WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the cargo theft playbook that thieves are using this summer. Scott Cornell, national practice lead for transportation, crime, and theft specialist at Travelers, shares how theft has gone strategic with identity theft, double brokering and fictitious pickups. How and when do you hire drivers in a down market? Lanefinder CEO Mats Holmbä...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from the 44th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree where TrueTMS George Thellman is on scene. He’s there to judge a trucking beauty pageant and spread the word on digitizing freight.  Descartes’ Dan Cicerchi shares the incredible story of founding MacroPoint. We’ll learn how he built the company, what he’s up to now at Descartes, wha...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack about Yellow’s last stand, the cost of a UPS strike and the Las Vegas Sphere. Freight Grim Reaper Henry Byers, who famously called last year’s ocean market collapse, has a new report and it’s not looking good. We’ll learn why ocean freight has already peaked. Tive Inc.’s Krenar Komoni shares his company’s lat...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about a surge of ocean imports to U.S. ports. Is it here to last or is the peak of peak season already here? With a UPS strike looming on the horizon, shippers need to scramble to secure contingency plans. Jay Silva, vice president of partnerships and alliances at OneRail, lets us know what to do if the worst happens. Plus, he’ll get us up...

On the 600th episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is celebrating with project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless. We’ll learn all about his career journey, building project44 into a FreightTech juggernaut, what visibility actually means and how to build world-class culture. Matt McLelland, Covenant’s VP of sustainability and innovation, shares his philosophy on trucking, sustainability, tech, career...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union collapsing. FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack explains what happens to more than 24 million packages if UPS workers go on strike.  With some shippers trying to push for 180-day payment terms, we’ll also look at what’s happening in supply chain finance. Patriot Freight Group’s Andrew...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is ringing in the Fourth with the next generation of freight masterminds: his boys.   WARP’s Daniel Sokolovsky is making a bet on its FreightTech with Delivery Optimization Experience. It will be offering LTL shippers just a $1 per pallet fee if its technology isn’t able to optimize a shipper’s load based on cost, speed or efficiency.  Drivers hate ch...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Justin Martin about the turmoil at Yellow. The carrier has just filed a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for over $137 million. Its stock is also in danger of getting delisted while the company says it’s down to its last few weeks of cash.  FreightWaves’ Donny Gilbert crunches the freight data for...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by J.B. Hunt President Shelley Simpson to talk about leading through a freight recession; the mission to create the most efficient trucking company in North America; learnings from million mile drivers; and the keys to culture. Travelers’ Craig Leinauer breaks open the topic of carrier-to-carrier double brokering. We’ll find out how to prote...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from day at FreightWaves Future of Supply Chain in Cleveland, OH. On the show they’re covering a brand new FreightTech partnership aimed at fighting fraud; seamless intermodal tracking; a company comes out of stealth mode and building a digital freight network. Plus, what went down at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Shipper of Choi...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain in Cleveland, OH. He’s talking about the guardians of transportation; the black hole of logistics; taking a semi to the conference room floor; data fragmentation at the ports; and building a better roadmap for tech. He’s joined by special guests Anthony Ceritelli, Director of Customer Suc...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Flexport’s Nathan Strang about the agreement that saved peak season. As FreightWaves’ Greg Miller reported, “Late Wednesday night, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), representing the terminals, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), representing workers, announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack about the drama over at Yellow. The carrier has told the Teamsters it will be out of money by August, but the union says it’s not going to bail the company out again. We’ll find out if Yellow can survive and what will be left of it.  Remcoda CEO Remy Garson has doubled down on nearshoring. We’ll learn about i...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is getting a crash course in less-than-truckload shipping from FreightPlus’ Curtis Garrett. They’ll get into everything you ever wanted to know about LTL but were afraid to ask, including how it is classified and priced, accessorials and best practices.  It’s no secret that the spot market has been in the toilet for the past year, but just how low are...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Port of Boston’s Lauren Gleason about Conley Terminals’ expanded global connectivity. We’ll find out how this New England shipping hub has grown from seven calls pre-pandemic to over 30 ports now.  Highway’s Jordan Graft shares his founder story and talks about how his firm is doubling down on battling back against fraud and double broke...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to Clean Harbors’ Cody Bolick and F2F Transport’s Chris Gonzalez about the NASCAR race to declare the fastest team in freight. We’ll recap our NASCAR Racing Experience event at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and talk about their views on freight. Zuum CEO and founder Mustafa Azizi shares tales from the world of fraud and double brokering, and...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined in the studio by Hot Seat Services and Sense Per Mile’s Charles Gracey. They’re talking about the logistics NASCAR race of the century. Who won at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when WHAT THE TRUCK?!? squared up with Clean Harbors, F2F Transport and Sense Per Mile?  Spill Bully President Carlos Medina takes us inside his company’s supply chain....

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FinPark’s new COO, Antony Petitte, about the truck parking problem plaguing America. Petitte is a parking solutions veteran, having previously built and exited TruckPark in 2021. We’ll find out if FreightTech can solve the problem of only one parking space for every 11 drivers. We’ll go deep into the belly of the air cargo beast with Cou...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about trucking’s biggest myth: the driver shortage. Is the “80,000 drivers needed” number nothing more than a psyop? SuperTrucker Justin Martin is breaking down the numbers behind the number.  Schenker Dedicated Services Group CFO Eugen Tissen shares his perspective on global trade. We’re talking about port automation, electrification, the...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to NASA’s Nicole Piontek and Mike Ewert about the space agency’s CHAPEA mission to build 3D-printed habitats on Mars. We’ll learn all about the logistics involved with putting people and supplies on the red planet. Aerial Resupply Coffee’s founder, Mike Klemmer, talks about coffee supply chains. We’ll learn all about what this veteran-owned...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to SONAR architect and FreightWaves Chief Technology Officer Daniel Pickett about how high-frequency freight data in FreightWaves SONAR foresaw the freight recession.  We’ll learn about what SONAR is, how it was developed, why lagging data is killing carriers and what the market signals are saying now.  FreightWaves’ Alan Adler talks about...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to SuperTrucker Justin Martin about the great Buc-ee’s debate. How do drivers feel about being excluded from the fuel stations’ lots?  Plus, did blitz week bring stability to truckload markets; first-year driver pay; how to properly block a road; 30 tons of explosive chemicals missing from a rail car; the importance of airbags; and awful Ti...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Seko’s Brian Bourke about what’s happening in global trade. We’ll look at air, ocean and trucking markets. Also, it’s not easy being a mom and dad in this field, so we’re talking about the logistics of parenting.  Dunavant’s Kelly Lomax drops by the studio to talk about dealing with supply chains in flux. Lomax also talks about recruitin...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about one of the biggest issues plaguing our industry: double brokering and load board fraud. Truckstop found reports of fraud jumped by 400% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022. How can shippers and carriers fight back?  We’ll hear from Metafora’s Ryan Schreiber and FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack and Justin Martin a...

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrect about what the banking crisis means for your freight. Do four financial failures make for a crisis? We’ll answer how it is impacting fleet and consumer spending and what’s trending in banking and the freight recession. It’s reefer madness when Travelers’ Christopher Carpenter joins the show. He’s telling s...