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Drilling Deep: Diesel Technology Pushes Back Against The Idea That It's Status Quo
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 5:15pm | 207Read More...To watch the stock of Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA), the company that has raised millions to produce a hydrogen-produced truck, you'd think that the day of the diesel engine was going to end soon. But that isn't the case. Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum...
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Freightonomics: What Goes Down, Must Come Up…Wait, No.
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 12:16pm | 63Read More...Anthony and Zach discuss the hours of service exemption, consumer prices, and other recent macroeconomic releases. Dr. Zac Rogers makes an appearance to review the latest LMI findings and the direction of the logistics industry.
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Drilling Deep: The Professor Of Trucking Gives His Measure Of The Market
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 12:11pm | 199Read More...Steve Burks was a truck driver in an earlier professional capacity. He also earned his Bachelor's degree, his Master's degree and then his PhD. He's a professor of economics at the University of Minnesota-Morris where he continues to research truck drivers and the markets where they ply their...
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Disconnect Between Volumes And Rejections – FreightWaves NOW
Friday, June 5, 2020 - 3:04pm | 87Read More...Zach Strickland explains the disconnect between volumes and rejections in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Andrew Cox discusses volumes being on full blast but rates are still low.
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Freightonomics: Are production Numbers Lagging Or Leading The Freight Market's Recovery?
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 10:11am | 59Read More...Anthony and Zach discuss what to make of the subtle increase for the May PMI and orders, while domestic freight volumes surge. Also, produce season pushes agricultural rates over 2019.
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Live On Day 1 From FreightWaves LIVE @HOME (With Video)
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 4:43pm | 126Read More...On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from THE virtual event to define our industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home. They're joined by Doug Schrier, Vice President of Product and Innovation, Transflo, and Glenn Jones, GVP of Product Strategy, Blume Global Apple...
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Drilling Deep: Airlines Do A Quick Two-Step To Orient More Toward Freight
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 1:28pm | 178Read More...Airlines have suffered mightily from the loss of passenger traffic as a result of the pandemic. But there also has been a demand for their services to move freight, including an area that has always been taken to the skies to move from point A to point B: medical supplies. On this week's Drilling...
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Drilling Deep: What Is The Post-Pandemic Future Of Pricey Truck Insurance?
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 12:25pm | 157Read More...In the week that saw crude prices turn negative, host John Kingston on the Drilling Deep podcast tries to translate that once-in-a-lifetime occurrence into what it says about diesel prices. He also discusses the impact on the trucking sector that services the oil patch and how the negatives from...
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Freightonomics: Not So Fast My Friend
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 12:22pm | 54Read More...Anthony and Zach break down the Knight-Swift and Heartland earnings; slowing decline of freight rates and volumes and what the rise in imports mean for the recovery.
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Is 2020 Already A Lost Year For Trucking And Logistics?
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 5:16pm | 97Read More...Andrew and Kevin discuss the first few transportation companies reporting earnings during the COVID-19 outbreak and what it means for the rest of the industry. Also, we weigh in on the freight volume debate and question whether oil prices will ever fully recover. Thanks as always to the research...
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Freightonomics: What to glean From JB Hunt's Surprisingly Ok 1Q Results, Cass, And Disappointing Retail Sales
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 1:18pm | 59Read More...Anthony and Zach discuss what to make of the first major U.S. carrier to report earnings during the COVID-19 outbreak along with the recent Cass, industrial production and retail releases.
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Drilling Deep: Getting That Relief Money From Washington Into The Right Hands
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 10:11am | 152Read More...On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston heard from Jack Rybicki, a managing principal at the accounting and consulting firm CLA. Jack has been steering many clients through the process of trying to get money from the federal government under the CARES Act — in particular, the Payroll...
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Freightonomics: How The COVID-19 Outbreak Is Hitting Supply Chains
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 4:51pm | 78Read More...Anthony and Zach have special guests Former Flex CEO and current strategic adviser to Clear A.I. Mike McNamara and FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom on to discuss coronavirus' impact on various pieces of global supply chains and give an update on how the economy and freight market are...
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Freight Sales Survey: The Power Of Video
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 8:56am | 68Read More...Listen to the podcast to hear a breakdown of the survey.
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How To Win At Freight Sales (With Video)
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 4:02pm | 175Read More...On today's episode, Dooner and Hill are talking about using video to generate leads, get more meetings, and accelerate your pathway to closing. Learn how to sell through storytelling and video on this epic episode of Put That Coffee Down. They'll be joined by special guest, Nick Francis of Casual...













