WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

In this issue of the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: ocean rates sink; Walmart inventory woes; Amazon adds peak season fee; and more.

WTT is meeting at the intersection of FinTech and supply chain on this episode live from FreightWaves + PYMNTS virtual event

Supply chain shortfalls continue to hamper retailers; Peloton’s pivot; protecting peak season cargo; UPS contract talk heats up now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

How supply chain bullwhips will impact peak season; getting vets jobs in trucking; truck load market breakdown and more on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

In this issue: port protests hit Baltimore; Ford’s drone trucks; world’s largest container ship; and do delivery apps deliver to trucks?

Uber Freight shares their road map to autonomous trucking; what procurement says about the economy; freight story of the year so far on WTT

With the goal of becoming more competitive and efficient in today’s evolving truck transportation market, shippers are looking for large carriers for partnership from beginning to end.

On demand on WTT: it’s all about pain relief from trucker check calls, final mile planning, eating, and body discomfort

Covenant VP of Sustainability joins WTT as co-host for this special electric truck edition of the show featuring solutions from Tandem, Hyliion, Nikola and more

FreightCaviar co-hosts with Dooner and The Dude as they tackle truck parking, nearshoring, offshoring, worst name for a trucking company and more on WTT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?!?

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

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

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

As the world continues to become increasingly digitized, especially since this shift was accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have had to find a balance in the workplace in managing relationships despite being primarily online.

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

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

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

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

FreightWaves presents the Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday, June 15.

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In order for freight operations to run smoothly, the relationship between carriers and shippers should be strong.

Like many companies across all industries, the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the overall priorities of Varstar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

More serious conversations about nearshoring has changed the role of 3PL companies from a strategic advisory role to one of execution.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

FreightWaves’ Modern Shipper brand and WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast are finalists in the 68th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards’ Best New Product and Best Podcast categories.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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