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FreightWaves app update creates interactive experience

FreightWaves has released an update to its mobile app, bringing all of its editorial, video and audio podcast content to one location. Readers and listeners will now be able to consume and share supply chain content from the FreightWaves News app, with updated features for group discussions and community building.

“We are excited to release a fully integrated mobile app for the FreightWaves MediaVerse,” said Travis Rhyan, chief product officer of FreightWaves. “Our app encompasses all of our...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-app-update-creates-interactive-experience

GSCW chat: Laredo welcomes automotive freight diverted from congested California ports

This fireside chat recap is from Day 4 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: A look at how supply chain bottlenecks are affecting the largest inland U.S. port. 

DETAILS: FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill and Teclo Garcia, economic development director for the city of Laredo, discuss supply chain bottlenecks during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, and Teclo Garcia, economic development director for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-laredo-welcomes-automotive-freight-diverted-from-congested-california-ports

The transactional customer is always right — Put That Coffee Down

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It’s an adage in business that a customer might always be right and that may be true, but a client often needs help to get to the right choice. Does your business have transactional customers or consulting clients? And how do you change your sales approach depending on the answer to that question?

Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle welcome transportation lawyer and fellow FreightWavesTV host Cassandra Gaines of MadGaines Live on this episode of Put That Coffee Down to discuss how sometimes giving...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-transactional-customer-is-always-right-put-that-coffee-down

Top 5 books for freight sales — Put That Coffee Down

On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle discuss the importance of continuing education in sales. Salespeople should remember that skilled professionals continue to read and learn. 

They share the five books they think everyone should read to get a top-notch sales education. 

Hill’s list:

  1. “How to Win Friends & Influence People” by Dale Carnegie.
  2. “The 10X Rule” by Grant Cardone.
  3. “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
  4. “Never...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-5-books-for-freight-sales-put-that-coffee-down

Audience Q&A with Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle — Put That Coffee Down

On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle are taking questions about sales from their LinkedIn audience. 

They pull viewer questions from past PTCD episodes and relate them back to the state of the freight industry. The two also put some focus on decision making in sales...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/audience-qa-with-kevin-hill-and-richie-daigle-put-that-coffee-down

Intermodal Summit: Precision scheduled railroading ‘all about doing more with less’

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Intermodal Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How has precision scheduling railroading (PSR) affected service levels over the past decade? 

DETAILS: Matt Parker, a legislative chairman with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in Nevada, discusses with FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill why precision scheduled railroading (PSR) isn’t about precision, but about profit.

SPEAKER: Matt Parker, chairman of the Nevada State Legislative Board for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intermodal-summit-precision-scheduled-railroading-all-about-doing-more-with-less

Hot Freight Opinions: Reaction to Uber Freight acquiring Transplace

On Thursday, Uber Freight announced the acquisition of Transplace for $2.25 billion, a deal the companies say will “create one of the leading logistics technology platforms, with one of the largest and most comprehensive managed transportation and logistics networks in the world.”

We asked FreightWaves experts to provide us their Hot Freight Opinions (HFOs) on the deal:

Craig Fuller, founder and CEO

This is a monster deal in the FreightTech space and makes strategic sense for Uber Freight (NYSE:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-freight-opinions-reaction-to-uber-freight-acquiring-transplace

Building a sustainable book of business — Put That Coffee Down

This show is sponsored by Surge Transportation. Surge Transportation is the fastest growing 3PL in the logistics space today. Based in Chicago and Jacksonville, they offer unrestricted access to almost all accounts, limitless territory, and a chance to be a key player in a growing company. To find out more email [email protected]

How do you maintain a book of clients that is constantly changing? How do you keep faces fresh but build on existing client relationships at the same time?

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/building-a-sustainable-book-of-business-put-that-coffee-down

The long game of sales — Put That Coffee Down

This podcast is brought to you by Surge Transportation. Surge Transportation is the fastest growing 3PL in the logistics space today. Based in Chicago and Jacksonville, they offer unrestricted access to almost all accounts, limitless territory, and a chance to be a key player in a growing company. To find out more email [email protected]

The road to becoming a successful salesperson is long and grueling, but with the right attitude and some tools in your toolbox, you can make it. 

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/put-that-coffee-down

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