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What The Truck?!? - April 19, 2019
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62 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
What The Truck?!? episode 64
What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week?
TriumphPay is the leading carrier payment platform in transportation. With over 50,000 carriers paid, TriumphPay helps to drive capacity, efficiency and cash flow for brokers and shippers. Visit triumphpay.com to learn more.
Weekly Market Update:
J.B. Hunt misses analysts' first quarter earnings and revenue estimates
Truckload carriers' first quarter results don't appear to be in jeopardy after the J.B. Hunt report
Marten Transport reports best-ever net increase of more than 30 percent in first quarter of 2019
What gets hauled to Vegas, stays in Vegas
And then on to the freight tech headlines of the week:
FreightTech investment surges in 2019
ValueAct Capital believes Nikola Motor Company is a gamechanger in the freight industry
On-demand warehousing startup Flowspace raises $12 million in Series A investment
Singapore collaborates with Volocopter to add air taxis to its skyline
Big deal, little deal (what's the deal with you)?
Canada to appeal WTO ruling over U.S. softwood lumber tariffs
Over 20 years later, Lytx continues to evolve alongside the industry it serves
FreightWaves and TIA announce SONAR data partnership
Kansas City Southern's first-quarter net profit jumps 16 percent
Government watchdogs urge review of underride guard requirements
Record-breaking snow season breaks Sierra Nevada drought
E-commerce breeds "algorithmic-based pricing conspiracies"
Manufacturing stalls again, capping a disappointing quarter for freight demand
What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week?
TriumphPay is the leading carrier payment platform in transportation. With over 50,000 carriers paid, TriumphPay helps to drive capacity, efficiency and cash flow for brokers and shippers. Visit triumphpay.com to learn more.
Weekly Market Update:
J.B. Hunt misses analysts' first quarter earnings and revenue estimates
Truckload carriers' first quarter results don't appear to be in jeopardy after the J.B. Hunt report
Marten Transport reports best-ever net increase of more than 30 percent in first quarter of 2019
What gets hauled to Vegas, stays in Vegas
And then on to the freight tech headlines of the week:
FreightTech investment surges in 2019
ValueAct Capital believes Nikola Motor Company is a gamechanger in the freight industry
On-demand warehousing startup Flowspace raises $12 million in Series A investment
Singapore collaborates with Volocopter to add air taxis to its skyline
Big deal, little deal (what's the deal with you)?
Canada to appeal WTO ruling over U.S. softwood lumber tariffs
Over 20 years later, Lytx continues to evolve alongside the industry it serves
FreightWaves and TIA announce SONAR data partnership
Kansas City Southern's first-quarter net profit jumps 16 percent
Government watchdogs urge review of underride guard requirements
Record-breaking snow season breaks Sierra Nevada drought
E-commerce breeds "algorithmic-based pricing conspiracies"
Manufacturing stalls again, capping a disappointing quarter for freight demand
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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What The Truck?!? - Episode 11: FreightWaves won the Rise of the Rest startup competition in Chattanooga. Hyperloop for freight could be faster and cheaper than air. Tesla's batteries are burning, their executives are leaving, their factory's mortgaged. We give a sneak peak of what to expect at Transparency 18. JP and Chad discuss all this and more in this week's episode. by WHAT THE TRUCK?!?