5 dead after allegedly intoxicated trucker in flip-flops crashes in Austin | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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On Episode 814 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to Mutha Trucker News’ Alex Mai about a deadly past few days for trucking. We’ll share the latest on the horrible I-35 crash where authorities allege that a flip-flop-wearing, intoxicated trucker killed five people. 

CPG Sourcing CEO Michael De Clercq talks about how increased tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum could shift global sourcing strategies.

SuperDispatch CRO Stan Deak discusses how tariffs are reshaping demand for used vehicles.

Plus, trucker busted for dumping 2,000 gallons of jet fuel and more.

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Timothy Dooner

Dooner is an award-winning podcaster who hosts and produces FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. WTT is ranked in Apple Podcasts top-20 Business News podcasts. He also writes a newsletter of the same title with over 15k subscribers in the supply chain and trucking niche. Dooner has been in freight since 2005 and has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.