GSCW chat recap: NRF’s Gold talks port congestion impact on retail

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This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The price of congestion: How is the retail industry navigating the container congestion? 

DETAILS: Lori Ann LaRocco speaks with Jonathan Gold about the retail import slowdown. No retailer wants to have empty shelves or place items they receive late immediately on discount. These added costs from the delays ultimately have to be absorbed by the...

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2020 recap: Highlighting the best of Fuller Speed Ahead

FreightWavesTV saw resounding success in 2020. Amid the chaos and concerns that stirred the industry throughout the year, FreightWaves’ analysts and on-air talent quickly became a beacon of information and insight for logistics providers, offering clarity for those facing great uncertainty.

One of the network’s most prominent programs is Fuller Speed Ahead. Hosted by FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller, the show provides exclusive interviews with prominent and intriguing figures from across the...

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Lost in the woods LIVE @HOME – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ biggest event of the year. They’re joined by special guests Prasad Gollapalli, founder and CEO, TruckerTools; as well as Garrett Wolfe, VP of Product Management, TriumphPay; and Alex Kalish, chief strategy and solutions officer,
Achieving an Efficient, Connected Supply Chain with Mobile Partnerships, Stratix; Vernon O’Donnell, chief product and services officer, project44.

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ELDs and visibility blind spots LIVE @HOME – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ premier virtual event with special guests Danny Loe, president-Asset Light Logistics and chief yield officer, ArcBest; Doug Schrier, VP of Product and Innovation, Transflo; Tom Bray, senior transportation industry adviser, J. J. Keller; and Kendra...

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Behind the retail food supply chain – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Robinson Fresh’s new study on the top-10 online purchasing trends for the food retail season.

Plus, the rise of drop and hook, will 2018 truck order levels lead to 2019-level bankruptcies, is big and bulky changing final mile, five items truckers should carry to survive winter storms, and how ATTACA.org is combating child abuse.

With WHAT THE TRUCK?!?’s most metal #PlayItForward of all time.

And a virtual event(s) preview.

They’re joined by...

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A Freightmare on Elm Street – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are taking you into Halloween weekend with a roundup on freight’s most diabolical variety show.

Tom Curee crushes it with an original #PlayItForward live tune, Salesforce talks about seamless driver onboarding, Opendock explains why a warehouse would want to move to dock scheduling, and Josue Ramos inspires us with insight on Mexican-American entrepreneurship in trucking.

Plus, good news/bad news concerning a kitten stuck to a semi, forced monkey labor, and...

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Is it freight’s witching hour? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about if now is the time to sell your trucking company, the verdict in an embezzlement bust, the scary state of air freight, recruiting hacks, and Wheel of Stupid Questions with a FreightTech founder. 

Plus, how lasers are targeting tailgating truckers, will mall Santas get a vaccine, top Halloween candy by state, and glitter bans. 

They’re joined by special guests Bryan Schreiber, Manager of Air Cargo Business Development, Columbus Regional...

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Don’t fear the reefer – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit, where they’re learning about the clinical supply chain, COVID vaccines, the power of partnerships, jackalopes and more.

With them are special guests Luiz da Costa, director of global import-export and trade compliance for Takeda Pharmaceuticals International; Josh Asbury, vice president of HubTran; Norman Highnam, transport refrigeration consultant and cold chain expert; Travis Ross, customer success manager for Coretex; and Niko...

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