Florida man hangs on hood of rig – WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude talk about a shocking incident in Florida, where a man is caught on camera clinging to the hood of an ABF truck. They also discuss how LTL freight works, XPO’s digital and diversity initiatives, and this week in news.

They’re joined by special guests Lou Amo, president, Freight Brokerage and Expedite at XPO; Jill Clifford, president at Aborn & Co.; and Jeff Boswell, recruiter at Universal Capacity Solutions at Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

Plus, a SONAR-powered breakdown of the freight market as we dive deeper into where rates and volumes will be headed this week.

Emily Szink rounds us out with this week’s Big and Little Deals concerning soaring freight volumes, FreightWaves’ partnership with EKA, Lord & Taylor, Oreos, and the fate of sports this fall.

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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.