WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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Mar 13, 2020 • 1h 7min

Grocery Store Supply Chain Shocked

On today's episode, Dooner and special guest co-host Michael Vincent are talking about the very visible impact the coronavirus is having on our nation’s supply chain. As life as we know it changes in the USA, consumers are seeing bare grocery store shelves, tanking oil rates, escalating spot rates, and event cancelations. We’re joined by Daniel “Mr. Supply Chain” Stanton who will talk about the bullwhip effect that consumer buying has caused. Great Quarter, Guy’s Andrew Cox updates us on the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index which has seen its biggest jump since its inception. But was it up or down?Freightonomics’ Zach Strickland takes us through the spot market's recent volatility and how long elevated rates will last.Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton dials in to talk about the changing tone among supply chain professionals.Plus, Good News Bad News about diesel, trucking stocks, Uber, trolls, and US stocks.#WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #CoronaOutbreakApple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsor Lean StaffingMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 3min

Social Distancing USA

Social Distancing USAOn today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about the stock market’s black monday, oil’s pricing wars, and why social distancing has become a normal part of business.Kyle Lintner of K-Ratio dials in to talk about black swan events, how future’s are the only real hedge against the market, and more.Sabrina Potter says the struggle is real for hemp brokers.Alfonso Quijano COO at Lean Tech IO & CTO at Lean Staffing Solutions gets us up to speed on RPA. Then, Emily Szink on what’s a big deal and what’s a little deal with: trucking volume spikes, CDL scams, ransomware attacks, Coachella, and eating out.   #WHATTHETRUCK #FREIGHTNEWS #SocialDistancing   #WHATTHETRUCK #FREIGHTNEWS #SocialDistancing Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 6, 2020 • 1h 10min

FMCSA vs ELDs, Airlines lose $113 billion, and why ‘This is the delay’ for Baby Yoda

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking about a former Uber exec who filed for bankruptcy after losing a $179M dispute with Google, the FMCSA going after rule-breaking ELDs, and coronavirus costing commercial airlines a $113 billion loss. Plus, Lean Staffing’s CEO David Bell is in studio to talk staffing and how Colombia is rapidly becoming the Silicon Valley of South America.Zach Strickland walks us through the TruckStop/SONAR data deal and what that means.Kevin Hill and Dooner Put That Coffee Down as they wrap up their freight sales survey on objections. Also, Good News Bad News concerning the coronavirus and Hollywood, why Disney told Dooner he’d have to wait for his Baby Yoda toys, an issue with nuclear verdicts finally getting addressed, and who is your brother’s wedding date?All this and more on today’s WHAT THE TRUCK?!? LIVE#WHATTHETRUCK #ShippingDelays #CORONAVIRUSApple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 2, 2020 • 1h 7min

Industry conferences cancel on coronavirus fears

On today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are back from a busy news weekend that saw the coronavirus claim its first US victim, cause major conferences to cancel, sputter retail supply chains and spread into more states. Jamin Alvidrez calls in on-site from Long Beach where TPM20 was cancelled. He’ll give us first hand reactions from those who arrived at the event, and we’ll talk about the viability of virtual conferences.Cassandra Gaines is in town for her own conference. She’ll have a report on how the airlines are handling travel and what she thinks will be the top topics of concern amongst transportation lawyers at Carrier411’s User Conference. Plus, find out why DHL is ditching its final mile electric van project, how Steve Madden and Crocs are dealing with coronavirus disruptions, if toys will be harder to find this spring, where meth and broccoli can be found together, are boomers more thankful for trucking jobs than millennials, and much more.#WHATTHETRUCK #FREIGHTNEWS #CORONAVIRUSApple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2020 • 1h 6min

