WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP737 Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage grounds flights, trucking, global trade

Published: July 23, 2024, 3:28 p.m.

On Episode 737 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about a Microsoft outage that has grounded flights nationwide, closed shipping ports and shuttered trucking terminals. What happened, who is impacted and when will things get back to normal? FreightWaves\u2019 Eric Kulisch gets us the latest news.\n\nIt takes a flatbed expert to truly rate the strap work. So, I invited J and R Transfer\u2019s Josue Ramos on to teach us how the strap work works. We\u2019ll learn about load securement, best straps and fatherhood in trucking.\n\nAurora and Uber Freight have teamed to bring autonomous trucking to the digital freight platform. They are launching Premier Autonomy, a new program providing early access to over 1 billion of Aurora\u2019s driverless miles to Uber Freight carriers through 2030. We\u2019re talking to Uber Freight\u2019s Olivia Hu and Aurora\u2019s Zac Andreoni about how the partnership came together and how it works.\xa0\n\nHogs hit Los Angeles ports this fall. Javier Vera at Toyota Material Handling Solutions and Aura Benchetrat at BlueCargo tell us about the first annual Port of LA/LB charity motorcycle ride.\xa0\n\nPlus new data says people in supply chain don\u2019t have work friends; fire shipments; robot casino cops; and more.\n\nWatch on YouTube\nCheck out the WTT merch store\nVisit our sponsor\nSubscribe to the WTT newsletter\nApple Podcasts\nSpotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices