September 22, 2025 • 31 mins
In this week’s first episode, let’s break down the real issues facing transportation professionals, particularly on the enforcement of Entry Level Driver Training and DOT policies, how tariff flip-flopping hurts U.S. businesses, and why our government’s recurring budget crises create real risks for CDL issuance!
Discover the market shift from LTL to truckload, where shippers can reduce costs, minimize damage risk, and improve transit times, a significant opportunity for freight brokers and carriers who understand how to educate their customers. I also cover the latest fraud case, exposing weaknesses in VIN verification and title systems, and why we need better government accountability instead of excuses!
Resources / References
- https://www.joc.com/article/
truckload-carriers-capturing- more-ltl-shipments-fedex- freight-6083463 - https://www.ttnews.com/
articles/us-shutdown-looms - https://cdllife.com/2025/
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Came back with a bank window down yelling now money anything hey oh Got the foot on the gas pedal to the metal when I'm getting to the back hey Got the foot on the gas pedal to the metal when the lane moving fast hey Let them all cross if they hate then let them hate them Make a bigger boss hey.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
What is up ladies and gentlemen?
We are back.
We are live.
It is the Frick Coach Podcast, the top podcast in transportation coming to you guys every single weekday, 8:30 in Pacific, 10:30 Central to break down some industry headlines.
But most importantly, you guys provide some actual insight into what you can do with all of this information.
If this is your first time tuning in, welcome.
This is the real side of freight, ladies and gentlemen.
(00:47):
And I do say that before every single show.
And what I mean by that is I only speak with transportation professionals because at the end of the day, you guys, I want to talk to the right individuals who have done what you're looking to do or who are currently doing what you're trying to achieve so you can take that information, apply it, utilize it and see a meaningful difference in your business and your life.
Happy Monday everybody.
We got a solo show today, so we're going to be breaking down some true headlines.
(01:12):
We got guests coming on, I'm pretty sure every day this week.
We also have a one of those pre recorded episodes from my time out at IANA that is going to be released here this week as well to get some of that front and center out there, you guys.
But I do want to make a couple of quick announcements here before we get in.
Obviously, you guys, I had a good friend of mine on the show a couple weeks ago, Matt Parker, and were talking about his friend Sergeant Murphy and the GoFundMe link and everything that we to help support his kids.
(01:43):
And we have, I'm proud to say, like we've already raised almost a thousand dollars.
So for that you guys, and we want to keep pushing.
They want to get up to $30,000 on this.
We're going to keep pushing this message out there and we're at 7 on it right now.
$7161 is where the total amount is.
We want to get that to 30 and this show has driven in almost a thousand dollars of that too.
(02:07):
So I'm proud to admit that again, you guys, the link to that GoFundMe, I'm going to drop it in, it's going to show up on YouTube right now, but it's also listed in the show notes if you want to check it out on itunes and Spotify, you can go out there and just, you know, support in any way.
You guys.
No donation is too small.
(02:28):
I have just found that the most important donations are those ones that come in.
Just a couple of bucks here and there, you guys.
It means the world to his family and to his unit out there and especially my good friend Matt who is on the show to share that story and go on that, you guys.
So I'm just, I'm always going to use this platform to try and help other causes and stuff like that because I think it's very important to use social media for the good.
(02:54):
There's enough of the bad out there on social media and you guys can take that for what it's worth.
But I'm just not going to partake in this.
I'm going to always use this platform to try and help others with it.
And I've been very blessed to be able to grow this show into what I have and you know, social media and stuff like that out there.
And you know, another thing.
(03:14):
So I, you know, I made a post last week about you know, freedom of speech and you know, and then also with some of the other high profile cases that have came out in the industry over the years, you know, I, I, I've just, I take the stance of like waiting to comment on a lot of stuff because I feel like this, we're in a headline chasing in the first to report kind of society now with everything on social media.
(03:41):
A lot of people are out there trying to post stuff for, you know, for whatever reason.
Right.
I'm not here to knock anybody's hustle but you know, I look at a lot of the high profile cases in our country right now and then the situations and especially inside of the transportation industry and there's a lot of people who like to just put an opinion out there for the sake of putting an opinion out there.
And you know, they're trying to capitalize on a lot of those events to try and go viral or you know, get, get famous or whatever that looks like.
(04:08):
And you know, I, I look at it is, you know, and I said this the other week, but I'm gonna say it again, like I take this show very seriously and like when I comment on things and you know, because there are people who, who listen to this as you know, a form of advice which is so crazy to this day that, but like that I I take that very responsible, you know, as a high responsibility and I'm going to continue to do that.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Right.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
And you know, there's obviously been the thing that was, you know, all over the, you know, social media and the media and you know, which, you know, the assassination that took place there on September 10th.
And you know, I, I haven't really commented on that at all on this show because you know, frankly out of I, I do like to wait for a lot of things to come out and I'm sure everybody's out there has seen, you know, the video and you know, the aftermath and everything that is, came out about that.
(05:05):
And you know, and you know, I, I, it, my post the other week coincided of like, you know, because I am a free speech absolutist at the end of the day and I truly believe in it.
You know, it is a God given right, it's not a government given right.
Just like everything in this country is supposed to be a God given right out there.
(05:25):
And I, you know, I think like there's one thing that I feel like is very apparent that, you know, I'm gonna actually read you guys what the First Amendment actually says verbatim and you can check this out on constitution.congress.gov you can go and read this.
But it says Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peacefully to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Right.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Because like the term freedom of speech is thrown out there.
But I feel like one thing that's very important to note is there is no mention of freedom of consequences.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Right?
Speaker 2 (06:10):
And I'm saying a lot of this because I, I've seen everything that you guys have seen here on the social media and media here these last couple of weeks.
And you know, and especially it, a lot of it started back when that, you know, accident happened in Florida that was highly publicized out there on social media.
And I just, I see so many people so quick to go out there and just state an opinion on something, but it's more coming from like they think that they can just say whatever they want and then like nothing can happen from it.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Right.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
And I just, I guess I came from a different era.
You know, I didn't grow up in social media era.
