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What’s coming up on the radio show this week? Weekly Market Update: Freight brokers call market bottom, look for spring tightening, Earnings Over/Under, 5 Good Minutes with Melissa Forman, COO of TriumphPay, and finally a round of Big deal Little deal?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: J.B. Hunt misses analysts’ first quarter earnings and revenue estimates. Truckload carriers’ first quarter results don’t appear to be in jeopardy after the J.B. Hunt report. Marten Transport reports best-ever net increase of more than 30 percent in first quarter of 2019. What gets hauled to Vegas, stays in Vegas.And then on to the freight tech headlines of the week.

What The Truck?!? episode 63What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Our focus this week is on regulatory moves, final mile and LTL, and updates in freight tech and capital investment. This week Ellis Smith joins Chad Prevost in the studio while JP is on assignment in Orlando covering the TIA Conference.

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: Survey data shows upcoming improvement in manufacturing, softening service sector, U.S. rail volumes dip as carriers grapple with flooding impacts. War on Detention update: Specialty stores and electronic retail tops the list for longest dock times, And then on to the other big headlines of the week: ICONIQ Capital invests in Truckstop.com at $1B valuation, White House: Trump would let trucks cross Mexican border if it closes, Providence Equity buys GlobalTranz back from The Jordan Company after just 8 months, Stock stumbling, Lyft announces $50 million in transportation initiatives. 

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Well, a lot. Like Friday is the day that the Freight Futures becomes reality. We also discuss private equity and VC in transportation logistics and celebrate freight and tech and innovation.

What The Truck?!? episode 60What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: Shippers return to their old ways of detention as carrier compliance increases. Radio Recap: guests discuss actionable data on show 4. And then on to the other big headlines of the week:BLS cites lack of pay – not drivers – as cause for driver shortageATA asserts government driver shortage study gets it wrongSoft CVTI guidance sparks truckload selloffFedEx earnings depressed by slowing global economy and trade fearsFinally, the freight duo plays a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: Freight volumes move the opposite direction of the clocksAnd then on to the other big headlines of the week:Grimaldi ship sinks in Bay of Biscay, U.S. airlines, Boeing ground all 737 MAX aircraft after FAA reversal, FEMA contractor Lipsey Logistics CEO arrested for cocaine distribution that includes kids,FedEx doesn’t consider Amazon a competitor? SEC filings beg to differ. Finally, the freight duo plays a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)? Will they finally get them all in under two minutes?

What the Truck?!? bonus coverage. JP and Chad are joined by Ashley Coker to discuss some of the highlights at the 81st annual TCA Conference in Las Vegas.

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? This week Chad and JP are joined by FreightWaves’ Chief Data Scientist, Daniel Pickett. First, they bring you the Weekly Market Update: Weekly Market Update: March volumes arrive on schedule, capacity remains loose,Brokers say ample capacity readily absorbing contracted volume uptick, FreightWaves releases Vnomics miles per gallon index in SONAR. Radio Recap: quotables from FreightWaves’ second show. And then on to the other big headlines of the week. Finally, they play another round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)? and try desperately to make the two-minute cut.

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? First, Chad and Zach hit you with the weekly market update: Spot market drives carrier revenues higher in 2018, Freight brokers say capacity loose, markets stable Then, they’re on to some other headlines of the week: FreightWaves secures $20 million in Series B funding from corporate and strategic investors, Breaking: SEC wants Elon Musk held in contempt, FedEx to roll out delivery robot capable of 8-mile round-trip trek, Finally, the freight thugs play a game of big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)? Will they (finally) cover the eight headlines in under two minutes?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week?First, we begin with out weekly Market Update: Volumes slide under previous year values as spring approaches, Trucking Freight Futures Atlanta: attendees ask about volatility, small players and liquidity. And then on to the other big headlines of the week. Then a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? We are visited by two special guests for this week’s episode: Zach Strickland and making his “inaugural debut” Michael Crosby. Weekly Market Update: What is happening from a carrier’s perspective, and what is happening from a shipper’s perspective? We’ve got the yen and the yang. Futures: And as a matter of fact, it’s these two different points of view that make for a trucking freight futures market: Houston and Dallas. And then Zach and Chad play a round of Big deal, little deal (what’s the deal with you)?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Zach Strickland and Ashley Coker join Chad Prevost to discuss the weekly market playbook: ECHO beats earnings on managed transportation growth, Old Dominion beats Q4 earnings estimates, keeps OR below 80 mark, Saia’s earnings are solid; Schneider gets an uplift from Merrill Lynch, USA Truck continues the trend: another strong quarter, improvement in OR, a jump in the stock price. Finally, Chad and Zach play Big Deal, Little Deal (what’s the deal with you)?

What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? The dynamic freight duo discuss the weekly market playbook. Weekly Market Update: Volumes recover as end of month nears; Polar vortex heats up Chicago. And then on to the other big headlines of the week. Finally, JP talks to Scott Cousins, CTO of Redwood Logistics, for 5 Good Minutes.

WTT episode sponsored by Redwood LogisticsThe dynamic freight duo are joined by guest star, Zach Strickland, as they discuss the weekly market playbook:Weekly Market Update: Largest single day drop in freight volume since Spring of 2018The Permian Basin’s demand for crude oil tanker trucks could quadruple in Q2Shippers have the upper hand in 2019. Here’s what that means:

WTT episode sponsored by Redwood LogisticsFirst, JP gets back on track with a Bell’s Two-Hearted and Chad shares a Naked River Hop Hatch with special guest Zach Strickland. Then, they tackle the headlines with a Market Playbook angle: Weekly Market Update: Capacity abounds as volume flattens. Inflation pressure cools, but trucking rates keep climbing. Carriers roughed up as shippers, brokers search for freight market bottom. And onto other headlines of the week: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of driver in dispute with New Prime. Ford, Volkswagen announce partnership to jointly develop commercial vans, pickups. Volkswagen announces Chattanooga plant expansion; focus on electric vehicles. Finally, they play an especially rousing round of Big Deal, Little Deal? And last but not least, they have 5 Good Minutes with SVP of Redwood Logistics, Steve Gadaleta.

WTT episode sponsored by Redwood LogisticsFirst, JP drinks tap water while Chad cracks open a Hutton and Smith Basecamp Blonde. Then they tackle an abundance of big headlines from this week in all things logistics. The dynamic freight duo then spend Five Good Minutes with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on building collaborations between logistics companies in Freight Alley. And then they tackle another eight headlines in under two minutes on Big deal little deal (what’s the deal with you)?

WTT episode sponsored by Redwood LogisticsFirst, JP and Chad are joined by special guest, Sultan of SONAR, Zach Strickland, and all imbibe upon a Bells Two-Hearted in a tip of the cap to JP’s go to. They spend 5 Good Minutes with Paul Enos, CEO of the Nevada Trucking Association, and follow that by a rousing rounds of Big deal little deal, what’s the deal with you?

First, Chad and JP crack open a Victory Golden Monkey Tripel Belgian and a Green Bench Happy Hermit Pale Ale. That’s right, JP is branching out. Then, they cover some of this week’s headlines in all things freight and logistics. Finally, they play another round of Big deal little deal, what’s the deal with you? Will they make it a record tying four in a row?