On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the tolerance for turbulence needed to survive in the trucking business.  

Sharon Harding, Director of Provider Development at Ascent Global Logistics talks about the importance of developing carrier relationships in good times and bad. 

Michael Ritzema, President at Superior Trucking Payroll Services doesn’t think that the ATA is telling the truth about driver turnover.

Timothy Kunkel, Director at FXpedited blows our mind with pyrotechnic logistics and the world of events. 

Christopher Kelly, Vice President Of Strategic Planning at Capital Logistics shares his view of the market and his greatest wins and losses.

Plus, why every American should care that diesel prices are surging across the country; is trucking really losing 300k per year; J.B. Hunt recognizes 69 drivers for safe driving; crazy drivers; drunk pedal pubs and more.

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Put That Coffee Down: Selling freight as the market turns from a bull to a bear market is challenging. Kevin welcomes Matt Perkins, founder and CEO, of BTB Logistics to discuss how to keep building your book of business when finding trucks becomes less and less valuable to shippers. 

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about why intermodal is such a dumpster fire. Steadfast Warehousing’s Martin Otero fills us in on the challenges intermodal and drayage operators are facing in the spring of ‘22.

With another nuclear verdict in the news, we’re diving deeper on the subject with Mark Schedler, senior transport management editor at J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.

Memelords take Macedonia. Freight Caviar’s Paul Bernard-Jaroslawski and Boris Panov of Superior Dispatch Services talk about logistics in Europe and making the freight world laugh.

CRST Dedicated Services trucker and musician Damon Hatcherson plays it forward with a new song and tells us what he’s seeing out on the road.

Plus, Karen vs. Trucker; school bus close calls; nuggets take a dip on the highway; lawn on the run after stealing mower and Crimson Tide sign; more.

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Tyler Cole is joined by Emily Phillips, Global Chair of the Sustainability Committee at XPO. The pair discuss the opportunities and challenges in getting large organizations aligned behind environmental and social commitments. They also chat through highlights from XPO’s recent 2022 sustainability report and the reason that XPO formed a global committee in charge of sustainable initiatives.

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Lindsey Trent is the president of the Next Generation in Trucking Association, founded just last year. Her group works with high schools and trade institutes to steer young people toward a career in logistics, whether it's as a driver, a diesel mechanic or some other area.

She joins host John Kingston on this week's edition of Drilling Deep to talk about the work her group is doing and how the association is making its pitch to the nation's young people.

Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about a recent report by an analyst that the increase in the price of diesel compared to crude and gasoline is the result of some permanent factors and isn't necessarily going to disappear.

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Internet marketing as been around since…well….the internet. And for years we’ve been told to use certain tools because of the powerful data it provides. But too often we set these reports up, have them sent to our inboxes, only to say to ourselves, “That’s great but what do I do now?” That’s what we’re diving into with today’s show by helping to make sense of the next steps after you look at your marketing analytics.

In addition to to this topic, we’ve got Sara Graham aka Logistoks, Director of Operations at NFI Industries telling us how she got started sharing freight broker insight over on Tiktok and Karin Stevens, EVP, Chief Marketing and Product at Overhaul is telling us about cargo crime, risk mitigation, and more.

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Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with a great industry friend and ally, Jackie McManus, founder and CEO of KJ Media. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at [email protected]. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on!

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Emissions reporting and carbon account can seem complicated and burdensome. But in order to accurately report and plan for the future, we need better data. Tracks’ CEO Jakob Muus, discusses the value of granular data as an unlock to future efficiency gains and emissions reductions. He is joined by FreightWaves Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole, in this fireside chat. 

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In this fireside chat, AIT Worldwide Logistics’ chief information officer teaches leaders how to build a successful sustainability program, including business continuity and the potential outcome that comes from disruption. Ray Fennelly, Chief Information Officer at AIT Worldwide Logistics, explains the methods behind setting and achieving sustainability goals and the importance of stakeholder engagement when building out these programs.

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Larry Burns frequently uses the term 'the power of and" when describing technologies, or even everyday personal dilemmas. Why, asks the former Vice President of Research and Development at General Motors and current author and business adviser, should we limit ourselves to a single solution to a difficult problem?

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