Last week we were joined by the one and only @GordMagill to continue our series on the fraud and deceit within our nations trucking industry and more specifically the American Trucking Associations false narrative of a "Driver Shortage"
Check out this clip from the episode.
Of course they had to clip me at my rantiest and angriest and dropping too many F bombs, but after spending the last 8 months doing nothing but reading intensely bad news about the industry three generations of my family have dedicated themselves to ... I hope you understand.
Last week we were joined by the one and only @GordMagill to continue our series on the fraud and deceit within our nations trucking industry and more specifically the American Trucking Associations false narrative of a "Driver Shortage"
Check out this clip from the episode.
FYI a significant amount of @FMCSA data was removed from public availability today.
Most of these were the daily update datasets. The monthly snapshots are still there (minus a handful).
If you are using @SearchCarriers or other vetting platforms, be aware the data may be 24 hours behind.
I am trying to find out more about this change and will share once I know more.
The trucking industry is being rocked by fraud schemes that have torn relationships between honest brokers and carriers.
In this episode, @supertrucker joins us to build on our conversation with @maybedanielleee from last week and give us his perspective as a former driver.
Tonight at midnight our second episode in our series of fraud and deceit in the trucking industry goes live.
@supertrucker joins us to give the drivers perspective from his experience behind the wheel and across the interwebs.
This episode revisits the dark cloud of ELD and fraud in the trucking industry. The team further explores how it impacts the freight broker and carrier relationship and the wider supply chain. Stay informed about the challenges facing the trucking industry in 2025.
Building off of last weeks episode, we are joined by @supertrucker to get his perspective as a former driver on issues like;
0:00 Intro
17:13 Trust Issues
35:39 Market Pressures
50:39 ELD's & Driver Abuse
1:02:07 Theft & CDL Scams
1:11:15 Chameleon Carriers
Something is very wrong here. Can @garrett_makes and @maybedanielleee help me out with this??
This truck is parked next to me. Of course it’s super sketchy- First of all it almost hit my truck backing in 2 times. Then I noticed the weird Q number-something I never seen before.
I ran it through @SearchCarriers and it’s very sketchy at best. Something isn’t right here. Can u both take a look and tell me if I am seeing something wrong?
See below pics in the comments 👇
Tonight at midnight our second episode in our series of fraud and deceit in the trucking industry goes live.
@supertrucker joins us to give the drivers perspective from his experience behind the wheel and across the interwebs.
A Production Control Manager writes letter to a Lombard Trucking terminal manager saying “it is a pleasure to see one of your trucks arriving at our plant”