FreightWaves

WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

News EN ↓ 1004 episodes

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? is FreightWaves' irreverent award-winning podcast breaking down the biggest stories in transportation and logistics. WTT?!? is all about the people that make freight move. On the show you'll hear from founders, CEOs, VCs, truckers, brokers, and influencers. Join the industry three times a week on FreightWavesTV and podcast players everywhere.

Author

FreightWaves

Category

News

Podcast website

www.freightwaves.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

LIVE from Evolve with Ryan Hunt, founder/CEO of RigCallOut and CallOut 10.03.2021

LIVE from Evolve with Ryan Hunt, founder/CEO of RigCallOut and CallOut   Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adapt or die 08.03.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about ways that businesses have to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. In an industry in which one wrong move in something as simple as packaging can send a company into the red, evolution, problem-solving and pivots are a pathway to survival. Get ahead of your competitors while they lean on the edge of extinction. Evolution isn’t just a...

Hyperloop CEO/co-founder Josh Giegel 05.03.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Virgin Hyperloop and the company’s vision for both passengers and cargo. Plus, trucking TikTok superstar Chace Barber talks hauling logs and posting vlogs. Dispatch 77 owner Gregory Paterek shares his comeback story.  Plus, Workhorse lawyers up in mail truck contract dispute with Postal Service; Project44 reels in Ocean Insights in ‘largest...

How Texas ports weathered the storm 03.03.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about winter storm impact on Texas’ network two weeks later; critical infrastructure for sea freight; SeaTech that’s investible; and the state of blockchain at sea.  Plus, at least 15 dead in California crash involving a truck; regulators weigh in on fight between tankers and container ships; sustainable trucking faces regulation and cost barrier...

Shippers shocked by high prices, poor service 01.03.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from Global Supply Chain Week’s maritime sessions. They’re talking about the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act, containergeddeon in Los Angeles, and risk management.  Plus, ocean carriers take heat for profiting ‘so handsomely’ while service plunged, owners of Westfield Transport indicted for falsifying driving logs,...

Is RNG the transitional fuel of the future? 26.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about if renewable natural gas is the fuel of the future, Texas power woes, and the importance of partnerships in chemical logistics. Plus, TA sold huge amounts of diesel in Q4 2020, Nikola loses half as much as expected as Powersports unit dropped, Houston wins an award, shippers sticker shocked during ocean contract season, and how an owl is do...

You down with CPG? LIVE from #GSCW 24.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week’s Retail and CPG day. From sourcing through consumption, food and CPG supply chains were pivotal to keeping the world sane in 2020 but 2021 has already proven to be a formidable foe.   Plus, consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks; Instacart robots and delivery expansion with Walgreens;...

Hyliion’s battery breakthrough + more LIVE from Global Supply Chain Week 22.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking with Hyliion CEO/Founder Thomas Healy about the company's next generation battery module for its Hybrid solution; Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner about the evolution of the logistics industry and how it aligns with the global market; Transporeon Director of Business Development NA Patrick Pretorius about the gap between what's happening i...

Mission to Mars with NASA 19.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen. Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, conta...

Logistics behind building a beverage brand 17.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the logistics behind building the beverage brand Olipop, the journey toward democratizing truck diagnostics and how long the freight bull market can last. Plus, forget GameStop, shipping stocks are suddenly revving up across the board, and Gatik will deploy electric-powered autonomous vehicles in New Orleans. Will Biden and Bezos team up on...

Ice storms slam truckers 15.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of COVID-19 vaccine logistics two months later; a revolutionary automated trailer that promises to change the game for intermodal; growing Legend Transportation; and career comeback stories. Plus, ice storms turn deadly for drivers; a truck fire causes over $1 million in damage at a carrier in Wisconsin; how the Keystone Pipeline...

How to be a truckerpreneur 12.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about how modern truckers are building their businesses with solid fundamentals and side hustles that are turning small money into big bucks.  Plus, everything you need to know about marine cargo insurance in ‘21, when to know when dedicated capacity is the way to go, Deliveright launches the first heavy goods delivery app for Shopify, how one co...

Vaccine quality and security LIVE from Health and Pharma Summit 10.02.2021

Health is something Chad Brueck, president of expedited solutions at CRST, knows is a valuable asset. He is a marathon runner, fitness enthusiast and a newly minted group fitness instructor and that discipline translates into good business practices. Brueck handles truckload hauling of pharmaceutical products with CRST and has seen the industry shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brueck said CRST...

