Diesel prices are climbing while freight rates remain painfully low, and carriers are asking a very real question: how long can you keep running a truck when the numbers no longer work?

On this episode of Do You Even Freight?, Shimmi, Kevin and John break down the pressure facing owner-operators and small carriers as higher diesel costs collide with weak load-board rates, rising operating expenses and growing talk of parking trucks rather than hauling freight at a loss.

We also cover the latest trucking and transportation news, including a DEA seizure of more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a cabbage freight shipment in South Texas, the latest developments in Pink Cheetah Express v. TQL, and the legal battle between California and FMCSA over non-domiciled CDLs and federal highway funding.

Plus, we get into the bigger questions facing freight right now: Are fuel surcharges actually reaching carriers? When does parking a truck make more sense than taking cheap freight? What happens to capacity if more carriers refuse unprofitable loads? And could sustained diesel prices eventually push transportation costs higher across the broader supply chain?

In this episode:

• Diesel prices and trucking operating costs
• Low freight rates and load-board pricing
• Owner-operator and small carrier profitability
• Trucking capacity and carriers parking equipment
• Fuel surcharges and freight economics
• Methamphetamine discovered in a commercial freight shipment
• Pink Cheetah Express v. TQL
• California vs. FMCSA
• Non-domiciled CDL regulations
• Trucking and transportation industry news

Do You Even Freight? brings trucking news, freight industry conversation, regulatory updates and the issues transportation professionals are actually talking about.

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