WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Walmart starts brokering freight; valuing carriers; MATS, muscles and murder
On episode 815 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about Walmart’s push to add carriers to their new brokerage network. Although the company says it is still in “stealthish” mode, carriers are already getting onboarded.
Also in headlines, the ‘owner’ of a fictitious logistics firm sentenced in $2.8M COVID relief scam.
Truck Parking Club’s Michael Lombard stops by to talk about building muscles behind the wheel; the road to Mid-America Trucking Show; and the motive behind an Illinois trucking CEO murder.
TriumphPay’s Haley Evans shares the latest in customer-led payment and audit innovation.
3Ts Logistics’ Matt Nelson talks about building carrier trust through margin transparency and being a great community partner.
Plus, fed up Amazon delivery driver; how to save a truck in the wind; and more.
2:14 Walmart starts brokering freight
6:20 Fictitious freight firm ‘owner’ sentenced
8:14 Valuing Carriers | Matt Nelson
18:52 Audit and payment innovation | Haley Evans
18:12 Nice save
25:46 Delivered with a smile
27:22 MATS, muscles and murder | Mike Lombard
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