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Guest: Duane Tegels, VTNA powertrain product marketing manager

Topic: Aerodynamics account for about 80% of the fuel efficiency gains in the new Volvo VNL, but engine improvements also contributed while helping usher in better performance and durability for the company's flagship over-the-road truck.

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In this fireside chat, Walter “Mitch” Mitchell, CEO of Tai Software joins us to talk about recent developments and innovations impacting freight broker software. We dive into how automation and AI are changing operations and workflows while removing needless manual tasks.

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Kaylee Nix & Anne Reinke sit down to talk about relationship maintenance and why it is crucial to keep up with your people not only to make money, but also to avoid fraud.

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This keynote address will feature Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics, and his take on where the freight market stands and what the prognosis is for the rest of the year. A true test to see how resilient the supply chain can be coming out of a recessionary period.

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In today’s episode Grace Sharkey, writer, podcaster and host of FreightWaves Drive Time on SiriusXM joins us to talk about the value of industry events and highlight her recent and upcoming trips.

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In this episode, we bring back the best market expert, David Spencer, VP of Market Intelligence at Arrive Logistics. This month we cover signs to look out for a market flip, why outbound tender rejections were increasing and not spot rates, as well as what to expect from Diesel prices. For more information subscribe to Check Call the newsletter or the podcast.

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On Episode 689 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Dad of Two Roadside to discuss the semi truck that almost went over the Clark Memorial Bridge last Friday. How much does it cost to recover a truck after an accident like that? We’ll find out. Plus, we’ll learn how towing works for drivers stuck at Donner Pass.

Hydrogen semis are starting to hit the highway this year. We’ll meet Hyzon Motors CEO Parker Meeks to learn the latest about the company’s zero-emissions truck. Hyzon has recently delivered four of its fuel cell trucks to Performance Food Group. We’ll find out why that’s just a start. 

UP Partners has released its 2024 Edition of “The Moving World Report: Macro and Micro Trends in Mobility.” Co-founder Cyrus Sigari breaks down the trends driving the global economy. 

Whimsy Intermodal CEO Matt O’Mara dives into the latest trends in drayage and at the ports, and tells us how the market is shaping up for spring.

Travelers’ Scott Cornell talks about challenges for the transportation industry in 2024.

Plus, tumbleweeds take over Utah; rock slides in Peru; and Texans band together after wildfires.

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FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey interview Christine Barnhart, Chief Marketing & Industry Officer of Nulogy. According to Barnhart, contract manufacturing is not a pandemic-era trend but, instead, a growth area that makes data collaboration across CPGs’ suppliers more critical. 

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On episode 685 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Truck Parking Club’s Evan Shelley and Autumn Transport owner-operator Chris Thomas. Shelley just spent over a week riding along with Thomas so he can better understand the truck parking problem and issues driver face. We’ll find out what the two learned from each other and about solving these issues.

Will Jenkins is back with his latest venture Journey. After successfully building MoLo and selling it to ArcBest for $235 million, Jenkins is back to building. Now his new company Journey aspires to be the transportation recruiting resource and the premier community-based sales academy for the industry.

Plus, AT&T outage fallout; Convoy returns; MATS 2024; stolen semi bursts into flames and more.

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On episode 686 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. Flexport made massive waves last year with the return of Petersen and the acquisition of Convoy’s tech. Today we’ll find out how Petersen’s rebuild of Flexport is coming along and how the company plans to use Convoy to rule the road. 

Digital Wildcatters’ Collin McLelland is on a mission to be the premiere news outlet in energy media. We’ll find out how he built his company up from a few microphones on a table to raising $2.5 million from Chuck Yates.

Love ’em or hate ’em, more and more fleets are requiring inward-facing dashcams. Netradyne’s Barrett Young talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of dashcams as well as Netradyne’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program.

Plus, tragedy at Georgia welcome center; ATM theft; parking lot drama; and moving furniture on motorcycles.

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