JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brews. JP sticks with the same ol' Bell’s Two-Hearted and Chad branch's out to a somewhat unseasonable Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout.

Then, they briefly take on the headlines of the week: 

Followed by a rousing round of Big Deal Little Deal:

About the show:

What the Truck?!? is FreightWaves' irreverent new podcast breaking down the biggest stories in transportation and logistics. Join FreightWaves writers John Paul Hampstead and Chad Prevost on Friday afternoons as we discuss all things freight.

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JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Honky Tonk’s country style NEIPA.

They discuss Susquehanna’s Transparency18 Takeaways, and Transparency18 Demo Day Top 5 Best in Show.

Then, they conduct an exclusive interview with Slync’s CEO, Chris Kirchner.

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Headlines of the week

FreightWaves to take Rise of the Rest winnings and invest in the people of Chattanooga

Hyperloop for freight could be faster and cheaper than air

Tesla: batteries burning, execs leaving, factory mortgaged

Transparency18/FreightWaves 2025 book release/Sonar

Five Good Minutes

Starring guest Women in Trucking president, Ellen Voie

Big Deal, Little Deal?

Used truck market is strong and steady: J.D. Power: big deal, or little deal?

Sales advance as retailers eye a stronger 2nd quarter: big deal, or little deal?

Rising oil prices and lower spot market rates dampen Q1 maritime margins: big deal, or little deal?

"Exceptional drought" in southwest means more bad news for grain: big deal, or little deal?

Shipa Freight makes online air and ocean freight booking simpler for SMEs: big deal, or little deal?

Opponents ramp up efforts to stop longer, heavier trucks: big deal, or little deal?

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Headlines of the week

What is the solution to trucking’s stubborn parking problem?

Natural gas-powered trucks are well ahead of electrification

Two controversial approaches to “solving” the scarcity of commercially-licensed drivers

Five Good Minutes

With Mike Matousek, Government Affairs Director of OOIDA.

Big Deal, Little Deal?

Mother’s Day spikes reefer rates 52% out of Miami: big deal, or little deal?

DHL earnings disappoint as the company looks to contain e-commerce delivery costs: big deal, or little deal?

The Drivewyze-PrePass/HELP battle has gone nuclear in just the last few weeks: big deal, or little deal?

Truck driver shortages expected to increase oil prices and constrain supply: big deal, or little deal?

Super duper Uber: sky’s the limit for autonomous air cargo: big deal, or little deal?

UPS vs. Teamsters isn't the only standoff in contract negotiations; internal Teamsters divide exists also: big deal, or little deal?

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Chad Prevost and Zach Strickland (filling in for JP), crack open a Lagunita’s Waldo and a Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank. Then, they're primed and ready to test Zach's knowledge with the Trucker Lingo game (spoiler alert: he gets a 60%). Then, they're off and running on the big headlines of the week:

California Supreme Court ruling could force companies to reclassify contractors as employees

The OOIDA-ATA battle breaks out into a full verbal brawl, all in public

Nikola Motor claims Tesla infringed its truck patents, seeks $2B in damages

They end in a whirlwind round of Big Deal, Little Deal? Will they get it all in under two minutes?

The spot market continues to degrade as freight market stabilizes

C.H. Robinson's operating margins get squeezed, and Wall Street notices...and reacts

Carrier confidence has impacted freight markets as much as capacity

The Starship is almost ready to launch

What factors are pushing UPS to seek to deliver much bigger parcels?

Women in the transportation industry is on the rise: WIT Index

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JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brewchachos. After announcing What the Truck?!?’s new sponsor, LyncAmerica, they break down the top headlines of the week:

Driver recruiting, retention efforts focus on pay packages as turnover expected to climb

Earnings reports from Knight-Swift, Covenant, UPS, and Landstar

Eggs and lettuce recalls: could blockchain help?

Then Chad and JP played Big Deal or Little Deal? to close out the show:

Container ship traffic is humming along: big deal, or little deal?

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Chad and JP crack open a cold one, then Chad quizzes JP on truckers’ nicknames for U.S. cities. After the game, they break down the top headlines of the week:

Top 5 ways to be a “shipper of choice”

Daseke bets heavy on oil with Aveda acquisition

The next big thing in LiDAR is tiny--and massively scaleable

CSX takes aim at trucking

Finally Chad and JP play a game of Big Deal or Little Deal?

China-U.S. container rates fall for 32nd straight week: big deal, or little deal?

Oil, aluminum, nickel prices rally: big deal, or little deal?

Federal Reserve survey highlights tariff impacts, driver shortages: big deal, or little deal?

Are ELDs making our roads safer? : big deal, or little deal?

Freight demand remains strong as manufacturing and construction activity picks up: big deal, or little deal?

DAT reporting a softening spot market: big deal, or little deal?

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Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh beer. Then, they play a quick round of Riddle Me This. Then, they process the top headlines of the week:

ELD hard enforcement begins

Capacity Crunch: Carriers seek better retention methods

XPO joins digital freight booking push

Reefer rates climb out of Salinas, Central and Imperial Valley

Then, Chad and JP do their level best to run down the rest of the week’s news in under two minutes on Big Deal, Little Deal?

How the flattening yield curve affects trucking: Big deal or little deal?

Airbus to offer lower-deck passenger sleeper berths amidst cargo holds: Big deal or little deal?

Aluminum, steel tariffs driving up raw material costs for trucks, trailers. Big deal or little deal?

More Modex, waiting for Weigh in Motion technology to be fully adopted in the U.S.: Big deal or little deal?

Experts speak on intermodal capacity challenges at TIA 2018: Big deal or little deal?

It might have been a one-day protest at XPO Miami, but was a lot longer in the making: Big deal or little deal?

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Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh beer. Then, they play a quick round of Fake Headline or Real? Then, they process the top headlines of the week: The trade war escalates. Is 2018 the year of the trucking capacity crunch? Should drivers’ pay be doubled? What’s the deal with coal and the BNSF?

Then, Chad and JP do their level best to run down the rest of the week’s news in under two minutes on Big Deal, Little Deal?

Big Deal or Little Deal?

Celadon, described as NAFTA’s premier carrier, says its financials can’t be relied on.

ELDs hard enforcement began April 1.

The ATA wants higher truck weight limits.

Construction activity stalls.

Mason Mega Rail project seeks to double rail capacity by 2020.

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JP and Chad pop the top on a fresh beer. Then, it's Storytime, followed by top stories: FMCSA's Chief Martinez gets an earful at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Driver retention drives the debate at the Truckload Carriers Association Annual Meeting. Vapor and Hangar announce a merger to create drone technology infrastructure across the U.S., starting in Chicago. Amazon and other tech companies have a very bad week. Then, JP and Chad do their level best to run down the rest of the week's news in under two minutes on Big Deal, Little Deal.

Big Deal or Little Deal?

Wheat exports, railroad traffic vulnerable to tariffs

Turndowns outbound from Philadelphia skyrocket

The JOBehaviors Assessment may have solved driver retention

The South heats up, but Atlanta is burning with freight

Regional manufacturing readings retreat from highs as recent tariffs begin to bite

Convoy introduces automatic detention pay as it expands nationwide

All on this week's What The Truck?!?

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