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Private Equity in Trucking: Why Most Deals Fail (and 1 That Didn’t)
SummaryView Transcript Private equity’s track record in asset-based trucking is ‘painful,’ according to Spencer Tenney of The Tenney Group. Learn why traditional private equity models struggle in this sector, and what…
Intermodal Booms: Why J.B. Hunt & Shippers Win Big | FreightWaves Earnings
SummaryView Transcript The Q2 earnings reports from Prologis and J.B. Hunt reveal critical shifts in the freight market. Discover how tight warehouse capacity is driving record lease signings and why intermodal is presenting…
Freight M&A: Why is Private Equity ‘Bullish’ on the Next 18 Months?
SummaryView Transcript Despite a recent slowdown, the freight M&A market is buzzing with excitement. Investment banking director Eddie Zukowski explains why he’s bullish on the next 12-18 months, driven by macroeconomic…
Logistics AI: Why Drivers PREFER Talking to Bots (Shocking!)
SummaryView Transcript CloneOps CEO David Bell reveals how AI agents are transforming the modern supply chain. Discover why drivers prefer interacting with AI for critical logistics updates and how this shift is enhancing…
C.H. Robinson’s AI Success: Real Tech or Clever Restructuring?
SummaryView Transcript C.H. Robinson has been lauded as the most successful AI company in logistics, but how much of this is truly AI-driven innovation versus strategic business restructuring? We dive into their approach,…
A Small Texas Barbecue Joint Prepares 20,000 Pounds of Brisket for World Cup Visitors
In this episode of Large Format, Zavala’s Barbecue in Grand Prairie, Texas, handles an influx of 3 million tourists visiting the town for FIFA’s 2026 World Cup by staying open for 30 days straight — a record for the small…
Food Exec Brief: Private Label Hits a Record, Brazil Tariffs Land July 22, and PFAS Comes Back to Congress
Welcome to this week’s Food Exec Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for food and beverage manufacturing leaders. This week, we’re covering: Store brands reached a record 23.8% unit market share in H1 2026 as national…
U.S. manufacturing stalls, held back by durable goods
Factory output, which accounts for three-fourths of total industrial production, was unchanged after an upwardly revised 0.1% increase in May.
SBTC faces uphill battle in bid to strip New York, California of CDL authority, experts say
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has sharpened its legal arguments in its effort to force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to decertify the commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs of New…
Cass: TL linehaul rates advance in June, volume inflection delayed
Freight shipments backed up in June but expenditures, led by higher truckload rates and fuel surcharges, continued to advance, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems. The multimodal shipments component of…
