Do You Even Freight?

What happens when hurricanes, snowstorms, flooding and highway closures bring freight transportation to a standstill? Who makes the call to stop moving, how should brokers and carriers prepare, and what safety protocols should be in place before severe weather strikes?

On this Finally Friday episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi, Kevin and John discuss how extreme weather impacts truck drivers, freight brokers, motor carriers, shippers and receivers. From emergency preparedness and driver safety to road closures, delivery delays and communication breakdowns, the conversation explores how the transportation industry can better manage weather-related disruptions.

Plus, this week's trucking and logistics news:

🚨 Missing Teens Recovered: Two separate cases involving missing teenage girls recovered in Nevada and Idaho raise important questions about human trafficking awareness and reporting within the trucking industry.

🚛 $250,000 Cargo Theft: Authorities recover approximately $250,000 in stolen copper during a Nebraska traffic stop, highlighting concerns about unauthorized carriers, freight fraud and cargo security.

⛽ Gulf Oil Production Shutdowns: Hurricane-related offshore production disruptions raise concerns about diesel fuel supplies, transportation costs and potential impacts on the trucking industry.

🌪️ Hurricane and Freight Weather Update: Kevin covers severe weather threats, highway closures and potential disruptions across major freight corridors.

The Hot Topic: Are freight brokers, carriers and shippers doing enough to prepare for severe weather, protect drivers and establish clear emergency response procedures?

From trucking safety and disaster preparedness to freight logistics, cargo theft and diesel fuel concerns, this episode tackles the issues affecting transportation professionals across the country.

Do You Even Freight? delivers trucking industry news, freight brokerage insights and real conversations about the challenges facing today's supply chain.

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WTF Wednesday is back on Do You Even Freight?, with Kevin and John breaking down some of the biggest conversations moving freight and trucking right now.

In this episode, we dig into C.H. Robinson’s planned acquisition of RXO and what continued brokerage consolidation could mean for carriers, competition, negotiating leverage and the future of the freight brokerage market.

We also look at Transfix’s integration with E3 Group, which brings driver-level identity verification into the freight workflow in an effort to combat cargo theft, identity fraud and deceptive pickups.

John takes on the latest diesel-related regulatory developments, including the impact fuel taxes and state-level policy changes can have on carrier operating costs.

Then we get into the Hot Topic: Do carriers really know their cost per mile?

We break down the expenses that go into true carrier CPM — fuel, maintenance, insurance, truck and trailer payments, compliance, driver compensation, deadhead, factoring, dispatch, overhead and more — and explain why knowing your real operating cost is essential before accepting a load.

If you are an owner-operator, fleet owner, freight broker, dispatcher or anyone working in transportation and logistics, this episode gets into the numbers and industry changes that directly affect how freight gets moved and whether carriers actually make money doing it.

Topics include:
C.H. Robinson and RXO • freight brokerage consolidation • Transfix and E3 • freight fraud prevention • driver verification • diesel regulations • trucking operating costs • carrier cost per mile • CPM • owner-operator expenses • deadhead • freight rates • trucking profitability

Hosted by Kevin Bullock and John

Should freight brokers know a carrier’s true operating cost before negotiating a rate?

On this episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi and Kevin flip the freight broker transparency debate around. If carriers want visibility into what a broker charges the customer and how much margin the broker keeps, should carriers also disclose what it actually costs them to move the load?

They dig into cost per mile, fuel, insurance, maintenance, driver pay, deadhead and overhead, and tackle a bigger question: Does a carrier’s operating cost determine what a load is actually worth?

Plus, the latest transportation news:

States are moving to ease diesel costs as fuel prices put additional pressure on trucking operations.

Autonomous trucking is moving into the yard, with driverless technology targeting yard jockey and hostler operations.

And IKEA is taking the next step toward driverless freight, preparing to move loads with Kodiak without a human safety observer in the cab.

From freight rates and broker margins to diesel prices and autonomous trucks, Shimmi and Kevin break down what these changes mean for brokers, carriers and the future of transportation.

Do You Even Freight? brings real conversations from across trucking, freight brokerage, logistics and transportation.

Topics: freight broker transparency, carrier cost per mile, trucking rates, broker margins, diesel fuel prices, autonomous trucking, driverless trucks, IKEA Kodiak, freight brokerage, owner-operators, trucking industry news, logistics.

On this episode of Do You Even Freight?, we break down freight fraud, trucking enforcement, cargo theft, diesel-price frustration and a rarely discussed risk inside transportation businesses: domestic abuse being weaponized through freight systems.

Can an abusive partner cancel loads, redirect payments, change banking information, lock someone out of a TMS or factoring account, impersonate a business owner or use tracking technology as a tool for control? We look at how legitimate access to trucking, brokerage and logistics systems can become an insider threat, and where domestic abuse, cybersecurity and freight fraud can overlap.

We also cover the October 1 trucking strike that failed to materialize, despite weeks of social media chatter, and a cargo-theft scheme in which criminals allegedly used or acquired legitimate motor carriers to book real freight and steal valuable loads.

John takes on FMCSA’s latest multi-state enforcement operation, dubbed Operation Saturday Night Fever, which resulted in hundreds of commercial vehicle inspections and dozens of drivers and vehicles being placed out of service.

Kevin brings the latest freight weather, plus we wrap up with Word of the Day, Hot Load and Red Flag.

Topics include: trucking news, freight brokerage, logistics, cargo theft, freight fraud, trucking regulations, FMCSA enforcement, domestic violence in transportation, TMS security, factoring fraud, load boards, cybersecurity, insider threats, trucking business ownership, supply chain risk and commercial transportation.

Do You Even Freight? is the Kiss This Media morning show covering the real conversations happening across trucking, freight, brokerage, logistics and the broader transportation industry.

Does experience matter more than a college degree in supply chain and logistics?

On this episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi, Kevin and John take on the experience-versus-education debate across trucking, freight, logistics and supply chain. Are companies overlooking experienced transportation professionals because they don't have a degree? And how much does real-world experience matter when the decisions being made affect drivers and freight operations?

We also break down two major stories making transportation news:

Six motor carriers have filed a federal RICO lawsuit against C.H. Robinson and Total Quality Logistics (TQL), alleging racketeering activity involving illegal or noncompliant trucking operations. The allegations have not been proven in court, but the case could raise bigger questions about freight broker responsibility and carrier oversight.

Plus, diesel theft is getting expensive. We look at two recent fuel-theft cases, including a Texas theft where police reportedly followed a trail of spilled diesel back to a suspect and a Seattle incident that caused more than $150,000 in damage to rental trucks.

We also hit the latest weather affecting truck drivers, Word of the Day, Hot Load, and today's Red Flag.

In this episode:
• C.H. Robinson and TQL RICO lawsuit
• Freight broker and motor carrier accountability
• Diesel and fuel theft in trucking
• Trucking and transportation industry news
• Supply chain careers and hiring
• College degrees vs. industry experience
• Real-world logistics experience
• Weather impacting truck drivers
• Hot Load with Kevin Bullock

Do You Even Freight? brings real conversations about trucking, freight, logistics, supply chain and the people who keep it all moving.

Insurance is one of the biggest operating costs in transportation, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood.

In this episode of Do You Even Freight?, we talk about trucking and transportation insurance, what impacts premiums, why costs continue to matter for carriers, and what fleets and owner-operators should understand when evaluating coverage.

From liability and cargo coverage to claims, risk, safety, and rising operating expenses, we break down the insurance conversation in a way that makes sense for the people actually working in transportation.

Do You Even Freight? brings real conversations about trucking, freight, logistics, supply chain, safety, operations, and the people moving the industry forward.

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Is “the customer is always right” actually one of the worst ideas in logistics?

