WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are joined by FreightWaves Tony Mulvery to talk about Heartland Express’ $525 million acquisition of CFI’s truckload unit. That move makes Heartland Express the 8th largest truckload fleet in the U.S.  Great packaging moves the needle in retail but what are the logistics behind it all? How do you get your display in the best part of the store? We’ll find out...

With fantasy football season set to kick off, it’s time for Dooner and The Dude  to get TrophySmack’s Matt Walsh back on the show to talk about the supply chain behind the awards for the greatest office competition known to man. FreightCaviar’s Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski takes us inside the world of double brokering and he may even have Armchair Attorney Matthew Leffler by his side to keep it all le...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ and PYMNTS’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech virtual event. How can payments technologies improve experiences for carriers?  How does financial technology improve cross-border logistics?  What does the future of digital marketplaces look like?  We’ll explore all that and more with special guests Mustafa Azizi, co-founder an...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about shortages across retail and auto that are still hampering production more than two years into the pandemic.  Cargo theft could be all the rage this holiday season. Scott Cornell, the national practice lead for transportation and a crime and theft specialist at Travelers, is here to tell us why. Ryan Knight, senior director of enterprise sale...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Daniel “Mr. Supply Chain” Stanton about how the supply chain bullwhip effect has impacted freight this year. Will inventory overflows be the grinch that stole carriers Christmas? The second-largest cost for operating a truck is fuel (especially this year!) Chris Jones, EVP of industry and services at Descartes, shares how tech is helping to red...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about Uber Freight’s goals for autonomous trucking. Hot on the heels of its partnerships with Waymo and Aurora, Uber Freight is unveiling a road map for the safe, fast deployment of autonomous trucks, as well as research exploring their impact on trucker jobs, operating costs and the overall movement of goods. Joining the guys is Mazen Danaf, seni...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude welcome special guest co-host TextLocate founder “Silver Fox” Ryan Rogers. They’ll talk about removing the pain from carrier partner checks. Locus CEO and founder Nishith Rastogi thinks AI can improve last-mile decision-making. We’ll find out why from the brains behind the AI bots. Hope Zvara, creator of Stiff Mother Trucker Cream, is easing drivers’ pain beh...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are joined at the desk by Covenant’s vice president of sustainability and innovation, Matt McLelland. What are large and small fleets looking for, and how does someone in McLelland’s role make decisions on which solution to go with? Want to turn your truck into a hybrid today? We’re learning about Tandem Centaur’s instant hybrid solution that promises to conv...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the truck parking shortage in the United States of America. With one spot for every 11 drivers and the issues only getting worse, is there another way to approach this crisis? FreightWaves Editorial Director Rachel Premack has the scoop.  Reshoring has become a buzzword during the shipping crisis, but is it happening and what resources are t...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about consumers getting whacked with “supply chain surcharges.” Inflation isn’t just for menu and retail prices anymore. We’re less than four weeks away from the start of the college football season, and it’s time to get hype … College Hype. We’re joined by Jack Doherty, president and CEO, and Mark Reddish, sales executive at College Hype Sportswe...

Problem: You want to study space but that rocket ship in your barn has about as much lift to it as The Dude delivering a jumping high five.  Solution? Space rideshare via NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. On today’s show Dooner and The Dude are talking about NASA’s CSLI which provides low-cost access to space for U.S. educational institutions, informal educational institutions such as museums, sci...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of EVs in trucking and whether Nikola can turn its business around. FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler shares the latest on the state of the embattled battery electric vehicle maker. Rachel Premack talks about Slync’s sinking ship, what freight moving east means for truckers and what freight company needs a true crime doc...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the need for speed to honor drivers. CPC Logistics President Butch Wallis tell us all about CPC’s and NASCAR’s driver salute. So you want to intern at a port and learn how to board a vessel by helicopter? We’re finding out how the summer internship program works at the Port of Vancouver USA. We’re joined by  Zack Merrill, sales account manag...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to a small shipper that lost over $13,000 on a shipment of flowers that it said was due to broker negligence. Plants Without Borders founder Mark Javier tells us all about what went wrong between his company and TQL. Labor issues have led to overworked safety departments. Mike Precia, CEO and president at Fleetworthy Solutions, shares how the merg...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to two Northeast ports about their growth and expansion.  Conley Terminal has nearly completed $850 million in infrastructure investments and is welcoming four new direct services to the Port of Boston. Lauren Gleason, deputy port director of business development at the Massachusetts Port Authority, tells us all about how the port got big ship rea...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to trucker David Alvarado about labor disputes at the ports, rails and with truckers. How close are we to resolution and what will extended conflicts mean for moving freight? How long will drivers protest AB5? Entrepreneur Levar Patton talks about building the communication platform for the trucking industry. After being frustrated as a dispatcher...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to an AB5 protest organizer to find out the meaning behind the movement and how long they plan to raise their voices.  Tim Crawford, co-founder and CEO at Tenstreet, is bringing transparency to truck driver data. We’ll learn how. Nick Bartlett, director at CBIP Logistics, gets us up to speed on what’s happening with logistics over in Asia. Did you...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about drivers organizing to protest the AB5 ruling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday.  Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, has new research that legal marijuana may lower the rate of truck accidents. We’ll find out how that could be.  Vaughn Moore, Executive Chairman and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics, shares...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about using AI to command the seas. Mohamed Saad Ibn Seddik, founder and CEO of blkSAIL, has built the world’s first autonomous ferries. We’ll learn all about marine autonomy as a service and what this means for the future of container shipping. Lauren Beagen, founder and CEO at The Maritime Professor, helps us cut through the port contract drama....

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the SCOTUS decision on AB5. With only six days until enforcement goes into effect how will 70,000+ independent California truckers be impacted? What does it mean for the ports and has “Gasoline been poured on the fire that is our ongoing supply chain crisis” as the California Trucking Association said? Speaking of sinking ships, what is the...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about how a rapid shift in the trucking market is purging small carriers. It’s not the fall that kills, it’s the landing and with the spot market in the tank and diesel costing record amounts to fill the tank, we now find ourselves in the midst of a small trucker purge. FreightWaves Editorial Director Rachel Premack fills us in. Domestic freight m...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the job market in freight. With the economy flipping upside down and more and more reports of layoffs rolling in, is now the right time to get a job in freight? If so, where should you be looking? We’ll look at the prospects for drivers, brokers and FreightTechers. Plus, tips and tricks on how to save on wheel ends.  In news, U.S. companies...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA about their Artemis mission to land Americans back on the moon.  What’s the mission all about? According to NASA, “The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit. There, two crew members will transfer to the SpaceX human landing system (HLS...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about one of the most hated practices in trucking: double brokering. We’ll also find out how bad actors are stealing MC and U.S. Department of Transportation carrier numbers to steal trucking company identities.  FreightWaves’ editorial director, Rachel Premack, has the latest on retail inventories and reports on a record-high net revocation of tr...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are cutting through the negative news and focusing on what three powerful real women in trucking are doing to better the industry. We’ll see how they’re advocating for parking, safety, and improved conditions at the port.  A look at using reverse logistics to eliminate waste in the supply chain. We’ll also learn how to revitalize customer relationships amidst...