Latest Freight all kinds Podcast Episodes
New trucking fleets are getting hammered
MODES - June 01, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSmall 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 d...
There’s a labor crisis brewing at UPS
MODES - May 18, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsUnionized 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 ...
New barge crisis just dropped
MODES - May 04, 2023 18:56 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMike 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 u...
Why trains keep getting longer…and longer…
MODES - April 20, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJason 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
MODES - April 06, 2023 18:51 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLong-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 c...
Why Americans are flocking to store-brand everything
MODES - March 23, 2023 19:01 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsConsumer 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 Othe...
MODES Trailer
MODES - March 23, 2023 12:46 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFocusing 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
MODES - August 16, 2019 16:59 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCollege 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...
Frac Sand
MODES - July 31, 2019 17:06 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFrac 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 independan...
Crystal Meth
MODES - July 24, 2019 18:48 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 smugglin...
Concert Stages
MODES - July 17, 2019 18:11 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCrank 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 Freigh...
Carnival Rides
MODES - July 10, 2019 18:35 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn 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 ...
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