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7 days until potential ILA port strike; acquiring Greenland; Gulf of America | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Timothy Dooner
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Key Takeaways:

  • Episode 789 of WHAT THE TRUCK?! discusses a potential International Longshoremen’s Association strike impacting ports from Maine to Texas.
  • The episode covers Loadsmith's sale of its brokerage unit to FreightVana and Virtual Freight Inspections' accelerated claims process.
  • Other topics include the U.S.'s interest in Greenland, Trump's Gulf of Mexico renaming, Los Angeles wildfires, and Trevor Milton's return.
  • The show is available live on various platforms and on demand via podcast and SiriusXM.
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On Episode 789 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Stuart Chirls about a potential International Longshoremen’s Association strike that could shut down ports from Maine to Texas on Jan. 15. 

They’ll also look at the U.S.’s interest in buying Greenland, Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico and the impact of wildfires in Los Angeles.

Locksmith just sold its brokerage unit to FreightVana. We’ll learn all about the deal from Loadsmith CEO Brett Suma.

Virtual Freight Inspections’ John Kemp talks about how they’re accelerating the claims process by combining world-class technology with boots-on-the-ground inspectors. 

Plus, somehow Trevor Milton returned; most unique city in the world; 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.