Podcast
MODES
Hosted by FreightWaves · EN
MODES 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
Jun 1, 202300:26:38Tap to summarizeSmall 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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →There’s a labor crisis brewing at UPS
May 18, 202300:26:41Tap to summarizeUnionized 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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →New barge crisis just dropped
May 4, 202300:17:34Tap to summarizeMike 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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why trains keep getting longer…and longer…
Apr 20, 202300:27:30Tap to summarizeJason 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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why a common sense speed-limiter law could make the roads more unsafe
Apr 6, 202300:26:39Tap to summarizeLong-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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why Americans are flocking to store-brand everything
Mar 23, 202300:24:56Tap to summarizeConsumer 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 PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →MODES Trailer
Mar 23, 202300:00:23Tap to summarizeFocusing on exploring timely topics and non-mainstream stories for supply chain insiders (and outsiders) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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