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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? · July 24 · 46 min

Staging a Freight Crash Could Soon Cost You 20 Years in Prison

In this episode, Malcolm and Mike dive deep into the latest freight news, supply chain trends, and game-changing logistics technologies. Special guest Dr. Danielle Dean, Head of Engineering at Gather AI, joins the show to break down how physical AI and autonomous systems are transforming warehouse management. Physical AI in the Warehouse: Dr. Danielle Dean joins the show to discuss Gather AI's platform, digital twins, and how autonomous drones and vision-based forklift cameras are revolutionizing inventory tracking without replacing workers. Cracking Down on Staged Crashes: A new Senate bill proposes up to 20 years in federal prison for staging commercial truck accidents—will it actually curb fraud schemes? Pharmaceutical Tariff Talk: Examining the potential impact of proposed tariffs on generic medicines and what shifting production back to the U.S. means for supply chains. Housing Market vs. Heavy Delivery: How a cooling housing market is impacting the big-and-bulky last-mile freight market. Major Cross-Border Drug Bust: Breaking down "Project Bay"—a $139M broker-style illegal smuggling operation shut down in Canada. Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor - GNOSIS FREIGHT Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, Malcolm and Mike dive deep into the latest freight news, supply chain trends, and game-changing logistics technologies. Special guest Dr. Danielle Dean, Head of Engineering at Gather AI, joins the show to break down how physical AI and autonomous systems are transforming warehouse management.

  • Physical AI in the Warehouse: Dr. Danielle Dean joins the show to discuss Gather AI's platform, digital twins, and how autonomous drones and vision-based forklift cameras are revolutionizing inventory tracking without replacing workers.
  • Cracking Down on Staged Crashes: A new Senate bill proposes up to 20 years in federal prison for staging commercial truck accidents—will it actually curb fraud schemes?
  • Pharmaceutical Tariff Talk: Examining the potential impact of proposed tariffs on generic medicines and what shifting production back to the U.S. means for supply chains.
  • Housing Market vs. Heavy Delivery: How a cooling housing market is impacting the big-and-bulky last-mile freight market.
  • Major Cross-Border Drug Bust: Breaking down "Project Bay"—a $139M broker-style illegal smuggling operation shut down in Canada.

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