Thomas Wasson
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Enterprise Trucking Analyst at FreightWaves. Writer and host of Loaded & Rolling and Truck Tech podcast. Opinions expressed are my own. Great Gandalf of Freight
Chattanooga, TN
Joined May 2019
I’m reading a book on persuasion. One thing it says is to speak more plainly. Another, is that persuasion is outside of facts, and is more about energy and direction. Therefore I’m going to test a persuasion hypothesis, here it goes: . Can autonomous trucks gain adoption due to.
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I’m more pro driver than you, but if you can’t stop the fraudsters, you can automate them. How do you compete against CDL mills, fraudulent motor carriers and FMCSA regs? Simple, you use a driverless truck.
How is this for speaking plainly. Why do we allow people that are so anti American truck driver to have any place amongst our industry voice?. He wants you to either accept an illegal invasion or adopt autonomous trucks. Both replace American truck drivers. We should just.
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We need more autonomous trucks to fix this. You can’t sexually harass a driverless truck. It already knows how to drive.
When Attacked Behind the Wheel was published, the FMCSA made a public statement “There is no acceptable number of incidents of harassment and violence against women, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is committed to dedicating its time and resources to working.
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Driverless trucks don’t need ELDs and are safer.
With the backdooring of ELDs, offshore brokerages, and other dispatch and managerial functions accomplished from afar via text message, it has become abundantly clear that the safest trucker on the highway today is an Old Bubs with a pre-99 truck and a flip phone.
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RT @Thewhitesmoke: Crashes goes against fleets until the fleet proves the crash shouldn't. Enter the @FMCSAs CPDP that lets you submit a….
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Watching Oklahoma game and see an ad for MiraLAX fiber gummies, who is that target demo? Like do I need 8 grams of fiber gummies due to all the beer? I have questions.
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Does hustle also exist in trucking? 🤔.
Did you know there's an underground industry out there called "cars for Door Dash." Here's how it works:. - Buy a "cheap" but reliable car for $7-$10k.- Properly insure it.- Rent it out for ~$400 per week on FB Marketplace to Door Dash drivers. But WHY does this work? Well.
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This is wild, I heard horror stories of US based mega carriers doing shady lease purchase or owner op setups but this kinda stuff is extra devious. Sweatshops on 18 wheels.
There’s a repeat pattern emerging with some Canadian trucking companies. They’re telling drivers who should be employed that they should get their own legal entity and operate as a contractor. The drivers don’t own the trucks. They’re employees but don’t get paid or treated.
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Today’s term is working tractor percentage. Can hover around the mid 80’s as trucks are in shop or unseated on a fence. Holidays can take that down to 40%. After the holidays it can the creep back up to 50% or if you’re lucky 75%. Often fleets aren’t lucky after Labor Day.
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RT @FreightAlley: Very excited to announce that Malcolm Harris, formerly with Axle and Steam Logistics, is the new host of our reimagined W….
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RT @FreightWaves: We are pumped to welcome Malcolm Harris to the What The Truck?!? set as your new host on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays….
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Broadcaster & supply chain industry icon Malcolm Harris joins the FreightWaves TV team as the new host of What The Truck?!?
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RT @thefreightnerd: The last week of August showed some strength in the freight markets, but overall another stinker of a month. https://t.….
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The summer doldrums of mid-August have given way to a seasonal bump ahead of Labor Day weekend. Nationwide outbound tender rejection rates and dry van spot rates both posted gains over the past week. Nationwide outbound tender rejection rates rose 64 basis points in the past
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RT @FreightWaves: Scott Brinner from Nopetro Energy tells @ThomasWasson7 "The stars are aligning” for renewable natural gas. Waste & tran….
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Korean chili paste with teriyaki marinade paired with Whole Foods breasts. Blackening from the sugar caramelizing, griddle breasts more like griddle beasts.
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Ran out of daylight, the era of smoked wings is over, the age of griddle wings has begun
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Had a convo with a large trucking OEM about market outlook. Big word is Uncertainty with three big themes. Uncertainty over tariffs, both aluminum and steel are subject to tariffs, add in the USMCA and negotiations and it makes it hard to calculate the cost of a new truck.
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RT @FreightWaves: Meet Blue to Blue — SONAR’s brand-new freight market app. For just $9.99/mo, drivers & carriers get access to:.✔ Tender….
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