A trade group is suing to strip California and New York of the power to issue commercial driver's licenses entirely. Plus: $3/mi is now breakeven, DOT wants to rate every carrier, routing guides are falling apart, and more.
Shippers want the same things theyâve always wanted: reliable execution, fair pricing, and a partner who shows up prepared.
"We're basically in the center of the United States. As middle as you can get. Every class one railroad comes through Kansas City. It makes it very unique."
A trade group is suing to strip California and New York of the power to issue commercial driver's licenses entirely. Plus: $3/mi is now breakeven, DOT wants to rate every carrier, routing guides are falling apart, and more.
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Shippers want the same things theyâve always wanted: reliable execution, fair pricing, and a partner who shows up prepared.
Freight fraud is a multi-billion-dollar problem, and the old verification model is broken. Hereâs the new standard every broker needs to build toward in 2026.
Every freight AI vendor quotes an automation rate. Almost none publish what's behind it. Here's the methodology question brokerages should be asking and what Chain's 3M-load dataset reveals.
Freight AI pilots succeed. Production deployments often don't. Augment CEO Harish Abbott on the change management gap â and what ops leaders need to do before the tech even matters.
Spot rates just hit record highs, while the carrier pool is shrinking. Plus: shippers get a win on trucking liability, the oldest tax in trucking is on the chopping block, Ohio puts 5,000 CDL holders on notice, and more.
Seven straight months of spot rate gains. Independent freight agents are built for this market. Here's what the thriving ones are doing differently.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
The largest freight broker in North America just started locking carriers off its platform. Plus: oil could hit $160 a barrel, Mexican truckers are losing their US visas, Arizona just showed every state how to bury ELD cheaters, and more.
Spot rates just hit record highs, while the carrier pool is shrinking. Plus: shippers get a win on trucking liability, the oldest tax in trucking is on the chopping block, Ohio puts 5,000 CDL holders on notice, and more.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
The largest freight broker in North America just started locking carriers off its platform. Plus: oil could hit $160 a barrel, Mexican truckers are losing their US visas, Arizona just showed every state how to bury ELD cheaters, and more.
The UP-NS pitch to regulators is that the combined network would pull 2.1 million truckloads off highways annually. Plus: USPS signs a $10B+ deal with DHL, 20+ carriers go under in May, and Hub Group's CFO and COO are out.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
Thomas Mella breaks down his thoughts on this week's FreightCaviar Podcast.
"Weâve gotten feedback that it saves them days of manual work, and they walk in prepared and being a good partner.â
"Iâm constantly seeking out knowledge, whether thatâs from people from the industry that have gone before me, or what I can find online.â
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