I was, you know, I was a 90s, you know, 80s baby, grew up in the 90s and graduated early 2000s from high school.
And you know, and again, when I say I'm freedom of speech absolutist, I believe in it.
But I also understand that, like, I can get punched in the face if I say some stupid stuff out there.
(07:06):
And I think that a lot of people are kind of seeing that for the first time, but in a digital sense.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Right.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And you know, there.
It's not from, you know, you can say whatever you want, but like it's not from.
Free from consequences of what can happen of that.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Right.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And.
And I just think that, you know, I want to.
I wish more people would utilize social media as the tool that I feel like it could be used for, which is to like, better things, right.
And to have open and honest conversations about stuff.
And especially here in the transportation industry, this isn't a political show at all.
This is just a show by transportation professionals for transportation professionals.
(07:43):
You know, we talk about politics and current events in regards to the industry, but I'm not going to chase headlines.
I'm not going to be TMZ of freight.
I'm not going to go out there and do that.
I'm going to continue my overall mission, which is to build an education platform for the industry by people who are going to utilize it that, you know, the people who care and love about, you know, this industry.
(08:09):
And I'm always going to take my time to publicly comment on a lot of stuff because I want to get it right and I could be wrong and fully I'm going to, you know, admit it if I am.
But I think like that's one thing that I, I don't see a lot out there even in the mainstream media.
And if they do that, it's like page 90 of their website, you know, offering a redaction or, you know, correction and stuff like that.
(08:35):
So, you know, from my perspective, it's.
It's very important to go out there and wait to say the right thing out there, and I'm going to continue to do that with it.
But I'm also going to call balls and strikes.
You know, I, I call out the current administration on this show in regards to transportation.
That doesn't change my opinion of who I feel like is best for the job out there, but I'm going to call balls and strikes, right?
(08:58):
Because like, at the end of the day, we have to call it for what it is.
It's, it's.
It's just open and honest dialogue out there.
You can like what somebody does in some regards and then you could also not like what somebody does in regards and have a constructive conversation about it.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Right.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Like I think that the most high profile situation that's going on in our industry right now is in regards to tariffs.
I'm a fan of reindustrializing the United States of America.
I know it's going to be messy in the beginning stages of it, but I think it's highly irresponsible to flip flop on the percentages of tariffs that you're going out there and charging other countries to do it.
(09:32):
Right.
Like you can't be at 25% one moment and then I'm going to raise it to a 897% because I, I had a bad moment and then, oh, never mind, they're good, they said something nice and I'm going to drop it back down to 10%.
I feel like it's highly irresponsible for the, the after effect, which is the, you know, the businesses here in the United States that I feel like are ultimately dealing with that in the short term, but I feel like in the long term re industrializing the United States, strengthening our country is a very solid plan.
(10:01):
It's just kind of messy early on out there.
And you know, and then same thing with ELP for example, that's the other biggest hot button issue, excuse me, that is going on in the transportation industry right now.
And I broke down the stats, right.
And I'm glad I waited on that because a lot more information has came out about that.
(10:23):
And you know, especially with, you know, HB1 visas and everything else that come along with it.
And you know, it's one of those things that I just want to see a set standard and then that standard applied to all 50 states.
Right.
Like as somebody here who is a business owner who is paying taxes, I don't want any special circumstances for anybody.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Right.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Like I want to be given the same hand out here to build my business that everybody else is held to that.
And I don't believe in shortcuts.
I don't believe that just because you operate in the state of California, you have different rules than me here in Arizona or somebody in Minnesota or Florida.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Right.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Like I feel like when it comes down to it, the Department of Transportation, the fmcsa, they have to be like equal rules across the board.
Everybody should be held to the same standard.
There should be no way that somebody can circumvent the system without repercussions from the law if they're breaking the law.
Right.
Like I think it's very simple, right?
(11:19):
If you're breaking the law, you should not be allowed to do that anymore, right?
Because I know that if I broke the law I would be thrown in jail.
And I just don't think that like the fairness of it is.
I'm not here to argue that, but I feel like at the end of the day the government has to do their job here and there cannot be any special circumstances.
And this leads in to, you know, the first article here and you know, just to kind of summarize that a little bit, you know, the, from the beginning of this episode, you guys, like, I'm not gonna not speak my mind on things.
(11:48):
I just wait to speak my mind on things because I, I take what I do seriously and I think like there's enough people out there who are, you know, just trying to go viral and trying to get famous and try and gain followers and everything else.
And again, to each their own.
I'm just not going to approach that way anymore.
I'm not going to chase that clickbait ish style posts and stuff because like I actually just want to help the industry.
(12:13):
At the end of the day, I don't know everything.
I'm just a guy out here who's trying to build his dreams, who knows a couple of things about the industry.
And I'm fortunate to have a large network of people who know a lot more about the industry, who we can come on here and highlight them.
And that's just the stance that I'm going to take.
But I'm going to always speak my mind on things that just might not be instantaneous like others like to do.
So, you know, first article here that we are going to break down, you guys, is from ttnews.com and it is.
(12:41):
The US lurches towards a shutdown as Senate Dems block the GOP stopgap.
Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along.
And you know, just to kind of summarize this article here that the US is facing a possible government shutdown which seems like it's like every six months this is happening right after the Senate rejected a GOP backed short term funding measure.
(13:08):
Democratic senators opposed the stopgap arguing it failed to address increased health care spending.
Republicans pushed for a simple continuation resolution to keep the government operations running past the fiscal deadline.
The disagreement centers on funding for health programs, especially under the Affordable Care act and Medicaid, which Democrats want bolstered.
(13:29):
And then with no agreement, non essential federal agencies and Workers could be furloughed and many services disrupted out there.
So, you know, again, I would say that there, you know, like, it's just so irresponsible that this comes up every single year and it doesn't matter if it's a Democrat, back Senate, Republican, it doesn't matter.
(13:50):
Like, this seems like a constant thing.
And you know, this is why I was such a fan of what Doge was originally set out to do.
Because like, I just look at this as, and I heard this recently at a conference as well.
