Why Canadian Oil Won't Save US Diesel Prices | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Malcolm Harris (0:30)

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the last day of the month. You see the man, you see the dude. I'm Malcolm Harris, joined by my brother in crime, Michael Vinson. It's another episode of What The Truck? Mike, what's up, boy? We got you in here.

Michael Vinson (0:48)

Right on. This is my tribute to John Kingston.

Malcolm Harris (0:55)

Hey, man. That is beautiful. I love it.

Michael Vinson (1:01)

I may even get up and walk around with my computer today. You never know.

Malcolm Harris (1:04)

You never know. That's the best.

Michael Vinson (1:06)

I may do one of these things. Hey, what's happening?

Malcolm Harris (1:09)

146 Studios out in Dallas has never looked so much better, man. It is a good deal. It is.

Michael Vinson (1:16)

It's a deal, bro. It's the real deal, man.

Malcolm Harris (1:18)

I mean, it is everything. It is all that and a bag of chips out there where you're at in Dallas. How are you, my brother?

Michael Vinson (1:25)

I'm fantastic, too. We're hunkering down.

It's supposed to get some rain, dude. Okay. I don't know, a hurricane or some shit or whatever. Pacific Broker Park came across New Mexico. I don't know. I haven't been paying attention, but currently we're supposed to flood watches and shit like that for next day or something.

Malcolm Harris (1:46)

Nice. Well, listen, I will come get you and Carlos and two of every single animal and put y'all on my arc and bring y'all back to town. Wow.

Michael Vinson (1:55)

That. You've been working on that, huh?

Matthew Muester (1:59)

You got your arc going, eh?

Malcolm Harris (2:00)

Come on.

Oh, bro. You are awesome, man. We got a great show in store for you guys today. Looking at On Deck, we have two great guests, two guests that have actually been on What The Truck?! before. But for those that don't know and did not see those episodes, let's bring it to you right now. Matthew Muester is going to be on the show. For those that do not know Matthew, he is fantastic. He's the chief economist at Breakthrough. All right. The conversation with Matthew is very simple. He's joining us to talk all about the diesel market heading into the fall. Of course, more North American crude sounds like good news for prices, but he's explaining that that's not necessarily the case and what's really driving diesel and all the things. We're going to talk about Keystone XL as well and Canadian crude, which actually fits into the picture. So I'm excited to speak with Matthew. And then the bar has been set. Mr. Jefferson Barr. I see him with the red polo looking dynamic and he is ready to hop on What The Truck. I'm excited to speak with him. He's going to return to talk all about supply chain chaos. All right. There's a new report from him and his team at Netstock. And it's talking about how there's no single big disruption this year, just lead times, raw materials, freight costs and demand all moving at once. We're going to get into why 99% of SMBs are still growing despite the chaos, the debt stock problem getting worse, as well as inventory is improving and why order early might actually be bad advice heading into peak season. All right. So between Jefferson as well as Matthew, we're going to have a fantastic 45 minutes plus five of freight. All right. I'm excited for these two men to join the show. But before we get to them, the month of September has been a fantastic month here on What The Truck?!. We have had a lot of different interviews, a lot of positive things happen on the show.

And you have heard from both of our sponsors. Our presenting sponsor is none other than Descartes. All right. Descartes has done such a wonderful job for us this month, and they're a wonderful organization in general. Of course, the segment and the show again is brought to you and presented by Descartes. They're introducing Descartes MacroPoint ELD Plus. All right. You guys heard this from Andrew Weimer. This is a new dual source tracking capability that combines ELD and mobile app tracking in one session. You can spot discrepancies sooner, capture proof of delivery, and gain greater confidence within every single load. You can learn more right now at descartes.com. Descartes, thank you guys so much for all that you have done for us in the month of September. And also thank you to a special organization as well.

Our supporting sponsor, that is Kooner Fleet Management Solutions. If you guys don't remember, on Monday's episode, Mr. Bill Cooper was here in the house, and he had such a wonderful interview with us, talking about fleet management and how to properly keep a fleet moving. And with this being said again, this segment, as well as the show, is being supported by Kooner Fleet Management Solutions, all right? Because a truck that is not moving is not making any money. Every breakdown means lost revenue, misloads, driver downtime, and added pressure on your business. And that's why fleets across North America trust Kooner Fleet Management Solutions for mobile maintenance, preventative service, DOT inspections, and nationwide repair support. Kooner's tailored services help maximize revenue by keeping trucks moving, drivers earning, and freight on schedule. Visit koonerfms.com/what The Truck? for your complimentary fleet maintenance review. Again, that is Kooner Fleet Management Solutions. Thank you guys so much to the great team at Kooner as well. And thank you to my co-host, Michael Vincent, because he's going to be here at this event in just a month's time. Actually, we're not under a month. Michael, can you tell the people what this event is, please, sir?