WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Ballast Point Fathom IPA and compare tasting notes. They tackle some of the big headlines of the week: OPEC ready to put more oil into a market that very much needs it The expanded Panama Canal is altering global trade flows UBS: brokerage incumbents reign supreme, disruptors not a major factor. Sweden gets the world’s first road that recharges electric trucks as they move over it Then, they have Five Good Minutes with COO of Thor Trucks, Gio Sordoni. Finally, they play a compelling round of Big Deal, Little Deal?, where they continue to raise the stakes and cover eight (count 'em, eight) stories in under two minutes. Ford, Volkswagen to explore joint development of commercial vehicles: big deal, or little deal? Penske Logistics to acquire Epes Transport Systems: big deal, or little deal? The Chainalytics-Cowen Indices tell us about freight markets and a lot has changed for carriers: big deal, or little deal? Hotlanta is popping off: big deal, or little deal? Port volumes keep humming along, tariffs impact minimal for now: big deal, or little deal? A sweet deal: Nestlé and XPO set to open massive distribution center in the UK: big deal, or little deal? Google invests in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com: big deal, or little deal? eHarvestHub developing farm to table solutions by cutting out the middlemen: big deal, or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad and JP pop the top on a fresh brew: Bell’s Two-Hearted and Sierra Nevada Southern Gothic. What's new? Headlines of the week: FTR’s State of Freight: capacity to remain tight, economy is strong but tricky time How the Denham amendment could impact the J.B. Hunt meal break trial The Dallas freight market is leading the country Indian logistics industry suffers from capacity fragmentation and labor shortage They spend Five Good Minutes with Ken Evans and Andy Dishner from Konexial. Then, they cover not six but EIGHT headlines and all in the same two-minute span. Why? Because they think they can. "Sultan of SONAR" Zach Strickland to lead data and economic analysts in real-time Lumber market update: futures prices still breaking records FreightWaves raises $13M in oversubscribed Series A funding led by 8VC Commodities rallying, outperforming equities in 2018 Stifel: U.S. dry bulk exports up as global demand for coal and grain rise Trucker Path pushing the needle on the parking problem How to getting in a shipper's good graces U.S. Xpress is making its IPO tomorrow at $16/share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Dog Fish Head 60. Then, they hit some of the top headlines of the week. It starts here: Chris Spear highlights agenda at ATA's 2018 NAFC ATA speakers: The future of supply chains and why blockchain is a team sport Hyundai Merchant Marine’s building spree adds to global orderbook 260,000 UPS Teamsters authorize a strike, if necessary Before things get too crazy, they play another rousing round of Big Deal, Little Deal. Transportation job openings hit a record high, and wage increases are likely going to continue: big deal, or little deal? The Jordan Company acquires GlobalTranz for reported $400M: big deal, or little deal? Checking In: Roadcheck 2018 and the California market: big deal, or little deal? Will personal conveyance guidance have an impact on capacity?: big deal, or little deal? Uber Freight launches fleet mode tool that caters to small fleet owners: big deal, or little deal? Concerns mount over tariffs, congressional Republicans suggest bipartisan push back: big deal, or little deal? Finally, stay tuned for Five Good Minutes with Transparency18 Keynote speaker, Bettina Warburg, followed by Five Good Minutes with OpenPort CEO Max Ward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brews. JP sticks with the same ol' Bell’s Two-Hearted and Chad branch's out to a somewhat unseasonable Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout. Then, they briefly take on the headlines of the week:  Announcing the release of FreightWaves’ inaugural book publication, Freight 2025: Forecasting the Future  Canadian Pacific Teamsters settle strike Brazilian owner-operators shut down the highways Followed by a rousing round of Big Deal Little Deal: What to expect in fuel as prices surge over 30% from last year Fed survey highlights strengthening manufacturing, labor shortages Michelin commits to a sustainable, fully recyclable world of tires Shippo introduces new workflow that uses machine learning to make shipping easier Goods trade deficit narrows again as both exports and imports fall Is the F-150 production shutdown visible in freight market data? Finally, they cap off this week's episode with an interview with Susan Fall, president and CEO of LaunchIt PR and sponsor of Freight2025 About the show: What the Truck?!? is FreightWaves' irreverent new podcast breaking down the biggest stories in transportation and logistics. Join FreightWaves writers John Paul Hampstead and Chad Prevost on Friday afternoons as we discuss all things freight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad crack open a Bell’s Two-Hearted and a Honky Tonk’s country style