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Timothy Dooner

Dooner is an award-winning podcaster who hosts and produces FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. WTT is ranked in Apple Podcasts top-20 Business News podcasts. He also writes a newsletter of the same title with over 15k subscribers in the supply chain and trucking niche. Dooner has been in freight since 2005 and has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.
Aug - 2022 -
01 August
Timothy Dooner

Supply chain surcharge

Are supply chain surcharges the new normal for restaurants? Logistics behind an apparel brand. Getting vets jobs in logistics and more on WTT

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Jul - 2022 -
29 July
Timothy Dooner

CubeSat’s rideshare to space featuring NASA

Sending cargo on a rideshare to space; latest in dash cam tech; how EV and chips bill will impact auto; owner-ops say their making less money this year and more on WTT

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28 July
Timothy Dooner

Supply chain issues are coming for your beer – WTT newsletter

CO2 shortages strike breweries; Senate bill proposes $40k tax credit for electric semis; a look at a limp dry van spot market and more

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27 July
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Has Nikola turned a corner?

Has Nikola managed to rebound? Plus, a unique cold chain visibility tag; something stinks at Slync; autonomous convoys and more on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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25 July
Timothy Dooner

All-star drivers honored by CPC Logistics at NASCAR race

CPC Logistics and NASCAR honor drivers; how to intern at a port; what insurance says about the trucking market; biofuels and more on demand on WTT

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22 July
Timothy Dooner

Small shipper vs. mega broker

Small shipper battles TQL over lost plant shipment; AB5 fallout; the intersection of FreightTech and people; brawl at Disney

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20 July
Timothy Dooner

Boston’s and Baltimore’s big investments in their ports pay off

Ports of Boston and Baltimore shorten supply chains with infrastructure buildouts; another day of protests of Ab5 protests?; rail off the rails and more

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18 July
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Looming dread of labor disputes across logistics

Truckers protest AB5 Oakland, rail strike averted, and ILWU is still working without a contract. How are these crisis impacting freight?

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15 July
Timothy Dooner

AB5 protests rage on, AI contract negotiators and driver onboarding

AB5 protest organizer talks about the meaning behind the movement; would you let a robot handle your freight contracts and the key to driver onboarding on demand on WTT

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14 July
Timothy Dooner

AB5 port protest in Los Angeles: Round 2 – WTT newsletter

In this issue, AB5 port protests enter day 2; SoCal rail chaos; the wrong way to email drivers; heated seats as a service; and more.

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13 July
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SoCal truckers protest AB5

WTT looks into an AB5 protest in SoCal; freight and economic outlook for Q3; new study says legal marijuana may lower rate of truck accidents and more

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08 July
Timothy Dooner

Turning the seas autonomous

On demand on WTT: Marine autonomy as a service; the market for drivers; latest on port contracts and more

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01 July
Timothy Dooner

Is AB5 Armageddon for 70,000+ independent truckers?

70,000+ independent truckers brace for AB5’s impact; how to survive a shipwreck; trucking gives drivers life after prison and more on WTT

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Jun - 2022 -
30 June
Timothy Dooner

AB5 ruling enters trucking into the inferno

70,000 owner-operators have seven days to cease operations; the trucking tragedy in San Antonio; how long is too long to shower; and more

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29 June
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The trucker purge

Small carriers exit the industry in droves; tragedy in San Antonio; shipbuilders wont stop building ships; theft trends and more on demand on WTT

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27 June
Timothy Dooner

Is now a good time to get a job in freight?

With the freight market falling and layoffs hitting the news cycle, is now a good time to get a job in supply chain? We’ll find out on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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24 June
Timothy Dooner

Lunar logistics: How NASA plans to land Americans back on the moon

On demand on WTT: Lunar logistics with NASA; will the fuel tax holiday help trucking; DB Schenker buys USA Truck and more

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23 June
Timothy Dooner

Where to go when dog is your co-pilot

Inside the WTT newsletter: best places for truckers with dogs; imports nose-dive at Port of LA; autonomous truck gets public road approval

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22 June
Timothy Dooner

The lies of double brokers

On the show: Double brokering scams exposed; record-high net revocation of trucking authorities; used truck prices fall and more

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17 June
Timothy Dooner

Realist mother truckers on the road

We’re highlighting three amazing queens of the road. We’ll also go deep on reverse logistics and round up the good news and bad news of the week

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16 June
Timothy Dooner

Diesel thieves strike US

Diesel hits new highs, spot market stays under $2, tech for small carriers, going green by recycling and retrofitting trucks, owner op vs company driving

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15 June
Timothy Dooner

Surviving the summer as a small fleet

WTT was live from FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit with project44’s Jett McCandless; CloudTrucks Tobenna Arodiogbu; Echo’s Jay Gustafson and ArcBest’s David Kessler

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13 June
Timothy Dooner

EV startup bets big on Tesla Semi

On WHAT THE TRUCK?!?: Why this startup is betting big on Tesla Semis; Biden vs Boats; Shifting FreightTech needs and news

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10 June
Timothy Dooner

Trucking and deathmatches

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are ready to rumble as they’re talking to some of the most interesting and electric people in freight.  Alex from The Asian Mai […]

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09 June
Timothy Dooner

Supply chain roles become major destination for executives

Why Flexport brought on Dave Clark; sriracha and tampon shortages; fuel is Morbin.

