Small 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

There’s a labor crisis brewing at UPS

May 18th, 2023 29m 11s

Unionized 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 transpo

New barge crisis just dropped

May 4th, 2023 20m 4s

Mike 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 wreakin

Why trains keep getting longer…and longer…

Apr 20th, 2023 30m

Jason 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 ShowsLearn more abo

Why a common sense speed-limiter law could make the roads more unsafe

Apr 6th, 2023 29m 9s

Long-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 betwee

Why Americans are flocking to store-brand everything

Mar 23rd, 2023 27m 26s

Consumer 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 MOD

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Mar 23rd, 2023 2m 53s

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College Football

Aug 16th, 2019 26m 40s

College 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

Race Cars

Aug 9th, 2019 14m 5s

Race cars sure move fast on the track, but how to they get there in the first place? On today's FAK we find out!To read the article Freight All Kinds – the Logistics of Shipping Racecars by Joanna Marsh, visit freightwaves.com

Frac Sand

Jul 31st, 2019 15m 42s

Frac 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, i

Crystal Meth

Jul 24th, 2019 27m 5s

In 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 i

Concert Stages

Jul 17th, 2019 13m 9s

Crank 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

Carnival Rides

Jul 10th, 2019 13m 33s

On 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

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