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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.
Jun - 2021 -
17 June
Timothy Dooner

The Hyliion story with founder and CEO Thomas Healy

Get the inside story on Hyliion’s origin story in this interview with founder and CEO Thomas Healy

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16 June
Timothy Dooner

Inside scoop on ice cream logistics

From pint to cone, we’re talking about trucking ice cream. Plus, what does FedEx move mean for LTL?

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15 June
Timothy Dooner

Dogs of Lordstown

Lordstown’s implosion, HMM’s cyber attack, truckers lose $4600 parking, Home Depot’s ship and more

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14 June
Timothy Dooner

Judging a product by its packaging — WTT

In the quest for sustainability, is one of the most obvious areas of improvement being ignored? What sells and is sustainable? Find out.

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11 June
Timothy Dooner

The empower hour — WTT

Building a minority women-owned 3PL in ATL, self-defense for drivers, latest news and more

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10 June
Timothy Dooner

Demystifying trucking — FWI

Life behind the wheel of a big rig, driver health and how to become a social media influencer in trucking.

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07 June
Timothy Dooner

Jurassic freight: How to haul a raptor — WTT

Moving freight 145 million years in the making: dinosaurs.

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04 June
Timothy Dooner

DHL’s $8 billion road map toward sustainability — WTT

DHL’s sustainability road map; the first-ever fully automated IoT platform for fleet management; an automated booking hub that cuts out the middleman; and shipping odd-size freight

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03 June
Timothy Dooner

American dreaming with SmartHop CEO/co-founder Guillermo Garcia — FWI

On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with SmartHop CEO/co-founder Guillermo Garcia to talk about living the American Dream.  Guillermo’s passion to elevate smaller fleets stems from his […]

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02 June
Timothy Dooner

Meet FreightTech’s latest unicorn: project44 — WTT

We hear from freight unicorn project44’s CEO / founder Jett McCandless

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01 June
Timothy Dooner

New Nintendo Switch, old chip problems

Nintendo’s new Switch faces chip shortage, another ship stuck in the Suez, Wingcopter’s new drone, more

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May - 2021 -
28 May
Timothy Dooner

Monsters of Rocket featuring NASA — WTT

How do you mean a giant rocket around the USA? NASA joins us to talk about the logistics behind moving monster-sized rockets

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27 May
Timothy Dooner

How this woman is changing the face of venture capital — FWI

On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with Embedded Ventures Co-Founder & CEO / General Partner Jenna Bryant.

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26 May
Timothy Dooner

Taking the tension out of recruiting and retention — WTT

Retention is the new recruiting. If you’re having trouble finding drivers don’t miss this episode.

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25 May
Timothy Dooner

OOIDA vs. 556% insurance hike – WTT [newsletter]

OOIDA pushes back against 556% insurance hike, the next supply chain shortage, Germany goes driverless and more

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24 May
Timothy Dooner

Mental health on the move — WTT

Mental health in supply chain, breaking down The Ice Road trailer, 3g sunsets and more.

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21 May
Timothy Dooner

Nuclear verdicts and weapons — WTT

A tool for combating nuclear verdicts, truckers needed to haul nuclear weapons, Kyrie Irving teams up with Fleeting, more

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18 May
Timothy Dooner

Kyrie Irving and Fleeting assist drivers on the rebound – WTT [newsletter]

Kyrie Irving invests in Fleeting to aid truckers, Christmas peak season in May, Amazon ups warehouse pay, more

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17 May
Timothy Dooner

These wheels keep freight moving — WTT

How the wheels that keep supply chains moving are made; DHL’s sustainability solutions; and the data that keeps ocean trade flowing.

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14 May
Timothy Dooner

Automating intermodal — WTT

A new solution for moving containers, CRST trucker plays us a song, CarrierHQ talks AB5, and country music’s Jeremiah Craig debuts his new album

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13 May
Timothy Dooner

How maritime shipping law works and the curious case of Kim Kardashian — FWI

Supply chain education week continues on FreightCasts as Dooner welcomes Roger Williams University Law adjunct professor Lauren Beagen to the show

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12 May
Timothy Dooner

Is gas the new toilet paper? — WTT

Gas outages are getting bad, will you be impacted? Plus, we continue our supply chain education week

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11 May
Timothy Dooner

Supply chain’s next victim: gamers — WTT [newsletter]

PS5 delays extend into 2022, spot rates spike, who are the pipeline hackers, Nike and Postal Service settle on sneaker, more

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10 May
Timothy Dooner

Pipelines, bullwhips and death by disruption — WTT

Pipeline ransomware attack, rise of supply chain education, Steam goes domestic, and truckers share their perspectives.

