Buckle up, Michael is on his soapbox today. Jeff Tucker of the TIA and CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide testified last week at a committee hearing in D.C. titled "The State of Transportation." His testimony, his thoughts, his opinions, again HIS testimony. Land Line magazine published an article titled "A Sneak Attack on Broker Transparency." Today, we expect the media to be slanted and biased, but this takes the cake.

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Half-way through the week, it's the TALTOA Podcast for Wednesday January 24, 2024. Lot's to talk about today such as some hefty toll enforcement in New York and New Jersey with one trucking company having to pay over $200K. The Mid-America Trucking Show is just around the corner, and the ATRI wants to hear from trucking companies and owner operators on the consequences of driver detention. This and some fun in this TALTOA Podcast.

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The TALTOA Podcast for Tuesday, January 23,2024 and today is going to be a special day as Michael is sure to step on some toes with right out of the shoot talking about the money brokers make from owner operators. Also, he'll be counting down the top 5 truck stops overall, the top 5 independent truck stops, and the top 5 chain truck stops and this list will surprise you! All the fun stuff too in this TALTOA Podcast.

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Back after a day at the hospital, Monday is off to a wintery start with winter storm warnings, icy roads, snow seems to be the norm to start the day. Michael begins by talking about the normal stuff that has nothing to do with trucking, brokering, or even dispatching but he quickly turns the conversation to discussing the importance of communication. It's a two-way street for everyone. He also has a tip for trucking companies working with a freight broker. All this and more in this TALTOA Podcast.

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The TALTOA Podcast for Thursday January 18, 2024 and we're happy to report that the temps they are a rising! At least in our part of the world. Michael wastes no time today diving into “Get To Know Your Customers Day.” This takes Michael on a tangent about how customer service is critical to any business but especially freight brokers. Negativity from the press, State of freight report say's to not hold your breath on 2024. If you accept that as fact, there's someone else in the transportation industry that will thank you and make all kinds of money! Gas & diesel price update and much more in this TALTOA Podcast.

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We made it to Wednesday, down hill from here (we hope). Today Micheal reviews the Fuel & Spot Rate up-date for the week of January 15, 2024. Diesel is down, gas is down, and spot rates are up from last month. A bit of fun in this podacast as Michael answers the question of what does Al Capone and Betty White have in common? As if the world couldn't get any dumber, Edwardsville, IL is fining a church $750 a day for a city zoning violation. The violation? Sheltering the homeless as bitter cold temperatures hit. As the bitter cold hits, many are losing power. Here's an easy way to know if the food in your freezer is still safe when the power comes back on. Congratultions to Miss America, Madison Marsh from Fort Smith, Arkansas. This and more in this TALTOA Podcast.

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Two in a row? Could this be the start of something new for 2024? In this TALTOA podcast Michael has some history fun befrore diving into the news of the day. The News? Bill seeks to ban self-driving trucks, Feds are banning humourous electronic messages, New effort to increase truck insurance minimum to $5M, and a Nort Carolina truck driver wins $1M lottery prize. Don't forget, today is the day that you can watch the TALTOA Fuel & Spot Rate Update (https://yourube.com.taltoa). If you're looking for the Amazon links to the TALTOA Freight Broker Training Manual or the Truck Dispatchers Training Manual, they are below...

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Our first podcast of 2024 with many more to come. Changes to the Taltoa podcast will definitely be noticeable, details coming soon. Michael wastes no time jumping on Washington. Is it Michael or do others feel like D.C. Is trying to ruin the trucking industry? Right out of the shoot, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced its final ruling to reclassify independent contractors as employees! The new rule rescinds the 2021 ruling under President Trump. UCR Fees are going up next year (2025) by 25%. Class 8 sales fell in December for the fifth consecutive month but have increased over the previous year's levels. Freight broker? Freight broker agent? Thinking about a new career in 2024 as a freight broker or freight broker agent? Then you should seriously be thinking about starting your own independent dispatch service! Michael explains why. Hertz is getting rid of EV's and replacing them with gasoline models. The Emmy's are tonight....

Took a few weeks off as Michael had the crud that has been going around, but he's back. Today Michael talks about the week between Christmas and New Years. What to expect. This podcast, shorter than our norm, continues by discussing a phone call prior to producning today's podcast. Somone wanting to start a freight broker business, obtain their own license, and begin brokering freight. What did he advise?

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It's the last day of November, and the hits just keep on coming.

Where do we start? In this TALTOA Podcast, Michael talks about all the fun stuff, birthdays, today in history but the conversation quickly moves to fuel and spot rates and transportation news. The main discussion to day is the FMCSA Administrator and her thoughs on the root causes of truck-related crashes. Which begs the queston, why does the U.S. Government put appoint people to leadership rolls for the trucking industry industry that have little too no prior experience in turcking, let alone commercial transportation?

Also today, FMCSA warn drivers that fail a drug test to expect to lose their CDL, Volvo truck recall, and California to require ELDS for intrastate truck drivers January 1.

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