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Everything you need to know about tariffs with logistics legend Matt Silver
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On Episode 823 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by cross-border logistics legend Matt Silver to talk all about the impact of Trump’s tariffs. You’ll learn how they work; what will cost more; short-term and long-term strategy; what’s exempt; how the tariffs will impact trucking, ocean, warehousing and capacity; and more.
Silver’s firm Cargado just announced a $12 million Series A. We’ll find out how and what the plans are for the cash.
Plus, White House calls 90-day tariff delay “fake news”; and an update on the I-35 crash that left five dead.
2:54 Update on I-35 crash
5:26 Cargado’s $12M Series A
8:26 Trump on tariffs
12:55 Fear & loathing in lost earnings
14:56 How tariffs work
21:19 Why did we tariff the penguins?
22:23 What will an iPhone cost and tariff math
27:07 Cars, cross border and USMCA exemptions
32:28 Impact on ocean freight
36:58 Impact on trucking
38:28 Duty drawback
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