Trouble for Trevor Milton ー Freightonomics

How will Nikola respond to federal charges against its founder?

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Trevor Milton, founder and former chairman of Nikola Corp., was handed down three federal fraud charges Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in misleading investors and retailers about Nikola’s true equipment capabilities. 

On this episode of Freightonomics, Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith talk about what this means for Nikola as a whole and how it changes public perception of the company. They host Detrioit Bureau Chief Alan Adler, who provides some perspective on the situation. 

Adler has covered the situation with Nikola in depth and has had firsthand looks at the company since it distanced itself from Milton last fall. Adler appeared on FreightWaves NOW with Kaylee Nix and Michael Vincent earlier in the day to discuss this situation as well, including what other OEMs can learn from Milton’s mistakes. 

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Kaylee Nix is a meteorologist and reporter for FreightWaves. She joined the company in November of 2020 after spending two years as a broadcast meteorologist for a local television channel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kaylee graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2018 and immediately made the Tennessee Valley her home. Kaylee creates written summaries of FreightWaves live podcasts and cultivates the social media for FreightWaves TV.