Drive to be champions – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and The Dude are learning from a pro what it takes to perform in the truck driving championship. Walmart driver Eric Ramsdell tells us all about how he placed first in flatbedding at the 85th National Truck Driving Championship For Safe Driving.

Plus, wheel safety with IMI Products’ Bob Bortner, toll management with BestPass’ Jason Walker, Mexican cross border freight with Ryder System’s Mario Duarte Jr. 

In headlines, West Coast ports sink to lowest share of US imports since early 1980s; FedEx announces largest general rate increase in its history; truckers not allowed to park at their houses; how Walmart drones work 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.