Brake Check on FreightWaves

We talk about truckings future and whos all got a seat at the table on @BrakeCheckFW live on @FreightWaves Want to watch the conversation on this live @NASTCTWEETS conference panel...well wait not longer...heres the link youtu.be/pr2MWbtBjFc?is=8MAK… Sponsored by @ApexCap @Trckstopdotcom @tenstreet

@SSWL_Truck_Show at @EchoParkSpdwy thanks to the @BennettFamilyCo was pretty freaking cool! Shout-out to all the volunteers that came together to make this happen, the sponsors that donated towards a worthy cause like @WreathsAcross , the truckers that brought their rigs and all the folks that showed up! Trucks with music and food! Trucks on the race track! Trucking for a a cause! Let's go!

Thats right we are live at @EchoParkSpdwy at @BennettFamilyCo Stars, Stripes and White Lines truck show with both @TruckingSense on @SIRIUSXM and @BrakeCheckFW on @FreightWaves .... Make sure to say hi and lets talk trucking!!!!

When someone tells you that American trucking is going extinct @BrakeCheckFW answers with this power packed show live day 1 at The @NASTCTWEETS and goes live on @FreightWaves the response!!!! Watch here youtu.be/c9v3bUArYCY?is=Om0a… Sponsored by @ApexCap @HeyBubbaAI @OOIDA

1,000+ people, 3 days, countless conversations. ONE shared passion: THE PEOPLE OF FREIGHT! What a hell of a week in Chattanooga! As we wrap @FreightWaves ' #F3 Future of Freight Festival, I want to say THANK YOU! To everyone who showed up, tuned into the shows, shook my hand, shared a story, challenged a perspective, or simply took the time to have a conversation... YOU are what makes this industry worth fighting for! To the incredible speakers who brought their knowledge, experience, and perspectives to the stage, THANK YOU for moving the conversations forward. A HUGE shoutout to Malcolm Harris, who absolutely crushed it as emcee! Energy, professionalism, personality... my man brought it all! To FreightWaves and every sponsor who invested their time, resources, and commitment into making F3 happen, THANK YOU for believing in this industry, its people, and its future. And to everyone who supported my shows, my work, and me personally this week... I can't tell you how much that means. Over 1,000 people from every corner of freight. Drivers, carriers, brokers, technology innovators, executives, entrepreneurs, and industry advocates. Different backgrounds, different opinions, different visions of tomorrow. But ONE thing brought us together. A passion for the PEOPLE who keep freight moving. We won't always agree on where this industry is headed, but the fact that we're showing up, having the tough conversations, building relationships, and finding common ground tells me something... THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT IS BRIGHT! Not because of the technology. Not because of the fancy stages or big announcements. Because of the PEOPLE in the room. And if F3 proved anything, it's that the right people, in the right rooms, having the right conversations can make one hell of a difference. Chattanooga, you showed up. FreightWaves, you delivered. And to everyone who made these three days unforgettable... THANK YOU! Now let's take those conversations and turn them into ACTION! Because the future of freight isn't something we wait for. It's something WE BUILD TOGETHER! 🇺🇸🚛

Being in the right room matters more than you know and who's in the room matters more than which room you're in...thats why being at @FreightWaves #F3 shapes the future of freight today! It's with intentionality that this event brings in the movers and shakers of the freight industry today! @BrakeCheckFW had the pleasure of talking to some of those folks while being live at #F3....feeling humbled and blessed...thank you for this amazing opportunity and all your support! Shoutout to all the sponsors, attendees and FreightWaves for such an amazing event!

Day 2 of 3 in Chattanooga of @FreightWaves #f3 in the books and what a day its been from @BrakeCheckFW with @ApexCap, @MercerTrans talking retention to a carrier impact panel with @BennettFamilyCo and @GarnerTrucking ...plus Tesla had a truck we could look at, drone shows in the @ChattLookouts stadium and so much more.....even got to share all the convos with @SIRIUSXM listenership on @TruckingSense !!! If you were not here then you missed out on an epic time! Talk about making some REAL @FreightWaves !

🚨 BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CHATTANOOGA, TN! Norfolk Southern has confirmed that several railcars derailed Friday at its DeButts Railyard right here in Chattanooga..... The GOOD NEWS? No injuries reported and, according to Norfolk Southern, no danger to the public. The cause remains under investigation. Rail transportation is a critical part of America's supply chain, and incidents like this remind us just how important the people behind the operations really are. From the crews moving the freight to those tasked with getting everything back on track, safety has to remain priority number one.Glad everyone is safe! Now let's find out what happened, learn from it, and keep America's freight moving. QUESTION: Any railroaders out there have insight into what might cause multiple railcars to derail inside a railyard? foxchattanooga.com/news/loca… newschannel9.com/news/local/…

Major banks are reportedly finding unauthorized AI agents inside customer accounts. Fantastic. We've gone from worrying about hackers stealing our money to robots potentially spending it without asking. Who the HELL gave the chatbot a debit card? reuters.com/legal/government…

Valero just reported its biggest quarterly profit EVER... Meanwhile, truckers are calculating whether hauling another load is even profitable. Same fuel crisis, Two VERY different financial outcomes. Tell me again who's winning in this economy? reuters.com/business/energy/…

ATA just handed out an industry image award while celebrating nearly FIVE MILLION recruiting leads aka"your infirmation" and 56,000 driver hires. Nothing against their accomplishments as a orginization as thats their job...but...... Congratulations! Now for the metric trucking seems allergic to discussing: HOW MANY DRIVERS STAYED? Recruiting fills seats. Retention builds companies and until we start measuring both, we're celebrating how fast we fill a bucket without asking why it keeps leaking....this is the stuff we need to really fix @TRUCKINGdotORG Why are we not celebrating the carrier with the highest retention rate? trucking.org/news-insights/a…

United Airlines' CEO made $32 million last year and wants higher taxes on extreme wealth....hmmmm Meanwhile, his airline charges extra for certain aisle and window seats. Maybe economic fairness could start somewhere between FIRST CLASS and the middle seat. fortune.com/2026/10/20/unite…

ATRI's 2026 report ranks the “driver shortage” as carriers' #3 concern, retention #6, and driver compensation a distant #9. So finding another driver matters more than keeping the one you've got, and paying them better is barely worth mentioning? That's not a driver shortage, that's a business model with a revolving door once again.... And for those in the cheap seats, notice what didn't make EITHER top ten? HOME TIME! Imagine discussing retention while overlooking the time drivers get with their families. Brilliant. Truckers, stop letting industry executives diagnose problems they refuse to recognize their role in creating. Demand better pay, paid time, real home time, and accountability. Because trucking doesn't have a driver shortage. Maybe it has a shortage of carriers worth driving for....some problems you cant recruit your way out of, and based on the carriers side of the list...their ignoring the real answer to the problem...

New Fear unlocked...thanks @Tesla and @elonmusk