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08 June
Timothy Dooner

Is there really vigorous competition in ocean freight?

The big problem with big ships; Amazon exec now co-CEO at Flexport; Fighting driver wait times; America’s Trucker charity golf tournament and more on the podcast

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06 June
Timothy Dooner

Does role playing work in freight?

Simulating your way to freight victory; port explosion in Chittagong; upgrading to an executive job; meth and avocados don’t mix

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01 June
Timothy Dooner

Freight market is a game of chicken

This week in rates; used truck prices drop; getting drivers benefits; weather vs freight and more

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May - 2022 -
27 May
Timothy Dooner

NASA’s plan to make people and cargo fly supersonic

On the podcast: NASA talks about the X-59 supersonic jet and Quesst mission; Dooner and The Dude face off in a battle of the potato salad

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26 May
Timothy Dooner

15,000 lbs of gross

In this issue of the WTT newsletter, grossest truck accident of the year; dead cat bounce for spot rates; shippers fight trucker OT pay; more

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25 May
Timothy Dooner

Ever Uranus: The saga of big ships ruining everything

On the show, how the big ship arms race is ruining everything; latest on electric trucks; creating a driver culture; and trucker OT pay

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23 May
Timothy Dooner

Breaking out of detention, fly formula fly, big box inventories explode – WTT

Tech looks to solve detention; Flexport joins push for formula; retail inventories up big; from corrections to trucking CEO; cybersecurity

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20 May
Timothy Dooner

Will freight be a multiverse of madness forever?

Will freight ever return to normal; Mayor highlights trucking; small fleet owner on operating in this market and news on WTT

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19 May
Timothy Dooner

FOSC22 Day 2: Tech, recruiting and market cycles

WTT live from #FOSC22 with guests from SkyBitz; Shipwell; Primo; Kargo; Kingsgate Logistics and more cowbell

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18 May
Timothy Dooner

How Port of Baltimore is shortening the supply chain to Asia

E-commerce fuels Port of Baltimore and shortens time to Asia; Flexport talks ports; latest on diesel and blitz week and more on WTT

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Timothy Dooner

The Future of Supply Chain: Day 1 – WTT

WTT was live at The Future of Supply Chain Day 1 with guests from Redwood, Ryder, HP, Torc and more

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16 May
Timothy Dooner

Navigating the high wide heavy corridor

Moving big blades down the high, heavy and wide corridor; supply chain response to formula shirtages; CaaS; teen kicked out of prom for brining truck

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13 May
Timothy Dooner

Inside the big world of little trucks

On WTT Dooner and The Dude are back from #FOSC22 with a recap plus how diecast trucks work; USA Truck x America’s Trucker; trucker plays a song

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06 May
Timothy Dooner

Hypertruck ERX test drive and Hyliion Q&A

On the show: Test driving Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX and Q and A with founder and CEO Thomas Healy

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Timothy Dooner

State of small trucking

On the show: with rates cratering and diesel at record highs we look at the state of trucking for small companies

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04 May
Timothy Dooner

Port of Cleveland rocks

What’s good at the Port of Cleveland; spot slides again; The Future of Supply Chain; news on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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02 May
Timothy Dooner

What’s your tolerance for turbulence in trucking?

Turbulent times in trucking in with record diesel prices cutting into the cost everything, plus pyrotechnic logistics

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Apr - 2022 -
29 April
Timothy Dooner

Why intermodal is a hellscape

Intermodal and the chassis issues that have operator at wits end; nuclear verdicts; trucker plays song; Freight Caviar and Boris Panov take Macedonia

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28 April
Timothy Dooner

GDP, contract, spot slide downhill

In this issue, economic headwinds hit trucking; driver survey on state of the industry; Nikolas hit the streets; close call in WA

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27 April
Timothy Dooner

Is it doom and gloom for trucking?

Spot market slides again but is it all doom and gloom? We go deep on the freight recession on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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25 April
Timothy Dooner

Test Ride: Nikola Tre

Test riding the Nikola Tre, FMC’s Carl Bentzel on MDTI, mitigating driver risk and falling in an outhouse

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20 April
Timothy Dooner

Trucking bloodbath ‘22?

