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On this episode we go over trucking economics data and how this impacts trucking decisions. Special guest Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves. 

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are bringing you the first-ever freight meme world championship. FreightCaviar’s Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski takes on Superior Dispatch Services’ Boris Panov. Joining them at the judges table is TrophySmack founder Matt Walsh. Who will survive and what will be left of them? Meme’s the word.

Eric Riggs and Matt Beach stop by the studio to get Dooner to try out Big Rigg’s Beard Tamer. 

Armchair Attorney Matthew Leffler talks about liabilities truckers face when participating in convoys and protests. Plus, will teenage truckers usher in an era of super nuclear verdicts? 

Plus, Flexport announces a $935 million series E with a strategic investment from Shopify; more trucker convoys roll into Canadian cities protesting vaccine mandates; the vaccine mandate has varied impacts on Mexico cross-border trucking; and more. 

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Carrier vetting and selection are always difficult. Cassandra brings her friends together to analyze various carriers and discuss whether a shipper/broker should hire the carrier. Is it a unicorn (rare and great find) or a donkey (meh, don't hire)? Go to the link (FreightWaves TV) Carrier vetting and selection are always difficult decisions!
First Carrier to discuss will be Tennesee Transport Resources DOT 3713660? 

Authority since 2005 - Check

Claims to have 10 trucks - Check

Claims to have 10 drivers - Check

Chattanooga based (come on, we all love CHA) - Check

No inspections - X

Website too - Check

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In container shipping, the old ways were sometimes the best ways. Today’s real time navigation of container shipping is fraught with stress cracks, failures and double failures. Steve explores why the entire ocean container ecosystem might just come crashing down this summer.

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude meet the author of a new children’s book that celebrates the people who make deliveries happen. Sean Freedman, author of “Heroes Behind the Wheel” and president at Freightzy, talks about the importance of teaching kids the value of logistics. 

Joe Stefani, president of Amazon e-commerce shop Desert Cactus, tells us how to survive as an Amazon seller in ‘22.  

Ian Weiland, intermodal account manager at Junction Collaborative Transport, gets us up to date on what’s going on in drayage. Is it still a dumpster fire?

Plus, how not to turn a motorcycle into a semi; Boston Dynamics robots get ready for Super Bowl; Platform Science raises $115 million; the Senate introduces an ocean shipping reform bill; and more. 

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WorkHound is a company designed to bring in feedback from drivers using nothing more than a text message, and it brings in more than 60,000 comments per year. Not all of them are complaining; there was a lot of praise last year too.WorkHound CEO and founder Max Farrell joins host John Kingston to discuss what he heard in 2021 and why the feedback points to the utter importance of training as leading to a much happier workforce.Also on the podcast, Kingston talks about the red hot diesel market and how the outright prices aren't revealing just how hot that market is.

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On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with Rich Mohr, VP of fleet solutions at ChargePoint. Mohr brings more than 25 years of fleet, product and technology experience to his role. At Ryder System, he rose through the ranks to serve as the company’s chief technology officer and VP of new products for its fleet management solutions operation.

On this episode we’ll go on a career journey with Mohr and learn about the rapidly evolving needs of fleets, how EV charging works, what the regulatory environment is like, and what the present and future are for the technology. 

Since 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on offering the best electric vehicle charging experience for everyone involved in the shift to electric mobility.

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