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07 May
Timothy Dooner

Making cannabis deliver — WTT

The logistics behind cannabis delivery, cyber risk, business event etiquette post-COVID, trucker awarded $9m and more

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05 May
Timothy Dooner

What you need to know about rail and road safety — WTT

Everything you need to know about rail and road safety, plus pizza!

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04 May
Timothy Dooner

May the road check be with you — WTT [newsletter]

Road check blitz, airplanes with sharkskin, the semis Tesla really needs, Amazon gamifies and more.

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03 May
Timothy Dooner

In-person events are back – WTT

In-person events are set to roar back later this year. Today, we’re talking about the logistics of making them happen

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Apr - 2021 -
28 April
Timothy Dooner

The logistics behind Ingenuity with NASA — WTT

Find out about what went into making the Mars helicopter Ingenuity fly on Mars. Plus, the X59 supersonic jet.

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27 April
Timothy Dooner

Lumber prices to the moon 🚀 — WTT [newsletter]

Crazy lumber prices, where’s the Tesla Semi, Daimler’s new electric charging island, how SONAR can help to reduce your carbon footprint, brokers go bankrupt, more

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26 April
Timothy Dooner

The great American road trip with Stuckey’s CEO Stephanie Stuckey — WTT

On the show we’re talking about reinvigorating the great American road trip with Stuckey’s CEO Stephanie Stuckey

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23 April
Timothy Dooner

How to be a truckerpreneur with Safety4Her’s Melissa Gaglione — WTT

On this 300th episode of WTT we’re talking to a truckerprenuer making safety gear for her, and more

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21 April
Timothy Dooner

Finding the formula for the traveling delivery person problem — WTT

How do we crack the code of the traveling salesman problem and apply it to freight?

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20 April
Timothy Dooner

Ghosted – WTT [newsletter]

In this issue, the rise of ghost kitchen logistics, spot rates slide again, truck parking opposed, no gnomes, Mortal Kombat and more.

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19 April
Timothy Dooner

How hard is it to find drivers? — WTT

How hard is it to find drivers in ’21? We’re looking at recruiting, media, markets, and TuSimple’s autonomous tech.

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16 April
Timothy Dooner

Autonomous trucks hit the road — WTT

Autonomous trucks are hitting the road but how soon and are trucking jobs really in danger?

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14 April
Timothy Dooner

Finding freight data for free – WTT

ImportYeti lets users view import data for free and we’re talking to the founder. Plus, news, markets, more

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13 April
Timothy Dooner

All salsa, no chips for trucking – WTT [newsletter]

Chip shortages, crypto as a hedge against the freight market, mattresses stuffed with used medical masks and more.

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12 April
Timothy Dooner

How AutoStore is redefining space – WTT

AutoStore recently received a $2.8 billion investment from SoftBank. Today we find out how they’re redefining space

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09 April
Timothy Dooner

Freight’s data problem – WTT

The problem with integrations, supply chain behind WTT belt, TriumphPay + HubTran deal, Redwood’s first qtr.

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08 April
Timothy Dooner

Building a FreightTech startup in San Diego with Boxton co-founder and CTO Joseph Caprara – FreightWaves Insiders

The sun, the sand, the surf … and the FreightTech? On the podcast, we go behind the scenes on building a startup in San Diego

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06 April
Timothy Dooner

Suez to blame? – WTT [newsletter]

Misplaced blame in the Suez, Brooks Brothers leaves warehouse holding the bag, is infrastructure plan a boon for trucking, the $1 trillion cybercrime problem and more

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05 April
Timothy Dooner

The generation gap – WTT

On the show, bridging the generation gap, protecting against risk in Mexico, Milton sells shares and more

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02 April
Timothy Dooner

TriumphPay’s big buy, driver health and sales empowerment – WTT

TriumphPay’s big $97 million buy of HubTran; getting drivers in shape with a new fitness program; and building sales infrastructure

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01 April
Timothy Dooner

Building a digital freight marketplace with Emerge CEO Michael Leto – FreightWaves Insiders

Emerge CEO Michael Leto talks about building a digital freight marketplace that moves over a billion dollars in freight spend

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Mar - 2021 -
31 March
Timothy Dooner

Truckr Stik: How to be a truckerpreneur — WTT

Truckers, do you have a side hustle? On this show we’re talking to a driver who started his own company based on a daily need.

