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Join the team of seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight as we dive into the top stories, market trends, and ins and outs of the supply chain. Ready to talk transportation? Visit fetchfreight.com.

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    Episode 17: Preparing for DOT Week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 4:37


    Welcome to Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain.In this episode, Mitchell and Eric, Carrier Sales Manager at Fetch, share tips on preparing for CVSA International Roadcheck — commonly known as DOT Week, May 13-15, 2025.Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss!Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.

    Episode 16: Top Takeaways from the 2025 TIA Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 7:15


    Welcome to Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this episode, Mitchell and Maggie Lewis discuss their top takeaways from the 2025 TIA Capital Ideas Conference. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us onLinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.

    Episode 15: How Your Truck Choice Impacts Your Bottom Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 6:55


    How much money are you leaving on the table by using the wrong truck? Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't-miss topics about the supply chain. The right truck can mean lower costs, fewer delays, and better efficiency—but the wrong one can eat into your profits. In this episode, we break down the financial impact of truck selection and how to make smarter choices.Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

    Episode 14: 2025 Market Outlook | Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 15:21


    How will market changes shape your 2025 strategy? In Part 2 of the 2025 Market Outlook series, Mitchell Lewis, Founder & President of Fetch Freight, Tim Denoyer, Vice President Senior Analyst of ACT Research, and Brett Lankford, Director of Strategy & Innovation at Fetch Freight share the 2025 Market Outlook to help shippers make informed decisions in planning for 2025. 

    Episode 13: 2025 Market Conditions: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 36:30


    How will market changes shape your 2025 strategy? In Part 1 of the 2025 Market Conditions series, Mitchell Lewis, Founder & President of Fetch Freight, Tim Denoyer, Vice President Senior Analyst of ACT Research, and Brett Lankford, Director of Strategy & Innovation at Fetch Freight look at freight forecasts and offer actionable insights to help shippers make informed decisions in planning for 2025. 

    Episode 12: Safeguarding Your Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 7:43


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this new episode, Mitchell sits down with Eric Garcia, Carrier Sales Manager at Fetch, to discuss how we protect our carriers and our customers from fraudulent activity in the supply chain. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit⁠⁠⁠ fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram.

    Episode 11: Class 8 Capacity, Private Fleets & Rate Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 12:50


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this episode, Brett Lankford, Director of Strategy & Innovation ant Fetch Freight, and Tim Denoyer, VP & Senior Analyst with ACT Research, discuss some takeaways from Market Vitals: ACT's 71st Outlook Seminar. Tim and Brett discuss the Class 8 market, the role that private fleets have played in the out of cycle order volumes, the economic and market conditions and what that means for rate recovery and moving out of the bottom of the truckload cycle.  Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit⁠⁠⁠ fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram.

    Episode 10: Driving Sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 18:01


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this episode, Mitchell sits down with Brett Lankford Director of Strategy and Innovation, and Chris Ryan, Sales Manager, as they dive into the critical role of sustainability in the supply chain, exploring Fetch Freight's commitment to environmental leadership and how Fetch supports both customers and carriers in navigating and exceling in the evolving landscape of sustainable logistics. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit⁠⁠⁠ fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram.

    Episode 9: Top Takeaways from the ACT Research Market Vitals Seminar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 26:15


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. This week, we are joined by Brett Lankford, Director of Innovation and Strategy at Fetch Freight, and Louis Baxley, Sales Manager at Fetch Freight. They both recently attended the ACT Research Market Vitals Seminar and are here to share their top takeaways. Please let us know if you have topics to discuss! Visit⁠ fetchfreight.com⁠ and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram.

    Episode 8: Behind the Scenes of Our Partnership with TextLocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 7:32


    We have officially announced the successful integration of TextLocate into our suite of customer support tools at Fetch Freight, bringing an even higher level of efficiency and transparency within the industry. Join Brett Lankford, Director of Strategy at Fetch Freight, as he dives into this new partnership.

    Episode 7: How to Reduce Your Cost-to-Serve | Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 26:23


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. This week, we are joined by Shawn Barker from Isometric Technologies (ISO). In part two of our two-part series, How to Reduce Your Cost-to-Serve, we discuss the essential tools and technology shippers can use to make informed, data-driven decisions and how to utilize that data to drive improvements to serve and total cost-to-serve. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit⁠ fetchfreight.com⁠ and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram.

    Episode 6: How to Reduce Your Cost-to-Serve | Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 26:13


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. This week, we are joined by Shawn Barker from Isometric Technologies (ISO). In part one of our two-part series, How to Reduce Your Cost-to-Serve, we discuss what cost-to-serve really is, meeting service level requirements, and utilizing essential data for informed decision making. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit fetchfreight.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

    Episode 5: Key Takeaways from the 2024 TIA Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 7:42


    Welcome to Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this episode, Mitchell is joined by his wife and business partner, Maggie! They discuss their top takeaways from the 2024 TIA Conference. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Additionally, our home for the podcast is now live on the Fetch site here: ⁠Hit the Brakes: The Can't Miss Topics in the Logistics Industry | Fetch Freight

    Episode 4: Fraud 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 15:49


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In this episode, we talk all about fraud in the logistics industry and what red flags to be on the lookout for. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Additionally, our home for the podcast is now live on the Fetch site here: ⁠Hit the Brakes: The Can't Miss Topics in the Logistics Industry | Fetch Freight⁠

    Episode 3: What the 2024 Market Trends Mean for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 24:02


    Welcome to Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. In the final episode of our three-part series, 2024 Truckload Rates and Market Trends, we talk with Tim Denoyer, Vice President and Senior Analyst at ACT Research about what the coming year may look like in the industry. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠fetchfreight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram.⁠ Additionally, our home for the podcast is now live on the Fetch site here: Hit the Brakes: The Can't Miss Topics in the Logistics Industry | Fetch Freight

    Episode 2: 2024 Supply Conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 11:41


    Welcome to the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics in the supply chain. In the second episode of our three-part series, 2024 Truckload Rates and Market Trends, we talk with Tim Denoyer, Vice President and Senior Analyst at ACT Research, about 2024 supply conditions. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit fetchfreight.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram. Additionally, our home for the podcast is now live here: Hit the Brakes: The Can't Miss Topics in the Logistics Industry | Fetch Freight

    Episode 1: 2024 Demand Conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 17:59


    Welcome to the first episode of the Hit the Brakes podcast, where the seasoned logistics professionals at Fetch Freight dive into the top stories, market trends, and can't miss topics about the supply chain. This week, we are joined by Tim Denoyer, Vice President and Senior Analyst at ACT Research. In part one of our three-part series, 2024 Truckload Rates and Market Trends, we talk specifically about demand predictions and what the coming year may look like. Please let us know if you have other questions to ask or topics to discuss! Visit ⁠fetchfreight.com⁠ and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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