MODES
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMODES is a podcast about the freight economy made for logistics insiders and outsiders. Twice a month, FreightWaves editorial director Rachel Premack will unpack the latest logistics trends and how they’re driving the global economy.
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New trucking fleets are getting hammered
June 01, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutesSmall trucking fleets comprise much of the trucking industry. But they’re also more likely to go out of business and leave drivers jobless. Jonathan Phares, assistant professor of supply chain management at Iowa State University, joins MODES to explain his recent working paper that unpacks this dynamic. (This episode was recorded on May 24) Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There’s a labor crisis brewing at UPS
May 18, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutesUnionized UPS workers may go on a massive strike for the first time since 1997. The potential work stoppage could halt e-commerce movements — and it shows something deeper about how supply chain workers are treated today. Insider senior transportation Emma Cosgrove breaks down the big picture in the UPS-Teamsters showdown. (This episode was recorded on May 10) Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New barge crisis just dropped
May 04, 2023 18:56 - 20 minutesMike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, warned us all last year when Mississippi River levels got so low that farmers and manufacturers couldn’t move their wares. Now, the river is unusually high and it’s wreaking havoc on the barge industry yet again. Mike walks us through what’s going on. Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why trains keep getting longer…and longer…
April 20, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesJason Doering, a longtime engineer at Union Pacific, explains why trains have been getting longer and longer – and why it’s such a pain for workers to deal with these behemoths. Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why a common sense speed-limiter law could make the roads more unsafe
April 06, 2023 18:51 - 29 minutesLong-time truck driver Justin Martin comes on the MODES podcast to explain why a law to limit speed limits for truck drivers could actually increase accidents. Come for the information on federal regulations, stay for Justin’s comparison between trucking in 2023 and the much-ballyhooed cash for clunkers program. Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Americans are flocking to store-brand everything
March 23, 2023 19:01 - 27 minutesConsumer goods have seen historic inflation. Now, Americans are flocking to private-label goods to weather the storm. FreightWaves senior vertical expert Adam Josephson knows all things paper and packaging, and explained what’s happening to MODES host Rachel Premack. Follow the MODES Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MODES Trailer
March 23, 2023 12:46 - 2 minutesFocusing on exploring timely topics and non-mainstream stories for supply chain insiders (and outsiders) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
College Football
August 16, 2019 16:59 - 26 minutes - 20.9 MBCollege football, poetry in motion, masses of men, giants of the gridiron rushing gear at 40 yards in 4.4 seconds, but before that equipment arrives at the field, it’s moved by big rigs rolling on big iron. These are the games we play, and this is how we get to play them. On today’s freight all kinds, we’re talking college football. Ready break! Read the article
Race Cars
August 09, 2019 19:06 - 14 minutes - 10.7 MBRace cars sure move fast on the track, but how to they get there in the first place? On today's FAK we find out! To read the article Freight All Kinds – the Logistics of Shipping Racecars by Joanna Marsh, visit freightwaves.com
Frac Sand
July 31, 2019 17:06 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBFrac sand is the key ingredient in the hydraulic fracturing process, in which oil and gas drillers pump frac sand and other materials into wells to break up shale rock, through which natural gas and petroleum will flow more easily. So easily, it has helped propel the US towards energy independance and insultation from global volitality. What’s helped drill that home is the process known as fracking. So shale to the king, baby. On today’s freight all kind we’re talking frac sand. Read the ar...
Crystal Meth
July 24, 2019 18:48 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBIn the term Freight All Kinds, the all is all inclusive and that includes illegal freight. On today’s episode we’re talking Crystal Meth, Aunt Crissy, Tina, Crank, Speed, Shards, Ice, Go, Whizz, Tweak, dope, or uppers. No matter what you call it, we’re getting into the dirty business of smuggling Crystal as we’re breaking down breaking bad down under. FreightWaves Australian correspondent Jim Wilson joins us today to talk his FREIGHT All Kinds article available now on FreightWaves.com its t...
Concert Stages
July 17, 2019 18:11 - 13 minutes - 10.7 MBCrank your curiosity up to 11 because on this episode of Freight All Kinds we cover how concert stages tour from arena to arena. FreightWaves managing editor, Mark Solomon, joins Dooner as they discuss his article "Rock, Roll and the Road: How Trucker Guys and Gals Bring the Music" Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new article, and subscribe now to this podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday.
Carnival Rides
July 10, 2019 18:35 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBOn the very first episode of Freight All Kinds we cover how carnival rides tilt-a-whirl from point A to point B. FreightWaves Washington correspondent, John Gallagher, joins Dooner as they discuss his article "Brown's Amusements Keeps The Show Safe On The Road" Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new article, and subscribe now to this podcast to get a new episode every Thursday.