Why freight is in for a long cold winter

On today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about the long road to recovery that freight faces as the coronavirus impacts US supply chains. They’re joined by John Paul Hampstead who has some sobering news that contradicts DAT’s misguided Spring spot rate bloom prognosis. Zach Strickland discusses how past data isn’t the best predictor of spot rates and why freight forecasts require more intelligent modeling. Henry Byers has the port report and covers global logistics and supply chain disruptions caused by covid-19. Plus, Cassandra Gaines calls in to talk about liability, data, and the TQL hack. Bad News/Good News, Comment Section Rodeo, and so much more. #WHATTHETRUCK #TQL #CORONAVIRUSApple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 4min

Coronavirus downs Dow, private equity claims another carrier, more

On today’s episode we’re talking about the coronavirus escalating impact as cases spread and fears hit markets. Private equity claims another carrier. Mass layoffs as Starsky fails to find buyer. Plus, Mike Brown talks twenty years at Michael Dusi Trucking and what went wrong in the end. Steve Ferreira has an Ocean Audit exclusive on J.B. Hunt’s new play as an NVOCC. The “A-Train of Econ” Anthony Smith plays Dooner in Market Expert Trivia. Kevin Hill breaks down the Quarterly Shipper Rate Report. Emily Szink knows what’s a big deal and what’s a little deal. Plus much more!#whatthetruck #freightnews #MichaelDusiApple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 2min

One Point Logistics employee talks final days of the company, Knight-Swift on Book It Now, more

On today's episode we’ve got the latest news on KeepTruckin’s shutdown of One Point Logistics, we’ll find out if Walmart will get another day in court, and learn how Knight-Swift will ‘Book It Now’ with TruckStop. Plus Don Everhart, VP of Technology and Analytics for Knight-Swift dials in to dive deep on their latest digital partnerships. TriumphPay’s Kate Juliao is here for a good cause and to talk product security. Bad news / good news for Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Connecticut, and McMillions. Then we hear from you in Comment Section Rodeo.Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves PodcastsSong : Open Sore [Royalty Free]Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic Video Link : https://youtu.be/CquF7wCwNTA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 17, 2020 • 1h 6min

Truck parking lot shooting, Amazon counterfeits, surviving cancer and more

On this President’s Day episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about a trucker shot over a parking spot, the incoming capacity crunch, and the White House China trade deal watchdog group.They’ll see why counterfeit Amazon goods are now trending in supply chain.Attorney Heather Devine talks hostage cargo, ecommerce, and taking motorcycles to the track.Cancer survivor and owner/operator Ingrid Brown shares her inspirational journey.Plus news on “yesterday’s delivery,” coronavirus, NFI’s electric fleets, Facebook, Chaka Khan and much more.#freightnews #trucking #whatthetruckCredits Song : Trenches - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2020 • 58min

Love won't move your freight

On today's Valentine’s Day episode, we’re talking about two carrier shutdowns, Wayfair layoffs, and Celadon repo scams. Lakeshore Records Brian McNelis dials-in to shed light on how a fire at a US vinyl record factory could cause massive disruption in the music supply chain. Traffix Brandon Bay fills us in on Nashville Transportation Club’s next big event.Kevin Hill covers the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, recaps this week’s Put That Coffee Down, and has a weekend FreightWaves Radio preview.Is it good news or bad news for XPO, FedEx, UPS, the coronavirus, Spotify, dogs, and Rebecca Black? Then, we hear from you in Comment Section Rodeo. Roses are red, violets are blue, tune in to WHAT THE TRUCK?!? at 1PM and we’ll bang the cowbell with you. Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 10, 2020 • 1h 1min

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s failure to register

On this post-Oscar’s edition of What The Truck?!?, Dooner and Chad look into why 90% of drivers seeking jobs fail to register in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, cover the Coyote layoffs, see a surge in logistics job growth, talk to Logixboard CEO and founder Julian Alvarez, and dial up RDS Logistics director of sales Jamin Alvidrez.Then they play market expert trivia, find out what’s hot in Freightonomics, and finish with an Academy Award-worthy Big Deal, Little Deal. Apple PodcastsSpotifyWatch the LIVE videoVisit our sponsorMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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