EP42 A greater private sector role on the nation's highways?
Governments are strapped as a result of the pandemic, the nation's infrastructure isn't any better than it was at the beginning of the year and states are…
FreightCastsVenture investment trends in the supply chain - Global Trade Tech 2020
JT Engstrom Chief Strategy Officer, FreightWaves talks with Paul Asel Managing Partner, NPG Capital in this Fireside Chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More…
FreightCastsMidday Market Update - What future bans on diesel will mean for fleets now
On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Zach Strickland talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you. They’re joined by Kyle…
FreightCastsCOVID-19 should spur discussions about visibility, execution platforms - Global Trade Tech
The unprecedented supply and demand shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a focus on resilience, the development of regional supply chains, and…
FreightCastsFreightonomics EP38 Could driver recruitment issues keep trucking rates elevated?
Anthony and Zach talk about driver retention and recruitment issues and how they will contribute to keeping the spot market for trucking active through the…
FreightCastsPut That Coffee Down EP35 Visual strategies
On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking all about selling data visualization, brand identity, and infographics with the purpose of driving leads and…
FreightCastsXPO Logistics deploys machine learning to optimize supply chain - Global Trade Tech 2020
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) is leveraging technology solutions to meet shippers’ demand for speed and agility, along with inventory management and reverse…