Trucking is in Trouble.

About this episode

The episode discusses the impending crisis facing the trucking industry and its implications for the global economy.

The world's trade system is cartoonishly complex, and it depends on multiple factors: one of the most important being trucks. Without semis and truckers, the global economy will immediately collapse -- and, unfortunately, trucking is in trouble. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore a catastrophe on the horizon. A spiraling economy, skyrocketing inflation, and disruptive new technology combine to put one of the world's most essential industries is on the verge of collapse. So what happens next? They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Matt, Noel

Topics covered

• trucking industry
• global economy
• inflation
• technology disruption
• supply chain

Keywords

• trucking
• economy
• inflation
• technology
• collapse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

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