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This week, JP and Chad begin with Bell’s Two-Hearted (not exactly a surprise), and Hutton and Smith’s Marzen style Rocktoberfest. Then, they're good and ready to take on an extravaganza of this week's headlines in logistics. Headlines of the week: Andrew Silver, freight prodigy, is running the hottest brokerage in Chicago K & L Freight doubles down on data analytics and financial services Autonomo...

Headlines of the week: It appears we've upset the Journal of Commerce Electric bike-sharing companies need to look at the Chinese bike debacle before aggressive expansion Five years in, China’s Belt and Road looks like a giant debt trap ATRI makes the case for more HOS flexibility Big Deal, Little Deal? Chad asks JP: ZED Connect moving beyond ELDs into vehicle intelligence: big deal, or little dea...

JP and Chad pop the top of a Bell’s Two-Hearted and Green Bench IPA and get primed for running down some of the headlines of the week. How a New York Jets' tackle came to invest in FreightWaves...and a lot of other technology Where’s Bezos? Top 5 places Amazon HQ2 will land according to SONAR FMCSA to open debate on HOS regulations Intermodal trucking takes up fight against U.S. tariffs aimed at e...

First, Chad and JP parry and thrust between a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Sweet Water IPA. Then, they dive into a couple of driver headlines, some tough tariff talk, and then they absorb some exciting tech news. Headlines of the week: Walmart faces $50k fine for allowing truck parking at Illinois store Safeway delivery drivers make history with newly ratified union contract Sen. Corker interview: Tru...

JP and Zach Strickland were at the McLeod CFO conference at the Westin in Nashville. We sat down with BiTA Managing Director and co-founder (and FreightWaves CEO!) Craig Fuller and McLeod's VP of Special Projects Ken Craig, also a BiTA cofounder, to talk about the history of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance. We talk about technology alliances, intellectual property, data standards, and, of cou...

First, the dynamic freight duo compare Bell’s Two-Hearted (shocker!) versus Drivin and Cryin Straight to Hell IPA. Then, they cover the headlines of the week from Uber to toys to blockchain to Bangladesh. Uber spins off Uber Freight as separate business unit, brings back Lior Ron to lead Toys ‘R’ Us bankruptcy leaves retailers anxious to pick up the slack Maersk, IBM open blockchain platform to wo...

Surprise, surprise, JP knocks back yet another round of Bell's Two-Hearted, and what's even more surprising is Chad joins the dark side and follows suit. Then, they lay waste to the headlines of the week: Uber shuts down self-driving truck program, leaving questions about Uber Freight's future Weekly Market Update 7.31.18 - Freight markets still cooling but history says not for long August Economi...

JP and market analyst Zach Strickland climb in 'The Grumpy Pete', a customized 2003 Peterbilt, and crack open some Foster's Ales with Dean Croke, FreightWaves' Chief Analytics Officer. We talk about Dean's experiences driving two million miles through the Australian outback, and then we turn to earnings week: Knight-Swift Transportation misses earnings mark with lagging refrigerated segment Werner...

JP and market analyst Zach Strickland were at the Westin in Nashville for McLeod's CFO conference and recorded a special episode of What the Truck?!? from the event. They talk about declining lengths of haul in the age of e-commerce, the current environment for mergers & acquisitions in transportation, and the Trump tax reform's impact on new truck orders. Topics included the difference in valuati...

JP brings his standard approach with a Bell’s Two-Hearted while Chad branches out with an absurdly hopped Orpheus Transmigration of Souls. The daring duo then takes on an eclectic mix of trucking headlines. Opponents of EPA loosening glider kits rules get a quick stay from DC court How community colleges are combating the driver squeeze Amazon Prime Day's "Christmas in July" to test supply chain C...

On this week's episode of What the Truck?!? JP and Chad discuss the benefits of Bell’s Two-Hearted versus Cigar City Brewing's Jai Alai pale ale. They discuss the headlines of the week with a focus on global and domestic economics this week. Trump’s trade war is aimed toward reshoring, but will it work? Can you solve the driver problem by making trucking cool again? A new frac sand giant is born a...

First, JP cracks open yet another Bell’s Two-Hearted, and Chad explores his options with Hutton and Smith's New England IPA, Promenade. Then, the dynamic logistics duo covers the headlines of the week, with a focus this week on drivers and the disruptions facing the industry in jobs from tech and other market forces. Major tech changes will hurt the for-hire trucking market within the next decade...

