Today on Brake Check, live on FreightWaves⁠, we traded spreadsheets, pie charts, and polished boardroom opinions for something a whole lot more real…

The people who actually live this industry.

We went LIVE from the legendary Bristol Motor Speedway at the Large Cars & Guitars Truck Show with one mission:

Get a real pulse check on trucking in 2026.

Because if you really want to know what’s happening in freight…

You don’t ask analysts.

You ask drivers.

You ask owner-operators.

You ask the men and women who actually keep America moving.

Today’s guests:

Max Lacher - Behind the scenes on todays top trucking topics, fuel, optimization and more from performance diesel inc
Kim Hartgrave - Real talk from behind the wheel with no corporate talking points
Noah Volz from Truck Parking Club- Parking, todays tone and more
Mike Beatey- Owner-operator truth with zero filters

From rates…

To parking…

To regulations…

To what’s really broken—and what’s finally getting better…

This isn’t a studio show.

This is Brake Check. Live. Loud. Unfiltered.

Drop your take in the comments:

What’s the biggest thing broken in trucking right now?

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