You know, it seems like everybody's strategy, at least in the government is hey, let's just raise taxes.
(14:12):
That's how we're going to fund it, right?
Because for those of you out there who are listening, you guys are all smart people.
You understand that the government only runs on taxes, right?
And taxes that come from us.
And it seems like they can just never figure their shit out, you know, like, I think it's very simple because it's like, you know, I look at it like this.
If you're running your business right, like say you're doing $10,000 a month in gross revenue, but your, you know, your expenses every single month are $8,000, right?
(14:39):
So then you have $2,000 to play with out there.
And if you don't, if you spend that, right, you're broke.
Or even worse, you make $10,000 in a month, you spend $11,000 in a month.
And you know, you might be able to have a credit card or a revolving line of credit that comes along with it, but eventually the bank is going to say enough's enough, they're going to shut off your credit card, they're going to close your line of credit, they're going to repossess your business assets.
(15:07):
And then, you know, furthermore, if you have a personal guarantee on it, they'll come for your house, they'll come from any way to get that money.
But for some reason this doesn't apply to the federal government and our industry here.
The dot, the fmcsa, a lot of them are going to get shut down in it because like, in my opinion, the majority of them are non essential workers.
Is that's essentially what it's going to do, right?
(15:28):
They're going to go down to military stuff like that, critical infrastructure.
And I just don't think that everybody inside of the FMCSA or the DOT is safe from this, right?
So I look at it as, you know, here we are, we're in another situation where the government's not doing their job and it's going to affect our industry because like you said, like eventually, you know, like with the enforcement of ELP and all of that stuff that comes along with it's not going to get dealt with because there's not going to be anybody out there doing that job, you know, because like ultimately once we scale it back even further, they need to go after the CDL issuance, right?
(16:03):
Like at the state level and stuff like that.
Because the department, like the people who are issuing the CDLs in some of these certain states that aren't required to verify their work, they might get laid off and stuff like that.
So I just, I look at the trickle down effect that comes along with it and again, here we are.
It's highly irresponsible and I just wish more people would call out for what it is.
(16:23):
Right.
And again, this isn't a partisan thing.
This is just a shitty leadership thing at this point.
That this is an every single year kind of thing.
And any one of us out there in the real world, if we didn't balance our budget and eventually, you know, your credit card gets canceled or your banknote gets called and you got to go in there and you got to pay the piper at some point.
But that doesn't apply here.
(16:44):
They just keep kicking the can down the road and then it puts government entities out of furlough, they're shut down and God knows what that's going to happen.
But you know, it's like I just look at it that, you know, again, we just got to call it for what it is.
And this is just one of the top stories out there.
There is an October 1st deadline, so pay attention to that you guys.
(17:06):
There's a lot of stuff that could come down yet and I'm sure just like always they'll just miraculously come up with the money and increase spending and then it'll all come out of our pockets here in the long run.
But let me see here next article you guys.
And that article was from ttnews.com talking about the budget shutdown and in regards to transportation and stuff and the entities out there that could be affected.
(17:32):
Buy that next article you guys is from the JOC.
Joc.com truckload carriers capturing more LTL shipments says FedEx Freight.
The less than truckload sector is seeing some of its freight volume shift into full truckload.
Two main causes are cited.
(17:52):
Excess capacity in the truckload market and relatively low truckload rates.
These make it economical for shippers to consolidate More freight into full loads rather than shipping smaller LTL loads.
And then as more shipments shift from LTL to truckload, overall our LTL volumes are obviously being depressed because the freight's just shifting, it's not necessarily leaving.
(18:13):
This is affecting carriers like FedEx.
And then the shift has implications for pricing in both truckload and LTL.
And then FedEx quarterly results reflect this trend.
Some of their expedited expected LTL volume growth was muted due to the shippers choosing truckload alternatives.
Right.
But I also feel like, you know, this is how a free market will always operate, right?
(18:36):
Like the businesses out there who are footing the bill are always going to look for the most cost effective way to ship their product out.
And it is obvious that this is going to continue to happen.
And then frankly, again, I can't speak for every single LTL pricing out there, but I've seen what some of these LTL rates get when you're like above four or six pallet spaces, right?
(19:03):
Like you're paying sometimes triple of what you would for a full truckload drive in, for example, right.
Like I don't have every single data point out there, but just in my experience in pricing actual freight because you know, I actually do the job I talk about on this show every single day, you guys, I've seen that, right?
Like I've seen LTL rates come across to move even six pallets and you can throw that on a partial at that point for half the price sometimes, right?
(19:33):
Like it's insane and that's where the opportunity is always going to get.
So for you crafty freight sales reps out there who are possibly moving full truckload more than ltl and you have your customer who you know, says that they're ltl heavy, I would start asking them, hey, like what volume ltl opportunities are you using via your providers?
(19:53):
And then maybe you can go in and find a way to save them a little bit of money on that, right?
Most shippers are on top of their stuff, but not everybody is.
And I think like that's where a, an opportunity will always lie in any freight market.
Now it might not be the most beneficial way to get in the door with the shipper, but I feel like anytime you have a trusting relationship with a customer, it is your responsibility as a sales rep to bring different modes of transportation to their attention, right?
(20:19):
Because I, I have this conversation and had this conversation and I'll have this conversation again in the future.
All of my customers at one point have directly said we are Not a transportation company.
We are a manufacturer.
That is why we hire you.
They expect us as providers to bring this information to them.
So if you're not doing that, here is a major opportunity.
(20:41):
Anytime your customers are out there and even.
And, and this is one of those strategies that we've implemented inside of our business here as well.
Again, freight coach logistics, you guys, we're a broker.
We do open deck, we do heavy haul, over dimensional stuff like that.
We only move flatbed freight, 99% of our freight is that.
And we have customers out there who do move a lot of partials.
(21:04):
And if the lanes match up, where we can go in there and we can load two of those partials one truck and create a one pick two drop going into the same region, I can save them money off of that and I will explain to them it will be exponentially more expensive for you to ship these out as two partials.
If there's any way we can combine any of these shipments together, we can deliver real cost savings to you.
