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July 23 Intermodal’s big summer
Stuart Chirls joins the show to discuss whether or not intermodal’s growth rate is sustainable.
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42 min
July 16 Shipper perspective
Former General Mills Transportation Procurement Manager Ben Peterson joins the show to discuss how the market looks from a shipper’s point of view and what strategies are available to them in easy and tough markets.
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35 min
July 09 Still going
The trucking market hit its summer peak and is showing no signs of slowing down despite a fairly stagnant/not recessive economy aside from AI driven investment. Dr. Zac Rogers discusses the latest LMI report.
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50 min
June 11 LTL’s big month
Fedex Freight spins off, Amazon announces its entry into the LTL carrier space, and Arcbest announces an early GRI. Is this the biggest news month LTL has seen?
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56 min
June 04 Continuous pressure
The domestic freight market continues to rip despite looming concerns around the economic fallout of the Iranian conflict. Dr. Zac Rogers joins the show to discuss the latest LMI reading.
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57 min
May 28 Level of concern
Broker liability will invariably change the transportation landscape, but it is still unclear as to what that means heading into the strongest shipping (volume) month of the year.
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27 min
May 21 The State of Freight Webinar: From Roadcheck Week to Summer 2026 Outlook
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1 hr 8 min
May 07 Transportation market uncoils
Dr. Zac Rogers comes on to discuss the April LMI and the fastest expansion of the spread between transportation prices and capacity in the index’s history.
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32 min
April 30 The State of Freight Webinar: Fuel, Friction, and the Road Ahead
Freight markets are reacting in real time to global disruption, seasonal uncertainty, and mounting regulatory pressure.
Fuel volatility tied to the Iran conflict continues to ripple across transportation, driving cost swings and network disruption. At the same time, April is proving to be a transitional (and potentially misleading) moment in the freight cycle, with seasonal patterns colliding with a still-fragile market.
- How the Iran conflict is impacting fuel, capacity, and global freight flows
- Whether April is a true inflection point—or just a seasonal speed bump
- What to expect from Roadcheck and how enforcement could tighten capacity
- Early signals on summer freight demand and market direction
- The key risks and opportunities shaping the road ahead
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1 hr 4 min
April 09 Are COVID-era extremes returning?
On this episode of Freightonomics, Zach Strickland breaks down the latest macro indicators before bringing on Dr. Zac Rogers to unpack the Logistics Managers' Index (LMI) data for March. They compare today's logistics environment to the COVID-era peaks of March 2022, diving deep into the widening gap between transportation capacity and pricing. Zach also looks at the recent spikes in diesel and oil prices amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, and Dr. Rogers explains why global supply chains and ocean rates are proving much more resilient to these shocks than they were four years ago. Plus, a look at how historically lean inventories might be forcing the market to rethink its "Just-In-Time" strategies.
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46 min

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Freightonomics is the intersection of freight and the economy. Market Expert Zach Strickland delivers insights from FreightWaves SONAR data to help you make smarter decisions about your transportation…