ArcBest's Danny Loe doles out pandemic support LIVE from Health and Pharma Summit 10.02.2021

Advantages of using integrated solutions for health supply chains In this session of the FreightWaves Health & Pharma Supply Chain Summit, Dooner and Michael “The Dude” Vincent host a live session of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? with Danny Loe, president of asset light logistics and chief yield officer with ArcBest.  ArcBest has been instrumental in expediting health and pharmacy supply chains by using integ...

Drones? In my mailbox? It’s more likely than you think 08.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking all about the rise of drone delivery and how Valqari plans on having your packages land with them.  Plus, Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, contract rates up 12% this year, football fans love of avocado drives cross border freight demand, Amazon’s trucking incubator, Nissan’s new drive for remote work, comeback stories, and the importance of ve...

Blazing trails in cannabis logistics 05.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the wild world of moving marijuana. What are the regulatory concerns, customer needs and market demands of this cash crop? Plus, Tyson Lawrence shares his logistics comeback story; we find out what’s cooking in Mark Dalla-Vicenza’s kitchen; YRC says, “New name, who dis?”; a trucker is shot during his own rescue; and more. They’re joined by...

Black founders in freight 03.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to two of the fastest rising black founders in freight, Pierre Laguerre and Marcus Cooksey. Plus, Hope Zvara takes us inside her world of trucker inspired yoga and pain-relief cream, Britton Wesson plays it forward, Bezos steps down at Amazon, North American intermodal volumes up, Tesla Semi gets a new look, and more.  They’re joined by special g...

Elite fleets to drive for in '21 01.02.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the 2021 best fleets to drive for, driver health with Rolling Strong, and the ins-and-outs of air cargo. Plus, the reason behind sabotaged COVID-19 vaccines, new trial ordered in case of warehouse driver run over by Werner truck, flatbed making a comeback, moving a 200’ turbine blade, and Redditor’s fly banner over Robinhood HQ.  They’re jo...

Should truckers be allowed to have toilets in their trucks? 29.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about toilets in trucks, hauling hemp in ‘21, why asking the right questions can save big money on shipping, and what’s new in tech at Chattnooga’s own Taimen Transport.  Plus, 6 indicted in PPP loan fraud scheme, ATA wants higher vaccine priority for drivers, Blockbuster stock surge surprise employees at last store, meme stocks giveth and memeth...

Gig economy or desk job? Finding a role in freight in '21 27.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the changing shape of business and opportunity for workers in freight. How has remote work changed the recruiting landscape? Will freelance and the gig economy be your best bet in the ‘20s?  Plus, a report from CES, slumping spot market, Biden goes electric but carriers want help, inside the newsletter, top trucking meme accounts and more....

Getting paid and giving back 25.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about optimizing your freight sales with ‘Zembles, how Relay Payments $43 million dollar raise is helping truckers get paid faster, and giving back with St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.   Plus, TFI to acquire UPS Freight for $800M, runaway ambulance, first sentence in Louisiana staged accidents conspiracy, air cargo capacity crunch, trucker...

What goes around comes around 22.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about what Biden means for trucking, a solution to the ecommerce returns problem, DHL's role in vaccine distribution, and the unlikely rise of Kansas City as an e-commerce hub. Plus, COVID outbreak could cripple California container ports, Biden signs executive order to strengthen COVID supply chains, trucks hauling grain and cows rollover, and t...

How Melonee Wise and Allison Barr Allen are making ecommerce Fast 20.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the ecommerce boom and how Fetch Robotics CEO Melonee Wise and Fast COO/co-founder Allison Barr Allen are helping to reshape how online purchasing is handled.  Plus, Levandowski pardoned, US B2B spending accelerated as 2020 closed out, ecommerce and supply chain top LinkedIn’s jobs on the rise, pizza drones and drone mailboxes, more. Subscr...

Dude, where’s my freight? 15.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude welcome Tive CEO Krenar Komoni to talk about shipment problem prevention, Forager CEO Matt Silver has some new carrier tools to show off, OpenDock’s Jeff Booth is on a mission to fix dock scheduling, and country artist Jerimiah Craig will #PlayItForward with a few tunes. Plus, what’s the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index have to say about the market this...

The big show with Revolution, Hyliion, NASA and FreightWaves 13.01.2021

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are kicking off the new Wednesday show with a blockbuster lineup: Steve Case, chairman and CEO, Revolution LLC — Case has done it all, from being the godfather of social media as AOL CEO/chairman in the ’90s to his work investing in early and growth-stage startups as chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC. As social media entered a new inflection point over the...

Listen to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.