Walcott Truckers Jamboree; building MacroPoint and a true FreightTech rockstar

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from the 44th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree where TrueTMS George Thellman is on scene. He’s there to judge a trucking beauty pageant and spread the word on digitizing freight.  Descartes’ Dan Cicerchi shares the incredible story of founding MacroPoint. We’ll learn how he built the company, what he’s up to now at Descartes, what FreightTech to invest in and how to scale a business. Aaron Peck, Founder & CEO at Mothership is an actual FreightTech rockstar have founded the Interscope-signed screamo band A Thorn For Every Heart. Now he’s the founder of Mothership and we’ll find out how he plans to revolutionize last mile delivery. Sasha Seymore is a co-founder and the COO of Learn to Win, an education technology company based in Redwood City, California, that improves training and onboarding for commercial enterprises, the Department of Defense, and athletic teams and programs. We’ll find out how teaching on the PGA Tour and the Pittsburgh Penguins translates to freight teams. Plus, how AI is changing society; FedEx myth busted; Nikola’s wild ride; flooding in Vermont and worst hold music in freight.  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