ELP and non-domiciled CDL audit impact on brokers; another deadly wreck | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Key Takeaways:

  • Discussion of a fatal Texas truck accident caused by a driver falling asleep.
  • Analysis of freight broker and shipper reactions to new English Language Proficiency (ELP) regulations and a CDL audit, along with summer freight market demand insights.
  • Examination of global shipping market risks due to geopolitical instability in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Warning about a load board-based cargo theft ring targeting freight during the 4th of July holiday.

On episode 856 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner discusses another tragic weekend truck accident. On Saturday, Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel of his semi-truck, causing a crash that killed five people in Texas.

Following Secretary Duffy’s appearance on last Friday’s show, where he discussed English Language Proficiency (ELP) enforcement and a nationwide non-domiciled CDL audit, CarrierSources’ Kevin Hill joins to share how freight brokers and shippers are reacting to these regulations. He’ll also reveal what shipper search activity indicates about summer freight market demand.

Global turmoil could reshape shipping markets. Focal Point founder and CEO Anders Lillevik examines manufacturing and shipping risks stemming from conflict around the Strait of Hormuz.

Plus, GenLogs warns of a load board-based cargo theft ring targeting freight over the 4th of July holiday, and more.

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Timothy Dooner

Dooner is an award-winning podcaster who hosts and produces FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. WTT is ranked in Apple Podcasts top-20 Business News podcasts. He also writes a newsletter of the same title with over 15k subscribers in the supply chain and trucking niche. Dooner has been in freight since 2005 and has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.