(21:26):
And that is something that I think everybody should be doing as a broker, as a carrier, you should be looking at these small shipments, adding them all up there, seeing what it would be to be a 1 pick, 3 drop, full truckload at that point.
And I feel like there's a lot of savings that you can deliver to your customers because like you might not be able to compete on a one pick one drop, power lane, line, haul style run out there, but you can get crafty with some of their smaller shipments, some of their shipment consolidations, you guys.
(21:54):
And then all you got to do is be able to add, right, 53ft of a trailer, add it up, make sure they all fit, and then deliver that stuff down.
So I think like this is one of those ones where, you know, this is a cost trade off for shippers at the end of the day now.
And then another thing too, I found that it's a lot more transit time is a lot more favorable when you do a one pick two drop part like full truckload, as opposed to just throwing it on an ltl which could take, you know, three days.
(22:22):
There could be seven different cross stocking points.
Look at the exponential increase in damage that could happen.
Not say that it is.
So again, as a sales rep, you got to go out there and educate your customers on this because there's a lot of opportunity to that.
I feel like a lot of people are just leaving on the table and again, I could financially benefit in the other direction, but I'm not going to do that, right?
(22:42):
I want customers for life.
I want them to look at the service that we're providing as a true value add.
I want to make all of my customers look at their transportation spend as a direct line of profit to their business.
Yes it does cost them money to ship it but they know that when they're shipping it with me and my company it leads to repeat business from the customers that we're delivering it to.
(23:05):
And you know I, I look at it is this is, you know there are margin implications that can happen for this, right?
But I also look at it for the LTL carriers anyways.
Excuse me, but I, I look at it is this, this is where people can go in and compete at a higher level and bring different opportunities to your guys customers.
(23:31):
And you know I, I, I look at it as, you know like there is a capacity risk that could come along with it.
Then LTL could get the bullwhip effect of now going in and they're going to go in and reduce their prices and everything else like that could happen from it.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
Right?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
But I also look at it as, as a sales rep of any organization, whether it's ltl, ftl, it doesn't matter.
It's your fiscal responsibility to bring the most cost effective way to ship your customer's product to their customers.
And you know, I also look at it that you know again speed is everything you guys, that is the name of the game.
That's always going to be the name of the game.
(24:06):
Safe and legal of course but you know, ltl, intermodal, stuff like that, it could take additional days and if your customer isn't concerned about the length of haul, they're more concerned about the price.
Then yeah, your LTL and your intermodal is going to be probably the best suited depending on the size and scope of the shipment for ltl.
But I also look at it as, you know, if you're planning the truckload space, partial truckloads, sprinter vans, right.
(24:32):
There's, there's some customers out there, you guys that they're not even aware of what a sprinter van is.
And you can go out there and bring them, it might be a little bit more money but you can get them their product five times faster than an ltl pulling that five times number out of my, out of thin air.
But I, I look at it as, there's just different ways that you guys can go about it and customers are going to inevitably shift into one direction or another with their Freight and you need to be the one presenting it to them as a sales rep.
(25:00):
So I am not surprised by this article at all.
I am not surprised that LTL, especially FedEx, has seen a dip in volume because their customers are exploring other opportunities and every single one of you should be delivering that level of service to your guys as customers.
So third and that article joc.com you guys, if you want to check it out, Truckload carriers capturing more LTL shipments and that was from FedEx Freight.
(25:28):
So check that one out and then the third one third and final article that we saw today is from CDL life.com this one's a doozy.
Trucking company owner arrested for key role an elaborate rebuild of so stolen trucks Summary of this ARTICLE Leonel Diaz, he is the owner of EZ Transport, has been arrested by Florida authorities for orchestrating a scheme to rebuild stolen commercial vehicles with fraudulent paperwork.
(26:02):
The investigation was led by Florida's Office of Agricultural law enforcement since 2023 and uncovered that Diaz was linked to at least four semi trucks that had counterfeit VINs, falsified repair records and fraudulent title applications, all in an effort to conceal that the rigs were stolen out there.
(26:22):
And then the nature of this crime.
You know, essentially, you guys, if you've lived under a rock your entire life, most vehicles have what's called a VIN number and in some of these instances they're very easy to spot and replace.
I don't do it.
But you know, if you've been alive for more than five minutes, you know that is not very challenging of that.
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And then, you know, it, he's like, essentially they're going out there, they're stealing equipment, they're replacing the VINs, they're coming up with fraudulent paperwork and then they're putting it out there.
And you know, it's, it's, you know, for me it just undermines, it's another thing, you guys, that is making it harder and harder for the people who are doing the right thing out there to survive because like again, what do you have to run a truck for that you stole, right?
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Like at the end of the day you steal the truck and trailer.
You don't have a truck and trailer payment, right?
What, what can you run for out there and stuff like that?
I, I also just look at it again that it's going to go back and this ties in ELP from earlier.
The case illustrates vulnerabilities in the system, you guys, title issuances, VIN verifications, repair Records integrity.
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It suggests for stronger oversight, greater fraud detection and stuff like that.
I don't think we need more oversight.
I think we need our government officials to just do their job.
Speaker 3 (27:43):
All right?
Speaker 2 (27:43):
They need to do their job at the end of the day.
And I feel like with all of the technology and everything that is out there, something like this should be borderline impossible.
Just like something like getting a fraudulent CDL issue to you should be borderline impossible at this point if people are actually doing their jobs.
And to tie in our original article of breaking down of a potential government shutdown, maybe we should start with being able to fund our government properly balance this budget out in some way, shape or form so none of this stuff can happen at the end of the day.
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Like again we got to hold our elected officials, we got to hold our government agencies to a higher standard out there you guys, because it starts and stops with society.
And I feel like a lot of this stuff that goes on out there, especially in this industry, like there's enough case studies or open questions by the DOT and the FMCSA of like what we should do.
They in my opinion, they know what they need to do.
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They just are failing to take actual action.
And again it all ties in.
I just look at it as this just ties into a way of them verifying information in their database.
And I'm not saying we need big government by any stretch of the imagination, but there's got to be pieces of technology that are out there right now that would almost make this borderline impossible.
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Just like your ability to somehow get a CDL in certain states without proving proper documentation out there.
But this is going to be it for today you guys.
Check this article out.
CDL life.com trucking company owner arrested for key role and elaborate rebuild of stolen CMVs.
Which the fact that we're here as still is mindboggling but it's not at the end of the day.
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But that's going to be it for today ladies and gentlemen.
I got more guests coming on this week and no matter what, you guys go out there, speak your mind, exercise your God given rights here in this country, you guys, but that's going to be it.
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Appreciate you guys.
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Speaker 1 (30:05):
Came back with a gas pedal to the metal when I'm get to the back a Got the foot on the gas pedal to the metal when the lane moving fast a Let them all cross if they hate and let them hate them Make a bigger ball.
Came back with a bank window down yelling now money anything hey oh Got the foot on the gas pedal to the metal when I'm getting to the back hey Got the foot on the gas pedal to the metal when the lane moving fast hey Let them all cross if they hate then let them hate them Make a bigger boss hey.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
What is up ladies and gentlemen?
We are back.
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It is the Frick Coach Podcast, the top podcast in transportation coming to you guys every single weekday, 8:30 in Pacific, 10:30 Central to break down some industry headlines.
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If this is your first time tuning in, welcome.
This is the real side of freight, ladies and gentlemen.
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And I do say that before every single show.
And what I mean by that is I only speak with transportation professionals because at the end of the day, you guys, I want to talk to the right individuals who have done what you're looking to do or who are currently doing what you're trying to achieve so you can take that information, apply it, utilize it and see a meaningful difference in your business and your life.
Happy Monday everybody.
We got a solo show today, so we're going to be breaking down some true headlines.
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We got guests coming on, I'm pretty sure every day this week.
We also have a one of those pre recorded episodes from my time out at IANA that is going to be released here this week as well to get some of that front and center out there, you guys.
But I do want to make a couple of quick announcements here before we get in.
Obviously, you guys, I had a good friend of mine on the show a couple weeks ago, Matt Parker, and were talking about his friend Sergeant Murphy and the GoFundMe link and everything that we to help support his kids.
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And we have, I'm proud to say, like we've already raised almost a thousand dollars.
So for that you guys, and we want to keep pushing.
They want to get up to $30,000 on this.
We're going to keep pushing this message out there and we're at 7 on it right now.
$7161 is where the total amount is.
We want to get that to 30 and this show has driven in almost a thousand dollars of that too.
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So I'm proud to admit that again, you guys, the link to that GoFundMe, I'm going to drop it in, it's going to show up on YouTube right now, but it's also listed in the show notes if you want to check it out on itunes and Spotify, you can go out there and just, you know, support in any way.
You guys.
No donation is too small.
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I have just found that the most important donations are those ones that come in.
Just a couple of bucks here and there, you guys.
It means the world to his family and to his unit out there and especially my good friend Matt who is on the show to share that story and go on that, you guys.
So I'm just, I'm always going to use this platform to try and help other causes and stuff like that because I think it's very important to use social media for the good.
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There's enough of the bad out there on social media and you guys can take that for what it's worth.
But I'm just not going to partake in this.
I'm going to always use this platform to try and help others with it.
And I've been very blessed to be able to grow this show into what I have and you know, social media and stuff like that out there.
And you know, another thing.
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So I, you know, I made a post last week about you know, freedom of speech and you know, and then also with some of the other high profile cases that have came out in the industry over the years, you know, I, I, I've just, I take the stance of like waiting to comment on a lot of stuff because I feel like this, we're in a headline chasing in the first to report kind of society now with everything on social media.
(03:41):
A lot of people are out there trying to post stuff for, you know, for whatever reason.
Right.
I'm not here to knock anybody's hustle but you know, I look at a lot of the high profile cases in our country right now and then the situations and especially inside of the transportation industry and there's a lot of people who like to just put an opinion out there for the sake of putting an opinion out there.
And you know, they're trying to capitalize on a lot of those events to try and go viral or you know, get, get famous or whatever that looks like.
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And you know, I, I look at it is, you know, and I said this the other week, but I'm gonna say it again, like I take this show very seriously and like when I comment on things and you know, because there are people who, who listen to this as you know, a form of advice which is so crazy to this day that, but like that I I take that very responsible, you know, as a high responsibility and I'm going to continue to do that.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Right.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
And you know, there's obviously been the thing that was, you know, all over the, you know, social media and the media and you know, which, you know, the assassination that took place there on September 10th.
And you know, I, I haven't really commented on that at all on this show because you know, frankly out of I, I do like to wait for a lot of things to come out and I'm sure everybody's out there has seen, you know, the video and you know, the aftermath and everything that is, came out about that.
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And you know, and you know, I, I, it, my post the other week coincided of like, you know, because I am a free speech absolutist at the end of the day and I truly believe in it.
You know, it is a God given right, it's not a government given right.
Just like everything in this country is supposed to be a God given right out there.
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And I, you know, I think like there's one thing that I feel like is very apparent that, you know, I'm gonna actually read you guys what the First Amendment actually says verbatim and you can check this out on constitution.congress.gov you can go and read this.
But it says Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peacefully to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Right.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Because like the term freedom of speech is thrown out there.
But I feel like one thing that's very important to note is there is no mention of freedom of consequences.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Right?
Speaker 2 (06:10):
And I'm saying a lot of this because I, I've seen everything that you guys have seen here on the social media and media here these last couple of weeks.
And you know, and especially it, a lot of it started back when that, you know, accident happened in Florida that was highly publicized out there on social media.
And I just, I see so many people so quick to go out there and just state an opinion on something, but it's more coming from like they think that they can just say whatever they want and then like nothing can happen from it.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Right.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
And I just, I guess I came from a different era.
You know, I didn't grow up in social media era.
I was, you know, I was a 90s, you know, 80s baby, grew up in the 90s and graduated early 2000s from high school.
And you know, and again, when I say I'm freedom of speech absolutist, I believe in it.
