The future is bright for electrification — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude are live from the FreightWaves Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit with a good slate of guests to highlight the bright stars in the autonomy space. They welcome FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler answering some viewer questions from today’s event. 

Also on the guest list is Shawn Kerrigan, COO of Plus, who explains where the industry is overall with the rollout of autonomous vehicles and how Plus fits into that AV space. Kerrigan also breaks down Amazon’s choice...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-future-is-bright-for-electrification-what-the-truck

Looking forward for fleets of all sizes — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude welcome a big slate of guests during a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? at the FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit. 

They start off talking to Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt about what it takes to attract and retain great talent. They discuss why capacity constraints limit recruiting and how companies can build relationships with their drivers to keep them in the seats. 

Next is Echo Logistics Senior Vice President of Marketplace Solutions Jay Gustafson to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/looking-forward-for-fleets-of-all-sizes-what-the-truck

FreightWaves LIVE: Health and work-life balance in freight — WTT

Dooner and The Dude are back for the second special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. They host a slate of guests from every corner of the logistics industry and get some good insights from top to bottom. 

First they welcome Melissa Forman, chief strategy officer at TriumphPay, to talk about how integrated payments are growing in scale and popularity. She discusses the upcoming acquisition of HubTran and how the loop payment system will impact the industry. 

Next up is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-changes-afoot-across-logistics-industry-what-the-truck

DroneWaves: The need for speed — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Could drone racing be the ultimate sport of the future? Dooner and The Dude get a firsthand look at the complicated league of racing that is about more than just winning first place. 

They welcome Ashley Ellefson, COO of the Drone Racing League (DRL), to discuss the talented pilots taking off around the country. Hear about how drone races are exploring the capabilities of drones from speed to maneuverability. 

DRL recently launched the Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit, an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dronewaves-the-need-for-speed-what-the-truck

NZCS: The road to Earth restoration — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Sustainability is a major conversation topic for leaders of today’s companies, especially in the transportation industry. To celebrate Earth Day, Dooner and The Dude host a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? and dive into sustainability goals of some big players in the logistics space.

Glenn Jones, global product executive at Blume Global, is first up on the guest list and breaks down the work Blume Global is doing to identify and eliminate waste and excess carbon dioxide emissions from the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-the-road-to-earth-restoration-what-the-truck

EFS: Big tech and big fleets — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On this special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit, Dooner and The Dude hear from special guests about expansions into the tech space that will help any fleet. 

First up is Alexander Stevenson, vice president of project management at Samsara. Stevenson breaks down why Samsara can be incredibly useful to operations managers when it comes to GPS monitoring and tracking. 

Next the guys welcome Trimble Vice President of Data Science Chris Orban to discuss the ideas...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efs-big-tech-and-big-fleets-what-the-truck

You’ve been Suez-ed — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

After a week filled with big news stories, Dooner and The Dude close out with a WHAT THE TRUCK?!? filled with information on the problem in Egypt. 

The guys got the low-down on the Convoy story with founder and CEO Dan Lewis. 

Plus they discussed the impending inventory crisis, warehouse rates taking a big jump, human trafficking in trucking, Pepsi producing Peeps and more. 

Dooner and The Dude welcomed special guests Dan Lewis, CEO and founder of Convoy; Vitaly Bekker, senior transportation...

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GSCW: Dealing with risk in ocean shipping — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

The last three days of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week are all about global maritime logistics and how people get things moved across the planet. Dooner and The Dude focused this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on the challenges ocean shippers are still facing in the hot market. 

They welcomed Lauren Beagen, maritime industry expert and adjunct law professor at Roger Williams University, to the show and discussed a new program to respond to emergencies in the maritime industry. 

The Maritime...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw:-dealing-with-risk-in-ocean-shipping-—-what-the-truck?!?

GSCW: Is RNG the fuel of the future? — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Day 5 of Global Supply Chain Week focused on energy, mining and chemicals, and Dooner and The Dude were excited to jump into good discussion with Trinity Logistics and Digital Wildcatters. 

Jennifer Braun, Trinity Logistics vice president of Kansas City Operations, joined the show to talk about the intricacies behind moving hazardous chemicals. It takes special capabilities to move chemicals safely and legally, but Trinity specializes in hazmat transportation. 

Braun said so much regulation goes...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gscw-is-rng-the-fuel-of-the-future-what-the-truck

Control is crucial — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Health is something Chad Brueck, president of expedited solutions at CRST, knows is a valuable asset. He is a marathon runner, fitness enthusiast and a newly minted group fitness instructor and that discipline translates into good business practices.

Brueck handles truckload hauling of pharmaceutical products with CRST and has seen the industry shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brueck said CRST is focused on working with each of its clients to deliver products in the safest, most controlled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/control-is-crucial-what-the-truck

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