In the latest episode of "The FreightCaviar Podcast", we sit down with Jackie Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at Mesilla Valley Transportation. She shares the secret behind the company's success and talks about the importance of sustainability in trucking.
Plus: Trump tweaks his tariff strategy, FMCSA loses its leader after just two weeks, the fight over NYC congestion pricing intensifies, and more.
Plus, shipping performance updates, two trucking fraud cases, retailers weighing in on tariffs, and more.
"Lots of other reasons to be bullish on the trucking industry in 2024: retail inventories have burned off, easing credit conditions, ..." - Craig Fuller, CEO & Founder of FreightWaves.
Good Wednesday morning. Today's feature breaks down the key data from Arrive's January 2024 Freight Market Update. We're also looking at another alarming spike in cargo theft, the ongoing contraction in the freight brokerage sector, and Triumph Financial's impressive earnings. Don't miss TruckStop's insights on fraud prevention and a final agreement on a pivotal merger.
🤔 Quiz of the Day: Instances of freight fraud have skyrocketed in 2023, up ___% from 2022 and a whopping ___% from 2021. Scroll to the Around the Freight Web image to find the answer.
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Plus: Trump tweaks his tariff strategy, FMCSA loses its leader after just two weeks, the fight over NYC congestion pricing intensifies, and more.
Plus, shipping performance updates, two trucking fraud cases, retailers weighing in on tariffs, and more.
Two foreign-born entrepreneurs who built successful freight brokerages in the U.S. Plus, more info on the Chicago Chameleon MC swapper and the adventures of the Ice Road Queen.
Plus: RXO faces a fight with a shipper, Flexport sues Freightmate AI, and a freight company owner admits to fraud.
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