WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP616 Truth and lies in autonomy, NASCARs trucker appreciation and fuel economics
On today\u2019s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to The Road to Autonomy\u2019s Grayson Brulte about the good, bad and ugly in autonomous vehicles.\n\nRelay Payments partners with NASCAR on driver appreciation week at its Haul of Fame. David Barak gets us up to speed on the sponsorship and tells us why Relay Payments is honoring drivers a quarter mile at a time.\n\nWholesale diesel prices are up 27% from their one-year lows back in June of this year, so we\u2019re finding out how Hell Bent Xpress\u2019 Jamie Hagen is staying above water by being smart with fuel. He\u2019ll give us a crash course in being an owner-operator, managing fuel and knowing your costs.\n\nFires in Maui have caused devastating losses, including more than 35 human lives. SeaWide Express\u2019 Monica Thornton lets us know what\u2019s going on over on the islands, how it is impacting freight and if any relief is being organized.\xa0\n\nPlus, a day in the life of auto transport; your first headset; building a beer tap; and semi-trucking cats.\xa0\n\n\n\nWatch on YouTube\nVisit our sponsor\nSubscribe to the WTT newsletter\nApple Podcasts\nSpotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices