Trucking VP goes for a ride-along; here’s what he learned – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined in the studio by Matt McLelland, Covenant’s VP of sustainability and innovation. McLelland just got back from a three-day, two-night tour of the road with one of his drivers, Thomas Morgan. We’ll find out what he learned while between the white lines.

Autonomous trucking companies made a lot of noise in ‘22, but what kind of impact has the tech been able to make in the market? Don Burnette, co-founder and CEO at Kodiak Robotics, talks about the partnerships that are pushing AI trucks forward. 

Consumers aren’t the only ones out hunting for the latest TVs over the holidays. So are thieves. Scott Cornell, national practice transportation lead at Travelers, shares the theft trends that are extinguishing yule logs across the industry. 

How will edge computing factor in supply chain? Ken Evans, chief technology officer at Konexial, talks about the future of transportation as a service.

Plus, Greg Weigel, chief business officer at AIT Worldwide Logistics, shares its year-end Global Transportation Market Report.

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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.