On this Finally Friday episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi, Kevin and John take on customer service in trucking, freight and logistics—and what happens when customer expectations collide with Hours of Service, driver safety, detention, rates, appointment times and the realities of moving freight.

When should a carrier, broker, dispatcher or driver finally say NO? Are customers really demanding too much, or has the transportation industry created the problem by constantly promising to “make it happen”?

The crew also breaks down transportation industry news, including Schneider cutting its approved brokerage carrier network from roughly 60,000 carriers to 14,000 amid tighter vetting and cargo-theft concerns, Amazon's expanding use of AI-powered smart glasses for delivery drivers, and a semi rollover that sent hundreds of chickens loose in Washington.

Plus: Word of the Day, Hot Load with Kevin and Red Flag with John.

Do You Even Freight? brings trucking, freight, logistics and supply chain conversations to the table without the corporate filter.

Freight talk without the filter.

Join Do You Even Freight? with Shimmi, Kevin Bullock and John for another morning of freight talk without the filter.

This week, Kevin is coming to us from Houston during Breakbulk Americas 2026, giving us a look inside the world of project cargo, heavy haul, ports, specialized transportation and the massive freight most people never get to see.

We’re also digging into:

🚛 An Indiana fleet doubling down on renewable natural gas as diesel prices rise

🥩 Cargo thieves who reportedly cut the hinges off a trailer to steal a load of beef

⛽ The latest diesel price index

🏗️ What Kevin is seeing and hearing on the ground at Breakbulk Americas

Get the latest trucking news, freight news and logistics industry updates on this episode of Do You Even Freight? as Shimmi, Kevin and John break down cargo theft, freight fraud, autonomous trucking regulations, freight data privacy and the technology shaping transportation.

This week, the crew digs into a bizarre case involving a truck driver accused of trying to trade a $110,000 load of frozen chicken to settle a drug debt, along with escalating freight train and cargo theft in Southern California.

John covers the federal court challenge involving FMCSA’s waiver for autonomous-truck developer Aurora and the use of alternative warning devices on driverless commercial vehicles.

Then we tackle the biggest conversation of the show:

Who has your freight data — and what are they doing with it?

Carriers, freight brokers and logistics companies generate massive amounts of data through factoring companies, freight-payment platforms, transportation management systems (TMS), load boards, invoices and freight transactions.

We examine the discussion surrounding TriumphPay, Greenscreens.ai and freight data, including:

• Freight rate data and pricing intelligence
• Carrier and broker data ownership
• Freight transaction privacy
• Rate forecasting and benchmarking
• Factoring and payment-platform data
• Data monetization in logistics technology
• Whether historical freight rates could influence future negotiations
• Transparency around how carrier and broker data is collected and used

Plus, John’s Red Flag takes on a fake FedEx driver accused of stealing $680,000 in electronics, along with Kevin’s Hot Load, weather, regulatory updates and more from across trucking, freight and logistics.

Do You Even Freight? covers the conversations affecting truck drivers, carriers, freight brokers, logistics professionals and transportation businesses — without the corporate filter.

Freight talk without the filter.

Keywords: trucking news, freight news, logistics news, transportation news, freight rates, freight data, cargo theft, freight fraud, autonomous trucks, driverless trucks, FMCSA, Aurora autonomous trucking, TriumphPay, Greenscreens.ai, factoring, freight brokers, motor carriers, trucking industry, supply chain, logistics technology, TMS, load boards

## Who Has Your Freight Data — And What Are They Doing With It?

Technology has made freight faster, more connected and more data-driven than ever.

But that also means a lot of information is moving between carriers, brokers, factoring companies, payment platforms, TMS providers, load boards and pricing technology.

Today we’re talking specifically about the conversation surrounding TriumphPay, Greenscreens and freight data.

Greenscreens uses freight-market data and technology to provide pricing and rate intelligence. TriumphPay operates within the freight-payment ecosystem, connecting brokers, carriers and factors.

When companies that touch payments, invoices, rates and freight transactions also have access to large amounts of market data, it raises some important questions.