Episodes
Rajesh Rudraradhya is the chief technology officer of Lytx, one of the pioneers in camera technology for trucks. He is our guest this week to talk about where the technology has been and where it's going.
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Published 06/23/23
Software giant recently surveyed its customers on the health of the supply chain. Chirag Modi, Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy, sat down to talk about it.
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Published 06/16/23
Mic Yariv of Omnitracs joins host John Kingston to talk about the surge in double brokering and how technology can be used to fight it. Also: why are the markets so sanguine about oil prices?
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Published 06/02/23
Neil Costa is the CEO of HireClix. His company is hired by trucking and other companies to run their recruitment efforts on social media. What works and what doesn’t today in this rapidly evolving landscape?
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Published 05/26/23
On this week's Drilling Deep, Justin Baile of Rose Rocket talks about the concept of "collaborative trucking" and how it increases efficiency and productivity
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Published 05/12/23
Matt Planeta is a vice president of Heffernan Insurance Brokers and he speak with John Kingston about the upward push in insurance rates that has been burdening trucking for several years now and whether there might be relief ahead.
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Published 05/05/23
Finnish international oil company Neste has created Neste MY Renewable Diesel. Neste's Matt Lueck stops by the show to talk about his company's ambitious plans.
Published 04/28/23
Dwell time and detention are uneconomic ways of drivers spending their time. But how can the extent of it be measured. Trimble thinks it has a way and Trimble's Rishi Mehra joins Drilling Deep to talk about it.
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Published 04/21/23
A Midwest carrier named Rapid Response was sold recently into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Why would that method of selling be pursued? How do the workers benefit? An investment banker who helped put the deal together, Albert del Pilar from the investment firm of Butcher Joseph, joins Drilling Deep to talk about why an ESOP may be the way to go.
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Published 04/14/23
In this week's Drilling Deep, Allan Schaeffer of the Diesel Technology Forum gives an overview of where diesel technology stands as alternative energy sources try to capture the heavy duty vehicle market.
Published 04/07/23
Ben Wiesen is the CEO of Carrier Logistics, which provides software services to the LTL sector. He joins Drilling Deep to discuss what happens when LTL trucking is brought inside a truckload carrier.
Published 03/31/23
Nobody has better data on the earnings of independent owner operators than ATBS, which does tax services for many drivers. Its president, Todd Amen, joins Drilling Deep to talk about what the numbers say this year.
Published 03/24/23
Gary Price of Love’s Travel Stops talks about the travel center chain’s plan to double the number of academies it operates to train a new supply of diesel mechanics, who remain in short supply throughout the industry.
Published 03/17/23
In this week's Drillling Deep, long time industry analyst John Auers of RBN Energy reviews an extensive study his company recently completed that will be of interest to anybody who is going to be buying diesel in the future. And that's pretty much everyone.
Published 03/10/23
In this week's Drillling Deep, long time industry analyst John Auers of RBN Energy reviews an extensive study his company recently completed that will be of interest to anybody who is going to be buying diesel in the future. And that's pretty much everyone.
Published 03/03/23
There's a golfer named Sam Ryder, He did something spectacular last year in front of a lot of screaming fans. There's a logistics company called Ryder. Ryder the company thought they might be able to do some good things with Ryder the golfer. Stephanie Wicky of Ryder the company joins Drilling Deep to talk about it.
Published 02/17/23
In this week's edition of Drilling Deep, University of Tennessee-Knoxville professor Sara Hsu discusses whether after years of hype and anticipation, blockchain is ready to aid the supply chain. Also this week: the EU ban and restrictions on Russian diesel.
Published 02/10/23
Idelic has long been known for its safety programs and its in-cab hardware aimed at improving driver performance. But now it's taken a big step by moving into the insurance side of the business. Michael Gramm of Idelic talks about the company's expanded role.
Published 02/03/23
Thomas Scroggins is an employment attorney who has been closely watching the Department of Labor's efforts to craft a new independent contractor rule. With the comments period now closed, Scroggins joins host John Kingston to talk about the next steps forward.
Published 01/27/23
P. Sean Garney is co-director of Scopelitis Consulting and he gives his outlook on some of the key regulatory trends that will drive trucking and transportation in 2023.
Published 01/13/23
Paul Adams is the CEO of Michigan-based RoadEx, a relatively new firm that provides a large suite of services to independent owner operators. It gives him a perspective on the current state of their market. He is the guest this week on Drilling Deep.
Published 01/06/23
Dave Heller is the senior vice president at the Truckload Carriers Association. He takes a look at the nexus between government and trucking in 2022 and what 2023 is likely to bring.
Published 12/27/22
The list of crazy logistics-related markets since the pandemic need space for used trucks, where prices have bounced up and down for months. Chris Visser of JD Power knows as much as anybody about that market and talks about it with host John Kingston.
Published 12/16/22
LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle just announed an expansion of its northeast network. But it isn't a simple decision to just grow. John Luciani of the company discusses what goes into the process when a trucking company decides to get bigger.
Published 12/09/22
Robin Gregg is the CEO of RoadSync, a fintech company focused exclusively on getting merchants that serve truckers paid faster. She talks about her company's latest initiatives. Also: diesel is hanging in there against crude.
Published 12/02/22