Four Midwest states set all-time diesel records yesterday. Plus: Texas is going after five CDL mills, a man paid truckers $9,000 a load to haul cocaine, California just opened the door to driverless trucks, and more.
"Iâm constantly seeking out knowledge, whether thatâs from people from the industry that have gone before me, or what I can find online.â
DOT Blitz Week starts tomorrow, and brokers are bracing for one of the toughest weeks in years. Plus: $10.1M in stolen freight leads to five years in prison, Forward Air loses 40% of its value, diesel prices hit produce costs, and more.
"Iâm constantly seeking out knowledge, whether thatâs from people from the industry that have gone before me, or what I can find online.â
"I think this is just one more way that you can go about finding quality capacity to better run your operation.â
âI knew that a digital brokerage was just another broker with a digital app.â
"I think some TMS's are failing because they donât understand what brokers do every day."
"You need to know the rules of the game, and then you need to know how to play it."
âI used to hate a freight broker. All they're trying to do is take my money. That was the attitude⊠until you realize that if there's a load of freight, whether itâs intermodal, brokerage, or assets, the load is going to go the way itâs supposed to go. You can fight it, but youâll go broke.â
Diesel is climbing, produce lanes are tightening across the board, and brokers on Reddit are fantasizing about quitting. Here is what's trending this week on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and YouTube.
U.S. Xpress Founder, Max Fuller, breaks down trucking before deregulation, how tech changed the industry, and its future.
Ryan Schreiber breaks down everything about strategy, relationships, mindset, and AI in logistics.
Harish Abbott, CEO of Augment, shares why the future of freight is already here and how to adapt to it.
Rob Carpenter shares what the non-domiciled CDL ruling means for fleets, compliance, and rates.
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