Freight All Kinds

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! Read the article

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

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. Read the article!

In the term Freight All Kinds, the all is all inclusive and that includes illegal freight. On today’s episode we’re talking Crystal Meth, Aunt Crissy, Tina, Crank, Speed, Shards, Ice, Go, Whizz, Tweak, dope, or uppers. No matter what you call it, we’re getting into the dirty business of smuggling Crystal as we’re breaking down breaking bad down under. FreightWaves Australian correspondent Jim Wilson joins us today to talk his FREIGHT All Kinds article available now on FreightWaves.com its titled Asian Crime Gangs Freight Huge Volumes of Meth Around the Globe. Australia happens to be a prime landing point for as some truckers call it high speed chicken feed. In fact we’re talking to Jim just as million dollar shipment of Chrystal meth was found in the most novel of freight - an air cargo consignment of snow globes. That Santa Claus came to town faster the ever. Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new article, and subscribe now to this podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday.

Crank your curiosity up to 11 because on this episode of Freight All Kinds we cover how concert stages tour from arena to arena. FreightWaves managing editor, Mark Solomon, joins Dooner as they discuss his article "Rock, Roll and the Road: How Trucker Guys and Gals Bring the Music" Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new article, and subscribe now to this podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday.

On the very first episode of Freight All Kinds we cover how carnival rides tilt-a-whirl from point A to point B. FreightWaves Washington correspondent, John Gallagher, joins Dooner as they discuss his article "Brown's Amusements Keeps The Show Safe On The Road" Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new article, and subscribe now to this podcast to get a new episode every Thursday.