The trucking industry is at a breaking point.

Spot rates are crushed. Small carriers are disappearing. Brokers and carriers are battling over transparency, pricing, and survival while AI and automation are rapidly changing the game.

On this episode of Brake Check, we bring together a hard-hitting roundtable discussion on the real future of trucking:

Why carrier attrition is accelerating
Whether the “market cycle” excuse is finally dead
The truth about broker margins and transparency
What load boards MUST become to survive
How AI is already reshaping trucking operations
What owner-operators need to do RIGHT NOW to survive the next 2 years
Who actually benefits when small fleets disappear

No fluff. No corporate talking points. Just real conversations about where trucking is headed — and who may not make it there.

If you’re a driver, owner-operator, broker, fleet owner, or anyone who cares about the future of freight, this is the conversation the industry needs to have.

Subscribe to Brake Check for real trucking talk from the front lines of freight.

Guests:

Dan Lindsey & Paul Gibson from the Broker Carrier Summit

Dale Prax with FreightValidate

Nate Johnson with GLCS

John Howland with⁠ Truckstop.com⁠

Jessica Dotson with Triumph

Jacob Thomas with BridgeHaul

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