WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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  • The dog days of freight

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about how one carrier is lending a helping paw to the community; a new trucking app that lets users search across 20,000 cross border and domestic lanes in Canada; and DHL Supply Chain’s big moves in RPA.

    Plus, Molson Coors says cyberattack hits shipments, brewery operations; Nikola has no Tre orders; Postal Service earmarking $40B to boost share of package market; female trucker launches hi-vis clothing line; Chattanooga trucker win $2 million in lotto, and more. 

    They’re joined by special guests Jason Gillespie, senior director of continuous improvement and innovation, DHL Supply Chain; Graig Morin, president, Brown Dog Carriers; Mitch Hixon, vice president of business development, TriumphPay; Derek Staples, sales manager, DueDili.

     

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  • Adapt or die

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about ways that businesses have to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. In an industry in which one wrong move in something as simple as packaging can send a company into the red, evolution, problem-solving and pivots are a pathway to survival. Get ahead of your competitors while they lean on the edge of extinction.

    Evolution isn’t just about what your goods are shipped in, it’s also about how you sell, who you hire, where you source from and how you engage the market. On this show we’ll highlight some key areas of focus for ‘21.

    Plus, Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion; Biden expected to sign LTL driver pension relief package; February storm aftermath causes reefer capacity crunch ahead of schedule; trade groups push for vaccinations at truck stops; Optimus Prime for sale on Facebook; and more.

    They’re joined by special guests Jeremy Bodenhamer, co-founder and CEO, ShipHawk and author of “Adapt or Die”; Sherman Barnes II, head of sales and marketing, Trio Trucking; Jennifer Kaczmarczyk, director of operations for freight brokerage, XPO; and Frank Kenney, director of sales enablement, Cleo.

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  • Hyperloop CEO/co-founder Josh Giegel

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Virgin Hyperloop and the company’s vision for both passengers and cargo. Plus, trucking TikTok superstar Chace Barber talks hauling logs and posting vlogs. Dispatch 77 owner Gregory Paterek shares his comeback story. 

    Plus, Workhorse lawyers up in mail truck contract dispute with Postal Service; Project44 reels in Ocean Insights in ‘largest acquisition in visibility space’; Trucking boom prompts Old Dominion to add 1,200 drivers and dockworkers; raccoons attack Torontonians and more.

    They’re joined by special guests Josh Giegel, CEO and Co-Founder, Virgin Hyperloop; Chace Barber, trucker / TikToker; Gregory Paterek, owner, Dispatch 77.

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  • How Texas ports weathered the storm

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about winter storm impact on Texas’ network two weeks later; critical infrastructure for sea freight; SeaTech that’s investible; and the state of blockchain at sea. 

    Plus, at least 15 dead in California crash involving a truck; regulators weigh in on fight between tankers and container ships; sustainable trucking faces regulation and cost barriers; spot rates hit new high; KeepTruckin vs NTSB; Pokemon theft ring busted; and more. 

    They’re joined by special guests Patrick Maher, VP, Business Development, Gulf Winds International; Juan-Jose Ruiz, Head of Strategy and Business Development, TradeLens; Jenna Bryant, Co-Founder, CEO, General Partner, Embedded Ventures

     

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  • Shippers shocked by high prices, poor service

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from Global Supply Chain Week’s maritime sessions. They’re talking about the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act, containergeddeon in Los Angeles, and risk management. 

    Plus, ocean carriers take heat for profiting ‘so handsomely’ while service plunged, owners of Westfield Transport indicted for falsifying driving logs, this week in trucking markets, McPlant goes Beyond and more.

    They’re joined by special guests Lauren Beagen, Maritime Industry expert and Adjunct Professor, Roger Williams University School of Law; Trey Griggs, VP of Lean Sales, Lean Solutions; Daniel Stanton, Mr. Supply Chain

     

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  • Is RNG the transitional fuel of the future?

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about if renewable natural gas is the fuel of the future, Texas power woes, and the importance of partnerships in chemical logistics.

    Plus, TA sold huge amounts of diesel in Q4 2020, Nikola loses half as much as expected as Powersports unit dropped, Houston wins an award, shippers sticker shocked during ocean contract season, and how an owl is doing after getting hit by a semi truck.

    They’re joined by special guests Collin McLelland, Co-Founder, DigitalWildcatters; Jennifer Braun, VP, KC Operations, Trinity Logistics

     

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  • You down with CPG? LIVE from #GSCW

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week’s Retail and CPG day. From sourcing through consumption, food and CPG supply chains were pivotal to keeping the world sane in 2020 but 2021 has already proven to be a formidable foe.  

    Plus, consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks; Instacart robots and delivery expansion with Walgreens; Square posts strong Q4, full-year earnings; purchases $170M in bitcoin.

    They’re joined by special guests Greg Forbis, Sr. VP Strategy and Business Development, RJW Logistics; Mark Peterson, SVP, Business Development, Trinity Logistics; Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief, FreightWaves

     

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  • Hyliion’s battery breakthrough + more LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking with Hyliion CEO/Founder Thomas Healy about the company's next generation battery module for its Hybrid solution; Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner about the evolution of the logistics industry and how it aligns with the global market; Transporeon Director of Business Development NA Patrick Pretorius about the gap between what's happening in the world and what's happening in supply chain.

    Plus, snowstorms can’t cool this sizzling freight market, winter freeze could devastate Texas citrus industry, containers overboard...again, Walmart offers MIT education, and more.

    They’re joined by special guests Thomas Healy, Founder & CEO, Hyliion; Doug Waggoner, CEO, Echo; Patrick Pretorius, Director of Business Development North America, Transporeon

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  • Mission to Mars with NASA

    On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen.

    Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, container shortage form ‘perfect storm’

    They’re joined by special guests Chuck Dovale, Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program and Omar Baez, Senior Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Gregorio Villar, Entry, Descent and Landing Operations Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Omar Singh, Founder and President, Surge Transportation; Jake Schnell, Vice President Client Solutions, XPO Logistics, Inc. at XPO

     

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