FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

In this fireside chat, Craig Fuller sits down with Doug Waggoner to unpack the more than 30 acquisitions he's overseen as CEO of Echo Global Logistics. This conversation offers an insider perspective on how the broader acquisition landscape is reshaping North American logistics, as well as how technology and culture contribute to successful M&As. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This trucking CEO went from 30 parked trucks to nearly 100 running today, a remarkable turnaround story from the depths of the freight recession. Marina Ivanov of Apex Transit Solutions shares her hard-won lessons on survival, driver retention strategies, and navigating treacherous market conditions. Discover how focusing on your team and strategic market plays can make all the difference when freight collapses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI is changing logistics, but how do you actually deploy it? Join Ben Tibbets of Pallet and Julie Van De Kamp of Sonar as they dive into AI's practical impact on the industry. Learn about ideal AI workflows, common pitfalls, and how to balance automation with the essential human touch. Discover the value of building vs. buying AI solutions and real-world examples from freight operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moving past proof-of-concepts, buzzwords, and magic-bullet promises into real operational execution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A one-truck owner-operator knows exactly what that truck earned and what it cost. At a hundred trucks, that clarity disappears as cost and profit data spread across a dozen systems that don't talk to each other. Jordan unpacks why the industry accepted lost visibility as the price of growth, what it costs carriers and the brokers who depend on them, and why it no longer has to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 'SaaS apocalypse' rocked valuations, but for freight tech companies, the shakeout is just beginning. Project44 CEO Jett McCandless discusses why some SaaS businesses are becoming 'zombie companies' and what it takes for logistics tech to thrive. From AI's role in cutting software development costs to the strategic pivot of LSP44, Jett shares candid insights on where the freight industry really stands on AI adoption and what it takes for an LSP to get ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Jesse Elison lays out what trucking should watch next on safety, enforcement and regulation. In this on-stage FreightWaves conversation, Elison speaks directly to carriers and supply chain leaders about the issues shaping the road ahead. If you want the regulator’s view without the spin, this is the full discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supply chain solutions are replacing patchwork logistics—and shippers want fewer partners. In this fireside chat, Echo Global’s Frank Hurst explains why every extra handoff adds cost, where warehousing and fulfillment fit, and how networks are being built from port to warehouse to final delivery. Thomas Wasson talks with Hurst at F3 about Echo’s expansion beyond brokerage, the role of acquisitions, and what changing customer expectations mean for transportation, distribution and e-commerce fulfillment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FreightWaves' John Kingston, a leading oil market expert, offers a blunt outlook on US refinery capacity, dispelling hopes for new plant construction and revealing global factors driving diesel prices. Discover why America’s refining future lies in existing infrastructure, not new builds, and how global dynamics like Nigeria’s new mega-refinery and dwindling strategic reserves impact your fuel costs. Kingston also shares his perspective on the long-term viability of the refining business and the pressure on global oil supply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hazelwood, a legendary figure from Pilot Travel Centers, radically reshapes the 'driver shortage' narrative. He argues the real issue isn't a lack of drivers, but a systemic problem of retention and operational inefficiencies driven by bad actors and lax regulations. Learn how these factors are truly impacting the industry and why all consumers are feeling the pinch from high diesel prices. You won't hear this perspective anywhere else. #Trucking #SupplyChain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices