WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, January 7, 2020

WTT?!? weekday wrap: Australian fires, chain-reaction accidents, the latest economic data, and more [with video]

We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying to register, the site is now up and operational and you can find it by clicking here. We spend Five Good Minutes with Chief Insight […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, December 23, 2019

TruckStop.com malware outage special report [podcast]

FreightWaves FreightCasts Special Report: The TruckStop.com and SaferWatch outage plus the rise and fall of FedEx. With TruckStop.com and SaferWatch down for days before the holidays, both carriers and brokers are in the dark. Plus, is FedEx on borrowed time? After “horrific” earnings and Amazon’s ascendance, pundits speculate that the parcel powerhouse may be acquired. […]

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FreightWaves Staff Saturday, December 21, 2019

Massive mergers, verdicts, Amazon problems, earnings and cheese smugglers — WTT?!? [with video]

First, we hit you with some of the latest headlines. Heniff Transportation and Superior Bulk Logistics are set to merge. Ohio-based GDS Express abruptly ceases operations. Rising wrestling star, Matt Travis, was struck and killed by truck driver, and a jury smacks a California trucking company with $70.5 million “nuclear verdict.” Plus, Amazon has some […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Amazon’s shot at FedEx, 737 MAX minimized, and a tribute to American Shipper – WTT?!? [podcast]

On today’s episode – Just in time for the holidays, Amazon cans FedEx over on-time delivery, Boeing 737 MAX stops going, a tribute to American Shipper founder David A. Howard, Zach Strickland talks a couple of freight recessions, Emily Szink knows what’s a big deal and what’s a little deal, plus market expert trivia.  Apple […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, December 9, 2019

FreightCasts Celadon Special Report

FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller, Emily Szink, and Dooner discuss Celadon’s bankruptcy filing, immediate shutdown, and the impact it has had. They’re joined by a number of drivers who tell their side of the story and give us additional insight into how they learned of their impending fate.

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, December 2, 2019

Black Friday vs Cyber Monday – What The Truck?!? [podcast]

Shopping peak season is in full bloom but will retail reap the benefits? In the battle for dollars, is it Black Friday or Cyber Monday who ends up with all the money? Plus Trump tariffs make trade tumble, broken promises from the 1870’s, the East Coast is eating the West Coast’s freight leftovers, who made the Dean’s List, and are Millennials causing a Christmas tree shortfall? All this and more on this week’s What The Truck?!?

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