Iowa “driver shortage” bill backlash; Women in trucking; Science of Sales | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Elizabeth Simpkins; Charles Bowles; Ben Tschirgi The post Iowa “driver shortage” bill backlash; Women in trucking; Science of Sales | WHAT THE TRUCK?!? appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Iowa “driver shortage” bill backlash; Women in trucking; Science of Sales | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On episode 820 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act, a new bipartisan bill in Iowa that has the driving community up in arms. We’ll take a look at why Iowa is trying to add even more drivers to an over capacity market and the damage the driver shortage myth does to our industry. 

Mid-America Trucking Show 2025 may have come to an end but we’ll recap the sights and sounds from America’s biggest truck show.

Travelers’ Elizabeth Simpkins talks about the tremendous progress made by women in trucking.

Trader Interactive’s Charles Bowles shares the latest data on heavy duty truck buying demographics.


Ben Tschirgi just founded his own company ScienceOfSales. After a decade of leading sales teams at companies like Cowan Logistics, Tschirgi is now helping other businesses use AI to scale their revenue. 

Plus; Trevor Milton pardoned; squats across MATS; monkey truckers and more.

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