Convoy Platform: Zero thefts over last 380,000 loads; tariffs vs. fasteners | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Bill Driegert and John Oldham Jr. The post Convoy Platform: Zero thefts over last 380,000 loads; tariffs vs. fasteners | WHAT THE TRUCK?!? appeared first on FreightWaves.
On Episode 833 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to Flexport’s Bill Driegert about resurrecting Convoy Platform. The company has just announced that it has had zero loads stolen over its past 380,000 shipments. Across the industry, cargo thefts were up 27% year over year, and the average value of theft ballooned to $202,364. We’ll find out how Flexport has managed to beat the bad guys.
Can fasteners hang in there against tariffs? Field Fastener’s John Oldham Jr. stops by to talk about how trade policy could be impacting the very goods holding everything together.
Plus, Commercial Carrier Journal gets cooked over driver shortage article; layoffs/bankruptcies hit trucking; GTA6 delayed until 2026; XBOX Series X up $100; and is the port of Seattle really empty?
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