On Episode 846 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about the news that broke that internet: the Trump versus Elon feud. Musk now says Trump’s tariffs will cause a recession this year. What does the falling out mean for freight? We’ll take a look.
With over 30% of truckers identifying as gamers, is the Switch 2 their new lifeline from boredom during layovers? Is it good for the kids, the dads and the Chads? Dooner has his sons help him review Nintendo’s latest console release.
Big news out of Truckstop as Kendra Tucker steps down as CEO. The company’s founder returns to the CEO desk. Is the loadboard headed toward founder mode?
We’ll take a look at trucking and tariffs north of the border with Luka Korosec, president at 1% Logistics.
Loadsmart COO Geoff Kelley on how to scale a world-class freight brokerage.
Plus, are port futbol teams any good?
Chapters
1:52 Switch 2 review | The Dooner Boys
14:51 Elon v Trump
19:40 Truckstop shakeup
21:35 How to scale a world-class brokerage | Geoff Kelley
29:32 Port futbol teams
31:17 Canadian trucking | Luka Korosec
35:44 Load security | Luka Korosec
39:35 Tariffs and markets | Luka Korosec
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