WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On Episode 831 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/] is talking to ‘Sweatystartup’ Nick Huber about his new book, ‘How To Get Rich Doing Boring Things.’  Huber started his first business, Storage Squad, in 2011 and grew it to 25 major college towns before he sold the business in 2021 for $1.7 million. He also became one of the originators of B2B rage bait on social media. We’ll find out the logistics of building boring businesses, leveraging controversy to generate cash and what Huber’s ventures may tell us about the economy in 2025. Iamfr8 Inc. CEO Tristan Bordallo says detention is wage theft. He’ll tell us why getting drivers paid is such a problem in this industry. Bordallo also tells us what he’s seeing in the West Coast freight market and talks about a case in which 15,000 drivers were in danger of losing their CDLs due to a pair of shady doctors. Plus, reports say Trump will sign an executive order Monday enforcing English in trucking. Trucking lost a great one. This episode is in loving memory of Brittany Traylor. Follow up with Nick Huber right here:Sweatystartup.com [http://sweatystartup.com/] Boltstorage.com [http://boltstorage.com/] Somewhere.com [http://somewhere.com/] Recostseg.com [http://recostseg.com/] Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightwaves/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FreightWaves], X [https://twitter.com/freightwaves?lang=en] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/FreightWaves], or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVi2PdlRdiSqmJsM01U1gwAfc_y75q_PW] Check out the WTT merch store [http://wttgear.com] Visit our sponsor [https://truckstop.com] Subscribe to the WTT newsletter [https://www.freightwaves.com/wtt] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1AlbXLIKJAwwwA059sVd?si=bGt9JO4TRaG3aAcyz-UaxA] More FreightWaves Podcasts [https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On Episode 830 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/] is back from Chicago, where he got to see that state of freight on the world’s most powerful visibility platform: project44. With ocean booking cancellations up bigly on the East and West coasts, when will trucking feel the pain? Did you know that if you export or destroy goods that you’ve paid tariffs on, you can claim 99% of your duties back? We’ll meet Caspian CEO and co-founder Justin Sherlock to talk about his AI-driven duty drawback program. Drones are taking off as Walmart expands aerial package drop-offs to 1.8 million households in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. James McDanolds at Sonoran Desert Institute has dedicated his career to working on drones. We’ll find out if 2025 is the year drone delivery goes mainstream.  Olivia deMars is a high school student in Massachusetts. Today we’ll find out how Gen Alpha views the tariff situation.  5:20 Dooner goes to Chicago and project44 9:44 Tariff turmoil 12:06 Switch2 preorder hell? 17:15 Over the Top 2 19:12 Walmart Drones Do Dallas | James McDanolds 30:25 Boo this man 31:02 AI for Duty Drawback | Justin Sherlock Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightwaves/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FreightWaves], X [https://twitter.com/freightwaves?lang=en] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/FreightWaves], or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVi2PdlRdiSqmJsM01U1gwAfc_y75q_PW] Check out the WTT merch store [http://wttgear.com] Visit our sponsor [https://truckstop.com] Subscribe to the WTT newsletter [https://www.freightwaves.com/wtt] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1AlbXLIKJAwwwA059sVd?si=bGt9JO4TRaG3aAcyz-UaxA] More FreightWaves Podcasts [https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On Episode 829 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/] is talking to one of the most amazing owner-operators on the road: Roger Machback. Machback lost his arm in a boating accident but didn’t let that keep him out of the cab. Instead, he designed his own prosthetic arm so he could keep on trucking. Now, he says, regulations need to change regarding amputee drivers. We’ll find out why.  Grace Sharkey is sounding the alarm about the latest trending form of freight fraud: trade fraud. With shippers scrambling to save their supply chains, bad actors are taking advantage. We will also learn about FreightWaves’ next in-person event: the Freight Fraud Symposium.  April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month, so Travelers’ Chris Hayes stops by to speak facts on the issue. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightwaves/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FreightWaves], X [https://twitter.com/freightwaves?lang=en] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/FreightWaves], or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVi2PdlRdiSqmJsM01U1gwAfc_y75q_PW] Check out the WTT merch store [http://wttgear.com] Visit our sponsor [https://truckstop.com] Subscribe to the WTT newsletter [https://www.freightwaves.com/wtt] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1AlbXLIKJAwwwA059sVd?si=bGt9JO4TRaG3aAcyz-UaxA] More FreightWaves Podcasts [https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On episode 828 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/] is celebrating Good Friday by talking with Gaia Dynamics co-founder and CEO Emil Stefanutti to talk about a tool that couldn’t have come at a better time.  With tariff turmoil causing shippers and customs brokers to scramble, Gaia has launched an AI solution for tariffs and product classifications. We’ll find out how it works and how it can save you money in a high-tariff environment. Glid is building the industry’s first autonomous road-to-rail solution. We’ll meet founder and CEO Kevin Damoa to find out how they’re getting autonomy on track. Plus, DOT Secretary says “Astro-Not”; 160 truck carrier shutdown; Mack layoffs; US Switch 2 preorder date announced; and more. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightwaves/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FreightWaves], X [https://twitter.com/freightwaves?lang=en] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/FreightWaves], or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVi2PdlRdiSqmJsM01U1gwAfc_y75q_PW] Check out the WTT merch store [http://wttgear.com] Visit our sponsor [https://truckstop.com] Subscribe to the WTT newsletter [https://www.freightwaves.com/wtt] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1AlbXLIKJAwwwA059sVd?si=bGt9JO4TRaG3aAcyz-UaxA] More FreightWaves Podcasts [https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On Episode 827 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/] is talking about the shockwaves that have been reverberating throughout the trade community due to the trade war. The Maritime Professor Lauren Beagan drops in to talk about the massive collapse in container bookings that has happened over the past month. How soon will we feel the pain in volumes on the trucking side? Beagan also breaks down recent maritime policy regarding new port fees as well as the Panama and Suez canals. Port of Huntsville CEO Butch Roberts believes we’re in for an inland port renaissance. We’ll find out how the port works, whom it serves and why big investments in air and intermodal will be a boon for shippers. Plus, gambling bookkeeper busted; Kodiak goes SPAC; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drops on PS5; and more. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 00:55 Headlines: $4M gambling theft; Kodiak goes SPAC 03:31 The power of inland ports | Port of Huntsville 08:15 It’s not a Bug, it’s a feature 22:12 Navigating a trade war | Lauren Beagan 22:44 Port fees and maritime policy | Lauren Beagan 42:12 Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightwaves/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FreightWaves], X [https://twitter.com/freightwaves?lang=en] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/FreightWaves], or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVi2PdlRdiSqmJsM01U1gwAfc_y75q_PW] Check out the WTT merch store [http://wttgear.com] Visit our sponsor [https://truckstop.com] Subscribe to the WTT newsletter [https://www.freightwaves.com/wtt] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1AlbXLIKJAwwwA059sVd?si=bGt9JO4TRaG3aAcyz-UaxA] More FreightWaves Podcasts [https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]