rob liss

Amateur railroad propagandist. I’m very good at Scrabble. Views and opinions my own. Go ‘blers

[rob liss @Robliss]

MAKA boxes out in the wild outside Laredo.

If you’re shipping out of Mexico to the US or Canada, I’d love to talk to you about moving those shipments via carbon-friendly IMDL service

[rob liss @Robliss]

@John__Ferguson let me know next time you’re in Chicago. Would love to drink a shot of @JeppsonsMalort with you

[rob liss @Robliss]

@Freight_Bandit The freight bandit isn’t the hero we need, he’s the hero we deserve

[rob liss @Robliss]

The higher rates go, the greater incentives become for bad actors to persist in the market.

The SCOTUS ruling makes sailing a tight ship more expensive and sailing a pirate ship more profitable

[FreightCaviar 🚛 @freightcaviar]

Just saw a rate confirmation sheet where a broker paid over $6k for a straight through reefer run from MS to AR. 350 miles.

[rob liss @Robliss]

@freightcaviar The thing is: you don’t have to win a lawsuit in order to sue someone.

The cost of fighting a lawsuit can be crippling, even if you win

[rob liss @Robliss]

@ArmchairAtty @FreightAlley SCOTUS ruling appears to extend liability to brokers.

Does liability end at brokers or will it continue through to the underlying shipper that hired the broker?

[Kevin Rutherford / Let's Truck 🇺🇸 @lets_truck]

For years, owner-operators have been screaming about Highway. FreightValidate. MyCarrierPackets. RMIS.

"The brokers won't load me. The vetting is killing small carriers."

The Supreme Court just made it ten times worse.
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II. 9-0.

Brokers can now be sued in state court when their carrier kills somebody on the road. C.H. Robinson lost this morning.

Every broker general counsel in America is reading that opinion right now and making one decision:

Vet harder. Reject more. Document everything.
Highway and FreightValidate weren't the problem. They were the warm-up act.

What's coming:
— More identity verification layers
— Equipment photos on every load
— Real-time CSA monitoring with auto-disqualification
— Driver-level vetting, not just MC-level
— Insurance minimums that price out single-truck operators
— Safety questionnaires that look like SF-86 background checks
— Onboarding timelines that stretch from days to weeks

Brokers aren't doing this to hurt you. They're doing it because a jury in Illinois is about to decide whether their $75K surety bond was an appropriate response to a dead motorist.

Wrong answer = nine-figure verdict.

You wanted accountability for brokers. You got it. The bill is being mailed to every owner-operator in America in the form of a thirty-page carrier packet.

Adapt or quit. There is no third option.

[Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ @FreightAlley]

OMG, this is the most pivotal moment in trucking history since Deregulation.

It could be an extinction event for 30-50% of all freight brokers.

Matt Lefler and I will be on the air at 11AM ET to discuss. Live, streaming on X.

[rob liss @Robliss]

No idea what we’re doing but it’s fun

[rob liss @Robliss]

@GordMagill at the local dive bar and the band has a song about a man’s autonomous truck driving away with his wife

Tiny Horse Trio @ Friendly Tap in Berwyn

[rob liss @Robliss]

Congrats to Venezuela. What a fun WBC

[World Baseball Classic @WBCBaseball]

Team USA has arrived to the World Baseball Classic Final in GAME-USED United States Men's National Hockey Team jerseys.

[Clue Heywood @ClueHeywood]

He went to a few colleges, bounced around five different jobs in seven years, grew a mullet, lived in an RV, and seems like a great guy to drink some beers with. Today's signing makes sense. Gardner Minshew has been spiritually Arizonan this whole time.

[rob liss @Robliss]

@GordMagill Where can I order a copy? Won’t be at MATS this year

[rob liss @Robliss]

Sad day for @lostisreed

[🌵 Mr. Az @MrAzSports]

The owner of Zipps is being prosecuted by the state per employees of Zipps.

IRS and Homeland security are the ones on site. The rumor is identity theft & stealing money.. doesn’t sound Zipps will be re opening any time soon..

[rob liss @Robliss]

If you want to get annihilated in the new @nytimes scrabble ripoff

Come at me:

https://t.co/aPai02HDir Be my friend on The New York Times Crossplay app so we can play one-on-one in this word game.

[Catholic News Service @CatholicNewsSvc]

"We'll put these in the fridge," #PopeLeoXIV tells @GovPritzker after receiving cans of "Da Pope" beer made by Burning Bush Brewery. (from Vatican Media video)

[rob liss @Robliss]

https://t.co/aTh2UPHCSD

[rob liss @Robliss]

🚨Final Event of the Semester🚨
Please join us tomorrow (11/19)at @LoyolaChicago for a presentation by @americold and the @CPKCrail as part Loyola’s Supply Chain Speaker series

Free food and drink

Link to register in next post

[rob liss @Robliss]

Impressive statistic: a $1 donation to @FeedingAmerica translates to 20 meals.

If you’re interested in learning how that’s possible please consider joining us o campus at @LoyolaChicago next week for this free event:

https://t.co/Ks4ixHfqP6

[ESPN @espn]

Loyola-Chicago men's basketball players will wear a patch on their jerseys this season to honor Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved, longtime chaplain who died earlier this month. https://t.co/Z8ZUMiL6rD