On episode 774 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen’s prediction that there’s an 80% chance the ILA goes back on strike January 15th. With automation still up for debate, this strike could hit 5 days before the US inaugurates a new president and just two weeks before Chinese New Year. 

Think freight is a big ugly business? Nick Souza transforms the ordinary world of freight into the extraordinary world of massive machines that it is. He’ll tell us the stories behind some of his most amazing pictures. 

We’re in the middle of a devastating hurricane season that just slammed the Southeast with Helene and Milton. Reliance Partners’ Ashley Hammonds tells us how natural disasters are impacting truck insurance rates.

Part 4 of our new documentary ‘Rebuilding the Gateway to America’ looks at partnerships in Southern California.

Plus, Illinois trucking company lays off most of its drivers; robot dog landscapers; mariner dogs that can strap and more. 

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