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On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Trump’s comments on “price gouging”, murder hornets in the supply chain, and we’ll recap FreightWaves LIVE @Home Plus, special guest Bob Pishue,Transportation Analyst, Inrix. And, Good News Bad News regarding USPS, PPE, and more. Then we hear it from you in Comment Section Rodeo. Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Watch Learn...

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On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live on Day 2 from THE virtual event to define our industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home with 3 sets on this single episode! With guests Justin Bailie, Chief Stratgey Officer, Rose Rockett; Rishi Mehra, Director of Strategy, Trimble MAPS; Jeff Clark, Truck Driver; Charlie Jatt, Commercial Lead, Waymo; Jake Fields, CTO and co-founder, Platform S...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from THE virtual event to define our industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home.   They're joined by Doug Schrier, Vice President of Product and Innovation, Transflo, and Glenn Jones, GVP of Product Strategy, Blume Global   Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are getting you hyped and ready for THE virtual conference to define the freight industry: FreightWaves LIVE @Home. They’ll cover the speakers, talks, demos, and awards that you’ll experience live May 5th - 7th. Plus, market experts Zach Strickland and Kevin Hill discuss what they’ll be up to FreightWaves LIVE @home.  And, they’re talking about inferior N95...

On today's episode, Dooner goes solo and he’s talking about the increasing tensions between brokers and truckers, what the TIA’s Bob Voltmann has to say about broker criticisms, and Mayday protests for truckers and warehouse workers.  Owner/operator Ingrid Brown dials-in to give us an update from the road. Have driver conditions improved? Are truckers getting access to PPE? Can they get a meal and...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about a first quarter that may have been even worse without the coronavirus, the uphill battle many retailers face when reopening, and we’ll highlight some of the great things companies have been doing to pay it forward. Joining them will be, CEO of Tricom Transport Network, Christopher Martinez to talk cooking in the cab and keeping his wheels r...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude will be talking about the conflict between truckers and brokers as they battle for dollars in a bottoming spot market. What market forces are at play and how do you get ahead? Plus guests: Nicole Folz, a trucker who will share her story of contracting and recovering from COVID-19 as well as her efforts to get PPE to drivers. Hope White, CEO of H.D. White Log...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the challenges truckers face when contracting COVID-19 on the road, Covenant cutting staff after closing SRT terminal, and C.H. Robinson slashing executive pay.  Joining them will be Michelle Halkerston, Owner, President & CEO at Hassett Express, LLC to talk about how they’ve pivoted to helping get PPE supplies to frontline workers. Chris W...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning economic woes showing up across retail and freight data sets, freight executives joining President Trump’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, and sabotaged PPE supplies. We’ll talk to TriumphPay’s Melissa Forman, SVP & Chief Operations Officer about their upcoming virtual event as well as managing remote teams...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about all of the latest COVID-19 responses across freight. On land, sea, and air brokers, carriers, and shippers scramble to lend support and stay afloat during the pandemic.  Joining them will be Senior Meteorologist at FreightWaves, Nick Austin. He is covering the devastating storms that struck the South late Sunday night and early Monday morni...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning peak freight and supply chain disruption, drone delivery, using tech to enhance driver health.  We’ll talk to Clarissa Hawes about her investigative report on TQL, trucker Jeff Clark is going to update us on his view from the road, and Kevin Hill unpacks retail supply chain trends.  Good News Bad News concerning food trucks...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the many ways that companies and individuals are stepping up to #thankatrucker.  They’ve also got huge news concerning the TruckStop.com / SONAR partnership.  Joining them will be Emerge’s CEO, Michael Leto, to talk about market disruption.  TriumphPay’s VP of Sales, Haley Evans, fills us in on details regarding their upcoming virtual confe...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are covering headlines concerning the grocery supply chain and if we’re running out of food, more manufacturers aid in making face masks as shippers pivot, and what new overweight waivers mean for carriers.  Plus, are peak rates in the rearview?  Good News Bad News concerning unemployment and corporate goodwill, Tesla’s Cybertruck, marijuana delivery, a trai...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the state of freight and if volumes are headed for a cliff. How are truckers and warehouse workers dealing with the outbreak and why are they striking? Uber Freight’s, head of operations and co-founder, Bill Driegert dials in to talk about what his company is doing to support drivers. Owner/operator Ingrid Brown updates us on what she’s see...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are shining a light on some of the good that is being done in the supply chain amidst the coronavirus crisis.  13 year-old Logan Miller dials-in to tell us how he’s using his allowance to #thankatrucker Steam Logistics CEO Jason Provonsha talks global trade and how freight volumes are looking from our borders. Post. Bid. Ship’s Jon Payne gives us his view of...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about drivers being told that they’re “on their own” if they get the coronavirus, Beaver Express Services bankruptcy, and Love’s extending support to workers. Lean Staffing Solutions’ CEO Robert Cadena dials in to talk about nearshoring during a crisis. Truck driver Charles Stallings Jr. gets us up-to-date on delivery conditions for drivers. Tran...

On today's episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about what went down during week 1 of self quarantine in much of the USA. They cover layoffs hitting freight, XPO takes break up off the table, and airlines getting grounded.  Joining us is Brady Maller from Polywood to discuss their latest product on Kickstarter as well as launching a product during a crisis. Kevin Hill covers the massive spike i...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude have all of your updates and headlines concerning the coronavirus impact on freight and the people who move it. They’ve also got major news concerning FreightWaves LIVE. Joining us will be Paul Enos, CEO of Nevada Trucking, to talk about new HOS rules and if they’re enough. Carlyn Reeves, AVP of Marketing at TriumphPay, on #ThankATrucker week and how Triumph...

On today's episode, Dooner and special guest co-host Michael Vincent are talking about the very visible impact the coronavirus is having on our nation’s supply chain. As life as we know it changes in the USA, consumers are seeing bare grocery store shelves, tanking oil rates, escalating spot rates, and event cancelations.  We’re joined by Daniel “Mr. Supply Chain” Stanton who will talk about the b...

Social Distancing USAOn today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about the stock market’s black monday, oil’s pricing wars, and why social distancing has become a normal part of business. Kyle Lintner of K-Ratio dials in to talk about black swan events, how future’s are the only real hedge against the market, and more. Sabrina Potter says the struggle is real for hemp brokers. Alfonso Quijano...

On today’s episode, Dooner and Hill are talking about a former Uber exec who filed for bankruptcy after losing a $179M dispute with Google, the FMCSA going after rule-breaking ELDs, and coronavirus costing commercial airlines a $113 billion loss.  Plus, Lean Staffing’s CEO David Bell is in studio to talk staffing and how Colombia is rapidly becoming the Silicon Valley of South America. Zach Strick...

On today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are back from a busy news weekend that saw the coronavirus claim its first US victim, cause major conferences to cancel, sputter retail supply chains and spread into more states.  Jamin Alvidrez calls in on-site from Long Beach where TPM20 was cancelled. He’ll give us first hand reactions from those who arrived at the event, and we’ll talk about the viability of...

On today’s episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about the long road to recovery that freight faces as the coronavirus impacts US supply chains. They’re joined by John Paul Hampstead who has some sobering news that contradicts DAT’s misguided Spring spot rate bloom prognosis.  Zach Strickland discusses how past data isn’t the best predictor of spot rates and why freight forecasts require more intel...

On today’s episode we’re talking about the coronavirus escalating impact as cases spread and fears hit markets. Private equity claims another carrier. Mass layoffs as Starsky fails to find buyer.  Plus, Mike Brown talks twenty years at Michael Dusi Trucking and what went wrong in the end. Steve Ferreira has an Ocean Audit exclusive on J.B. Hunt’s new play as an NVOCC. The “A-Train of Econ” Anthony...