How a cargo theft ring in California is keeping shippers on edge – WTT

· Friday, May 10, 2024

Key Takeaways:

Discussion of a significant cargo theft ring impacting California shippers, featuring insights from NXTPoint Logistics.
Analysis of a report indicating electric vehicles (EVs) are 56% more expensive to operate than traditional trucks.
Feature interview with Dushawn Falls, CEO of Greenfalls Logistics, discussing his career journey and issues like non-competes and driver well-being.
Advice on speed and space control in trucking operations from Anthony Slamar of Northland Trucking Risk Control.

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On Episode 713 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about a cargo theft ring in California that has shippers on edge. NXTPoint Logistics’ Andrew Lockwood talks about the rise in theft in the Golden State.

Covenant’s VP of sustainability, Matt McLelland, joins the desk to co-host. He’s looking at a report released by The Wall Street Journal and Ryder that says EVs cost 56% more to operate than traditional trucks.

From trucker to trucking company CEO: Greenfalls Logistics’ Dushawn Falls shares his story and talks about noncompetes and driver health.

Northland Trucking Risk Control’s Anthony Slamar shares the importance of speed and space control.

Plus, pigging out on DoorDash; take your tiny trucker to work day; 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.