UAW escalates; California paves path for autonomous trucks; cargo theft spikes – WTT

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On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the UAW taking action at 38 more GM and Stellantis plants. With President Biden on the way to the picket lines this week, will we see a resolution? 

FreightWaves Justin Martin stops by to talk about new parking in Wyoming; California’s autonomous trucking ban getting vetoed; cargo theft spiking; New York City getting robocops and more.

Travelers Christopher Carpenter talks about the dos and don’ts of hauling lithium ion batteries.

Konexial’s Ken Evans shares how driver workflow enhances driver experience. 

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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.