Find out whether JP decides to drink something other than his go-to Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale, while Chad digs in with a Narragansett pilsner. Then, the pair runs down the headlines of the week, featuring a tech-focus: blockchain, automation, autonomous, and electric. SMC3: Blockchain panelists talk current use cases, regulation, and crypto JD.com opens automated warehouse that employs four people bu...

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Ballast Point Fathom IPA and compare tasting notes. They tackle some of the big headlines of the week: OPEC ready to put more oil into a market that very much needs it The expanded Panama Canal is altering global trade flows UBS: brokerage incumbents reign supreme, disruptors not a major factor. Sweden gets the world’s first road that recharges ele...

Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh brew: Bell’s Two-Hearted and Sierra Nevada Southern Gothic. What's new? Headlines of the week: FTR’s State of Freight: capacity to remain tight, economy is strong but tricky time How the Denham amendment could impact the J.B. Hunt meal break trial The Dallas freight market is leading the country Indian logistics industry suffers from capacity fragmentation and la...

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Dog Fish Head 60. Then, they hit some of the top headlines of the week. It starts here: Chris Spear highlights agenda at ATA's 2018 NAFC ATA speakers: The future of supply chains and why blockchain is a team sport Hyundai Merchant Marine’s building spree adds to global orderbook 260,000 UPS Teamsters authorize a strike, if necessary Before things g...

JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brews. JP sticks with the same ol' Bell’s Two-Hearted and Chad branch's out to a somewhat unseasonable Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout. Then, they briefly take on the headlines of the week:  Announcing the release of FreightWaves’ inaugural book publication, Freight 2025: Forecasting the Future  Canadian Pacific Teamsters settle strike Brazilian owne...

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Honky Tonk’s country style NEIPA. They discuss Susquehanna’s Transparency18 Takeaways, and Transparency18 Demo Day Top 5 Best in Show. Then, they conduct an exclusive interview with Slync’s CEO, Chris Kirchner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Headlines of the week FreightWaves to take Rise of the Rest winnings and invest in the people of Chattanooga Hyperloop for freight could be faster and cheaper than air Tesla: batteries burning, execs leaving, factory mortgaged Transparency18/FreightWaves 2025 book release/Sonar Five Good Minutes Starring guest Women in Trucking president, Ellen Voie Big Deal, Little Deal? Used truck market is stro...

Headlines of the week What is the solution to trucking’s stubborn parking problem? Natural gas-powered trucks are well ahead of electrification Two controversial approaches to “solving” the scarcity of commercially-licensed drivers Five Good Minutes With Mike Matousek, Government Affairs Director of OOIDA. Big Deal, Little Deal? Mother’s Day spikes reefer rates 52% out of Miami: big deal, or littl...

Sponsored by LyncAmerica. Chad Prevost and Zach Strickland (filling in for JP), crack open a Lagunita’s Waldo and a Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank. Then, they're primed and ready to test Zach's knowledge with the Trucker Lingo game (spoiler alert: he gets a 60%). Then, they're off and running on the big headlines of the week: California Supreme Court ruling could force companies to reclassify contrac...

JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brewchachos. After announcing What the Truck?!?’s new sponsor, LyncAmerica, they break down the top headlines of the week: Driver recruiting, retention efforts focus on pay packages as turnover expected to climb Earnings reports from Knight-Swift, Covenant, UPS, and Landstar Eggs and lettuce recalls: could blockchain help? Then Chad and JP played Big De...

Chad and JP crack open a cold one, then Chad quizzes JP on truckers’ nicknames for U.S. cities. After the game, they break down the top headlines of the week: Top 5 ways to be a “shipper of choice” Daseke bets heavy on oil with Aveda acquisition The next big thing in LiDAR is tiny--and massively scaleable CSX takes aim at trucking Finally Chad and JP play a game of Big Deal or Little Deal? China-U...

Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh beer. Then, they play a quick round of Riddle Me This. Then, they process the top headlines of the week: ELD hard enforcement begins Capacity Crunch: Carriers seek better retention methods XPO joins digital freight booking push Reefer rates climb out of Salinas, Central and Imperial Valley Then, Chad and JP do their level best to run down the rest of the week’s n...

Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh beer. Then, they play a quick round of Fake Headline or Real? Then, they process the top headlines of the week: The trade war escalates. Is 2018 the year of the trucking capacity crunch? Should drivers’ pay be doubled? What’s the deal with coal and the BNSF? Then, Chad and JP do their level best to run down the rest of the week’s news in under two minutes on Big...