NEIPA. They discuss Susquehanna’s Transparency18 Takeaways, and Transparency18 Demo Day Top 5 Best in Show. Then, they conduct an exclusive interview with Slync’s CEO, Chris Kirchner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Headlines of the week FreightWaves to take Rise of the Rest winnings and invest in the people of Chattanooga Hyperloop for freight could be faster and cheaper than air Tesla: batteries burning, execs leaving, factory mortgaged Transparency18/FreightWaves 2025 book release/Sonar Five Good Minutes Starring guest Women in Trucking president, Ellen Voie Big Deal, Little Deal? Used truck market is strong and steady: J.D. Power: big deal, or little deal? Sales advance as retailers eye a stronger 2nd quarter: big deal, or little deal? Rising oil prices and lower spot market rates dampen Q1 maritime margins: big deal, or little deal? "Exceptional drought" in southwest means more bad news for grain: big deal, or little deal? Shipa Freight makes online air and ocean freight booking simpler for SMEs: big deal, or little deal? Opponents ramp up efforts to stop longer, heavier trucks: big deal, or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Headlines of the week What is the solution to trucking’s stubborn parking problem? Natural gas-powered trucks are well ahead of electrification Two controversial approaches to “solving” the scarcity of commercially-licensed drivers Five Good Minutes With Mike Matousek, Government Affairs Director of OOIDA. Big Deal, Little Deal? Mother’s Day spikes reefer rates 52% out of Miami: big deal, or little deal? DHL earnings disappoint as the company looks to contain e-commerce delivery costs: big deal, or little deal? The Drivewyze-PrePass/HELP battle has gone nuclear in just the last few weeks: big deal, or little deal? Truck driver shortages expected to increase oil prices and constrain supply: big deal, or little deal? Super duper Uber: sky’s the limit for autonomous air cargo: big deal, or little deal? UPS vs. Teamsters isn't the only standoff in contract negotiations; internal Teamsters divide exists also: big deal, or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by LyncAmerica. Chad Prevost and Zach Strickland (filling in for JP), crack open a Lagunita’s Waldo and a Wicked Weed Lieutenant Dank. Then, they're primed and ready to test Zach's knowledge with the Trucker Lingo game (spoiler alert: he gets a 60%). Then, they're off and running on the big headlines of the week: California Supreme Court ruling could force companies to reclassify contractors as employees The OOIDA-ATA battle breaks out into a full verbal brawl, all in public Nikola Motor claims Tesla infringed its truck patents, seeks $2B in damages They end in a whirlwind round of Big Deal, Little Deal? Will they get it all in under two minutes? The spot market continues to degrade as freight market stabilizes C.H. Robinson's operating margins get squeezed, and Wall Street notices...and reacts Carrier confidence has impacted freight markets as much as capacity The Starship is almost ready to launch What factors are pushing UPS to seek to deliver much bigger parcels? Women in the transportation industry is on the rise: WIT Index Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP and Chad pop the top on a couple of fresh brewchachos. After announcing What the Truck?!?’s new sponsor, LyncAmerica, they break down the top headlines of the week: Driver recruiting, retention efforts focus on pay packages as turnover expected to climb Earnings reports from Knight-Swift, Covenant, UPS, and Landstar Eggs and lettuce recalls: could blockchain help? Then Chad and JP played Big Deal or Little Deal? to close out the show: Container ship traffic is humming along: big deal, or little deal?   Sec. Mnuchin is trying to defuse trade tensions: big deal, or little deal?   Truck tonnage down again in March as capacity constraints take hold: big deal, or little deal?    Volvo Truck innovations still focused on the driver: big deal, or little deal?   Housing activity improved to start spring, providing another boost to freight activity: big deal, or little deal?   Proposal to alter Oklahoma trucking regulation dies, but not without some fireworks: big deal, or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad and JP crack open a cold one, then Chad quizzes JP on truckers’ nicknames for U.S. cities. After the game, they break down the top headlines of the week: Top 5 ways to be a “shipper of choice” Daseke bets heavy on oil with Aveda acquisition The next big thing in LiDAR is tiny--and massively scaleable CSX takes aim at trucking Finally Chad and JP play a game of Big Deal or Little Deal? China-U.S. container rates fall for 32nd straight week: big deal, or little deal? Oil, aluminum, nickel prices rally: big deal, or little deal? Federal Reserve survey highlights tariff impacts, driver shortages: big deal, or little deal? Are ELDs making our roads safer? : big deal, or little deal? Freight demand remains strong as manufacturing and construction activity picks up: big deal, or little deal? DAT reporting a softening spot market: big deal, or little deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices