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EPISODE · Dec 9, 2024 · 45 MIN

FreightTech supershow with RXO, Happyrobot, GenLogs

from WHAT THE TRUCK?!? · host FreightWaves

On episode 782 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by three CEOs from a trio of the fastest growing and most innovative companies in this space. RXO CEO Drew Wilkerson talks about acquiring Coyote, consolidation and M&A in trucking. GenLogs’ Ryan Joyce previously spent his career in the CIA conducting counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East. He used to track terrorists, but now he tracks trucks. We’ll find out how the company is scaling up the fight against freight fraud and investing its $6 million series A raise. Last week, HappyRobot announced it had closed a $15.6 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Y Combinator, RyderVentures and other strategic investors. HappyRobot CEO Pablo Palafox stops by to talk about the company’s AI-powered agents and how they work. We’ll even take them for a test drive.  Plus, spot market hits new highs; driver training at Chuck E. Cheese; service dog retirement; trucker tases himself for likes; and more.  Catch 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 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 782 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by three CEOs from a trio of the fastest growing and most innovative companies in this space. RXO CEO Drew Wilkerson talks about acquiring Coyote, consolidation and M&A in trucking. GenLogs’ Ryan Joyce previously spent his career in the CIA conducting counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East. He used to track terrorists, but now he tracks trucks. We’ll find out how the company is scaling up the fight against freight fraud and investing its $6 million series A raise. Last week, HappyRobot announced it had closed a $15.6 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Y Combinator, RyderVentures and other strategic investors. HappyRobot CEO Pablo Palafox stops by to talk about the company’s AI-powered agents and how they work. We’ll even take them for a test drive.  Plus, spot market hits new highs; driver training at Chuck E. Cheese; service dog retirement; trucker tases himself for likes; and more.  Catch 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 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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