In this Finally Friday episode of Do You Even Freight?, the crew breaks down the latest trucking and freight industry headlines, including more than 20 transportation and supply-chain bankruptcy filings in less than a month and signs that truckload capacity may be tightening.

John digs into FMCSA’s latest Hours-of-Service pilot program update and the bigger question behind proposed changes to the 14-hour clock: would additional flexibility actually give truck drivers more control over their day, or simply create more time for shippers and receivers to hold them up?

Then things get a little more Friday.

We get into the bizarre attempted semi-trailer theft involving a Chevy pickup, a fifth wheel, chains and a stack of doomed cinderblocks before turning to the Topic of the Day: The Load That Taught You the Most — and Still Pisses You Off.

Every driver, dispatcher, broker and freight professional has that load — the one that went sideways, cost money, burned time, ruined sleep or permanently changed the way they do business. We talk about who really dropped the ball, what those nightmare loads teach you, the warning signs you learn to recognize and the rules you never break again.

Kevin’s Hot Load takes us to I-10 near Beaumont, Texas, where an oversized load struck an overpass and came off the trailer — while another commercial vehicle reportedly struck a second overpass just miles away.

Plus: Freight Dictionary, Red Flag, Community Corner, trucking industry commentary, viewer reactions and the usual Finally Friday chaos.

Do You Even Freight? is a Kiss This Media podcast covering trucking news, freight and logistics, FMCSA regulations, transportation policy, truck drivers, brokers, dispatchers, carriers, freight markets, infrastructure and the stories shaping the transportation industry.

Driverless freight is pulling in serious money, a fatal Minnesota crash raises questions about road rage and professional responsibility, diesel prices remain under the microscope — and today’s bigger conversation asks a question every transportation professional should think about:

What is your name worth when the company logo behind you disappears?

On this episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi and John break down the latest news and conversations shaping trucking, freight and logistics.

We look at Gatik’s $200 million Series D funding round and what growing investment in autonomous middle-mile freight could signal about the future of driverless commercial transportation.

Then, a disturbing case out of Minnesota: a semi-truck driver is accused of intentionally swerving to prevent a motorcyclist from passing, resulting in a fatal crash. The incident opens a larger discussion about road rage, professional responsibility and the consequences of using a commercial motor vehicle aggressively.

John also delivers the weekly diesel price update, including national and regional movement and what changing fuel costs mean for carriers and owner-operators.

Transportation is a small industry — and people remember names.

Shimmi and John talk about building a reputation that survives job changes, company changes and industry shifts. From Shimmi Ships and Freight Signals to John’s Double Broker Bounty Hunter identity, they discuss how relationships, credibility, consistency and trust can become the foundation of a personal brand.

Because companies change. Titles change. Logos change.

Your reputation travels with you.

We’re asking:

If you left your current company tomorrow, how many relationships would still come with you because they trust you?

Plus: Freight Dictionary, John’s Red Flag, Comment of the Day and transportation community shout-outs.

Audience Question:
What is one thing you want people in transportation to associate with your name?

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Presented by Kiss This Media

Covering trucking news, freight news, logistics, transportation, autonomous trucking, driverless freight, diesel prices, trucking safety, commercial vehicle news, freight brokers, carriers, owner-operators, personal branding, transportation networking and freight industry trends.

Bring your coffee and your opinions.

Do You Even Freight? — Monday, August 24, 2026

Today’s episode came with a little live-show improvising.

With Shimmi absent, Michelle Hutchinson, host of Your Voice, stepped in to help lead the conversation. We also brought Amy Kirn up from the comments to join us live and add a dispatcher’s perspective to one of the biggest conversations happening in freight right now.

This week, we’re covering the abrupt departure of American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear, plus an Arizona semi rollover involving a load of sunflower seeds and a driver arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Then we get into today’s Hot Topic:

As brokers tighten carrier-vetting and fraud-prevention requirements, legitimate third-party dispatch services are increasingly getting caught in the middle. Is this necessary fraud prevention—or are small carriers losing an important resource they rely on to compete?

With Amy joining the discussion from a dispatcher perspective, we dig into what these changes actually look like from the people working inside the freight cycle.

Plus Freight Dictionary, Hot Load, Red Flag, industry shout-outs, and more from the DYEF crew.

☕ Bring your coffee and your opinions.

Do You Even Freight?
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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.

