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Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves Small fleet and owner operator summit with special guests: Tom Schmitt, CEO, Forward Air; Jay Gustafson, Senior Vice President of Marketplace Solutions, Echo; Jamie Hagen, Owner, Hell Bent Xpress; Mike Wells, SVP of Operations, DCLI; Ashwin Vasudevan, Director of Marketing, KBX Logistics

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about moving freight 145 million years in the making: dinosaurs. Find out how velociraptors for one of the most popular film franchises on Earth, “Jurassic Park,” are moved.

Plus, pulling tugs, moving wine and an inside look at the world of hauling unusual freight. Scale raised $7 billion and announced a partnership with Flexport to make manual logistics paperwork easier to execute and more accurate. What it means to engineer your supply chain for autonomous trucking and why it’s a valuable move to make today.

They’re joined by special guests Glynn Spangenberg, chief commercial officer, Locomation; Robert Bussey, national account manager, BWS Logistics; Jason Good, brokerage director, Tranco National; and Melisa Tokmak, head of document products, Scale.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about DHL’s sustainability road map; the first-ever fully automated IoT platform for fleet management; an automated booking hub that cuts out the middleman; and shipping odd-size freight like kayaks, home goods and more.

They’re joined by special guests Sam Agyemang, co-founder, HaulerHub; Jim Monkmeyer, president, transportation, DHL Supply Chain North America; Tom Curee, SVP, strategy and innovation, Kingsgate Logistics; and Mark Thomas, vice president, Ridecell.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and guest co-host Kaylee Nix are talking to project44’s CEO / founder Jett McCandless to talk about their latest funding round that values the company at $1.2 billion.

Plus, containergeddon, chip shortages squeeze gaming, drone delivery, and tech that provides driver pay transparency.

They’re joined by special guests Jett McCandless, founder / CEO, project44; Steve Ferriera, founder / CEO, Ocean Audit Inc; Ed Fienga, COO, Deuce Drone; Walter Heil, Senior Vice President, Locus

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On today’s episode, NASA lands on the show to talk with Dooner and The Dude about moving monster-sized rockets on barges. The final piece of the world’s most powerful rocket – Space Launch System (SLS) – sailed into NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 25 after a 900-mile journey aboard the one-of-a-kind Pegasus barge. The 212-foot-tall rocket core stage is the final piece for the 2021 Artemis 1 launch. We’ll find out how it all came together.

Plus, MTS Logistics’ 11th Annual Bike for Autism; moving freight in Latin America; a heist at Lowe’s; air cargo handlers steal gold bars; the public is afraid of autonomous trucks; a trucking company shutdown is among Canada’s largest since the pandemic began; and Amazon AmaZen booths called “despair closets.” 

They’re joined by special guests Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager of exploration ground systems at NASA; Lili Villareal, spacecraft and offline operations manager at NASA; Sedat Saka, CEO of MTS Logistics; and Diego Bertezzolo, co-founder of Avancargo.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are finding out how to take the tension out of recruiting and retention. Is there a nationwide truck driver shortage and if so, why? We’ll dive into it.

Plus, keeping bandits away from your freight; OOIDA urges truckers to fight 556% insurance hike; pallet shortages; survey of motorists’ reckless behavior should be wake-up call for commercial fleets; Illinois trucking company with history of HOS violations files Chapter 7; truckers implicated in multimillion-dollar U.S.-Canada tobacco smuggling ring; and cicadas — they’re what’s for dinner.

They’re joined by special guests Robert Moffitt, EVP and director of operations for New Legend Inc.; Max Farrell, CEO of WorkHound; Charles Gracey, president of Hot Seat Services Inc.; and Krenar Komoni, CEO of Tive.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the importance of mental health awareness with Boon Health co-founder Chris Henrichs.

FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey joins us to break down Liam Neeson's new trucking movie, “The Ice Road.”

Learn how to improve your LinkedIn social score and amplify your signal with Cover 3 Consulting’s owner, Adrian Chapman.

Add-on Systems’ John Piper knows all about the 3G sunset and he’s here for it.

Plus, In-N-Out rolls out trucking fleet; Home Depot’s ‘One Supply Chain’ is taking shape with massive 2021 growth; missing man found inside dinosaur statue; and more.

They’re joined by special guests Chris Henrichs, co-founder and head of partnerships at Boon Health; Adrian Chapman, owner and CEO, Cover 3 Consulting; John Piper, director, telematics, Add-On Systems; and Grace Sharkey, reporter, FreightWaves.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude hear from Pierre Laguerre, founder and CEO at Fleeting, about what his new deal with Kyrie Irving means. 

Bluewire CEO Steve Bryan has a solution to help carriers fend off nuclear verdicts. 

Miguel Trivino, director of environmental, health and safety at Kenco, talks about how wearables reduce warehouse injuries. 

And, C.H. Robinson’s Tim Gagnon

Plus, U.S. government needs drivers to haul nukes; vanishing gig drivers; alligators at Wendy’s; Canadian military slipped cannabis cupcakes; and the mask and hand sanitizer overstock epidemic.

They’re joined by special guests Pierre Laguerre, founder / CEO, Fleeting; Steve Bryan, CEO, Bluewire LLC; Tim Gagnon, Vice President of Analytics and Data Science, C.H. Robinson; Miguel Trivino, CSP, director of environmental, health, and safety, Kenco

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Live from FreightWaves LIVE @ HOME day 2 Michael Vincent and I are talking about mental health, visibility, LPaaS, military service in supply chain, Trey Griggs dunk tank and way more.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.'s Shelley Simpson

TriumphPay's Melissa Forman-Barenblit, MBA

AIT Worldwide LogisticsAngela Mancuso

Tai Software's Sean McGillicuddy

Lean Sales Trey Griggs

Redwood LogisticsEric Rempel

HERE TechnologiesDeepak Patnaik

ABF Freight's Tim Thorne

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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you LIVE from FreightWaves LIVE @HOME where they’re talking about the incredibly challenging labor market that the industry is facing. 

Plus, FreightTech for small businesses, crossboarder insurance, close calls on the highway, Kyrie Irving and Fleetings bet on second chances in trucking, and FreightWaves latest investment round. 

With special guests Prasad Gollapalli, Founder & CEO, Trucker Tools; Thom Albrecht, CFO & CRO, Reliance Partners; Angela Mancuso, VP of Human Resources, AIT Worldwide Logistics; Joel McGinley, Managing Director and Co-Owner, Hubtek

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