But I also understand that, like, I can get punched in the face if I say some stupid stuff out there.
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And I think that a lot of people are kind of seeing that for the first time, but in a digital sense.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Right.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And you know, there.
It's not from, you know, you can say whatever you want, but like it's not from.
Free from consequences of what can happen of that.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Right.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And.
And I just think that, you know, I want to.
I wish more people would utilize social media as the tool that I feel like it could be used for, which is to like, better things, right.
And to have open and honest conversations about stuff.
And especially here in the transportation industry, this isn't a political show at all.
This is just a show by transportation professionals for transportation professionals.
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You know, we talk about politics and current events in regards to the industry, but I'm not going to chase headlines.
I'm not going to be TMZ of freight.
I'm not going to go out there and do that.
I'm going to continue my overall mission, which is to build an education platform for the industry by people who are going to utilize it that, you know, the people who care and love about, you know, this industry.
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And I'm always going to take my time to publicly comment on a lot of stuff because I want to get it right and I could be wrong and fully I'm going to, you know, admit it if I am.
But I think like that's one thing that I, I don't see a lot out there even in the mainstream media.
And if they do that, it's like page 90 of their website, you know, offering a redaction or, you know, correction and stuff like that.
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So, you know, from my perspective, it's.
It's very important to go out there and wait to say the right thing out there, and I'm going to continue to do that with it.
But I'm also going to call balls and strikes.
You know, I, I call out the current administration on this show in regards to transportation.
That doesn't change my opinion of who I feel like is best for the job out there, but I'm going to call balls and strikes, right?
(08:58):
Because like, at the end of the day, we have to call it for what it is.
It's, it's.
It's just open and honest dialogue out there.
You can like what somebody does in some regards and then you could also not like what somebody does in regards and have a constructive conversation about it.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Right.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Like I think that the most high profile situation that's going on in our industry right now is in regards to tariffs.
I'm a fan of reindustrializing the United States of America.
I know it's going to be messy in the beginning stages of it, but I think it's highly irresponsible to flip flop on the percentages of tariffs that you're going out there and charging other countries to do it.
(09:32):
Right.
Like you can't be at 25% one moment and then I'm going to raise it to a 897% because I, I had a bad moment and then, oh, never mind, they're good, they said something nice and I'm going to drop it back down to 10%.
I feel like it's highly irresponsible for the, the after effect, which is the, you know, the businesses here in the United States that I feel like are ultimately dealing with that in the short term, but I feel like in the long term re industrializing the United States, strengthening our country is a very solid plan.
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It's just kind of messy early on out there.
And you know, and then same thing with ELP for example, that's the other biggest hot button issue, excuse me, that is going on in the transportation industry right now.
And I broke down the stats, right.
And I'm glad I waited on that because a lot more information has came out about that.
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And you know, especially with, you know, HB1 visas and everything else that come along with it.
And you know, it's one of those things that I just want to see a set standard and then that standard applied to all 50 states.
Right.
Like as somebody here who is a business owner who is paying taxes, I don't want any special circumstances for anybody.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Right.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Like I want to be given the same hand out here to build my business that everybody else is held to that.
And I don't believe in shortcuts.
I don't believe that just because you operate in the state of California, you have different rules than me here in Arizona or somebody in Minnesota or Florida.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Right.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Like I feel like when it comes down to it, the Department of Transportation, the fmcsa, they have to be like equal rules across the board.
Everybody should be held to the same standard.
There should be no way that somebody can circumvent the system without repercussions from the law if they're breaking the law.
Right.
Like I think it's very simple, right?
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If you're breaking the law, you should not be allowed to do that anymore, right?
Because I know that if I broke the law I would be thrown in jail.
And I just don't think that like the fairness of it is.
I'm not here to argue that, but I feel like at the end of the day the government has to do their job here and there cannot be any special circumstances.
And this leads in to, you know, the first article here and you know, just to kind of summarize that a little bit, you know, the, from the beginning of this episode, you guys, like, I'm not gonna not speak my mind on things.
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I just wait to speak my mind on things because I, I take what I do seriously and I think like there's enough people out there who are, you know, just trying to go viral and trying to get famous and try and gain followers and everything else.
And again, to each their own.
I'm just not going to approach that way anymore.
I'm not going to chase that clickbait ish style posts and stuff because like I actually just want to help the industry.
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At the end of the day, I don't know everything.
I'm just a guy out here who's trying to build his dreams, who knows a couple of things about the industry.
And I'm fortunate to have a large network of people who know a lot more about the industry, who we can come on here and highlight them.
And that's just the stance that I'm going to take.
But I'm going to always speak my mind on things that just might not be instantaneous like others like to do.
So, you know, first article here that we are going to break down, you guys, is from ttnews.com and it is.
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The US lurches towards a shutdown as Senate Dems block the GOP stopgap.
Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along.
And you know, just to kind of summarize this article here that the US is facing a possible government shutdown which seems like it's like every six months this is happening right after the Senate rejected a GOP backed short term funding measure.
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Democratic senators opposed the stopgap arguing it failed to address increased health care spending.
Republicans pushed for a simple continuation resolution to keep the government operations running past the fiscal deadline.
The disagreement centers on funding for health programs, especially under the Affordable Care act and Medicaid, which Democrats want bolstered.
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And then with no agreement, non essential federal agencies and Workers could be furloughed and many services disrupted out there.
So, you know, again, I would say that there, you know, like, it's just so irresponsible that this comes up every single year and it doesn't matter if it's a Democrat, back Senate, Republican, it doesn't matter.
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Like, this seems like a constant thing.
And you know, this is why I was such a fan of what Doge was originally set out to do.
Because like, I just look at this as, and I heard this recently at a conference as well.
You know, it seems like everybody's strategy, at least in the government is hey, let's just raise taxes.
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That's how we're going to fund it, right?
Because for those of you out there who are listening, you guys are all smart people.
You understand that the government only runs on taxes, right?
And taxes that come from us.
And it seems like they can just never figure their shit out, you know, like, I think it's very simple because it's like, you know, I look at it like this.
