MODES

By FreightWaves

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 th... more

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

MODES episodes:

June 01, 2023 New trucking fleets are getting hammered
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 explain his recent working paper that unpacks this dynamic. (This episode was recorded on May 24)
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May 18, 2023 There’s a labor crisis brewing at UPS
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 transportation Emma Cosgrove breaks down the big picture in the UPS-Teamsters showdown. (This episode was recorded on May 10)
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27min
May 04, 2023 New barge crisis just dropped
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 wreaking havoc on the barge industry yet again. Mike walks us through what’s going on.
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18min
April 20, 2023 Why trains keep getting longer…and longer…
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.
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28min
April 06, 2023 Why a common sense speed-limiter law could make the roads more unsafe
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 between trucking in 2023 and the much-ballyhooed cash for clunkers program.
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27min
March 23, 2023 Why Americans are flocking to store-brand everything
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 MODES host Rachel Premack.
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25min
March 23, 2023 MODES Trailer
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August 16, 2019 College Football
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 is how we get to play them. On today’s freight all kinds, we’re talking college football. Ready break!
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27min
August 09, 2019 Race Cars
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
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15min
July 31, 2019 Frac Sand
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, it has helped propel the US towards energy independance and insultation from global volitality. What’s helped drill that home is the process known as fracking. So shale to the king, baby. On today’s freight all kind we’re talking frac sand.
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16min

FAQs about MODES:

How many episodes does MODES have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.