In today’s episode, Daniel Kao Co-Founder and CEO at TruckSmarter joins us to talk about recent funding, trucking digital platforms, and how technology can make life easier for drivers on the road.

In today’s episode, Angela Acocella, Research Affiliate with the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, joins us to talk about the science behind shipper and carrier relationships and what that means for the freight industry.

In today’s episode, FreightWaves’ Jason Stewart, Director of Procurement at Circle Logistics joins us to talk about the digital freight revolution and how load matching and AI help drivers keep their businesses rolling.

In today’s episode, FreightWaves’ John Kingston joins us to talk about what goes into fuel prices, what data should you pay attention to, and why the world of fuel is so important to the supply chain.

In today’s episode, FreightWaves’ Sydney Edwards talks about her experiences in journalism and media, and how the message and medium matter.

In today’s episode, FreightVana’s John Gamero and Shannon Breen join me to talk about trailers as a service, and how access to trailer pools allow smaller carriers to have a larger choice in available freight.

In today’s episode, Rich Mohr, Global Vice President Fleet at Chargepoint joins us as we look at recent breakthroughs in electric truck infrastructure and examine common misconceptions.

In today’s episode, we look at a hidden side of trucking compliance. LogRock CEO Hunter Yaw joins us to talk about the challenges many trucking companies face as they navigate the byzantine process of compliance documentation, while trying to use data to improve safe driving. Failure to do so can cost millions of dollars.

In today’s episode, we look at how cartonization plays a huge role in supply chain optimization, and how freight costs and packaging impacts shipping companies decisions. I talk with James Malley, CEO and co-founder of Paccurate on how they are changing the future, one optimized box at a time. Recent focus on Scope 3 supply chain related emissions brings new attention to waste and turning the humble tan cardboard box into a green future is getting major attention.

In today’s episode, we look at rail labor negotiations and its potential impact on trucking. With many large trucking companies providing rail cars for various class I railroads, any extra disruptions to service or staffing could have a big impact on their performance as well as the overall supply chain.

In today’s episode, Norm Thomas, a business consultant for fleets at Uptake, joins us to discuss how fleet maintenance has evolved over the years, best practices, and how predictive maintenance is changing the industry.

In today’s episode, James "Rooster" Bowen joins me to talk about his experiences as a driver, business owner, and agent in the trucking industry. We look at important things to consider when it comes to the driver’s experience and if there are ways to improve life on the road.

In today’s episode, Avi Geller, founder and CEO of Maven Machines talks to us about automation and advancements in the fleet management space. We look at driver workflow, challenges of building a TMS / IOT platform, and look at how the trucking industry still lags behind in workflow technology compared to SAP platforms.

In today’s episode, Frank Mabry, a Senior Analyst for Corporate Strategy at Torc Robotics joins me as we talk about the much lauded and always impending autonomous truck rollout. We dive deep into what the autonomous truck future may actually look like and challenge the narratives on why so many autonomous truck companies want you to think they’re ready to deploy this technology tomorrow.

In today’s episode, we talk about the value and process of fuel hedging, and how many companies fail to take advantage of hedging strategies now that fuel prices are rising. Whether you’re a trucking company or a fortune 50 consumer packaged goods corporation, having a unified fuel hedging strategy can save you money and share price when market volatility strikes.

In today’s episode, we look at some of the seismic shifts impacting the supply chain today from covid disruption to automation. We have the Founder and CEO of Truckl Hanns-Christian Hanebeck to talk about what the future holds for transportation and the supply chain, as well as the importance of connectivity and collaboration as we enter the future.

In today’s episode, we look at how technology is being leveraged to automate and manage fleet related expenses. Just as fintech platforms disrupted banking and consumer spending, the fleet payment space is now ripe for disruption from freight tech disruptors. We talk with Coast Founder and CEO Daniel Simon on how innovation and disruption are coming to a fleet payment card near you.

In this special edition we talk with Mark Brousseau, Product Marketing Consultant with Transcard about the future of payments in Freight and Logistics as well as key factors driving innovation in local freight with Cargomatic’s Chief Product and Technology Officer Sunil Sharma.

In today’s episode, we examine how Intermodal influences trucking companies, from potential profit centers to possible service disruptions. Not all intermodal and rail companies carry their own containers, providing trucking companies the opportunity to fill in and haul everything from shipping containers, chassis, reefer units or dry van units.

In today’s episode, we look at how logistics impacts warfare and look at the many ways our wartime supply chain can mirror our domestic supply chain in terms of capacity meeting demand challenges, and predicting how much to send and when to send it.

In today’s episode, we dive into the world of predictive maintenance and how analytics, AI, and deep learning open new doors to understanding what goes on under the hood of today’s vehicles. We interview Questar CEO Erez Lorber to find out why your vehicle might now be able to predict the future.

We talk with Emerge President George Abernathy about the origins of the annual bid, how data and technology are revolutionizing how and when to do it, and what it means for carriers and shippers involved.

In this episode we talk with aifleet’s Director of Fleet Operations Toby Huang about the challenges of growing a trucking startup, the trucking industry, and how technology and automation can help driver quality of life. Is there a better way? Tune into this episode to find out.

In this episode we talk with Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of FreightWaves about recent market trends and the data painting the picture of an imminent downturn in the U.S. trucking market. Based on the data, we examine the possibility of a freight recession that would rival the recent COVID related downturns in 2019.

In this episode we look at the various factors that rising fuel prices have on trucking companies. With recent unprecedented upward movement in fuel, can carriers keep up and what does the future look like if prices continue to rise.