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Drilling Deep with John Kingston — 189 episodes
Wrapping it up with Todd Amen of ATBS
A cracking good idea to get hydrogen
The Promise Of Mexican Intermodal
Wrapping up 2024 with Scopelitis' Garney
Signs of an easing in the parking squeeze
An industry giant takes a look at transportation cybersecurity
The risk to carrier payments from broker bankruptcies
A major trailer supplier looks to partnerships on building and leasing their product
The payments space continues to get more competitive
Fighting off the cyber bandits
Broadening the market for renewable diesel
Will an NLRB rule open the door for more unionziation?
The efficiency of battery-electric vehicles
San Diego, the Silicon Valley of telematics
Keeping Up With The Compliance Maze
What to do about the Highway Trust Fund?
The race for speed in factoring
Five million and counting
Winding your way through the maze of SBA funding
Connecting To The Market Through An Advisory Council
Netradyne looks to the positive
The pros and cons of outsourcing customer service
The future of diesel as alternatives grow their footprint
Why Scope 3 emissions are important to everyone in the supply chain
Lytx cameras have been watching for 25 years
Blue Yonder surveys the market
Using technology to fight double brokering
The Social Media Tools Used For Recruitment
Collaborative trucking and how it works
Any relief in sight for trucking insurance rates?
Neste Makes its Renewable Diesel Play Near The Bay
Measuring Dwell Time with Trimble
Selling a company into an ESOP
Diesel ain't dead yet
The hurdles and benefits of LTL inside Truckload
What did drivers make in 2022?
Love’s expands its program to train next generation of diesel mechanics
The outlook for fuels, from regular diesel to renewable
How does the supply picture shape up for diesel?
Ryder signs up a Ryder
Is blockchain ready to aid the supply chain?
Idelic moves into insurance
The "votes" are in on the Department of Labor's Independent Contractor Rule
Looking into the 2023 crystal ball with Scopelitis Consulting.
How owner operators are doing from a man who serves them
Looking at government and trucking in 2023
Looking back--and ahead--on the wild market for used trucks
What goes in the decision to expand
Trying to get everyone paid faster
Veterans and their skills are a hot commodity with Ryder
The state of the chassis "squeeze"
A skeptical view of the Department of Labor independent contractor rule
Low Mississippi water levels provide opening for trucks
Your TMS and California's AB5
Invoices at US Bank showing the market downturn
A group keeps its eye on truck safety
Transflo on automation and "app fatigue"
Companies taking steps to comply with AB5
Leasing in a market with declining rates
Factoring is speeding up but is it enough?
The intersection of last-mile, Prop 22 and AB5 in California
How trucking fuel costs fell faster than pump prices
Truck insurance and the changes to be wrought by AB5
A monthly report raises concerns about the diesel market
A turnaround coming in diesel?
More on what drives a healthy supply chain
How to move off your antiquated supply chain systems
The collapsing level of ocean freight
Four Kites prepares for the post-pandemic future
Getting into the business as a dispatcher
Drilling Deep: Creating a strong relationship between LTL carrier and shipper
Cutting off the driver's ability to use a cell phone while driving
Spencer Tenney on mergers and acquisitions in the supply chain
Talking Saia, Hub Group and how trucking did in the first quarter
Getting young people into trucking nice and early
The talent wars for freight brokers
Acquisition market for brokerages is pretty hot
What tax returns said about trucker pay in '21
The case for releasing lots of oil from the SPR
The state of road safety, post-pandemic
The status report from the backed-up West Coast ports
A truckstop is less than two years old and already top of the heap
Training the next generation of LTL staffers
A Lot of Misinformation Floating Around Out There About Oil as War Commences
What's motivating the Canadian drivers?
Mehrotra looks at a very profitable trucking fourth quarter
The feedback coming from drivers
Where do you want me to put your package, sir?
Switching from gas taxes to mileage fees
A recruitment/retention CEO on his company's approach
Wrapping up the year in oil and trucking
Lots of infrastructure money; how should it be spent?
Driver Desiree fights for more truck parking
The Contrast Between Booming LTL Markets and the Issues on the Ground
The eye-popping numbers coming out of the used truck market
Every method of testing drivers for drugs has its pros and cons
KeyBank's Fowler talks Marten, Werner and others in a review of the third quarter
Starting a truckload carrier with AI as its backbone
Trucking begins to push back against the vaccine mandate
Using a helper if Amazon is fulfilling your shipments
The Impact of Insurance Company Actions on Driver Availability
The decision to add a truckload terminal can be complicated
Whose data is it anyway?
