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b'On today\\u2019s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about a Netherlands company that is trying to move freight at 700mph via hyperloop, how one author\\u2019s career journey as the first American woman to work at the Tokyo headquarters of Honda Motor Company helped change culture, we break down the LTL and contract markets, and learn how one brokerage helped revolutionize Tajiguas Landfill\\u2019s green future.\\nPlus, San Pedro Bay congestion recedes to Christmas Eve level, DOT study predicts no mass layoffs from driverless trucks, Great Lakes Petroleum Transportation files Chapter 11, and we go inside the newsletter.\\xa0\\nThey\\u2019re joined by special guests:\\nMars Geuze, co-founder/COO and Stan de Caluwe, Business Developer Cargo, Hardt Hyperloop \\xa0\\u2014 At Hardt, Geuze is responsible for the collaboration with stakeholders worldwide to develop hyperloop routes and standardize hyperloop technologies. Before co-founding Hardt Hyperloop, Geuze led the technical team of Delft Hyperloop, winning Elon Musk\\u2019s SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition by successfully testing the first hyperloop in cooperation with over 75 private and public partners.\\nLaura Kriska, cross-cultural consultant and author, \\u201cTHE ACCIDENTAL OFFICE LADY\\u201d \\u2014 When she was just 22 years old, Kriska became the first American woman to work in the Tokyo headquarters of Honda Motor Co. On her first day, she was asked to trade her cream-colored Liz Claiborne suit for an ugly blue polyester uniform, which was the beginning of many \\u201cus-versus-them\\u201d rules. Kriska quickly learned how to build connections across differences of language, ethnicity, race and gender to create a WE approach.\\nBrett Suma, chief executive officer at Loadsmith \\u2014 By sourcing a fleet of CNG trucks, Loadsmith helps transform Santa Barbara County\\u2019s landfill into a sustainable long-term solution. Suma shares with us how this was accomplished.\\nChris Peckham, vice president of operations, Freight+ \\u2014 The Good Will Hunting of supply chain brings his vast career knowledge to the show. Peckham has worked for some of the heaviest hitters in transportation, including Wayfair, The Adidas Group, SharkNinja and Clean Harbors.\\n\\xa0\\nVisit our sponsor\\nSubscribe to the WTT newsletter\\nApple Podcasts\\nSpotify\\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'