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On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit. They’re covering the collapsing spot market; geometry of geo fences; how tech is enabling large fleets; the power of location analytics; and becoming a broker of choice. Plus, a rest stop review of Beyond Meat jerky.  With special guests Dennis Cooke, President and CEO at Transforce; Jay Gustaf...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about XPO’s Brad Jacobs and Avril Lavigne making freight memes come true; the state of inflation and an original song about it; Tive’s series B; and the importance of meeting drivers at their level.  Plus, more economists cosign on the freight downturn; Shanghai port runs out of reefer space; truck driver coercion complaints on record pace; parcel...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to trucker Sadaya Morris about her trip to the White House talk on trucking. We’ll find out how drivers are working within the system to get their voices heard. Plus, get ready for the truth behind LTL pricing; how to ship your conference and event goods; Loadsmith and TuSimple partner up; how to accelerate your sales funnel; and this week’s good...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are hitting on the home goods supply chain; unusual freight; what the data is saying about demand; more logistics groups banding together to support Ukraine; mental health; and the latest in news and markets. With special guests Chad Carleton, COO at Everything Kitchens; Jagan Reddy, co-founder of Semicab; Steven Tittle, owner-operator at Gateway OT; and Fraz...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about freight’s biggest challenges in Q2. They’ll look at international shipping, the ports, trucking, as well as the conflict in Ukraine.  Benjamin Gordon, managing partner and CEO at Cambridge Capital and BGSA, talks about creating a coalition of logistics companies to aid Ukraine. Sanne Manders, COO at Flexport, talks about the global freight m...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to truckers who are using social media to build their own brands and make bank with side hustles. With the market loosening, there’s no better time than now to get a handle on your finances while creating new revenue streams.  We’ll hear from Tik Toker Clarissa Rankin, whose videos have received more than 32 million likes.  Chris Lee is using his...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Ross Kennedy about Cold War 2.0, the state of global supply chains, and the potential collapse of the trucking market. Phil Hyland and Steven Bedford of Steam Logistics stop by the studio to talk about how entertainment logistics works. We’ll learn all about how the biggest bands and events in the world keep the show on the road. Bob Bortner, m...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude Oare talking to ice road trucker, Jason Kraft. We’ll learn all about the perils of the business and what makes ice road trucking cool. Johnny Araiza, vice president of cross-border and Mexico operations at Dunavant, talks about increasing opportunities for cross-border trade with Mexico.  Kevin Clonch, group director of customer logistics at Ryder, talks abou...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA’s Abdiel Santos-Galindo about the wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis 1 and NASA’s Space Launch System, which is the most powerful rocket it’s ever built. Brian Bourke, chief growth officer at Seko Logistics, talks about how his company is working with Project C.U.R.E. to send support to Ukraine. Jill Rice, partner at Port X Logistics, disc...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Convoy founder and CXO Grant Goodell about his trucking trip to MATS. What did he learn about the life of a driver while sitting shotgun in a rig? We’ll find out.  Matt Legg, VP of growth and strategy at Ox, talks about building a FreightTech company aimed at automating e-commerce logistics.  Jessica Cardinale, director of operations at Brillia...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about volumes, rejections, rates and trends in the trucking market. They’ll break down the latest data in SONAR. East Coast ports are getting slammed as shippers shift cargo from the West Coast; what does that mean for you? And Google enters the FreightTech scene.  Mason George, president at IMC Companies, talks about creative solutions to port co...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the raging inferno at a Walmart DC; a trucker who killed his co-driver; and another Evergreen vessel runs aground.  Latham Woodward, founder and CEO of Sense Distribution and Shoogies, talks about the logistics of lighting up the cannabis retail market. Marcus Cooksey, CEO at Duke.ai, is partnering with educational institutions to recruit un...