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Timothy Dooner

From Air Force to freight force: Vets in logistics – FreightWaves Insiders

Dooner sits down with Direct Traffic Solutions CEO Robert Meehan to talk about the transition from military life to logistics, building a freight company, more.

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30 March
Timothy Dooner

Godzilla vs. Kong vs. Ever Given – WTT?!? [newsletter]

Godzilla vs. Kong vs. Ever Given, freight rejections on the rise, driver demand driving driver pay, more

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29 March
Timothy Dooner

The shipping disaster seen from space – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

The Ever Given is free, NASA joins the show to talk space logistics, and the state of freight markets

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23 March
Timothy Dooner

The more you pay, the worse service is – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Rates slide but by how much; Maersk sets goal to eliminate spot freight in five years; are we over online grocery delivery; more

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22 March
Timothy Dooner

How air cargo K-9s work – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

We’re learning how air cargo K9s work ahead of the Third-Party Canine Cargo Program and more

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19 March
Timothy Dooner

Reading into ‘The Man’s Guide to Corporate Culture’ – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Heather Zumarraga talks about her new book ‘The Man’s Guide To Corporate Culture’ plus cyber risk, markets, more

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17 March
Timothy Dooner

Freight delivered at 700mph – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Will hyperloop deliver freight at 700mph? Is this freight market a “dumpster fire” and more

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16 March
Timothy Dooner

An arm and a leg – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

In this issue, freight and diesel costing an arm and a leg, warehouse unicorns, the war on packaging and more

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15 March
Timothy Dooner

Business-in-a-box solutions for OTR — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

SmartHop’s plans for its most recent funding round and Spill Bully’s eco-friendly logistics waste solutions.

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12 March
Timothy Dooner

The dog days of freight – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

The freight market is heating up as we enter the Spring and today we’re turning the clocks ahead on your trucking knowledge

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11 March
Timothy Dooner

Creating a culture with MoLo Solutions CEO Andrew Silver – FreightWaves Insiders

Dooner catches up with MoLo Solutions CEO Andrew Silver to talk about building a culture in freight

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09 March
Timothy Dooner

Congestion Claritin can’t fix – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Spot rates stay near record high, West Coast Port Crisis ‘21, Canada’s ELD mandate, BK checkmates itself, more

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08 March
Timothy Dooner

Adapt or die – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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

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05 March
Timothy Dooner

How hyperloop will move freight with Virgin Hyperloop CEO/co-founder Josh Giegel – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

All aboard the hyperloop hype train as Dooner and The Dude are joined by Virgin Hyperloop’s CEO/co-founder Josh Giegel

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04 March
Timothy Dooner

Are trucks electric? – FreightWaves Insiders

Alan Adler joins Dooner on the show to talk about Workhorse’s woes, can Tesla hit a trillion dollar market cap, Nikola’s troubles and more

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02 March
Timothy Dooner

Spot rates hit record high – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Spot rates hit record high; KeepTruckin caught up in crash fallout; Workhorse loses contract; Amazon vs Walmart

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Feb - 2021 -
25 February
Timothy Dooner

Should freight companies pay their employees in bitcoin? – FreightWaves Insiders

Can bitcoin be used as a recruiting tool for freight companies? Plus, meme stocks, Robinhood drama, Doge and more

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23 February
Timothy Dooner

K-9 Agent Bico earns a biscuit – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Dogs in logistics, plus market crunches shippers, a look at Global Supply Chain Week, moving a house with a semi and more

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19 February
Timothy Dooner

Mission to Mars with NASA – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

NASA lands on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to talk about the deep space logistics behind landing Perseverance on Mars

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17 February
Timothy Dooner

Logistics behind building a beverage brand — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Olipop’s Ben Goodwin on the logistics behind building a beverage brand Olipop, and the latest freight news on the podcast

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16 February
Timothy Dooner

Team Bezos-Biden? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Will Biden team up with Big Tech on vaccines? Spot rates thaw but South doesn’t. The logistics of Gorilla Glue, and more.

