Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit
Truckstop CEO: Industry uniting in fight against load board fraud
The freight transportation industry has been increasingly impacted by identity theft, according to Kendra Tucker, CEO of Truckstop.
Tucker was the guest on the latest episode of Fuller Speed Ahead, hosted by FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller. The show aired during FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
“Identity theft is something that we’ve seen really tick up in the past couple of months or so, where carriers who are not actively driving are selling their active...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckstop-ceo-industry-uniting-in-fight-against-load-board-fraud
What truckers really think, small fleet electrification and the parking problem – WTT
On Episode 709 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit.
FreightWaves’ Alan Adler joins the show to talk about electrification options for small fleets. Are any of them viable yet?
Truck Parking Club’s Evan Shelley and Hunter Shearer are celebrating their 365th parking location. We’ll learn how they’re rapidly scaling the number of available parking spots for America’s drivers.
Trucker and internet personality King Spud plays a...
Election-year politics cuts into small-trucker priorities
Legislation and regulation affecting trucking is downshifting as the election year moves into full swing, but the most prominent lobby representing truck owner-operators is keeping the pressure on lawmakers and the administration to do right by its members.
“The unfortunate reality is that this particular Congress is totally engaged in election season, and rather than focusing on some of the issues we would like to see them focus on, they’re pretty much engaged in doing what they think they need...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/election-year-politics-cuts-into-small-trucker-priorities
4 things to know about the 2024 Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit
With the 2024 Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit revving up next week, here are four things to check out during this year’s virtual trucking program.
1. Where to watch
FreightWavesTV will livestream the event starting at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 24. It will also be streamed to FreightWaves social media accounts on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
2. Keynote topic
The summit will open with a keynote discussion between Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association President Todd Spencer and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4-things-to-know-about-the-2024-small-fleet-owner-operator-summit
Small Fleet recap: How SONAR data can help position carriers into better markets
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet and Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: SONAR demo for Small Fleets
DETAILS: By reading rejection rates, SONAR data can be advantageous for smaller carriers that may be looking to move out of a particular market and position themselves into another.
SPEAKERS: Eric Larsen and Zach Blanchard
BIOS: Larsen is based in Phoenix and joined FreightWaves in January 2021 after spending four years with Truckstop.com. Prior to...
Small Fleet keynote: ‘Get scrappy with where you’re finding loads’
This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
KEYNOTE TOPIC: Simple ways carriers can drive efficiencies in their operations.
DETAILS: Trucker Tools has more than 250,000 carriers on its platform. It was designed specifically to help those carriers mitigate their biggest challenges. Trucker Tools’ Kary Jablonski explains those challenges to FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey, as well as how her company can help.
SPEAKER: Jablonski is the CEO of Trucker Tools.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-keynote-get-scrappy-with-where-youre-finding-loads
Surviving the summer as a small fleet
On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner Operator summit. Today, the focus is all on empowering small fleets to weather what is shaping up to be a cruel cruel summer.
They’re joining by special guests Jett McCandless, Founder & CEO at project44; Tobenna Ariodiogbu, Co-Founder & CEO at CloudTrucks; David Kessler, Vice President Expedited Fleet and Operations at ArcBest and Jay Gustafson, Executive Vice President of Brokerage Operations...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/surviving-the-summer-as-a-small-fleet
Small Fleet recap: How to modernize older trucks with latest tech
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: New technology in an old truck.
DETAILS: FreightWaves’ Justin Martin sits down with Edison Motors’ Chace Barber to discuss how he’s revolutionizing the logging industry with his prototype 1962 Kenworth electric/diesel hybrid truck.
SPEAKERS: Barber is the co-founder and CEO of Alberta, Canada-based Edison Motors, owner of Solar Energy Logistics, and has more than 745,000 followers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-modernize-older-trucks-with-latest-tech
Small Fleet recap: The do’s and don’ts of partnering with brokerages
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Brokerage and 3PL partnerships for owner-operators and small carriers.
DETAILS: Running your own truck or small fleet is all about risk versus reward. A key decision is how to evaluate partners to put the business on a path toward long-term profitability.
SPEAKERS: Drew Herpich, chief commercial officer of Transportation Insight and Nolan Transportation, and Kevin Hill, head of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-recap-the-dos-and-donts-of-partnering-with-brokerages