@GordMagill@supertrucker This may be changing or closing. In the past if we had a driver come in with exp but not recent exp we'd recommend them go drive for a farm on weekends (where regs are less strict) and that would satisfy the requirements. It sounds like there are tighter restrictions on that now.
@supertrucker Post Caribe I don't think brokers want them in the trucks.
Attorney: Before the accident video clearly shows them in a call with Broker.
AI: Please confirm you're driving a 53' dry van.
Driver: [closes eyes] F*** [CRASH]
AI: We understand that these questions are frustrating...
Stop paying $20 per month for Claude Code. McDonald’s AI bot is FREE.
Someone asked a McDonald’s support assistant how to reverse a linked list in Python.
It answered correctly. Actual code.
We’re definitely at peak AI now.
@FreightAlley I've watched a shipping clerk cry while getting screamed at in a foreign language. I've also walked onto a dock and have seen the clerk light up and the weight lift off their shoulders when they saw me. Your customers remember you and they remember who sent you.
@John__Ferguson This is why I think broker liability is important. I sat down with multiple brokers, discussed real issues, and presented several solutions they could implement. All of it was ignored because it wasn't their problem. Now it is.
@FreightAlley We've eliminated the incentive for young people to get into the industry, eliminated fast tracking the adding of new drivers/carriers, and forcibly ripped non-compliant drivers/carriers out.
It's going to take 2-3 years to replace that capacity.
@supertrucker Reddit and Google reviews are full of cheap carriers asking "How do they expect me to pay for this?" After they get hit with an unexpected cost the broker (or Amazon) won't cover for them.
Major overnight surge on truckload spot rates to new all time high.
Truckload van spot rates moved up $.09/overnight to $3.83/mile, the highest level in history.
This is happening despite fuel prices cooling, reinforcing that rate inflation has been driven by supply/demand in trucking and not diesel price pass thru.
For those not following trucking closely: trucking is a commodity and prices are driven by supply/demand.
Capacity is tightening due to the compliance crackdown, while demand is increasing due to stronger industrial sector thanks to AI data center construction, energy investments, defense spending, and America’s global industrial competitiveness.