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Fuller Speed Ahead is FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller's deep dive interview show with top thought leaders in trucking, freight, supply chain, and FreightTech. Also available on FreightWavesTV

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    • Mar 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    From "Internet Truckstop" To Industry Leader: Kendra Tucker On 30 Years Of Truckstop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 23:14


    Freightwaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Truckstop CEO Kendra Tucker about the company's 30th anniversary and its unique perspective on the evolution of the freight technology industry. Follow the Fuller Speed Ahead Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The freight identity crisis and ending double brokering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 36:05


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves sits down with Jordan Graft, Founder and CEO of Highway to discuss the freight identity crisis and what it takes to end double brokering. Follow the Fuller Speed Ahead Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How Truckstop Is Navigating Dynamic Changes in the Trucking Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 27:13


    FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller sits down with Truckstop CEO, Kendra Tucker, to discuss how Truckstop is managing volatility in the trucking market, providing technology so carriers can grow and be profitable, and relating personal stories of her time in cabs with truckers. Follow the Fuller Speed Ahead Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The challenges merchants face managing their supply chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 31:44


    Guest: Aaron Brown, CEO, Shopify Logistics Follow the Fuller Speed Ahead Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    VC Trends and the Supply Chain Tech of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 33:04


    FreightWaves founder and CEO, Craig Fuller, talks with Venture 53 founder and general partner, Pat Martin, about the genesis of Venture 53 and how the venture fund is solving problems in the new "modern day gold rush" of the supply chain and logistics industry. Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Live from Future of Supply Chain with AIT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 20:20


    Craig Fuller, Founder & CEO of FreightWaves, is joined by President and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics, Vaughn Moore, live from the Future of Supply Chain Conference in Northwest Arkansas.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Fleet Ops in the New World: The Biggest Changes Influencing Carrier Execs in 2022 - Enterprise Fleet Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 23:01


    Craig Fuller, Founder & CEO of FreightWaves, is joined by Richard Greening, Global Technical Director at DDC FPO, to discuss what Carrier Executives have their on on for the coming year. Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    How Outreach Technology Can Help Sales Reps Be More Effective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 23:24


    FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Mark Kosoglow the VP of Sales at Outreach discuss common sales myths and strategies for improving sales rep performance.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Kendra Tucker named CEO of Truckstop.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 21:39


    FreightWaves Founder & CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Kendra Tucker newly named CEO of Truckstop.com about her career leading to this point and where she sees Truckstop.com heading.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    ArcBest and MoLo: Keeping It All About the Customer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 30:37


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    2022 Supply Chain Tech & Innovation Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 26:53


    Craig Fuller and Kendra Phillips discuss predictions for 2022 and what technologies will lead the charge in solving disruptions and enhancing the customer experience. What are your predictions?Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    UniGroup primed for specialty logistics challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 27:55


    UniGroup's Scott Kluesner describes the efforts made to deliver the best special commodity services during the pandemic.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    The Story of Omar Singh and Surge Transportation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 35:17


    George Abernathy, President of Freightwaves, sits down with Founder and CEO of Surge Transportation, Omar Singh.  They discuss Singh's story in business as well as in the transportation industry as well as the genesis and story of Surge Transportation.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Labor market and growth with Echo Global Logistics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 35:10


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves, sits with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics, to talk about labor markets, freight demand, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is this edition of Fuller Speed Ahead.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Driver recruiting with Tenstreet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 26:46


    George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, sits down with Marilyn Surber, Transportation Adviser at Tenstreet, to talk about technology usage, driver recruiting and retention.Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple PodcastsFollow Fuller Speed Ahead on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    An outlook of growth at Forward Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 35:15


    Forward Air predicts a bright outlook for 2021 and beyond. Chief People Officer Kyle Mitchin discusses how the Company's rapid growth and investments are creating opportunities for its vast team of capacity and fleet partners. Hosted by FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Bob Farrell, Chairman and CEO of GlobalTranz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 27:46


    Craig Fuller, CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, invites Bob Farrell, Chairman and CEO of GlobalTranz, to chat on this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Tom Fogarty, CEO, Bestpass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 32:55


    George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, sits down and chats with Tom Fogarty, CEO of Bestpass, for this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Truckstop.com CEO Paris Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 25:34


    Craig Fuller, Founder & CEO of FreightWaves, chats with Paris Cole, CEO of Truckstop.com.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    TriumphPay announces deal to acquire Hubtran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 34:51


    FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Jordon Graft, CEO of TriumphPay and Matt Bernstein, CEO of Hubtran.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Managing Director of Deloitte Consulting LLP Joe Chmielewski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 32:31


    FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Joe Chmielewski, Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting LLP.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    CEO and Founder of Tive, Krenar Komoni

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 27:15


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves, sits down with Krenar Komoni, CEO and Founder of Tive for this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead.Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Evolution of professional athletes as investors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 26:58


    Kelvin Beachum is an offensive tackle, most recently for the Arizona Cardinals but with stops also as a New York Jet and a Pittsburgh Steeler. He also has taken a deep interest in venture capital investment in technology startups, working with a Silicon Valley firm in the offseason and investing a portion of his portfolio in startups, including FreightWaves. Apple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Ambition Co-founder and COO Brian Trautschold

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 25:59


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves, sits down to chat with Brian Trautschold, COO and Co-Founder of Ambition about the importance of creating a high-energy and high visibility virtual sales floor.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    VP of Lean Sales for Lean Staffing Trey Griggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 24:38


