Drilling Deep Podcast

Drilling Deep: FourKites prepares for the post-pandemic future

At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Buena Vista, Florida, podcast host John Kingston sat down with two executives from FourKites to talk about visibility in the supply chain and what companies like theirs need to do in the post-pandemic market to meet customer needs.

Kingston was joined by Fabrizio Brasca, the executive vice president of industry and market strategy at FourKites, and Mark Delaney, the company’s vice president of global industry strategy for the retail sector. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-fourkites-prepares-for-the-post-pandemic-future

Drilling Deep: Getting into the business as a dispatcher

There are lots of entry points into the trucking industry: driver, broker, mechanic. One that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the role of an independent dispatcher.

But that job is the focus of what Laura Weston does. She’s the head of Effective Dispatching Plus and it’s her job to take somebody who might be interested in entering the trucking business as a dispatcher and tell him or her how to prepare. As she notes on the Drilling Deep podcast with host John Kingston, it is a way to get into...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-getting-into-the-business-as-a-dispatcher

Drilling Deep: Creating a strong relationship between LTL carrier and shipper

Geoff Muessig is the executive vice president and chief marketing officer at LTL carrier Pitt Ohio. He joined podcast host John Kingston to share his perspectives on how a shipper using the services of an LTL carrier can work with that company to provide greater efficiency and cost savings that filter down to the customer.

Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the latest news on the East Coast diesel market, and how it seemed to be sending two very different signals.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-creating-a-strong-relationship-between-ltl-carrier-and-shipper

Drilling Deep: Cutting off cellphone use while driving

A company tries to fight distracted driving by reducing the abilty to drive a truck and use a cell phone at the same time.

NoCell is a relatively new company that is trying to improve driver safety by doing something fairly radical: cutting off a driver’s ability to use a lot of cellphone functions while on the road. Corey Woinarowicz of NoCell sits down with host John Kingston to discuss this simple technology and why it’s controversial.

Also on the podcast, Kingston reviews this week’s latest inventory report and what that means for the tight squeeze in diesel on the East Coast.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-cutting-off-cellphone-use-while-driving

Drilling Deep: Spencer Tenney on M&A in the supply chain

Spencer Tenney heads the Tenney Group, one of the leading companies set up to help both buyers and sellers navigate the world of mergers and acquisitions in the supply chain. He’s got a ringside seat to the dances that buyers and sellers perform when moving assets, and he joins Drilling Deep host John Kingston to share his perspectives on how those dances are going.

Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about the super-tight East Coast diesel market and why there may be a few signs that the worst...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-spencer-tenney-on-ma-in-the-supply-chain

Drilling Deep: Talking Saia, Hub Group and how trucking did in Q1

With first-quarter earnings pretty much all in the book, Todd Fowler of KeyBank discusses how trucking performed in a strong quarter.With first-quarter earnings in the book, Todd Fowler of KeyBank joins host John Kingston on Drilling Deep to talk about the strong opening to the year and whether it’s sustainable.

He addresses a few companies specifically: Saia (NASDAQ: SAIA), Hub Group (NASDAQ; HUBG) and Old Dominion Freight Lines (NASDAQ: ODFL).

Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-talking-saia-hub-group-and-how-trucking-did-in-q1

Drilling Deep: Getting young people into trucking nice and early

Lindsey Trent is the president of the Next Generation in Trucking Association, founded just last year. Her group works with high schools and trade institutes to steer young people toward a career in logistics, whether it’s as a driver, a diesel mechanic or some other area.

She joins host John Kingston on this week’s edition of Drilling Deep to talk about the work her group is doing and how the association is making its pitch to the nation’s young people.

Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-getting-young-people-into-trucking-nice-and-early

Drilling Deep: Talent wars for freight brokers

It isn’t just truck drivers who are in tight supply. It’s just as competitive for freight brokers.

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston interviews Brent Orsuga, the head of Pinnacle Growth Advisors, on the red-hot market for freight brokers. His message: It’s just as much a battlefield there as the fight to get good drivers into the cab.

Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about how a long-forgotten rule from a few years ago that had its impact softened by the pandemic is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-talent-wars-for-freight-brokers

Drilling Deep: Acquisition market for brokerages is pretty hot

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, Peter Stefanovich of Left Lane Associates gives listeners an overview of the market for buying and selling all sorts of trucking-related assets, with a particular focus on how the demand for brokerages is doing.

Also on the podcast, host John Kingston looks at whether a lot of the reason oil prices are rising is that diesel is dragging it there.

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Drilling Deep: What tax returns said about trucker pay in 2021

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-acquisition-market-for-brokerages-is-pretty-hot

Drilling Deep: What tax returns said about trucker pay in ’21

Todd Amen is the president of ATBS. That gives him a ringside seat for how independent owner-operators in the trucking market are doing financially.

ATBS processes thousands of tax returns for owner-operators every year. It’s getting toward mid-April, when taxes need to be filed, and Amen joins Drilling Deep host John Kingston to discuss what he’s seen in this year’s tax returns coming off the strong freight market of 2021.

Also on the podcast, Kingston reviews the market for jet fuel, which has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-what-tax-returns-said-about-trucker-pay-in-21

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