WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP623 Idalia makes landfall, disruption watch and why Teamsters killed 22,000 jobs

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 5:56 p.m.

On today\u2019s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is covering Hurricane Idalia\u2019s impact on freight as it makes landfall. WeatherOptics\u2019 Scott Pecoriello gets us strapped down for the storm.\n\nWhy did Teamsters allow 22,000 union jobs to vanish? FreightWaves\u2019 Rachel Premack discusses if labor and unions are winning, why did Yellow lose so badly?\n\nAIT Worldwide\u2019s Greg Weigel predicts peak season, alerts us to supply chain disruptions on the horizon and shares the impact nearshoring has had on trucking.\xa0\n\nTrucker Tricky Mick hauls cars and drops bars. We\u2019ll take a look at the life of a car-hauling music producer.\n\nFreightWaves\u2019 Justin Martin talks about how a 100-truck carrier could operate for the U.S. Postal Service without insurance; Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams\u2019 abrupt shutdown; driver shortage narrative violations; living in a mansion on 18 wheels; and delivery instructions gone wrong.\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