Press & Media
Quotes & Appearances
Where I have been quoted, interviewed, or featured — in publications, documentaries, videos, and podcasts. These link out to the original sources.
Beyond the Spot Rate Spike: What Freight Capacity and 2026 Look Like for Trucking
Quoted framing 2025 as "a year of pause after a hard reset" — with the freight market largely flat and carrier exits slowing — and what that sets up for 2026.
How Latest Trump Tariffs Could Affect Trucking
Quoted on the immediate and delayed impact of tariffs on trucking and freight — noting that landed inventory would continue to flow, with real disruption expected in the following quarter as businesses adjust.
Tariff Threats Cause Surge, Uncertainty for Border Trucking
Quoted on the large increase in border trucking volumes driven by tariff fear, with businesses accelerating shipments to lock in existing price arrangements ahead of new trade policy taking effect.
Trump Tariffs Anxiety Hits Peak as Chinese Freight Market Crashes to Two-Decade Low
Quoted on trucking visits to North American distribution facilities for top US retailers hitting "unprecedented" levels amid tariff-driven supply chain shifts.
Mexican Trucking Freight Had a Record Year in 2024, but Political Uncertainty Could Throttle Growth in 2025
Quoted on Christmas import surges through Laredo — Motive data showed a 28.5% year-over-year increase in imports, reflecting robust cross-border freight from Mexico.
Analysts Expect Trucking Rate Upturn Within Months
Quoted on expectations for a positive year in trucking with rates expected to rise — while cautioning that volatility could occur within any given quarter or month.
Trucking's Capacity Outlook for 2025
Quoted on carrier exit stabilisation signalling a more stable market, capacity decimated over 24 months of freight recession, and tariff implications for US-Mexico trade.
Motive's Q1 2025 Economic Outlook Report with Hamish Woodrow
Interview on the Q1 2025 Motive Economic Outlook — covering freight market conditions, retail restocking trends, and the macro signals shaping the year ahead.
Land Line Now, Nov. 6, 2024
Appearance on Land Line Now discussing Motive freight data and current trucking market conditions.
Motive's Holiday Outlook and Peak Season Predictions with Hamish Woodrow
Holiday outlook interview covering peak freight season predictions, retail inventory build, and what Motive data suggested for carrier capacity heading into Q4.
U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Traffic Hits a Record Ahead of Election
Quoted on cross-border trucking traffic peaking in October 2024 — driven by nearshoring and USMCA — and why Mexico could remain the US' top trade partner until at least 2030.
New Lifesaving Auto Tech and the 10 Highest Collision Roads in the US
Quoted on autonomous safety technology and its intersection with data on high-risk roadways across the United States.
Freight Recovery Ahead? Motive Says the Signs Are Good for Truckers
Discussing Motive freight data pointing toward a market recovery — what the signals looked like heading into Q4 2024 and what carriers should expect.
In U.S. Trade War with China, Mexico Is Emerging as the Big Winner
Quoted on nearshoring-driven freight flows and the prospect of Mexico surpassing China as the top source of US imports.
Mexican Computer Imports Continue Surge, but Weak Canadian Cargo Weighs Down Overall Cross-Border Freight
Quoted on US investment in AI technology fuelling demand for computer components from Mexico — and why that growth in imports is likely to continue for years.
Big Shopping Season Predicted, Mexico Becomes No. 1 U.S. Importer, Trucking Market Recovery Appears Nigh
Quoted on the July retail restocking surge surpassing expectations, computer-related imports from Mexico driving trade growth, and a prediction that 2025 will see capacity tightening and rate increases.
Report: How July's Predicted Higher Retail Sales Affect the Trucking Economy
Quoted on the 2024 holiday inventory restocking season, expecting it to begin slightly earlier than the prior year as retailers respond to stronger retail sales signals.
Freight Trucking Recession Is Nearing an End, Logistics Executives Say
Quoted on significant freight movement into retailers — Motive data showed trucking visits to distribution facilities up 30% year-over-year in June 2024.
Motive's July Economic Data with Hamish Woodrow
Monthly economic data breakdown covering freight market signals, retail demand, and what Motive's fleet data indicated for summer 2024.
Truck Chat: What Drives the Price of Diesel Fuel
Interview exploring the factors that drive diesel fuel pricing — refinery capacity, crude benchmarks, seasonal demand, and the knock-on effects for fleet operators.
Cross-Border Q1 Surge and Truck Parking with Motive
Discussion of the cross-border freight surge into Q1 2024, US-Mexico corridor volumes, and truck parking data from the Motive network.
2024 Physical Economy Outlook with Hamish Woodrow
Annual outlook on the physical economy — freight volumes, nearshoring trends, and the macro signals Motive was watching heading into 2024.
2024 Physical Economy Outlook with Hamish Woodrow — Loaded and Rolling
Year-ahead freight market outlook recorded December 12, 2023 — covering capacity, rates, and the physical economy signals expected to define 2024.
Yellow's Bankruptcy, Freight Recession, and a Highway Angel
Appearance on FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? covering the collapse of Yellow Corporation, what it meant for LTL capacity, and the broader freight recession.
Trucking Bloodbath Snares Fleets Large and Small
Quoted on small and medium-size carrier exits from the market — and the hope that capacity reduction would eventually stabilise rates and restore balance during the freight recession.
Where the Trucking and Rail Recession Is Showing Up in the Logistics Data
Quoted on Motive data revealing where the freight downturn was most visible — trucking volumes, rail carloads, and what the numbers said about the broader economic slowdown.