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Steve takes a look at stronger than expected retail sales, less so in ecommerce and taking a negative turn on furniture. Has the work at home experience peaked? What do containers say?  What’s the big rush to get humongous piles of cargo moving and what might be the underlying fear factor causing shipping stocks to plummet – despite their cash reserves rivaling Fort Knox.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the need for speed and safety.

FreightWaves reporter Grace Sharkey has the scoop on the project44 and Tive car that will be racing at the NASCAR Cup Series’ midsummer installment, held at ​“The Magic Mile” on Sunday at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Reliance Partners Director of Safety Robert Kaferle discusses how external reviews can assist carriers with their safety programs.

Brown Dog Carriers President Graig Morin takes us through some trucker dashcam video and coaches us on situational awareness.

Loadsmith CEO Brett Suma shares his company’s brand story and has a market outlook for the rest of ‘21.

They’ll conduct a product test with Stiff Mother Trucker pain relief cream.

Plus, the winner of the F3 ticket from our Dog Days of Freight contest will be chosen.

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On the very first episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez speaks with Dan Lewis, CEO & Co-Founder of Convoy, about current trends and predictions on sustainability in transportation.

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Navistar shocked the trucking world a year ago when it declared it would build and sell a Level 4 high automation electric truck by 2024 in partnership with TuSimple. As the overall timetable accelerates toward driverless trucking, Navistar and TuSimple appear to have the confidence of more than just the trucking industry. This chat features Srinivas Gowda, Vice President of Autonomous Driving at Navistar, Mo Poorsartep, Chief Engineer and Director of Product Management at TuSimple, and FreightWaves' own Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler.

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Kodiak Robotics co-founder and CEO Don Burnette has been around autonomous vehicles since working on the Google self-driving car project. His second try at starting an autonomous trucking software company is putting points on the board with the Air Force, Bridgestone Tire and a presence in Asia. Burnette sees autonomous trucking moving beyond the science project stage. He is accompanied by Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief at FreightWaves.

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It's not just a big deal in terms of dollars. The acquisition of LTL carrier AAA Cooper by Knight Swift is radical in that it joins an LTL carrier with a truckload carrier, one of the biggest.  

The two businesses are very different. How will they integrate? On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, FreightWaves JP Hampstead talks about the road ahead for this most unusual and groundbreaking of transactions.

Also on the podcast this week, host John Kingston talks about the latest forecast from a key agency and why it sees tight oil markets continuing.  

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When a business decides they need a new website or want to start a new marketing campaign, most marketers will suggest starting with gathering insight from the experts within the company--also known as subject matter experts. 

But how do you put these SME’s in a position to give you the insight you need to do your job? Kyle MacNaught of Freight+ is helping us to break down his tactics used in real world situations to help you get the information needed to make your company shine. 

Also on the show we’ve got some reality TV drama and how you can take those brand safety steps needed to fight back as the mob swarms. Plus Marcus Cooksey from Duke.ai is shining a light on where most carriers should be paying more attention: their back office accounting. 

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On the previous episode of Medically Necessary, Matt discussed how to increase the resilience of the health care supply chain with leaders from Vizient. On this episode, they discuss recent calls from industry leaders and politicians to produce more medical supplies in the United States.

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On this episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Jim Mullen, Chief Administrative Officer of TuSimple, about what TuSimple is, what they’re doing to disrupt the trucking industry as we know it, and what the vision is for the future of autonomous driverless trucks.

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