Welcome to a Good Friday edition of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? with Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent. This week, we are diving into the retroactive legislation out of Indiana that just stripped 2,000 drivers of their CDLs overnight. If you’re dispatching a non-domiciled driver with a revoked license in the Hoosier state, your fleet could be staring down a brutal $50,000 fine.
On the ocean side, the Strait of Hormuz closure has pushed Asia-US spot rates up a staggering 29%. Is it pure geopolitical fallout, or are carriers using the chaos to pad their bottom lines?
Plus, Craig Stewart from Stord drops in to reveal the “insider secret” to beating Amazon Prime delivery speeds without paying for expensive air freight. Through intelligent order routing, mid-market brands are saving millions on parcel spend by fulfilling from the optimal node.
Kris Edney (Interstate Global) also joins the desk to break down the incoming capacity crunch for moving season, the insane logistics of moving a fully operational casino, and the incredible work Interstate is doing with the Gary Sinise Foundation to move wounded veterans.
Finally, we cover Mercedes-Benz’s $4B capacity injection in Alabama, NASA’s Artemis toilet disaster, and rapper Pooh Shiesty’s attempt to renegotiate a contract with Gucci Mane using an AK-47.
In this episode:

Intro & Good Friday reflections
Sponsor Shoutout: Truckstop.com
Freight Fraud Symposium in Cleveland (Promo code: WTT)
Indiana revokes 2,000 CDLs overnight ($50k carrier fines)
Strait of Hormuz closure spikes ocean spot rates 29%
Mercedes-Benz drops $4B into Alabama plant
Artemis NASA mission saved by a “Space Plumber”
Culture segment: Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane’s armed negotiation
Kris Edney (Interstate Global) on moving season & casino logistics
Craig Stewart (Stord) on intelligent order routing & beating Amazon Prime

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