This week, demand remains soft while rates continue to climb and capacity tightens. Bloomberg Intelligence found 44% of surveyed carriers couldn’t operate for 30 days if invoice payments stopped. We’re also looking ahead to CVSA Brake Safety Week, which begins Sunday with additional focus on brake drums and rotors, following a week in which Kiss This Media identified at least 32 U.S. roadway incidents involving semis or tractor-trailers.

John covers FMCSA’s new Customer Relationship Records system, and our Topic of the Day asks:

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.

Kick back, talk freight, and head into the weekend with Do You Even Freight?

For more trucking, freight, logistics and transportation news, visit www.kissthismedia.com.

Do You Even Freight? | Broker Rate Transparency, FR8 Solutions Lawsuit, Diesel Prices & Trucking News

Today on Do You Even Freight?, we break down the freight and trucking stories driving the industry — including the debate over broker rate transparency and whether carriers should know what shippers actually paid for a load.

We look at the FR8 Solutions lawsuit and settlement, where owner-operators alleged altered rate sheets and underpayment, and ask our Topic of the Day:

Should brokers be required to disclose what the shipper actually paid? And is rate transparency really the answer?

Also on today’s show:

• FR8 Solutions lawsuit and owner-operator pay
• Broker vs. carrier rate transparency
• Rising U.S. diesel fuel prices
• CVSA’s 2026 International Driver Excellence Award recipient Tommy Cash
• Four-truck I-65 crash in Maury County, Tennessee
• Freight news, trucking industry updates and live discussion

Do You Even Freight? brings together trucking, logistics, freight brokerage, transportation news and the conversations affecting carriers, brokers, drivers and shippers.

Presented by Kiss This Media.

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It’s Monday morning in freight. The phones are ringing, loads are moving, plans are changing—and brokers, carriers and shippers are already trying to figure out why the other side is making everything so difficult.

On today’s Do You Even Freight? Morning Show, Shimmi, Kevin and John break down the day-to-day realities on all three sides of the freight equation. What do brokers, carriers and shippers actually deal with? Where do expectations fall apart? And how many of the problems everyone spends Monday morning fixing could have been prevented with better communication?

No side gets the easy seat in freight. This morning, we’re talking about what happens when expectations, information and reality don’t match.

It’s Finally Friday on Do You Even Freight? — and we’re asking a bigger question than rates, regulations, or this week’s headlines: Is the trucking industry actually getting better or worse for the next generation coming into it?

We’re talking training, pay, regulations, technology, working conditions, opportunity — and whether the industry we’re building is one the next generation will even want.

Plus, today’s rundown has a little bit of everything: sea lions make transportation news, Arizona delivers our Hot Load, we’re digging into the New York lawsuit involving DOT and DHS, and John has the AI hardware story in today’s Red Flag.

News, nonsense, regulation, technology — and one big question about where trucking is headed.

It’s Finally Friday.

The Do You Even Freight? Morning Show is back with the trucking news and conversations worth paying attention to.

This morning, we're digging into the federal lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, where the EEOC alleges female driver trainees were treated differently than their male counterparts during the company's training program.

But the allegations themselves aren't the only thing that caught our attention.

We're also running through the latest industry news, developments affecting drivers and carriers, and the stories we're watching across transportation.

Do You Even Freight? brings freight talk without the filter — trucking news, industry issues and conversations from the people who actually live and work in transportation.

🎙️ New Morning Show episodes throughout the week.

#Trucking #TruckingNews #Transportation #Freight #WomenInTrucking #KLLM #EEOC #DoYouEvenFreight

The first episode of Do You Even Freight? is officially in the books.

John, Kevin and Shimmi hit the mic for a rundown of the industry news and headlines getting attention across transportation, including the latest conversation surrounding Landstar.

Then, Michelle Hutchison joins the show to talk freight fraud — what’s happening, how it’s affecting people across the industry, and why brokers, carriers and drivers need to be paying attention.

It’s trucking. It’s logistics. It’s the stories people in freight are actually talking about.

In this episode:
• Industry news and headlines
• The latest on Landstar
• Freight fraud and its impact on the industry
• Michelle Hutchison joins the conversation
• What freight professionals should be watching

A little extra freight talk never hurt anybody. 🎙️

In this bonus Q&A episode, Shimmi Munson, John Cantera Jr. and Kevin Bullock answer questions, share their takes and dig into the topics that didn’t fit into the main show. Unscripted, unfiltered and straight from three very different sides of the industry.

You asked. They answered.