Should Kamala Harris cap spot rates; AI and the Dali recovery; truckload markets | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On Episode 748 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner welcomes Super Trucker Justin Martin back to the show. They’re talking about whether Kamala Harris should price-cap spot rates; truck driver pranks that go too far; a harrowing video of a UPS driver; and the merits of truck stop sushi.

Freight Science’s Intelligent Decision Automation platform helped with rerouting shipments automatically right after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. We’ll learn from Paper Transport Inc.’s Wes Kornowske how the tech was crucial for them to navigate disruptions in Baltimore after the MV Dali incident.

FreightWaves’ Tony Mulvey breaks down the latest truckload market data in SONAR. Tender volumes show signs of life, but rejection rates and spot rates are trending sideways. What does it mean for fall freight? Mulvey has the analysis.

Plus, record China-to-U.S. containers in June; Amazon vs. bikers; towing the cast of “Cars”; and more. 

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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.