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NASA unveils super quiet supersonic X59 jet; global trade at war – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to NASA pilots David Nils Larson and James Less about the agency’s new super quiet supersonic jet. NASA, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, is unveiling the X59 supersonic plane Friday, and we’re going to bring you up to speed on this jet set to dampen sonic booms.

Global trade is at war as U.S. military forces and the United Kingdom along with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands launch strikes against Houthi targets. Sal Mercogliano talks about the impacts this will have on global trade as the conflict escalates. 

Plus, Uber Freight slashes jobs; GXO shuts down Memphis facility; Maersk starts using rail to bypass Panama Canal; the challenges with onboarding; worst of CES; and the logistics of playground safety inspectors.

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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.