FreightWaves founder + CEO Craig Fuller breaks down the trucking market and China. Truckers make electric truck and more

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18 April
Timothy Dooner

Hot topic: truck fires

Why more truck fires are happening and what you can do. Trucking influencer Pamela Robinson. Latest freight news.

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15 April
Timothy Dooner

Launching Back The Truck Up

Meet the team that’s launching FreightWaves latest media venture on this episode of WTT

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14 April
Timothy Dooner

Is driver turnover ‘empowering’?

ATA claims turnover is good for drivers; what’s up with Back The Truck Up; spot goes down the ski slope; a Pennsylvania bathroom bill; and more.

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13 April
Timothy Dooner

Will a stalling spot market hit Enterprise Fleets?

On WTT Live form Enterprise Fleet Summit: collapsing spot market; geometry of geo fences; how tech is enabling large fleets; more

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11 April
Timothy Dooner

A meme come true

Freight memes come to life; Odd Lots Joe Weisenthal’s inflation song, Tive raises $54m, news and more on WTT

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08 April
Timothy Dooner

Truckin’ to the White House

Trucking visits the White House; moving conference freight; how dynamic LTL pricing works; autonomous partnerships

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06 April
Timothy Dooner

Shipping the unusual

Home goods supply chain; unusual freight; what the data is saying about demand; mental health; and the latest in news and markets

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05 April
Timothy Dooner

Every minute counts, except during loading and unloading

In this issue, market’s downward spiral; HBO highlights how trucking is broken for drivers; White House announces measures to fix a fragile market

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04 April
Timothy Dooner

Freight’s biggest challenges in Q2

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. 

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01 April
Timothy Dooner

How truckers are winning with side hustles

How truckers are making bank with side hustles. Joining us is Clarissa Rankin, Chris Lee, BruceAllmiighty, and Redwood.

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Mar - 2022 -
31 March
Timothy Dooner

Don’t call it a comeback: The Surge Transportation story

Dooner goes 12 rounds with Surge Transportation’s Omar Singh as they discuss the company’s origin story and leadership over adversity

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30 March
Timothy Dooner

Supply chains win wars

Ross Kennedy talks about the war in Ukraine’s impact on supply chains; how entertainment logistics work; West Coast labor issues and more

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28 March
Timothy Dooner

Truckin’ the ice roads

An inside look at ice road trucking; is a trucking bloodbath coming? and more on the show.

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25 March
Timothy Dooner

To the moon, Artemis

The logistics behind NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon; logistics companies send aid to Ukraine; news and more

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23 March
Timothy Dooner

Convoy founder takes a ride-along to MATS

Convoy founder heads to MATS via truck; how 3PLs should be working with drivers; why you need to audit your freight bills

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22 March
Timothy Dooner

Should truckers start eating lentils?

In this issue, rates are still slumping; truckers get bathroom rights; NYC bounty hunters vs. idle trucks; the mystery of conference carpets solved?

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21 March
Timothy Dooner

When will the spot market slide stop?

Spot market continues to slide while contract reaches new heights; East Coast ports are getting slammed as shippers shift cargo from the West Coast; Google enters the FreightTech scene.

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18 March
Timothy Dooner

Supply chain dumpster fire rages on

Issues mount for supply chains; scaling a FreightTech company; cannabis logistics; employee retention; developing talent; news

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16 March
Timothy Dooner

How 3PLs are battling their way through an increasingly complex supply chain crisis

WTT is live from FreightWaves 3PL Summit with guests froms Parade, Transforce, Zuum, TriumphPay, Trucker Tools and Turvo

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14 March
Timothy Dooner

Best truck stops in America ‘22

Trucker Path’s Best Truck Stops in America; Trucking and Logistics Professionals for Ukraine; a charity Tough Mudder with a logistics spin

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04 March
Timothy Dooner

Highlighting veterans in logistics

On the show, a veteran-owned coffee brand; veteran-owned print shop serving supply chain businesses; and how DOD SkillBridge works

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02 March
Timothy Dooner

Will antitrust legislation be the end of ocean alliances?

Latest supply chain impacts from the Ukrainian conflict; what war means for CHB; can autonomous fleets run 20 hours a day

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01 March
Timothy Dooner

Shipping world stands with Ukraine

Companies clap back against Russia, convoys could disrupt SOTU, Suez Canal raises tolls again and more in the WTT newsletter

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Feb - 2022 -
28 February
Timothy Dooner

Russian invasion of Ukraine hits global supply chains

On the show we look at the impacts of the Ukraine conflict from the perspectives of a broker, a data provider, and the procurement side

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25 February
Timothy Dooner

Logistics of seaports and spaceports with NASA and FHPA

An inside look at the Florida Harbor Pilots Association; NASA’s closed-loop life support systems; war in Ukraine and more on WTT

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24 February
Timothy Dooner

The Trucker Tools story with CEO and founder Prasad Gollapalli

Go on a career journey with Gollapalli and learn how he and his team are helping over 3,300 trucking companies crush DOT compliance daily

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23 February
Timothy Dooner

What would happen if we planted a tree for every load?

FreightVana is planting a tree per load; Convoys in the USA; how usage-based insurance works

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22 February
Timothy Dooner

Convoy in the USA

In this issue, truck convoys head to D.C.; contract rates up 25%; more volume incoming

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21 February
Timothy Dooner

Capacity gets Charleston chewed

Congestion mounts at SC Ports; Asia getting backlogged again; an invention that stops flickering lights; SmartHop expands in Miami

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18 February
Timothy Dooner

Ride the lightning: The future of fuels

Which zero-emission fuel will be the winner in trucking? The state of EVs and charging infrastructure and more on WTT from GSCW22

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16 February
Timothy Dooner

You down with CPG?

WTT is live from CPG day at Global Supply Chain Week with guests from Echo, Ryder System, Transfix, Flexe and Redwood Logistics

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15 February
Timothy Dooner

Worst rest stops in America

Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: Worst rest stops in America, Battlefield: Ottawa, spot rates up $1 YoY, and don’t get Tinder swindled

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14 February
Timothy Dooner

Using global supply chains as a competitive advantage

How Wayfair is using their supply chain to gain a competitive advantage; keeping your cool with reefer and more

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11 February
Timothy Dooner

Truckin’ bees, the best in truck pics and will convoy touchdown at Super Bowl?

The logistics behind hauling bees; the art of truck photography; Is convoy headed to Super Bowl; MATS honored with new truck

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09 February
Timothy Dooner

Meet the other Port of Vancouver

What goes down at the other Port of Vancouver; TinyMobileRobots keeping trucks in the fast lane; fast food logistics

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07 February
Timothy Dooner

Freight Meme World Championship ‘22

A winner is declared in the 1st-ever Freight Meme World Championship; legal liabilities for convoy truckers; a new beard cream; Flexport’s $935m haul.

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04 February
Timothy Dooner

New children’s book celebrates ‘Heroes Behind The Wheel’

A new children’s book honoring the people who make freight happen; what to know about selling on Amazon; dray update

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02 February
Timothy Dooner

Is Freedom Convoy headed to US?

What are the plans for the next trucking convoy? Plus, FreightTech CEOs talk about building their tech and businesses

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01 February
Timothy Dooner

Freedom Convoy parks in Ottawa

Canadian trucker protest rolls into week 2, spot rates, restroom shortage, autonomous train cars and more

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Jan - 2022 -
31 January
Timothy Dooner

What does trucker protest mean for cross-border freight?

Impacts of protest on border freight; state of retail fulfillment; sourcing from Mexico; noncompetes and more

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28 January
Timothy Dooner

How NASA made space tacos

On this 400th episode of WTT: The interstellar food supply chain; building the freight payments network; state of autonomous trucks

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26 January
Timothy Dooner

Data behind driver drug testing

Report saying truckers prefer cocaine refuted by OOIDA, academic look at fast fulfillment; problem with noncompetes; women in trucking

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25 January
Timothy Dooner

How does your salary stack up?

Inside the WTT newsletter: benchmark your salary; spot rates stay sky-high; best memes in freight and more.

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24 January
Timothy Dooner

Canadian truckers battle back against mandates

Canadian truckers protest mandate; the law behind non-competes; warehouse robotics; misconceptions about reefer

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21 January
Timothy Dooner

Who’s responsible for fixing supply chains?

Disjointed collaboration within the supply chain has lead to little improvement; rail safety; renewables

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19 January
Timothy Dooner

Selling to strangers

Live on the show: social media audience building; converting TikToks to sales; should your business create NFTs and more

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12 January
Timothy Dooner

Predicting 2022

With dry van rates hitting all-time highs and a record number of ships off of SoCal will ’22 be more of the same. We have predictions.

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10 January
Timothy Dooner

How you doin’, Port of New York/New Jersey?

A look at the driver experience at Port of New York/New Jersey from a trucker’s perspective; abandoned truck recovery; mental health and more.

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07 January
Timothy Dooner

Turning truckers into Ironman

On the show we hear from a trucker turned Ironman. Plus how St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund is putting drivers on a highway to health.

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05 January
Timothy Dooner

The gates of dwell

The true cost of dwell times, getting truckers paid faster, the future of renewable fuels, and the importance of predictive maintenance

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04 January
Timothy Dooner

Same ship, different day

Q1 outlook for inland and ocean; stranded on I95; why The Rock is tweeting about supply chain and more.

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