The Freight Floor

The Freight Floor

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The Freight Floor episodes

  • Freight Broker Live 5/26: The truth about freight rate transparency
    Lets talk freight rate transparency: What it really means, why it matters and why freight brokers do not want to share the information. Well that is how the show was supposed to go, but then it turned into a rant on why we all complain so much!

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    1 hr
  • Freight Broker Live 5/22: Interview with Paul Todd, Author of Industry of Thieves

    In today's episode we interview Paul Todd, author of the book Industry of Thieves, a freight broker tell all. Plus we cover breaking news out of San Antonio where a trucker flees the scene of a deadly accident. His "co-driver" reportedly slept through the whole thing and remained in the truck for several hours until the truck was found 20 miles away several hours later. And a week in review. What have we accomplished this week?


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    2 hr 5 min
  • Freight Broker Live 5/21: new unemployment numbers top 38 Million!

    In this episode of Freight Broker Live we talk about the new unemployment numbers that came out today bringing the total of filed claims to nearly 40 million people. What does that mean for the freight world? Also Tim Higham, the CEO of InMotion Global to talk about the economy and how brokers and carriers can leverage new tech. to power out of the coronavirus hole.


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    1 hr 4 min
  • Freight Broker Live 5/20: Anthony Szado, VP of Sales with OTR talks COVID impacts of on Receivables
    After 20 days protesting outside of the White House, truckers were able to get a meeting with the White House staffers this morning. This is what we have learned. Also Anthony Szado, the VP of Sales for OTR Capital joins us today to talk about the financial side of the industry and the impact of COVID-19 on trucking!

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    1 hr 11 min
  • State of Trucking: Are Rates on the Rise? We ask DAT's Chief of Analytics Ken Adamo!

    In this episode we cover the our State of Trucking Infographic. Are rates finally on the rise? DAT's Ken Adamo joins us to tell us what is going on with the markets, and hopefully he has an answer for when things will return to "normal" if that is even possible. Plus, we take a look at the Uber Layoffs. Will Uber Freight continue to be the "Uber of Freight?"


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    57 min
  • Freight Broker Live: Monday 5/18 a weekend of News

    In today's episode of Freight Broker Live we look at the weekends news stories. In addition we also take a look at Amazon and whether or not freight brokers have anything to worry about related to Amazon's freight brokerage expansion.


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    59 min
  • Freight Broker Live 5/15: What a day!
    In this episode we dive into two viral articles: The first, the President says the truckers protesting in DC are not protesting, they are supporting the President. Secondly we dive into the real reason Rick Santiago is backing away from the DC protests.

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Freight Broker Live: New HOS Rulemaking and an interview with a transportation expert
    In today's episode of Freight Broker Live we will touch on the updates from DC, Speak with Anthony Griffith, a motor-coach operator and transportation expert and we will look at the new hours of service rulemaking. All this and more on this exciting episode! Check out our show sponsor, www.thefreetms.com

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    59 min

About The Freight Floor

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After nearly three years away, dedicating time to other ventures, Steve Oatley is making his highly anticipated return to the logistics space. His newest show, The Freight Floor, offers an…