The good times roll for independent owner operators
The "final milers" get together in Philly
The troubled industry that provides the market with diesel
Why the grease at your pizzeria is impacting diesel
The Biden administration call for more oil
Saia, ODFL and KC Southern on Mehrotra's mind post-earnings season
It's time for the big spinoff at XPO
Perry on freight bulls vs. bears
How will LTL and truckload coexist after the big Knight Swift deal?
The KSM outlook on the trucking market
A hurricane's impact on trucking and how long that sticks around
The impact of the KCS railroad acquisition
Pallets are the latest thing to get squeezed in the supply chain
Striving for fuel efficiency as the diesel price rises
Diesel in the wake of the Colonial shutdown
"Big Rig" author Viscelli on how drivers are doing today
What invoices tell us about the first quarter in freight
In hiring drivers, speed is of the essence
The scattered factoring business might become a lot more unified in coming years
The sharp competition in the visibility sector
The case for lease purchase deals even as lawsuits grow
The independent contractor minefield is getting even more treacherous
What truck drivers are going to report to the IRS this year
Canada's very gentle launch of its ELD mandate
What is trucking going to be like in 2030?
Battery technology is racing ahead
Getting the regulation right to push ahead on autonomous vehicles
Reviewing the 4Q earnings, how did Werner do so well?
Pushing truck drivers toward the front of the vaccination line
What the WorkHound feedback stream from drivers said in 2020
What 2020 meant for more efficient fuel and freight trends
C.H. Robinson and SAS set out to inject huge new transparency into the retail supply chain
Manufacturing's upcoming boost to trucking
A startup in freight tech gets a lot of money; here's what it is doing with it
Tapping into the brains of a leading college to aid trucking
Money pours into supplying new warehouse space
The mess out at the southern California ports
Taking apart the earnings numbers from the third quarter
The upturn in the market for used trucks
Did hair testing take a step forward or is it still stuck?
Postal Service mired in controversy before Election Day
Trucking capacity, the pandemic and the holiday season
A company takes steps to increase pay and hold on to its drivers
Buying and selling logistics companies in a pandemic and a great freight market
A greater private sector role on the nation's highways?
New drivers aren't coming out of CDL schools and that's a problem
What the StayMetrics data says about driver retention in the pandemic era
The mental state of drivers dealing with the pandemic
A trucking market on fire; a diesel market barely reacting to a huge storm
The efficiency challenges facing intermodal rail
The US Postal Service at a crossroads
Loan forgiveness is the next big step as PPP moves toward its completion
What the invoices are telling us about the strength of the freight market
Fighting nuclear verdicts by preparing for them now
The first in-person industry meeting of the COVID era
A lot of money flowed into trucking from PPP; what will be the impact?
Dealing with now, but getting ready for a post-COVID world
The LTL model adapts to the COVID-19 world
The diesel engine isn't going anywhere for a long time
The Professor of Trucking gives his measure of the market
What to do about the food trucks at the rest stops?
A lot less money is being put in the hands of toll collectors
A broker defends his industry
The last mostly "normal" quarter in trucking is in the books
Surviving carrier bankruptcy
The air cargo industry scrambles for a quick reinvention in the age of the pandemic
Truck insurance has been expensive; what’s its future in the age of COVID?
Getting that relief money from Washington into the right hands
What do truckers on the road do if they're feeling sick in the age of the coronavirus?
What's working on the railroads during a pandemic?
Trucking companies look to stay profitable in unprecedented times
Where the crisis in truck insurance rates came from
Great news! Diesel prices are lower. Bad news! Diesel prices are lower
Passing the torch to a new generation of trucking leaders
Sticking a stake into the heart of California's AB5...so far
What truck drivers are going to report to the IRS this year
Getting a look at tomorrow's diesel prices today
IMO 2020 isn't over for the freight markets; an analyst's bearish forecast
What comes after the breakup of XPO?
What a trucking lawyer thinks about ‘nuclear’ verdicts
Independence Day in January
How long does relief from AB5 last in California?
Trucking and Wall Street 2019
Hydrocarbons, Celadon's used truck sell down, and a big corporate writedown
Crisis or calm: Is a storm headed for oil markets
The Viennese Waltz