{"podcast":{"title":"FreightCasts","slug":"freightcasts-478950","podcast_index_feed_id":478950,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FREIGHT9211237013","website_url":"https://freightcasts.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b96ca398-f0fe-11ed-bc68-d3ba9840102a/image/0cd6fb0785940ec4a7dbdebf3a2f0946.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"FreightWaves","episode_count":5000,"summary":"A full trailer load of freight podcasts from FreightWaves. Enjoy shows like the award-winning WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast, Put That Coffee Down, Freightonomics, Fuller Speed Ahead, Great Quarter, Gals and more with one click of the subscribe button. One freight feed to rule them all!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T04:23:05.273561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freightcasts-478950"},"episode":{"title":"FreightWaves Today | August 25","slug":"freightwaves-today-august-25","published_at":"2026-08-25T19:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freightcasts-478950/freightwaves-today-august-25","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freightcasts-478950","url":"https://chtbl.com/track/894889/traffic.megaphone.fm/FREIGHT4034524202.mp3","audio_url":"https://chtbl.com/track/894889/traffic.megaphone.fm/FREIGHT4034524202.mp3","summary":"This episode of FreightWaves Today covers critical shifts across truckload market dynamics, equipment remarketing, cross-border trade, software consolidation, and global energy risks. Used Truck Market Update: Chris Backeberg (President, Daimler Trucks Remarketing) discusses tight sleeper and day cab inventories, stable used-truck pricing, and fleet age/maintenance cycles. Spot Market & Bidding Dynamics: Rush Feldhacker (Tabi) details Tabi's Pricing Pressure Index and how disciplined brokers leverage spot data and automation to navigate shifting pricing power. Credit Quality & Energy Risks: John Kingston (FreightWaves) dives deeper into BMO's credit metrics, historical diesel crack spreads, and seasonal heating oil demand. ⁠Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"This episode of FreightWaves Today covers critical shifts across truckload market dynamics, equipment remarketing, cross-border trade, software consolidat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7161,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freightcasts-478950/episodes/freightwaves-today-august-25/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freightcasts-478950/freightwaves-today-august-25.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}