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit. They’ll hit on the hottest topics and issues 3PLs are contending with in ‘22. With special guests: Anthony Sutardja, CEO at Parade, on helping brokers reuse carriers and find hidden capacity. Dennis Cooke, president and CEO at Transforce, on new technology matching carrier jobs with drivers. Mustafa Azizi,...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Chris Oliver, CMO at Trucker Path, about the best rest stops in America. Sergey Bort, vice president of marketing and strategy at GP Transco, shares how trucking and logistics professionals are sending support to war-torn Ukraine.  Cameron Ramsdell, COO at Emerge, discusses running efficiently in this market.  Trey Griggs, founder and CEO at BE...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about how one logistics company is using the DOD SkillBridge program to hire veterans; the logistics behind a veteran-themed coffee experience; and a veteran owned print design shop for freight companies.  With special guests Michael Klemmer, CEO of Aerial Resupply Coffee; Matt Perkins, co-owner of Business to Business Logistics; and Eric Cerda, m...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the latest supply chain impacts from the Ukrainian conflict; what war means for CHB; can autonomous fleets run 20 hours a day; Uber Freight’s unique take on driver shortages; and trucking companies partner on driver health. With special guests Bill Driegert, head of operations and co-founder at Uber Freight; Tom Kroswek, vice president of st...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Oleg Yanchyk, co-founder and CIO, Sleek Technologies about the global impacts of the Ukrainian conflict.  Ami Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO at Windward looks towards their data to help us understand and predict how the war will disrupt ocean shipping.  John Calloway, President at LogEx talks about the conflict’s impact on brokers. We also get into...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA about the logistics of closed-loop life support systems and how they’ll be essential to the deep space supply chain.  Founded in 1868, the Florida Harbor Pilots Association comprises 11 member associations that represent nearly 100 highly skilled and highly trained harbor pilots that serve each of Florida’s 14 deepwater ports. We’ll learn...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about FreightVana’s One Tree Planted program where the company plants one tree per load handled; how usage-based truck insurance works; the missing factor in your factoring; opportunities at J.B. Hunt; a live performance; the new DOT Office of Freight; and the maritime data initiative. With special guests Shannon Breen, co-CEO and founder at Freig...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are getting into deep water with ocean freight. What’s the state of global freight and why are experts saying we won’t see any relief this year?  Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC Sr. Editor of Guests and Maritime Trade Columnist for FreightWaves covers the latest on mounting congestion at ports in Asia plus the hard truth about our trade deficit.  Sal Mercogliano, Ph....

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from day 5 at Global Supply Chain Week. Darren Epps, sr. director advanced vehicle technology at Ryder System joins the show to get us plugged in to EV technology. We can’t talk about EVs without talking about charging? Which comes first? Nate Shutes, host of The Bootstrappers Guide to Logistics talks about entrepreneurship in freight. ...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from CPG day at Global Supply Chain Week. Doug Waggoner, CEO at Echo is talking tech and the freight outlook for ‘22. Jordan Lawrence, Director, Logistics Strategy & Head of the Flexe Institute at Flexe discusses logistics capacity constraints. Are they here to stay?  Christopher Thornycroft, Senior VP of Carrier Operations at Redwood L...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from day one of Global Supply Chain Week. John Echeverria, Senior Manager Global Logistics at Wayfair talks about using your supply chain as a competitive advantage, meeting customer demands in times of high disruption, and the challenge of reverse logistics.  Emmanuel Carrillo, CEO at Talon Logistics focuses on the driver’s mental stat...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the "People’s Convoy." Is it really headed to the Super Bowl? We investigate. We’re buzzing about bees as we learn the ins and outs of the logistics behind truckin’ bees with Andrew Fisher, manager and beekeeper at Royalty Honey Bees LLC. We take a look at some of the greatest truck pics in the business as we explore the art of truck photogr...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to the other Port of Vancouver. Alex Strogen, chief commercial officer at Port of Vancouver USA, loads us up with everything we need to know about the farthest inland deepwater port on the Columbia River.  Jens Peder Kristensen, founder and CEO of Denmark-based TinyMobileRobots,  the global leader in fully autonomous GPS line-marking robots, tells...