    In the age of blitzscaling and wild valuations, the temptation is to only focus on acquiring customers at any cost. However, not all businesses thrive under this model. In fact, most do not, especially in transportation. Learning to play the long game, especially in logistics, is critical to long-term, sustainable success. Trey Griggs discusses the long game mindset in sales & marketing with FreightWaves President George Abernathy.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Author, Podcaster, Marketing Speaker and Entrepreneur Joe Pulizzi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 34:31


    Joe Pullizzi has done it all in the world of marketing. He's founded businesses, written books, and helped organizations achieve all kinds of marketing goals. Joe sits down with FreightWaves Founder, Craig Fuller, to discuss content marketing strategies in today's world.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Director of Marketing for PortPro Toni Careccio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 27:48


    FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller speaks with Toni Careccio, Director of Marketing for PortPro.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Cortera CEO Jim Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 21:21


    FreightWaves CEO & Founder Craig Fuller chats with Jim Swift, CEO of Cortera about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the supply chains, and what to expect in 2021.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    ArcBest Chief Customer Officer Dennis Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 28:03


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves talks with Dennis Anderson, Chief Customer Officer at ArcBest about managing disruption in the supply chain at the North American Supply Chain Summit.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Kendra Phillips, CTO, VP of New Products, Ryder System

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 27:26


    Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves talks with Kendra Phillips, CTO and VP of New Products at Ryder System about the Next Level of Supply Chain Digitalization at the North American Supply Chain Summit.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Author Robert Jacobson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 28:53


    With his new book, Space is Open for Business, Robert Jacobson highlights the rapidly progressing commercial space sector. Hear about the companies and the strategies that are leading the way in this new frontier. The future will be here before you know it!WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Supply Chain and Technology Strategist Wolfgang Lehmacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 32:19


    Craig Fuller chats with Wolfgang Lehmacher about how global supply chains responded to COVID-19 in 2020, and what the future may hold for 2021 and beyond.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Front Head of Solutions Engineering Steve Hackney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 19:07


    FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller talks tech and business growth with Steve Hackney, head of solutions engineering for Front, a customer communication platform that seeks to improve workflow management and team collaboration through a user-friendly interface. Hackney works with Front's 6,000+ customers by helping them successfully manage their growth as they scale up or expand their offerings.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    John Verdon, Waymo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 22:30


    John Verdon joins Craig Fuller to talk about the future of self-driving trucks. As companies like Tesla perfect their autonomous vehicles, what does that mean for the trucking industry? Waymo hopes to provide a way forward for driverless trucks.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Jordan Graft, TriumphPay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 32:56


    Craig Fuller, CEO & Founder, FreightWaves and Jordan Graft, President TriumphPay discuss added brokers and partners. WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Plus Co-founder and COO Shawn Kerrigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 21:50


    Shawn Kerrigan, co-founder and COO of Plus, joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on a special episode of “Fuller Speed Ahead” Thursday as part of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, to discuss “The Path to Safe Deployment of Autonomous Trucks.” “We think that there is a tremendous potential in the autonomous vehicle space to improve safety, reduce costs, reduce CO2 emissions, and just drive overall economic efficiency,” Kerrigan said.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Aman Shahi, staff product manager at KeepTruckin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 20:42


    KeepTruckin’s Smart Load Board is providing carriers with greater access to high-quality loads. The fleet management provider’s latest electronic logging device (ELD)-based freight-matching solution offers tailored load recommendations via smart-matching technology as well as exclusive access to thousands of loads through its marketplace. Aman Shahi, staff product manager at KeepTruckin, discussed its high-tech addition to the freight landscape with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on this episode of Fuller Speed Ahead. WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    New York Times Best-Selling Author Mike Isaac

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 34:41


    FreightWaves CEO, Craig Fuller, and Mike Isaac discuss the rise of Uber in the transportation industry. Isaac is the New York Times, bestselling author of “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” They dive into the evolution of Uber, the impacts of new regulations, SPACs and technology’s place in the world today.WatchApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Sageview Capital Partner Andrew Korn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 20:54


    Sageview Capital partner Andrew Korn sits down with Craig Fuller to talk about growth capital vs venture capital investments. They discuss longevity of growth investing, Sageview's big bet with Drivewyze, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on investment strategies.FreightWaves for Start UpsApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Andrew Berberick, cofounder at Baton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 28:24


    FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller catches up with Andrew Berberick, cofounder at Baton.  FreightWaves for Start UpsApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Truckstop.com CEO Paris Cole and Bregal Sagemount Founding Partner Phil Yates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 29:05


    FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller hosted a “Fuller Speed Ahead” episode with Truckstop.com CEO Paris Cole and Phil Yates of Bregal Sagemount. The virtual chat titled “Growth Investments: A Successful Entry and Exit,” was part of FreightWaves’ FreightTech Venture Summit on Wednesday. It centered on the founding and growth of Truckstop.com and what’s next for the 25-year-old company, the largest digital freight marketplace in North America.FreightWaves for Start UpsApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

    Scudder Law Firm CEO Mark Scudder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 22:12


    Mark Scudder of Scudder Law talks about his firm's role in taking companies public. Scudder mentions how the industry has changed since his father got started with Craig Fuller's grandfather in the 1960s, and how SPAC's will influence companies' investment strategies in the future.FreightWaves for Start UpsApple PodcastSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

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