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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week cynicism; spot market sputters | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On Episode 758 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is kicking off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by checking in with the drivers and seeing why they’re so cynical about it. We’ll learn what driver appreciation is really about as well as some of the deals and events the industry is putting out there for truckers.

Neither Labor Day nor Hurricane Francine was much help when it came to propping up the spot market. Low rates have carriers limping through September.

Travelers’ Craig Leinauer looks at the most challenging commodities trucks haul. What’s the insurance industry’s perspective on freight, and how do you protect these loads? We’ll find out. 

Arvist’s Nilay Parikh tells us about the latest in warehouse AI. Can it make the docks move faster?


J.J. Keller’s Josh Lovan talks about the importance of safety programs and how one of theirs reduced accidents by 15%.

Plus, NTSB investigates Tesla Semi fire that shut down freeway for 15 hours; Red Bull goes intermodal; freight broker mode; and more.

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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.