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On episode 685 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Truck Parking Club’s Evan Shelley and Autumn Transport owner-operator Chris Thomas. Shelley just spent over a week riding along with Thomas so he can better understand the truck parking problem and issues driver face. We’ll find out what the two learned from each other and about solving these issues.Will Jenkins is back with his latest venture Journey. After successfully building MoLo and selling it to ArcBest for $235 million, Jenkins is back to building. Now his new company Journey aspires to be the transportation recruiting resource and the premier community-based sales academy for the industry.Plus, AT&T outage fallout; Convoy returns; MATS 2024; stolen semi bursts into flames and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 686 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. Flexport made massive waves last year with the return of Petersen and the acquisition of Convoy’s tech. Today we’ll find out how Petersen’s rebuild of Flexport is coming along and how the company plans to use Convoy to rule the road. Digital Wildcatters’ Collin McLelland is on a mission to be the premiere news outlet in energy media. We’ll find out how he built his company up from a few microphones on a table to raising $2.5 million from Chuck Yates.Love ’em or hate ’em, more and more fleets are requiring inward-facing dashcams. Netradyne’s Barrett Young talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of dashcams as well as Netradyne’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program.Plus, tragedy at Georgia welcome center; ATM theft; parking lot drama; and moving furniture on motorcycles.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive into the world of e-commerce and grocery stores. Out guest, Dana Krug, Senior vice president - cold chain fulfillment at Phononic breaks down the ways grocers save money, reduce waste, improve carbon emissions and increase efficiency with the Phononic totes. For more information subscribe to Running on Ice the newsletter or podcast.Follow the Running on Ice PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 688 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Via Croatia President Zvonimir Androić about their crazy idea to play pickleball at sea. How does that even work? We’ll learn all about the logistics behind the experience.32 Truckers a Day is a charitable organization that focuses on truck driver mental health. The group gets its name from the statistic that 32 truck drivers a day either contemplate or commit suicide. We’ll meet their founders and learn how drivers can get help.Yard Management Solutions’ Colin Mansfield discusses trends in yard management, why RFID is on the way out, bad WMS and the Kourtney Kardashian caper. E2open’s Pawan Joshi breaks down the data driving ocean shipping and manufacturing. Is an uptick in freight headed to our shores?Plus, J.B. Hunt names Shelley Simpson CEO; Donner pass buried in snow; WHAT THE TRUCK?!? heads to SiriusXM and more.Watch on YouTubeSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode guest host Leah Shaver, President & CEO of The National Transportation Institute, welcomes Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, for a conversation about the data behind trucking, transportation, the economy, the labor market, and driver population. Special thanks to the show’s sponsors! Career Now Brands NTI Infiniti-I Workhound Asurint Transportation Marketing Group Seiza Drive My Way Driverreach F| Staff Trucksafe If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.Follow the Taking The Hire Road PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach and Tony discuss the freight market freefall and whether or not the continued stress on capacity will manifest as a violent shift later. Follow the Freightonomics PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Eric Bippus, Hexagon Agility EVP, Sales and Systems Development Topic: Natural gas as a transportation fuel typically accounts for 1% to 2% of the Class 8 market. That may be about to rise to fivefold, and tank maker ad fuel system developer Hexagon Agility is getting ready.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: John Araujo, CEO, Forterra Topic: With decades of experience in military applications, Forterra -- formerly Robotic Research -- is expanding into distribution yard autonomy where robotic yard tractors can precisely park twice as many trailers as human drivers.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 687 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Gather AI’s Sean Mitchell about the applicability of warehouse drones, AI, and software in optimizing operations. Gather AI’s software enables drones to fly autonomously through warehouses with no GPS or WiFi to photograph inventory stored in pallet locations. We’ll find out how the largest autonomous inventory management platform in the world works.Couch.com founder and CEO Alex Back is an e-commerce veteran and a direct to consumer expert. He’s built a new platform that helps users select a couch. He’s talking about the future of AI in the furniture industry and e-commerce in general.It’s all about chassis when Consolidated Chassis Management LLC’s Mike Wilson joins the show. We’ll learn about their South Atlantic Consolidated Chassis Pool. This innovative pool utilizes advanced technologies and industry expertise to optimize chassis utilization throughout the South Atlantic region.FreightWave’s Alan Adler covers the electric and the eclectic. We’ll learn about Hyliion’s Karno generator; ideal use cases for electric vehicles; and renewable natural gas as a growing factor in Class 8 truck orders.Plus, Kardashian gets double brokered; cooking in the cab controversy; spot rates slide; Cam Newton hits the logistics conference scene and more.Watch on YouTubeVisit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Christian Appel, Global Head, Product and Program Management at Nikola joins us to talk about their Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. We dive into the technology, customer impact, and future impact these zero emission vehicles are having on the industry.Follow the Loaded and Rolling PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices