FreightCasts

Are you navigating your supply chain without a compass?

In this episode, Julie Van De Kamp (Chief Marketing and Operations Officer at SONAR) sits down with Stephen Husk (Director of Data Services at e2open) to discuss how their powerful partnership is changing the game for logistics professionals.

Freight market volatility can make it incredibly difficult to know if your transportation strategies are actually working. Stephen walks us through how e2open integrates SONAR’s real-time market intelligence directly into its platform, giving shippers the exact context they need to evaluate their performance, manage carrier relationships, and secure the best rates.

In this episode, we cover:


The Power of Benchmarking: How to seamlessly compare your contracted rates against real-time spot market indices without leaving your TMS.


Cost Avoidance vs. Cost Savings: Why paying a higher rate doesn't always mean you're losing—and how to prove your strategy is working, even in a tight capacity market.


Carrier Compliance & Performance: How to identify underperforming carriers, hold them accountable for rejected tenders, and balance on-time delivery metrics against cost.


Real-Time Data Integration: Why looking at post-mortem reporting isn't enough, and how up-to-the-minute market insights can save you from costly routing guide failures.

Whether you're a logistics analyst, a supply chain leader, or just looking to stop relying on guesswork, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you leverage your data and take control of your freight spend.
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The spreadsheets say one thing. The bank accounts say another.

On Brake Check, we uncover what trucking companies really feel in 2026...fear, pressure, frustration… and in some cases, flat-out survival mode.

With Jessica Dotson from Triumph, we dig into the real emotional state of freight.

Then ⁠CloneOps.ai⁠ shows how voice AI may become the next big weapon against freight fraud.

And if that’s not enough…

Home delivery is broken

Safety is slipping

Competency is being questioned

And somebody has to say it

Welcome to Brake Check.

Real trucking talk for real trucking people.

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In this breaking news episode of Freight Expectations, Craig Fuller (Founder & CEO of FreightWaves) and Matthew Leffler (The Armchair Attorney) react in real-time to the most pivotal legal moment in the trucking industry since deregulation.

The Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, effectively killing F4A preemption. Freight brokers are no longer shielded by federal law from state negligence lawsuits when they hire unsafe motor carriers. Craig and Matt break down exactly why this "extinction-level event" will fundamentally rewrite the rules of logistics, liability, and the supply chain.

In this episode, we cover:


The Death of F4A Preemption: What the unanimous SCOTUS ruling means and why it caught the entire legal and freight community off guard.


The "Extinction Event": Why this ruling could wipe out 30% to 50% of all freight brokers operating today.


The Insurance Nightmare: Why broker liability insurance premiums are predicted to skyrocket by 5x to 10x—if brokers can even secure coverage at all.


The Winners and Losers: Why mega-carriers (like Knight-Swift and J.B. Hunt), trial attorneys, and compliance tech companies are positioned to win big, while load boards, small carriers, and small brokers face an existential threat.


The Shipper Target: Why major shippers are the next logical target for plaintiff attorneys and why many are already dissolving their private fleets.


The Path Forward: The urgent need for congressional intervention, tort reform, and for the FMCSA to step up its safety rating processes.

Buckle up. The freight industry will never be the same.

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Everybody wants somebody to blame.

Brokers.

ELDs.

Immigration.

Mega carriers.

The government.

The spot market.

But what if the problems facing trucking today go much deeper than social media talking points?

In this episode of The Long Haul Podcast, Adam sits down with Stephen Ruhe — third-generation trucking operator, Navy veteran, brokerage leader, and trucking history enthusiast — to break down how outdated regulations, industry evolution, and a lack of accountability continue shaping modern trucking today.

This conversation dives into:

Why modern trucking problems didn’t start in 1980

How old regulations still impact carriers today

Why social media oversimplifies complex industry issues

The relationship between brokers and carriers

Why relationships still matter more than technology

And why small carriers fail when they spend more time blaming than adapting

This episode isn’t about nostalgia.

It’s about understanding how we got here.

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In today's episode, we cover:


FedEx Freight Spinoff: We kick things off with the major corporate shakeup at FedEx Corp., whose board of directors has officially approved the spinoff of its less-than-truckload (LTL) unit, FedEx Freight. We discuss the details of the separation, which is set to conclude by June 1, and how the new standalone company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FDXF".


UP-NS Rail Merger Application: Next, we head over to the rails to unpack the ongoing regulatory proceedings between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). The two Class I railroads have submitted a revised merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), defending it as "comprehensive and complete" after their initial filing was rejected for lacking adequate market-share data and specific merger agreement details.


New Jersey's Independent Contractor Rules: Finally, we look at the crucial changes to New Jersey's controversial independent contractor rule impacting truckers. Trucking companies are breathing a cautious sigh of relief as the revised rule removes language that would have classified a worker as an employee simply because the company required them to comply with federal or state safety regulations.

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