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Nov 27, 2020 • 60min

Back In Black Friday

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the retail and freight data behind Black Friday, what Thanksgiving would be like without truckers, the logistics of Christmas trees, solving the dry ice challenge for vaccines, and they catch up with Truckers Christmas Group Organization.Plus, Turkey of the Year and more good news / bad news. They’re joined by special guests Ingrid Brown, FMCSA CMV Voice of Safety/Operations Manager-Driver Fleenor Bros; Tom Kyrk, Truckers Christmas Group Organization; Steve Ferreria, Founder & CEO, Ocean Audit Inc.; Andrew Cox, Research Retail & Freight, FreightWaves. Subscribe to the WTT newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 23, 2020 • 60min

Holiday buying habits

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Transfix about changes in consumer buying habits leading up to the holidays, XPO shares peak season insights, reefer capacity freezing up, “The Flyest Guy on 18 Wheels” shares his view from the cab, KC3 #PlaysItForward and shows off why he’s Superbad. Plus, a Michigan carrier files for bankruptcy, Trucker charity delivers holiday hope to deserving families, Wheel of Stupid Questions, and the latest on SpaceWaves!They’re joined by special guests Nick Ober, Vice President, Operations, Freight Brokerage at XPO; Drew McElroy, Co-Founder, Chairman at Transfix; Freight Bambino, Trucker; Kenneth Carter III, President, Ameriton Freight & Logistics LLC Dooner's TEDxSubscribe to the WTT newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 20, 2020 • 60min

Dog food, dock data, and Truckers Final Mile

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Robert Palm about Truckers Final Mile, Opendock dives in on the data behind the dock door, and we’ll step inside warehouse life with one worker who #PlaysItForward. In news, how COVID changed freight demand for dog food, this week in rates, and why Walmart is using drones to deliver COVID tests. Good news / news concerning parking tickets, the Rockefeller Christmas tree, and Thanksgiving They’re joined by special guests Robert Palm, CEO, TruckerFinalMile.org; Jeff Booth, Head of Product, Opendock; Jon Galletly, Crossdock Systems; Robert Bussey, Sales and Operations, BWS Logistics Subscribe to the WTT newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsorHammerhands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 16, 2020 • 60min

Did covid vaccine logistics just get easier?

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Moderna’s new vaccine and why it could put less stress on cold chain, a charity that aims to bring deceased drivers home, what happened to Sony’s PS5 supply chain, will record e-commerce sales lead to record return costs, and a unique solution for bringing transparency to contract bidding season.Plus, 1st Gear talks about the business of making diecast trucks, we spin the Wheel of Stupid Questions, and learn about cultural marketing at brokerages.   We’ll be joined by Andrew Silver, CEO, MoLo Solutions; Erica Reiss and Adam Knight, First Gear; Sheri Hinish, Founder & CEO, Supply Chain Revolution; Ilona Fischer, Director of Marketing, Trailer Bridge Subscribe to the WTT newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 13, 2020 • 59min

#StopTheTires protest stalls out

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude look into the impacts of the #StopTheTires strike, talk to an owner-operator whose son has terminal brain cancer and needs your support, find out about the logistics behind fantasy sports trophies, learn about the good and bad of Amazon’s FBA, and crunch the numbers behind this week in freight rates.Plus, Dooner reviews the PS5, best Friday The 13th movie, and much more.They’re joined by special guests Matt Walsh, Founder, TrophySmack;  TJ Knudson, Director of Sales & Operations, Circle Logistics; Jeremy Lee, VP of Business Solutions, VeriShip; Howard Salmon, owner-operator. Liam's GoFundMeSubscribe to the WTT newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 9, 2020 • 1h

What Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine means for freight

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine that’s been 90% effective in a study, and how that will impact the freight market.Plus, what a Biden presidency means for zero-emission and autonomous vehicles, whether a ShipMatrix parcel capacity assurance deal will save Christmas for the U.S. Postal Service, using data to sell freight, Army vets in logistics, and the Wheel of Stupid Questions.We’ll be joined by Lori Ann LaRocco , CNBC senior editor of guests, maritime trade columnist, FreightWaves; Chris Seeds, sales director at Bridge Logistics Inc., location sales director at Bridge Logistics Inc.; Eric Cerda, vice president of Marketing & Business Development at RZL Logistics LLC DBA VALOR; and Adam Sellars, risk control specialist, Travelers. Subscribe to the newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsVisit our sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 6, 2020 • 41min

Lost in the woods LIVE @HOME

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves' biggest event of the year. They're joined by special guests Prasad Gollapalli, founder and CEO, TruckerTools; Garrett Wolfe, VP of Product Management, TriumphPay; Alex Kalish, Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer  Achieving an Efficient, Connected Supply Chain with Mobile Partnerships, Stratix; Vernon O’Donnell, Chief Product & Services Officer; project44  Subscribe to the newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 6, 2020 • 41min

ELDs and visibility LIVE @HOME

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves' premier virtual event with special guests Danny Loe, President-Asset Light Logistics and Chief Yield Officer, ArcBest; Doug Schrier, VP of Product and Innovation, Transflo; Tom Bray, Senior Transportation Industry Advisor, JJ Keller; Kendra Phillips, CTO & VP of New Products, Ryder System IncSubscribe to the newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 5, 2020 • 42min

The festival of freight from LIVE @HOME

Dooner and The Dude are live from FreightWaves LIVE @Home 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 Subscribe to the newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 5, 2020 • 15min

BONUS: LIVE Q and A with Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy

Dooner and The Dude host a live Q&A session from FWLive @Home with Hyliion CEO Thomas HealySubscribe to the newsletterWatchApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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