I am taking a “I Told You So” lap around the house….
For the blind a$$ peeps that needed it in a neat package here it f’ing is…
https://t.co/HKPMvWARuo #fmcsa#usdot@USDOT@FMCSA@WillCookOnX
@USDOT Drops Bombshell right before Labor Day weekend, with a great BIG F U to the workforce as they replace humans with autonomous.@WillCookOnX@fmcsa@NHTSAgov@SecDuffy
https://t.co/caxsBbs1aS
@SecDuffy is smiling at truck drivers and shaking their hand while stabbing them in the back.
Time for some brutal honesty there Duffy, quit minimizing the workforce impacts that autonomous is going to cause.
Georgia-Pacific to Close Tacoma Gypsum Plant, Eliminating 120 Jobs
Georgia-Pacific will permanently close its Tacoma, Washington, gypsum manufacturing plant, eliminating 120 jobs, including production, loading and shipping positions. Layoffs are expected to begin October 30.
Source: Washington Employment Security Department WARN
Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs as Company Restructures for an Autonomous Future
Uber is cutting about 3,300 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, while flattening management and redirecting savings toward growth, innovation and its expanding robotaxi strategy. Uber plans to invest more than $10 billion in robotaxis in coming years.
#ai #workforce #jobs
Woot woot!!!
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Do You Even Freight? Morning Show generated more than 300,000 documented cross-platform views, impressions, and podcast downloads within its first three weeks — before the full host and promotional footprint is counted!!!
#kissthismedia #DoYouEvenFreight #transportation #supplychain
Thank you everyone!!!!
Meet Kelly Dore. Survivor. Fierce advocate. Combatting Human Trafficking both in the United States and Internationally.
Kelly Dore doesn’t just talk about human trafficking—she actively pursues solutions aimed at cutting it off at the source: the buyers who create the demand.
This isn’t just awareness. It’s about changing the system that allows exploitation to continue.
https://t.co/k3DEfA5uxj
#humantrafficking #kissthismedia #yourvoice #labortrafficking #transportation
Do You Even Freight? — Finally Friday | August 21, 2026
Do You Even Freight? wraps up the week in trucking, freight and logistics with a look at freight rates, tightening capacity, carrier financial pressure, roadway safety, and the latest from @FMCSA.
Has distrust become freight’s new business model?
When did normal due diligence become full-blown detective work? Who should verify whom? Has technology helped fight freight fraud, or has it simply made fraud more sophisticated? And what’s the wildest verification request our hosts have encountered?
Plus, we’ve got Freight Dictionary, Kevin’s Hot Load, John’s Red Flag, and because it’s Finally Friday, we’re putting the heavy workweek away with the
“Squidpocalypse of ’26” — more than 20 tons of squid spilled across a Rhode Island roadway.
Missed Your Exit? Stop Before You Make It Worse. 🚛
Missing an exit happens. The mistake is trying to “fix it” by pushing forward into a bad situation.
If you miss your turn or exit:
🛑 Stop somewhere safe.
📞 Call dispatch.
📍 Figure out the safest legal route before moving again.
A wrong turn can quickly become a low bridge, tight residential street, no-truck route, impossible turnaround—or an expensive tow.
Don’t let one missed exit turn into a much bigger problem.
#TruckDriver #Trucking #TruckDrivingTips #Truckers #TransportationSafety #Freight #Logistics #TruckingIndustry #KissThisMedia