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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are joined by NASA’s John Giles and Sam Dove to talk about the logistics operations behind their 6.6 million-pound crawlers. Would you drive one of these rigs?

St. Christopher Truckers Fund’s Shannon Currier has her charity creating for a cause at today’s SCF auction.

ITF Group’s Tim Breckenridge discusses complete warehouse solutions and pop-up fulfillment opportunities for smaller e-commerce and retail customers.

FreightWaves reporter Grace Sharkey shares the good news on Bestpass’ Tour de Cure, and we’ll do some shopping at the ATA store.

And, Bon Jovi gets a rest stop but will it be slippery when wet?

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In 2020, dozens of businesses started manufacturing personal protective equipment to make up for severe shortages. As demand for PPE has declined, many of those small businesses are now close to shutting down. A trade group representing these companies wants the federal government to stop that from happening.

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A wise little green puppet once said, “the fear of loss is a path to the dark side.” But what if I told you embracing the marketing dark funnel is a pathway that leads to many abilities, none of which are unnatural?

That’s our main topic for today as we dive into the world of how your audience ~really~ shares the content they enjoy. Whether it’s through screenshots, text messages, or a Slack channel--your audience is sharing content through what’s called the Marketing Dark Funnel. 

Brumleve welcomes Amanda Natividad, Marketing Architect at SparkToro and contributor of Adweek, and they talk about how audience research can inform your overall marketing strategy, and what B2B marketers can learn from B2C.

So why do marketers obsess over metrics that are shown in an attribution report instead of relying on conversations and gut instincts? 

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It's been a long time in coming but the market is on the verge of XPO spinning off its contract logistics business into GXO.

On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, Mark Solomon of FreightWaves, a long-time observer of XPO, talks about the reasons behind the move and what it means for the new company about to be created, as well as the company it is leaving behind. What can XPO do now that it's been reshaped into a company that is heavily focused on transportation?

Also on the podcast this week, a brief statement on an earnings call heard by host John Kingston said a lot about the effectiveness of fuel surcharges during a time of rising oil prices.

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Anthony and Zach bring on Alan Adler to discuss PACCAR’s backlog of truck orders and how Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud charges impact his former company. 

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On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with veteran trucker and Rollin B LLC CEO Ingrid Brown

Ingrid has dedicated her career toward CMV Safety and safety of the General motoring public working directly with FMCSA and advocate associations. 

As a driver she has been through all 48 states. After 41 years in the cab she stepped out of her truck full-time and joined Fleenor Bros, Carthage, MO as an Operations Manager.

Her motto is, “Always know that, within every Professional Driver there is so much more than "Just a driver"

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In this episode Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Dennis Cooke, President & CEO of TransForce Group, about the value and potential risks of driver staffing, as well as Dennis' background in the industry and his vision for TransForce Group.

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