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🚨 BREAKING: Minneapolis whistleblowers just exposed how Minnesota's massive immigration fraud scheme now extends deep into the long-haul trucking industry!
We warned you back in May when FMCSA data showed an unexplained surge of over 90,000 CDLs issued in Minnesota—many to non-domicile drivers who shouldn't qualify.
Now, sources including whistleblower David Hoch and Nick Shirley (who's already blown the lid off related welfare and transportation scams) confirm this is part of the same corrupt system endangering American roads, undercutting wages, and compromising safety. This isn't just fraud—it's a national security threat on our highways! @nickshirleyy@Bannons_WarRoom@gc22gc@JackPosobiec
@FreightAlley I have unfortunately decided to close our business at the end of the year. We are a small family run trucking company that has been operating for over 40 years. The last 3-4 years have been tough. But the last 2 have really been brutal.
This is why US trucking companies are struggling. When a US company goes out of business, it's done. When one of these shady carriers goes out of business, or they're shut down by the government, they just reopen under a new name. Literal zombies.
🚨PSA: All 7,200 were NOT “removed.”
They were issued an out of service order. Most of them were back on the road within hours.
Do not let the headlines mislead you.
The Great Capacity Purge is coming and there will be no relief valve for shippers or brokers.
On this video I discuss why we will see a ton of bankruptcies among carriers and brokers in the coming months.
The trucking economic hellscape continues with Pam coming in with a 107 OR.
If the largest carriers are struggling like this, imagine how bad it is for the small, family owned operators.
When the mega carriers come out with negative abysmal earnings reports, despite all of their advantages, you know that things must be exponentially worse for smaller operators.
The endless flood of capacity is destroying the trucking industry.
We must also stop criminal motor carriers from getting multiple USDOT authorities and continuing business when they should have been forced out of the industry!!!
For example, here's ONE neighborhood in Indiana.
141 trucking companies.
> 11 houses each list 2 companies
> 2 houses each list 3 companies
> 2 houses each list 4 companies
> Most operate with 1-2 trucks, but we do have a few fleets:
>> 22 trucks
>> 18 trucks
>> 14 trucks
>> 11 trucks
Since the start of the Great Freight Recession, the deepest and longest downturn in trucking history, the industry has added 157,000 trucks.
In a normal cycle, trucking fleets pull back expansion and new entrants dry up when conditions are weak.
That didn't happen this time around.
Industry analysts and execs have wondered what broke the normal industry economics.
The answer: the elimination of barriers of entry and an unlimited supply of cheap labor, often sourced from overseas and connected to organized crime.
This new labor pool is often inexperienced, doesn't speak English, and doesn't understand or respect our laws.
Also, due to their organized crime connections, we've seen a massive increase in freight theft and fraud, which is the "fastest growing industry in freight."
Yes, posted rates this week have increased for all three equipment types in many regions, while volumes have decreased. I’ve attached the flatbed comparison as an example.
However, an interesting trend persists: in many areas, rates are still being posted for pennies, despite no one taking or even viewing them (as shown by load views on Truckstop). Brokers, forced to pay higher rates through negotiations, seem frustrated. They hesitate to ask customers for more, fearing they’ll lose business, yet they’re also unwilling to absorb a financial loss.
If the market begins to improve, carriers must adapt. It would be tragic if, after nearly four years of a challenging market, carriers continued to panic-book low rates. We cannot be our own worst enemy.
Most damaging has been the impact on generational trucking businesses, many of which were long-term members of the ATA.
Family-owned trucking firms with decades of history and commitment to legal operation have found themselves unable to compete with operators who disregard regulatory requirements.
The disappearance of these legitimate operators represents not just a loss of businesses but the erosion of a culture of professionalism and safety within the industry. Their replacement with operators willing to cut corners has fundamentally altered the trucking landscape in America.