If you're running your business right, like say you're doing $10,000 a month in gross revenue, but your, you know, your expenses every single month are $8,000, right?
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So then you have $2,000 to play with out there.
And if you don't, if you spend that, right, you're broke.
Or even worse, you make $10,000 in a month, you spend $11,000 in a month.
And you know, you might be able to have a credit card or a revolving line of credit that comes along with it, but eventually the bank is going to say enough's enough, they're going to shut off your credit card, they're going to close your line of credit, they're going to repossess your business assets.
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And then, you know, furthermore, if you have a personal guarantee on it, they'll come for your house, they'll come from any way to get that money.
But for some reason this doesn't apply to the federal government and our industry here.
The dot, the fmcsa, a lot of them are going to get shut down in it because like, in my opinion, the majority of them are non essential workers.
Is that's essentially what it's going to do, right?
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They're going to go down to military stuff like that, critical infrastructure.
And I just don't think that everybody inside of the FMCSA or the DOT is safe from this, right?
So I look at it as, you know, here we are, we're in another situation where the government's not doing their job and it's going to affect our industry because like you said, like eventually, you know, like with the enforcement of ELP and all of that stuff that comes along with it's not going to get dealt with because there's not going to be anybody out there doing that job, you know, because like ultimately once we scale it back even further, they need to go after the CDL issuance, right?
(16:03):
Like at the state level and stuff like that.
Because the department, like the people who are issuing the CDLs in some of these certain states that aren't required to verify their work, they might get laid off and stuff like that.
So I just, I look at the trickle down effect that comes along with it and again, here we are.
It's highly irresponsible and I just wish more people would call out for what it is.
(16:23):
Right.
And again, this isn't a partisan thing.
This is just a shitty leadership thing at this point.
That this is an every single year kind of thing.
And any one of us out there in the real world, if we didn't balance our budget and eventually, you know, your credit card gets canceled or your banknote gets called and you got to go in there and you got to pay the piper at some point.
But that doesn't apply here.
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They just keep kicking the can down the road and then it puts government entities out of furlough, they're shut down and God knows what that's going to happen.
But you know, it's like I just look at it that, you know, again, we just got to call it for what it is.
And this is just one of the top stories out there.
There is an October 1st deadline, so pay attention to that you guys.
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There's a lot of stuff that could come down yet and I'm sure just like always they'll just miraculously come up with the money and increase spending and then it'll all come out of our pockets here in the long run.
But let me see here next article you guys.
And that article was from ttnews.com talking about the budget shutdown and in regards to transportation and stuff and the entities out there that could be affected.
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Buy that next article you guys is from the JOC.
Joc.com truckload carriers capturing more LTL shipments says FedEx Freight.
The less than truckload sector is seeing some of its freight volume shift into full truckload.
Two main causes are cited.
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Excess capacity in the truckload market and relatively low truckload rates.
These make it economical for shippers to consolidate More freight into full loads rather than shipping smaller LTL loads.
And then as more shipments shift from LTL to truckload, overall our LTL volumes are obviously being depressed because the freight's just shifting, it's not necessarily leaving.
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This is affecting carriers like FedEx.
And then the shift has implications for pricing in both truckload and LTL.
And then FedEx quarterly results reflect this trend.
Some of their expedited expected LTL volume growth was muted due to the shippers choosing truckload alternatives.
Right.
But I also feel like, you know, this is how a free market will always operate, right?
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Like the businesses out there who are footing the bill are always going to look for the most cost effective way to ship their product out.
And it is obvious that this is going to continue to happen.
And then frankly, again, I can't speak for every single LTL pricing out there, but I've seen what some of these LTL rates get when you're like above four or six pallet spaces, right?
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Like you're paying sometimes triple of what you would for a full truckload drive in, for example, right.
Like I don't have every single data point out there, but just in my experience in pricing actual freight because you know, I actually do the job I talk about on this show every single day, you guys, I've seen that, right?
Like I've seen LTL rates come across to move even six pallets and you can throw that on a partial at that point for half the price sometimes, right?
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Like it's insane and that's where the opportunity is always going to get.
So for you crafty freight sales reps out there who are possibly moving full truckload more than ltl and you have your customer who you know, says that they're ltl heavy, I would start asking them, hey, like what volume ltl opportunities are you using via your providers?
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And then maybe you can go in and find a way to save them a little bit of money on that, right?
Most shippers are on top of their stuff, but not everybody is.
And I think like that's where a, an opportunity will always lie in any freight market.
Now it might not be the most beneficial way to get in the door with the shipper, but I feel like anytime you have a trusting relationship with a customer, it is your responsibility as a sales rep to bring different modes of transportation to their attention, right?
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Because I, I have this conversation and had this conversation and I'll have this conversation again in the future.
All of my customers at one point have directly said we are Not a transportation company.
We are a manufacturer.
That is why we hire you.
They expect us as providers to bring this information to them.
So if you're not doing that, here is a major opportunity.
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Anytime your customers are out there and even.
And, and this is one of those strategies that we've implemented inside of our business here as well.
Again, freight coach logistics, you guys, we're a broker.
We do open deck, we do heavy haul, over dimensional stuff like that.
We only move flatbed freight, 99% of our freight is that.
And we have customers out there who do move a lot of partials.
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And if the lanes match up, where we can go in there and we can load two of those partials one truck and create a one pick two drop going into the same region, I can save them money off of that and I will explain to them it will be exponentially more expensive for you to ship these out as two partials.
If there's any way we can combine any of these shipments together, we can deliver real cost savings to you.
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And that is something that I think everybody should be doing as a broker, as a carrier, you should be looking at these small shipments, adding them all up there, seeing what it would be to be a 1 pick, 3 drop, full truckload at that point.
And I feel like there's a lot of savings that you can deliver to your customers because like you might not be able to compete on a one pick one drop, power lane, line, haul style run out there, but you can get crafty with some of their smaller shipments, some of their shipment consolidations, you guys.
(21:54):
And then all you got to do is be able to add, right, 53ft of a trailer, add it up, make sure they all fit, and then deliver that stuff down.
