Can trucking survive if diesel hits $6 a gallon? And if it does...will AI be the difference between staying profitable and shutting the doors?

On this episode of Brake Check, we tackle two of the biggest forces reshaping trucking today.

Senior Market Analyst Phil Flynn of The PRICE Futures Group breaks down where diesel prices are really headed, what could send fuel above $6 per gallon, how geopolitics, refinery capacity, and oil markets impact every load you haul, and what fleets should be doing before the next price spike....not after it.

Then, Ava Davis from Alvys separates AI fact from fiction. Every software company claims to have AI....but what's real, what's hype, and what actually saves carriers time and money? We dig into AI-powered dispatch, fraud detection, operations, automation, and the tools that are giving smart fleets a competitive edge.

Inside this episode:

Could diesel really hit $6?
Where oil prices are headed through the end of 2026.
The biggest risks to fuel prices.
What every fleet should watch before buying fuel.
The truth about AI
Fake AI vs. real AI.
How AI is changing the workforce.
The smartest moves carriers can make to protect their margins.

Whether you're an owner-operator, fleet owner, dispatcher, broker, or trucking executive, this episode delivers practical insights you can use to prepare for what's coming next.

The question isn't whether trucking is changing.

The question is whether your business will change fast enough to survive it.

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