How to electrify millions of trucks; doom spending and freight hangovers

On episode 681 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Zeem Solutions founder and CEO Paul Gioupis. Zeem just cut the ribbon on its charging depot in Inglewood, California. We’ll find out why Gioipis thinks this is the first step toward electrifying millions of trucks in the state. Uber Freight has released a Scheduling API pilot for the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s Technical Standard. What’s all that mean? Raj Subbiah, head of product at Uber Freight, tells us why this is a leap forward in streamlining operations for all stakeholders in the freight ecosystem. It isn’t just trucks that are facing pressure from environmental interests. Container shipping is also in the crosshairs. VesselBot founder and CEO Constantine Komodromos takes a look at the data behind containership emissions. How important are owner-operators to the brokerage model? Are carrier vetting tools a solution if they harm legitimate carriers? Able Transport founder and CEO Liz Wayne answers these burning questions and more. Plus, Super Bowl loser supply chain and spot market hangover cured?  Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices