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Alvys paves the way to improved efficiency – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Nick Darman, founder and CEO of Alvys, sat down with host Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach and Project 61, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey into trucking, from starting a trucking company to creating a world-class TMS to help fleets maximize efficiency and utilization.

Darman began working in trucking when his father was driving a truck. While attending Georgia State University, Darman started a trucking company and ran dispatch. Other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alvys-paves-the-way-to-improved-efficiency-taking-the-hire-road

Toymaker talks bringing some manufacturing home

Viahart President Molson Hart said reshoring will allow his business to save money on shipping costs and avoid possible incoming duties or tariffs on toys in the latest episode of the Bring it Home podcast.

Bring It Home celebrates the North American manufacturing renaissance, reindustrialization and reshoring taking place across the continent. Its co-hosts are Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Firecrown Media, and JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at Firecrown,

Viahart designs educational toys and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/toymaker-talks-bringing-some-manufacturing-home

Focus on relationships is the key to navigating market downturns

As a well-established 3PL in the transportation management and brokerage space, Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics has proved that focusing on customer relationships and strategy is the best way to navigate a freight market downturn.

Zach Jecklin, chief information officer at Echo, has been with the company 17 years and has experienced every part of the market cycle.

“We’re ready for a tailwind,” Jecklin said. “It’s been a long bottom part of the market, for longer than we’ve seen in the history...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/focus-on-relationships-is-the-key-to-navigating-market-downturns

Learning by listening to drivers – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Josh Hankins, senior vice president of safety, security and driver personnel at J.B. Hunt, sat down with guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of The National Transportation Institute, to discuss how listening to drivers and jumping in-cab helps to drive the direction he and his team take with policies, and to highlight J.B. Hunt and Carol Ekster’s new book, “Trucker Kid.”

Hankins has been with J.B. Hunt for nearly 20 years. He started part...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/learning-by-listening-to-drivers-taking-the-hire-road

Boom Technology CEO talks return of supersonic flight on Bring It Home podcast

Boom Technology CEO Blake Scholl spoke with co-hosts Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Firecrown Media, and JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at Firecrown, on the latest episode of the Bring it Home podcast Thursday about the return of supersonic air travel.

Bring It Home celebrates the North American manufacturing renaissance, reindustrialization and reshoring taking place across the continent.

Boom Technology is building the first supersonic commercial jetliner since the Concorde at its new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boom-technology-ceo-talks-return-of-supersonic-flight-on-bring-it-home-podcast

Focus on drivers sets the best carriers apart – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Tracy Rushing, executive director of safety and recruiting with R.E. Garrison Trucking and recipient of the Influential Woman in Trucking Award, sat down with host Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach and Project 61, to discuss the importance of having the right mindset when it comes to recruiting and how staying focused on drivers is what sets the best carriers apart.

“I love talking about one thing that really matters, and that is how to keep...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/focus-on-drivers-sets-the-best-carriers-apart-taking-the-hire-road

2024 compliance update with Trucksafe – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Brandon Wiseman, owner and president of Trucksafe Consulting, sat down with host Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach and Project 61, to review important compliance-related changes to trucking’s landscape that come with Phase II of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse program.

Trucksafe is a DOT consulting company that helps transportation companies stay in compliance with DOT regulations.

“Our goal is to help trucking and bus companies of all sizes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2024-compliance-update-with-trucksafe-taking-the-hire-road

[Podcast] Cybersecurity: Are We Worried Enough?

Lloyd’s List reporter Joshua Minchin talks to cyber security experts to assess the current threat level to shipping and ask whether shipowners should be more worried now than they have been before.

Joining Lloyd’s List’s Joshua Minchin on the podcast this week are:

  • Kevin Jones, professor of computer science and director of the Maritime Cyber Threats Research Group, University of Plymouth
  • Daniel Ng, chief executive, Cyberowl
  • Svante Einarsson, head of cybersecurity maritime for EMEA and APAC, DNV
  • K...

https://mfame.guru/podcast-cybersecurity-are-we-worried-enough/

Shipping’s Green Optimists: Progress Amid Challenges

  • The Lloyd’s List podcast explores whether shipping has truly transitioned from being a laggard to a leader in decarbonization.
  • The Global Maritime Forum (GMF) in Tokyo highlighted optimism among industry leaders despite challenges, including a lack of robust regulatory frameworks and cost allocation for green transitions.
  • While progress in green initiatives is evident, the industry faces geopolitical and financial uncertainties.

In the latest edition of the Lloyd’s List podcast,...

https://mfame.guru/shippings-green-optimists-progress-amid-challenges/

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