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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about building a side hustle in transportation. This week they’re hearing from a truckerpreneur who noticed a profound lack of safe, practical clothing options for women across the board. She founded Safety4Her to help protect women in these industries by offering the clothing options they deserve.Plus, Airspace Technologies awarded new patent for route optimization; man detained on cargo ship in Egypt for four years; freight forwarders flee O’Hare airport; judge sentenced in truck driver ticketing scheme; Nikola finds a new partner; and more.They’re joined by special guests Melissa Gaglione, president, Safety4Her Inc.; Javon Bryant, director of carrier development, Edge Logistics; and Ryan Rusnak, CTO, Airspace Technologies. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit where they’re spending this Earth Day trying to solve some of freight’s sustainability issues. It’s time to trim the fat on trucking’s empty calories: the empty mile.Plus, what can we expect on Earth Day a year from now, FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence offsets freight companies’ carbon footprint, and how much carbon does the transportation industry emit annually?They’re joined by special guests Glenn Jones, GVP, Product Strategy, Blume Global; Daniela Perlmutter, SVP Marketing, Bringg; Rick Zullo, Co-Founder & General Partner, Equal Ventures; Stephan Sieber, CEO, Transporeon; Jennifer Wong, Head of Sustainability, Convoy.Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are looking at routing and visibility for final-mile, drayage and over-the-road trucking. With more loads going shorter distances and drivers having to deal with more stops, how do we crack the code of the traveling salesman problem and apply it to freight?Plus, building a company with business alchemy; from restaurant tech to FreightTech; how ghost kitchens are turning Uber Eats into a streaming app for food; tucking’s NIMBY problem; the great garden gnome shortage; and a preview of FreightWaves' Net-Zero Carbon Summit.They’re joined by special guests Zach Blank, CEO, Straightaway; Andrew Wallas, CEO and founder, The School of Business Alchemy; Brian Kempisty, founder, Port X Logistics; and Darrell Pickens, president and founder, Relay on Demand. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about how difficult it is to find drivers in '21. With capacity stretched to the limits and delivery delays slowing down the nation, what are the economic consequences of a prolonged shortage?Plus, TuSimple’s plans now that it has gone public; Trux is bringing visibility to construction tech; a new children’s book series focuses on trucking; driverless Tesla crashes in Texas, killing two; Mother’s Day Truck Convoy will help Make-A-Wish children; could a new insurance bill spell “doom” for independent owner-operators; and “Mortal Kombat” guy sends us a message.They’re joined by special guests Bruno Stanziale, CEO, FATj.com; Debbie Ruane Sparks and Linda Hagopian, authors of children’s trucking book series “Tripp Wheeler”; Bart Ronan, CEO, TRUX; and Jim Mullen, chief administrative and legal officer, TuSimple Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the next stage in autonomous trucking. What does the Canadian Tire Corp. and NuPort Robotics Inc. partnership mean for Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network? How mature is the technology and do drivers have anything to worry about?Plus, FedEx shooting, Tive launches 24/7 monitoring, MoLo takes Nashville, the state of driver recruiting, and how pastry led to a climate of fear in Poland.They’re joined by special guests Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder, Tive; Andrew Silver, CEO, MoLo; Raghavender Sahdev, president and CEO, NuPort Robotics; and Sadie Church, director of recruiting, NFI. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about finding freight data for free. ImportYeti is a new kid on the block looking to change the way shippers’ supply chain data is visualized -- for free. We’re talking to the man who built it. Also, how to earn passive income by electing to share your browsing and driving data with Cocoon. Is it worth it?Plus, the reverse logistics boom, fleet growth in ‘21, shipping’s billion-dollar coke bust, DOT allots $1 billion in latest round of infrastructure grants, autonomous pizza delivery, used masks in mattresses and more.They’re joined by special guests Brett Suma, CEO, Loadsmith; David Applegate, founder, The ImportYeti; Tim Breckenridge, VP of Business Development, ITF Group; Jeff Bermant, founder and CEO, Cocoon MDR. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude talk about the changing face of warehouse space. With a $2.8 billion investment from SoftBank valuing AutoStore at $7.7 billion, the company is looking to rapidly expand its “cube storage automation.” This Norwegian warehouse robotics leader has 20,000 robots in 600 sites across 35 countries. We’re talking with them about the challenges shippers are finding in the urban logistics/final-mile category seeking micro-fulfillment solutions.Plus, it could be the hottest summer ever for freight, two truckers charged in kidnapping-for-ransom scheme, hero trucker stop murder suspect, interstate vs. intrastate, the connected supply chain, "The Crate Escape" and more.We're joined by special guests Rick Malchow, industry business adviser, J.J. Keller & Associates; Grace Sharkey, staff writer, FreightWaves; Dave Lemont, general manager for Kuebix, a Trimble Company; and Michael Carmody, business development manager, AutoStore. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude take a look at some of the issues with innovation and adoption of FreightTech in ’21, HubTran talks about their deal with TriumphPay, Burger Wars: Impossible vs. Beyond vs. Open Nature, Redwood recounts their first quarter, and the story behind the WTT championship belt. Plus, Port of Long Beach smashes container records in March; Staged accidents targeted by new coalition that includes ATA; Skeptical judge acquits trucker caught with heroin at Canadian border and more.They’re joined by special guests Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer and Michael Reed, Chief Product Officer, Redwood Logistics; Leo Gorodinski, CTO, Alvys; Josh Asbury, Vice President, 3PL and Broker, HubTran; Matt Walsh, founder, TrophySmack; Mike Baudendistel, market expert, FreightWaves Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from FreightWaves' Enterprise Fleet Summit where they're joined by special guests: Scott Pecoriello, founder and CEO, Weather Optics; Jake Fields, co-founder and CTO, Platform Science.Subscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from FreightWaves' Enterprise Fleet Summit where they're joined by special guests: Alexander Stevenson, vice president, product management, Samsara; Chris Orban, vice president, data science, TrimbleSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices