On the 600th episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is celebrating with project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless. We’ll learn all about his career journey, building project44 into a FreightTech juggernaut, what visibility actually means and how to build world-class culture. Matt McLelland, Covenant’s VP of sustainability and innovation, shares his philosophy on trucking, sustainability,…
Mock audits are an essential tool for motor carriers to understand how their companies would perform during a real Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration safety compliance review. They usually involve hiring a professional third-party consultant with expertise in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) who can help a company comprehensively vet its safety regulation…
Nikola adjourned its annual meeting for a second time because it lacked the votes to double the number of its outstanding shares. But the next try in August comes down to a pen stroke from Delaware Gov. John Carney. The electric truck maker and hydrogen developer currently needs 50% plus one vote to allow it…
This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers) The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for…
Not only are more used trucks flooding auction sites and dealerships, but highly desired late-model iron is getting less money because pandemic freight demand dramatically increased the miles driven. “Most 3-year-old trucks sold [in May] had extremely high mileage — 170,000 per year of service — which affected their selling price,” said Chris Visser, director…