So I think like this is one of those ones where, you know, this is a cost trade off for shippers at the end of the day now.
And then another thing too, I found that it's a lot more transit time is a lot more favorable when you do a one pick two drop part like full truckload, as opposed to just throwing it on an ltl which could take, you know, three days.
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There could be seven different cross stocking points.
Look at the exponential increase in damage that could happen.
Not say that it is.
So again, as a sales rep, you got to go out there and educate your customers on this because there's a lot of opportunity to that.
I feel like a lot of people are just leaving on the table and again, I could financially benefit in the other direction, but I'm not going to do that, right?
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I want customers for life.
I want them to look at the service that we're providing as a true value add.
I want to make all of my customers look at their transportation spend as a direct line of profit to their business.
Yes it does cost them money to ship it but they know that when they're shipping it with me and my company it leads to repeat business from the customers that we're delivering it to.
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And you know I, I look at it is this is, you know there are margin implications that can happen for this, right?
But I also look at it for the LTL carriers anyways.
Excuse me, but I, I look at it is this, this is where people can go in and compete at a higher level and bring different opportunities to your guys customers.
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And you know I, I, I look at it as, you know like there is a capacity risk that could come along with it.
Then LTL could get the bullwhip effect of now going in and they're going to go in and reduce their prices and everything else like that could happen from it.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
Right?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
But I also look at it as, as a sales rep of any organization, whether it's ltl, ftl, it doesn't matter.
It's your fiscal responsibility to bring the most cost effective way to ship your customer's product to their customers.
And you know, I also look at it that you know again speed is everything you guys, that is the name of the game.
That's always going to be the name of the game.
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Safe and legal of course but you know, ltl, intermodal, stuff like that, it could take additional days and if your customer isn't concerned about the length of haul, they're more concerned about the price.
Then yeah, your LTL and your intermodal is going to be probably the best suited depending on the size and scope of the shipment for ltl.
But I also look at it as, you know, if you're planning the truckload space, partial truckloads, sprinter vans, right.
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There's, there's some customers out there, you guys that they're not even aware of what a sprinter van is.
And you can go out there and bring them, it might be a little bit more money but you can get them their product five times faster than an ltl pulling that five times number out of my, out of thin air.
But I, I look at it as, there's just different ways that you guys can go about it and customers are going to inevitably shift into one direction or another with their Freight and you need to be the one presenting it to them as a sales rep.
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So I am not surprised by this article at all.
I am not surprised that LTL, especially FedEx, has seen a dip in volume because their customers are exploring other opportunities and every single one of you should be delivering that level of service to your guys as customers.
So third and that article joc.com you guys, if you want to check it out, Truckload carriers capturing more LTL shipments and that was from FedEx Freight.
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So check that one out and then the third one third and final article that we saw today is from CDL life.com this one's a doozy.
Trucking company owner arrested for key role an elaborate rebuild of so stolen trucks Summary of this ARTICLE Leonel Diaz, he is the owner of EZ Transport, has been arrested by Florida authorities for orchestrating a scheme to rebuild stolen commercial vehicles with fraudulent paperwork.
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The investigation was led by Florida's Office of Agricultural law enforcement since 2023 and uncovered that Diaz was linked to at least four semi trucks that had counterfeit VINs, falsified repair records and fraudulent title applications, all in an effort to conceal that the rigs were stolen out there.
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And then the nature of this crime.
You know, essentially, you guys, if you've lived under a rock your entire life, most vehicles have what's called a VIN number and in some of these instances they're very easy to spot and replace.
I don't do it.
But you know, if you've been alive for more than five minutes, you know that is not very challenging of that.
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And then, you know, it, he's like, essentially they're going out there, they're stealing equipment, they're replacing the VINs, they're coming up with fraudulent paperwork and then they're putting it out there.
And you know, it's, it's, you know, for me it just undermines, it's another thing, you guys, that is making it harder and harder for the people who are doing the right thing out there to survive because like again, what do you have to run a truck for that you stole, right?
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Like at the end of the day you steal the truck and trailer.
You don't have a truck and trailer payment, right?
What, what can you run for out there and stuff like that?
I, I also just look at it again that it's going to go back and this ties in ELP from earlier.
The case illustrates vulnerabilities in the system, you guys, title issuances, VIN verifications, repair Records integrity.
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It suggests for stronger oversight, greater fraud detection and stuff like that.
I don't think we need more oversight.
I think we need our government officials to just do their job.
Speaker 3 (27:43):
All right?
Speaker 2 (27:43):
They need to do their job at the end of the day.
And I feel like with all of the technology and everything that is out there, something like this should be borderline impossible.
Just like something like getting a fraudulent CDL issue to you should be borderline impossible at this point if people are actually doing their jobs.
And to tie in our original article of breaking down of a potential government shutdown, maybe we should start with being able to fund our government properly balance this budget out in some way, shape or form so none of this stuff can happen at the end of the day.
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Like again we got to hold our elected officials, we got to hold our government agencies to a higher standard out there you guys, because it starts and stops with society.
And I feel like a lot of this stuff that goes on out there, especially in this industry, like there's enough case studies or open questions by the DOT and the FMCSA of like what we should do.
They in my opinion, they know what they need to do.
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They just are failing to take actual action.
And again it all ties in.
I just look at it as this just ties into a way of them verifying information in their database.
And I'm not saying we need big government by any stretch of the imagination, but there's got to be pieces of technology that are out there right now that would almost make this borderline impossible.
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Just like your ability to somehow get a CDL in certain states without proving proper documentation out there.
But this is going to be it for today you guys.
Check this article out.
CDL life.com trucking company owner arrested for key role and elaborate rebuild of stolen CMVs.
Which the fact that we're here as still is mindboggling but it's not at the end of the day.
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But that's going to be it for today ladies and gentlemen.
I got more guests coming on this week and no matter what, you guys go out there, speak your mind, exercise your God given rights here in this country, you guys, but that's going to be it.
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To donate to his family out there.
You guys, I would greatly appreciate it, and I know they all would, too.
But that's going to be it for today, ladies and gentlemen.
Appreciate you guys.
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