Advertise on podcast: FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

In this exclusive fireside chat, FreightWaves analyst Thomas Wasson sits down with OOIDA President Todd Spencer to confront the most pressing, and often controversial, legislative issues facing owner-operators today. Is the trucking industry truly suffering from a "driver shortage," or is the real crisis rooted in a broken training pipeline that prioritizes cheap labor over highway safety? Spencer sounds off on the controversial rise of "fly-by-night" CDL schools , the alarming safety impacts of selective English-language proficiency enforcement by authorities, and the urgent push for Delilah's Law to regulate non-domiciled drivers. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Schaftlein talks about how McLeod Express has built a reputation for reliability and driver loyalty. He'll share the leadership decisions, operational habits, and people-first mindset that separate thriving small carriers from those just getting by. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this industry keynote, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller sits down with the "OG" of trucking technology, Scott Moscrip, founder and CEO of Truckstop. Returning from retirement to lead the company he started over 30 years ago, Moscrip shares his unique perspective on the evolution of transportation technology and his mission to empower small carriers. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyler Johnston shares how Mercer Transportation has grown and sustained one of the country's most driver-centric models. He'll cover how operational discipline, technology adoption, and a commitment to owner-operator success have shaped their approach to fleet management at scale. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tariffs have disrupted a wide swath of the logistics industry. The perspective of that has been particularly pointed for a company in Canada. Keith Matthew, president and CEO of Canada's NAD Logistics, shares his perspectives with FreightWaves. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat: Thomas Wasson sits down with Karl McDermott of DeltaTrack and UBQ Network to discuss how real-time cold chain intelligence is transforming perishables shipping. Learn how connected devices, geo-fencing, and shelf-life prediction algorithms reduce claims, cut waste, eliminate finger-pointing, and give carriers & 3PLs a real competitive advantage. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Skander Mankai of Front joins FreightWaves to discuss how automation is helping teams respond faster, reduce operational friction, and protect margins in volatile freight markets. ⁠Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freight has invested heavily in visibility, data, and layered compliance—yet risk persists. The issue isn’t awareness. It’s enforceability. As markets mature, trust shifts from relationships to standards embedded directly in the transaction. In this conversation, Michael Caney explores how leading 3PLs are operationalizing identity, authority, and participation rules at booking—and how, as adoption scales, those standards are increasingly shaping shipper expectations and broker differentiation. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In freight, cycles are inevitable. What separates the 3PLs that thrive from the ones that just survive is how they build and protect partnerships when it matters most. In this fireside chat, Malcolm Harris sits down with Todd Waldron to break down what he calls the Partnership Flywheel, a practical framework for how great 3PLs show up differently whether the market is down, at inflection, or on the way back up. From carrier loyalty to AI adoption to real time accountability, Todd brings an operator's perspective on what partnership actually means in 2026, not as a slogan but as a competitive advantage. You'll walk away with three moves you can make in the next 30 days to be partner ready no matter what the market does. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The freight market has seen unprecedented changes in the last year, Davis Spencer, vice president of market intelligence at Arrive Logistics joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down some of the biggest trends in 2025 and what key indicators to look for in 2026 that could indicate a market change. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Caney, Chief Commercial Officer at Highway, talks to JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at FreightWaves, about the nature of freight fraud in 2025, the technological, policy, and market responses to the fraud, and the second-order impacts to the freight market these responses are having. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat, Todd Waldron, Vice President of Carrier Experience at Truckstop, joins us to dive into the impacts of the Thanksgiving holiday on capacity and rates, how seasonal demand met seasonal truckload capacity changes, what's ahead for the next year, and a recap of Truckstop's recent moves like buying Denim and how their technology is evolving to meet carrier needs in this changing market. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney and Troy Ryley, president of Echo Mexico, discuss how U.S.-Mexico trade stands to gain significantly from the global shift toward regionalized supply chains. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier insurance is a necessity in the supply chain, but with the rise of nuclear verdicts and cargo theft, the costs and trends are bucking the norm. CEO and Founder of Mesh VI, Andy Sharpe, joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down changes in the insurance market and how to best adapt to the changes. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Baudendistel interviews Rick LaGore, CEO, InTek Logistics, Inc., on the current rail intermodal market dynamics and outlook for the domestic intermodal industry. Keep up with Live FreightWaves Events Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices