AI workforce is here; Trojan trucks; Canadian trucking; ICE eyes freight
We head north of the border with Left Lane Associates Mike 'Ace' McCarron to find out the good, bad and ugly of Canadian trucking. We'll learn about U.S.-Canada tensions, tariff impacts on cross-border, crime in Canadian trucking and more.
Operation Spiderweb puts trucks on the front line as one was recently used to launch a daring attack on Russia's bomber fleet. Will trucks become a target?
ICE sets its sights on trucking. With reports of agents hitting shipping facilities and a massive bust in Texas, the industry is on notice. Tesla Semi claims it has an 800-mile bobtail range. WattEV unveils its Tesla Semi and says it can fully charge the truck in 30 minutes or less.
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0:59 WWE Knoxville 4:08 Operation Spiderweb: Trucks on the frontline
7:54 ICE sets sights on trucking
11:22 Tesla Semi: Bobtail beast
13:20 Pallet raises $27M series B | Sushanth Raman
16:16 AI workforce | Sushanth Raman
29:39 Who is at fault: Car or truck?
32:23 Good, bad, and ugly of Canadian trucking | Mike 'Ace' McCarronCatch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 6 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Channel 146.
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