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15 February
Timothy Dooner

Ice storms slam truckers – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Ice storms turn deadly for drivers, state of vaccine logistics, can an automated trailer change intermodal, more

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12 February
Timothy Dooner

How to be a truckerpreneur – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

How to be a truckerprenuer plus handling the west coast port crisis ’21

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09 February
Timothy Dooner

The receipt for 2020 – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

3,140 fleet failures in 2020, woeful state of yard management, crash causing koalas, more in the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter

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08 February
Timothy Dooner

Drones? In my mailbox? It’s more likely than you think – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude are talking all about the rise of drone delivery and how Valqari plans on having your packages land with them

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05 February
Timothy Dooner

Blazing trails in cannabis logistics – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Everything you need to know about cannabis logistics in ’21, plus trucker shot during rescue, transportation jobs down, more

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02 February
Timothy Dooner

Salt in the wound – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

In this issue, spot market stabilizes, Bezos steps down as CEO at Amazon, top truck stops in America, Robinhood tanks meme stocks, trucker dumps salt on cops, spinach that can email and more

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Jan - 2021 -
26 January
Timothy Dooner

Will logistics have its GameStop moment? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Could a logistics stock be the next GameStop, spot market slumps, UPS Freight sold to TFI, pirates attack, bees on the loose and more

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19 January
Timothy Dooner

Operation Speed Bump – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Operation Warp Speed hits speed bumps, will trucker protests happen, DroneWaves and more in the newsletter.

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12 January
Timothy Dooner

What’s 2021’s return policy?

2021 best fleets to drive for, ecommerce’s return problem, the cat came back, more in the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter

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05 January
Timothy Dooner

Ransomware? Everywhere! – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

In this issue freight’s ransomware problem, project44 sues FourKites, skies cleared for drones, more

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Dec - 2020 -
08 December
Timothy Dooner

Uber out – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Uber sells self-driving, how Boston gets its Christmas tree, ONE overboard, and more

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01 December
Timothy Dooner

Did Milton sell Nikola shares? — WHAT THE TRUCK?!? [newsletter]

Will Trevor Milton sell his Nikola shares, status of Tesla Semi, SpaceWaves, Liam update and more in the newsletter

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Nov - 2020 -
24 November
Timothy Dooner

Feed the bridge [WTT?!? newsletter]

Is Big Sky bad for trucking, Thanksgiving/Black Friday data, unforgiving bridges and more

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17 November
Timothy Dooner

[Newsletter] This claim is disputed – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Trucker protest canceled, Elon Musk shoots a triple double, tanker explosion in Mexico and more in the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter

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10 November
Timothy Dooner

[Newsletter] Trucker protest? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

In this issue trucker protests, vaccines, Nikola Badger, giving back, and more.

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09 November
Timothy Dooner

Meet Pilot Company’s new CEO-to-be Shameek Konar – FreightWaves Insiders (with audio)

Shameek Konar is about take an unprecedented step at Pilot Company as he assumes the role of CEO in January.

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06 November
Timothy Dooner

Virtual lead generation LIVE @HOME – Put That Coffee (with video)

Kevin Hill and Dooner are live from FreightWaves LIVE @HOME with Lean Staffing Solutions’ Trey Griggs.

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Timothy Dooner

ELDs and visibility blind spots LIVE @HOME – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves’ premier virtual event LIVE @HOME

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05 November
Timothy Dooner

The festival of freight – WHAT THE TRUCK (with video)

With with special guests Shelley Simpson, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and President of Highway Services, J.B. Hunt; Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer, Redwood Logistics; Hunter Burke, Loadshop Founder & Product Leader, Loadshop; Lisa Flynn, Director of Delivery Services, SkyBitz

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Timothy Dooner

Hemp on the move from LIVE @HOME – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

With special guests Mustafa Azizi, Co-Founder and CEO, ZUUM; Robert Brothers, Vice President of Product Development, McLeod Software; Vaughn Moore, President and CEO, AIT Worldwide Logistics; Hope White, Chief Executive Officer, H.D. White Logistics, LLC

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02 November
Timothy Dooner

Behind the retail food supply chain – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Inside the grocery supply chain with Robinson Fresh. Plus, truckers against child abuse, final mile, and more

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Oct - 2020 -
30 October
Timothy Dooner

A Freightmare on Elm Street – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

It’s a special Halloween episode on freight’s most diabolical variety show.

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26 October
Timothy Dooner

Is it freight’s witching hour? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Is now is the time to sell your trucking company, the verdict in an embezzlement bust, scary state of air freight, recruiting hacks, and Wheel of Stupid Questions with a FreightTech founder

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23 October
Timothy Dooner

Don’t fear the reefer – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Dooner and The Dude are LIVE from FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit on this episode dedicated entirely to temp controlled supply chain

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19 October
Timothy Dooner

Who’s stealing your cargo? – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

Sting trailers, thieves in the night, and hackers. Who and what is keeping your cargo safe?

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