WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

First, JP and Chad crack open a Bells Two-Hearted and a Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet double IPA. Then, they cover some of this week's headlines in all things freight and logistics. Winter Storm Diego still trouble in the South, Snowstorms out west this week Christmas comes early for most freight brokers in 2018 XPO shares stage steep drop as company's 2019 earnings growth may fall under analyst estimates Transport and trade leaders react angrily to latest Brexit delay Finally, they play another round of Big deal little deal, what's the deal with you? Will they make it a record tying three in a row? KeepTruckin adds key leaders, updates IFTA reporting Big deal or little deal? Cowen joins chorus of trucking bears but says 3PLs are safe Big deal or little deal? Australian watchdog sues port operator over crippling covenants Big deal or little deal? The ground is sinking beneath the feet of on-demand riding startups Big deal or little deal? Amazon’s Fort Worth regional air hub may bring other modal assets into play Big deal or little deal? Freight rates on the Rhine subside as water levels finally rise Big deal or little deal? Trucking rates continue to climb as carriers retain pricing power Big deal or little deal? It’s getting heavy at USPS, and that may not be good Big deal or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP slugs a Bells Two-Hearted and Chad is visited by a Bearded Iris Homestyle. The dynamic transportation due cover some galvanizing headlines of the week: Big deal or little deal? What’s the deal with Trump’s trade truce? XPO widens internal workplace practices probe in wake of alleged problems at Memphis facility Brokers: capacity migrating south for the winter Treasury task force proposes sweeping USPS changes, Amazon and e-retailers on edge They spend 5 Good Minutes with Director of Education at IANA, Hal Pollard. Finally, Chad and JP play their go-to headline roundup: Big deal little deal? What's the deal with you? French government backs down - suspends added fuel taxes for six months Big Deal or Little Deal? Truck orders take seasonal dip in November; approaching 500K units for 2018 Big Deal or Little Deal? Oil producers face multiple challenges in December Big Deal or Little Deal? Project44 acquires GateHouse Logistics to create international visibility footprintBig Deal or Little Deal? HyperloopTT partners with Hamburg port terminal operator for cargo hyperloop Big Deal or Little Deal? Railroads should have seat at the autonomous vehicle table, AAR says Big Deal or Little Deal? Dry bulk carrier stocks win big on China tariff delay Big Deal or Little Deal? GM deals with political blowback as they push toward an autonomous and sedan-less future Big Deal or Little Deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad and JP celebrate the holiday season with a bit of bourbon and "bitter" cheer. Then, they're off and running on this week's headline roundup. GM lays off thousands of workers, five plants up for closure Pump and dump scheme of medical marijuana companies and "trucking rate firm" National Academies of Sciences outlines path forward for study of twin 33s ‘Like a gun to my head’— drivers weigh in on ELDs, pay and parking They take on 8 headlines in under two minutes (or do they?) with another rousing round of Big deal little deal? Fleet Complete equity acquired by pension fund, guides for 10x growth Big deal or little deal? J.B. Hunt, project44 sign IT pact allowing Hunt customers to access all carrier data on one platform Big deal or little deal? XPO launches last-mile delivery tracking through Google Search Big deal or little deal? Arrive Logistics launches Chattanooga office Big deal or little deal? Rally is building an on-demand bus ride-sharing market for the U.S. Big deal or little deal? AGL CEO: visibility next year’s goal, adaptability and automation three-year outlook Big deal or little deal? Echo Global CEO: the role of brokers, one-size-fits-all tech, and other 2019 questions Big deal or little deal? Goods trade deficit widens again as exports fall, imports rise Big deal or little deal? Finally, they spend 5 Good Minutes (well, more like 8) with Scott Friesen, VP of strategic analytics at ECHO. Big deal or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's headlines bring us an array of reasons to be grateful for the coverage of FreightWaves and What the Truck?!? U.S. and China face last chance to avoid Jan. 1 tariff hikes, but don't get your hopes up Freight.Tech25: In spite of rocky year, Tesla shocks the world and places third Freight.Tech 25: Silicon Valley money and the network effect lead Convoy to #4 Battery and design woes continue to torment e-scooter startup Lime (with special guest Casey Larkin) Major Thanksgiving snowstorm to delay truckers out west: flooding in some valleys Then, they play another round of Big deal little deal? Electric, hydrogen, and modal shifts among pathways to a net-zero carbon environment for transportation Big deal or little deal? FedEx Freight to operate last-mile pilots in 5 markets during first half of FY 2019 Big deal or little deal? Postal workers in Canada reject Canada Post's call for a cooling-down period Big deal or little deal? Panama spread widens in last week for pre-tariff China - East Coast sailings Big deal or little deal? Jet fuel surcharges adding to air shippers' holiday costs Big deal or little deal? Deutsche Post DHL Group announces $21 million venture raise for supply risk company, Resilience360 Big deal or little deal? FedEx orders 1,000 Chanje electric vans from Ryder Big deal or little deal? Albertsons ignores the noise, orders 10 Tesla Semi trucks Big deal or little deal? Finally, they spend 5 Good Minutes with Marissa Ash from Transfix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad bring you a special broadcast from Texas Station at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. They’re joined by special guest, FreightWaves’ executive editor, John Kingston. First, they discuss the MarketWaves afterhours party with Uber Freight and what kind of Texas-sized beers they’re imbibing. Then, they discuss some of this week’s headlines: The launch of the Freight Futures Exchange Craig Fuller’s conversation with Michael Lewis Best in Show winners from MarketWaves18 Demo Day The inaugural Freight.Tech winners As if all that isn’t enough, they also spend 5 Good Minutes with one of the Demo Day Best in Show winners, Shipwell’s Greg Price and Jason Fargas. They also have a fascinating 5 Good Minutes with Echo Logistics’ CEO, Doug Waggoner. Will they run the gauntlet of our journalists’ incisive questions in time to win the big prize? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Chad consumers a powerful Lagunita’s Brown Shugga’ and JP sticks with a Bell’s two-hearted but with a twist. Then, they cover the headlines of the week with a focus on drivers and tech. Nikola Motor to introduce hydrogen-electric tractor to Europe McKinsey: how analytics drives sales growth in transport & logistics Netradyne captures over 100 million minutes of driving video data to improve driver behavior El Niño could significantly slow down U.S. supply chain this winter Finally, they play a Big Deal, Little Deal? Will they make it two in a row? FTR and ACT report another banner month in the class 8 order book Amazon Delivery Service Partners was highly touted; where does it stand after a few months? Ford jumps into the e-bike bandwagon, buys e-scooter startup Spin Barchart CEO Haraburda discusses financial data business and our new partnership Konexial partners with Dock411 to add dock information to My20 ELD and GoLoad matching platform Will the new trade deal prevent Mexican trucks from entering the U.S.? KeepTruckin introduces App Marketplace to leverage data-driven integrations for users GE Transportation Port Optimizer technology pilot project increases supply chain performance at Port of Long Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Chad imbibes a Truckstop Honey from Back 40 beer from Gadsden, Alabama and JP has the usual comfort brew, a Bell’s two-hearted. This week, leading up to the midterms, the dynamic freight duo take on a variety of political issues such as they pertain to freight and economics. They measure the political B.S. meter from a scale of 1-10. Spear speech to ATA reveals organization plan to reach out to independent drivers Drug testing legislation to include hair-sample testing for truck drivers Teamsters ready to walk from UPS Freight should second contract fail FreightWaves and Jason Schenker talk about the midterm implications for the freight economy Then, they rally with a rousing round of Big Deal, Little Deal (what's the deal with you)? XPO drivers in N.J. agree to join Teamsters Big deal or Little Deal? Trucking carriers shift capacity to capture port volumes Big deal or Little Deal? Uptake taps into Geotab sensors, artificial intelligence to take predictive maintenance a step further Big deal or Little Deal? To reduce traffic, pollution, delivery services hop on the bike Big deal or Little Deal? Manufacturing, and not ecommerce, is the decisive factor of international air cargo growth Big deal or Little Deal? FreightWaves partners with Benzinga to bring freight market news to the masses Big deal or Little Deal? Brent-WTI spread widens; crude prices propped up by supply worries Big deal or Little Deal? Final phase of I-269 opens, allowing trucks to bypass Memphis traffic Big deal or Little Deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad slug a Sweetwater IPA and Brooklyn Lager. Then, they tackle the headlines of the week: Tesla posts epic earnings beat FMCSA will no longer assume a commercial driver "is always a human" as it prods autonomous trucking Whitepaper: TransportTech venture capital trending hot. Then, they bring back the Big Deal, Little Deal? What's the deal with JP? Rank-and-file blowback expected as UPS, Teamster contract saga takes unusual turn: Big deal or little deal? Freight forwarders: tariffs broke peak season in two: Big deal or little deal? Giant mosquitoes a public health issue during Hurricane Michael clean up: Big deal or little deal? Covenant rushes into dedicated; beats the Street: Big deal or little deal? Target lays down the e-commerce gauntlet, offers free two-day shipping: Big deal or little deal? Innovate or die: e-commerce and the iconic bankruptcy of Sears: Big deal or little deal? KeepTruckin’s new HQ expands investment in Nashville: Big deal or little deal? Tennessee Tech admits results of glider kit study were “inaccurate”: Big deal or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad and JP crack open a feel-good-go-to in Bell's Two-Hearted, and a first time try of Birhimgham brewery's TrimLine IPA. This week they cover the technology headlines and earning reports of the week. First, the technology: What’s past is prologue: Vapor setting the stage for a whole new internet Uncovering the electric scooter rage in U.S. metropolitans Metals are jostling for position to be a part of the next wave of battery technology for electric vehicles Moody’s suggests that autonomous vehicle startups have inherent disadvantages IBM announces blockchain-based food safety network widely available across industry Food supply chains need an economic incentive to adopt blockchain Then, the dynamic freight duo spends 5-Good Minutes with William Kerr of Edge Logistics. And finally the earnings reports. J.B. Hunt's earnings beat estimates thanks to better brokerage, truckload businesses Trump's tariffs are wrecking Wabash National's earnings CSX boasts better third-quarter results as it aims at 'winning back share from trucks' How brokerages navigate Q4 volatility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Chad in the Bahamas, market analyst Zach Strickland cracks open a Hutton & Smith Tectonic Session IPA with JP, who’s having his comfort beer, Bell’s Two Hearted. They’re joined by Senior Meteorologist Nick Austin for the first big headline of the week, a round-up of our Hurricane Michael coverage. Hurricane Michael aftermath: localized damage, regional supply chains intact Trucking rates are starting to plateau, but market remains strong says ATA economist Dow Industrials plummet 500 points, catching up to Transports selloff Despite transport selloff, Stifel reiterates ‘buy’ on CHRW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices