WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Salvatore Mercogliano, a Ph. D. and the chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University, about the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force’s response to the shipping crisis. We’ll break down the steps the task force has taken and whether they have helped or hurt the situation.  Boris Pan...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from day 3 at F3.  They’re joined by special guests Alex Rodrigues, CEO and co-founder at Embark Trucks who talks about his company going public today at a $5+ billion valuation. Not bad for a 26-year-old.  Bob Hitt, North American Lead, Transportation & Logistics Industry at SalesForce on the evolving landscape’s impact on the future o...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from day 2 of the F3 virtual event.  They’re joined by Anil Khanna, Director of Product: Digital Vehicle Solutions at Daimler on improving fleet uptime via tech.  Dennis Anderson, Chief Customer Officer at ArcBest on capacity networks: the unsung heroes of the industry. Thom Albrecht, CFO & CRO at Reliance Partners on trucking's "Canary...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from day one of F3: the Future of Freight. They’re covering autonomous trucks; automating operations; the war for talent; the next generation of FreightTech founders and more.  They’re joined by Matt Carroll, Project Manager at Waymo; Sanjiv Khurana, General Manager, Digital Vehicle Solutions at Daimler Trucks North America; Adrian Garc...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to FreightWaves editor-at-large John Kingston about the vaccine mandate and if trucking qualifies for an exemption.  Port X Logistics founder Brian Kempisty offers up solutions and strategies to contend with the port crisis.  Have you tried to order a couch this year? Dooner’s took almost 6 months to arrive. Today we’ll find out from Kristin Smith...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Harbor Trucking Association CEO Matt Schrap about how the Supply Chain Task Force and port approved container dwell fees harm smaller shippers. Find out why container fees that are passed on to shippers do nothing to solve the problem with empty returns that dray operators face.  We’ll learn about The Wall That Heals and how a partnership with...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Jack Hedge, executive director at the Utah Inland Port Authority, about how moving freight inland can help the SoCal ports.  ShipHero founder and CEO Aaron Rubin gets us up-to-speed on what to expect in warehousing, fulfillment and e-commerce this holiday season. ShipHero serves more than 10% of Shopify stores globally. We’ll learn what its dat...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are kicking off the spookiest show of the year on the "Squid Game" of freight. Joshua Santora, Kennedy Space Center public affairs officer at NASA, lands on the show. Kennedy Space Center may be the only place in the world with five different modes of transportation: car/truck, plane, train, ship and rocket. For NASA and its commercial partners to launch anyt...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless on his company's phenomenal growth as well as his view of the market Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) CCO Drew Herpich on what we need to know about e-commerce this holiday season UniGroup Director of Forwarding Solutions and NVOCC Julie Metzger-Colona on the advantage of a dedicated project mgmt team J...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Nathan Strang, Flexport’s director ocean trade lane management, about his recent visit to the SoCal ports. We’re over a week into “24/7” terminal operations, yet a new record of 79 container ships at anchor was set Thursday. We’ll hear what Strang learned about the challenges of 24/7. Adam McDonough, vice president, Truckload-North American Sur...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to dray trucker, NJ Port Girl, about the nightmare congestion situation drivers are contending with at the ports of NY/NJ. She’ll also give women advice on getting their authority and building their own trucking business. Colin Landforce, chief technology officer at Unrivaled Brands, is building one the strongest cannabis distribution networks in...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Lauren Beagen, principal and founder of Squall Strategies, about the FMC’s new notice on detention and demurrage.  Brent Orsuga, founder and president of Pinnacle Growth Advisors, has advice for job seekers looking to get a new role and a big salary in supply chain. Should you cash in on the great recession? Gayle Campbell-Andrus, CEO at Truck...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Finch Fulton, Locomation’s vice president of policy and strategy, about his appointment to the PAVE Board of Directors. Its industry members include traditional automakers, auto component makers, startup technology firms, established tech companies and insurers. We’ll find out what that means for pushing autonomous tech forward. Taylor Barker,...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Xeneta CEO and co-founder Patrik Berglund about the data behind the shipping crisis. How long will shippers be battling one another for capacity like contestants in a Squid Game? Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, busts supply chain myths and conspiracy theories. Mike Wilson, CEO at Consolidated Chassis Management, gets us up to date on...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are heading to the Port of Los Angeles to get an update from the workers on the ground. Gio Marz, director of carrier relations and drayage operations at Cargomatic, lets us in on just how bad congestion is and what he thinks the port can do about it. Lesley Hensell, co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, gets us up to speed on what retailers need to know about...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are covering a Kickstarter shipping crisis horror story with a happy ending. FORT founder Conor B. Lewis tells us why bootstrapping a company and crowdfunding millions in 2021 created an “impossible situation” for his magnetic pillow fort company and how he knows it will survive. Captain John A Konrad V, CEO at gCaptain, tells us the story behind his site, th...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are live from OceanWaves where they’re covering the issues conquering ocean shipping.  With special guests Lionel Van Der Walt, Global Chief Commercial Officer at PayCargo; John Oechsle, CEO at Derive Systems; Shruti Bansal, Principal Freight Product Manager at Kpler; Carlos Medina, President at SpillBully; Greg Finnerty, Vice President Operations at Concept...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are kicking off the spookiest season of them all as ocean shipping conditions horrify shippers.  Radu Palamariu of Alcott Global gets us up to date on the latest in the world of supply chain executive hiring, recruiting horror stories and memes.  Anna Nagurney of University of Massachusetts Amherst shares what the return to in-person studies has been like for...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are highlighting some of FreightWaves’ brightest reporters. Learn how they investigate and source stories, what’s newsworthy and what makes a headline click.  Plus, Pick your bottleneck: Ports, chassis, containers, labor; ransomware attack on Forward Air may have exposed sensitive employee data; Lordstown Motors may sell its plant to Taiwan’s Foxconn for $23...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about surviving peak season. Caleb Nelson, Chief Revenue Officer at Sifted has 5 tips for making it out ok on the other side.  We’ll learn what happens when a driver abandons his truck and the logistics behind recovering it. Mohammad Banibaker, President at Azmi Freight Inc shares a recent horror story that had his company setting a trap for a tru...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the massive influx of cargo ships to both U.S. coasts and the impacts they’re causing throughout the supply chain. With a squeeze on both ends of container ship flow, when will ports finally see some relief?  Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider, is pioneering autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs. We’ll learn some of the result...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to NASA’s Nate Hickman and Nick Kindred about Orion’s launch-abort system. Orion is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before and will be used on the NASA Artemis mission. Today we’ll learn what happens when good missions go wrong. Quality Transport Company Senior Vice President Amanda Schuier shares her bloodlines story. Schuier...

On today’s episode of freight’s greatest variety show Dooner and The Dude are talking about Rail Safety Week 2021 with Josh Vance, Sr. Director of Safety, Intermodal, J.B. Hunt and Rachel Maleh, Executive Director, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Brian Schnedler, Agency Owner at Smith-Eagle Logistics takes us inside the world of train operations and what happens to freight in the event of a derailment. ...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to multigenerational families in freight on this special bloodlines edition of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Plus, A. Duie Pyle honors million milers for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and a driver who just hung up his keys sings his way into retirement. The show features Pete Dannecker, VP of risk and integrated resources for A. Duie Pyle; Jason Ick...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to Locomation driver DJ Hoff about what autonomous convoys mean for drivers. With eCommerce Week back in Los Angeles, HawkeMedia founder and CEO Erik Huberman gets us up-to-date on the inner workings of e-comm. Vets2Trucking owner Ivan Hernandez celebrates National Driver Appreciation Week and discusses veterans in trucking and how the industry ca...