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FreightWaves, Charles Gracey

Join Charles Gracey as he tackles the biggest topics in trucking

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77 episodes

  1. TRUCKING'S FUTURE IS ON TRIAL | BRAKE CHECK 1:05:47
  2. THE DEATH OF AMERICAN TRUCKING? NOT SO FAST! 34:28
  3. AI, Freight Tech & the Driver’s Perspective 28:00
  4. YOUR TRUCKS ARE ROLLING BUT YOUR PROFITS ARE DISAPPEARING 29:04
  5. TRUCKING'S BIGGEST MONEY SUCK 51:12
  6. BIG FLEET MONEY vs. SMALL FLEET RESPECT: WHO WINS? 48:07
  7. TESLA SEMI & DRIVER SIMULATORS: WORTH THE MONEY? 59:23
  8. 80,000 MORE DRIVERS? OR JUST 18 MINUTES? 1:00:05
  9. TRUCKING BOUGHT THE AI, SHOW ME THE DAMN MONEY 53:57
  10. IS TRUCKING FINALLY AT THE BOTTOM? NOT SO FAST | Brake Check 59:04
  11. IS TRUCKING FINALLY AT THE BOTTOM? NOT SO FAST 59:04
  12. $6 DIESEL… AND YOUR FUEL SURCHARGE IS SCREWING YOU 49:06
  13. $7 DIESEL? + FMCSA CRACKDOWN?= BRACE YOURSELF! 1:00:25
  14. Exposing the "Chameleon Carrier" Loophole in Trucking 46:34
  15. 100% OWNER-OPERATORS. 30% TURNOVER. HOW? 37:23
  16. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU ACTUALLY HAULING FOR? 1:03:16
  17. YOU’RE AUTOMATING THE WRONG DAMN THING 57:27
  18. WHO THE HELL GAVE THEM A CDL? CONGRESS, YOUR MOVE | BRAKE CHECK 1:14:03
  19. Diesel is around $5.65 a gallon ... and suddenly EVERYBODY has something to sell you that supposedly saves fuel 48:08
  20. YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DRIVE TRUCKS? BULLSH*T! 51:44
  21. THE ONE THING TRUCKING CAN’T TAKE FROM A DRIVER 49:02
  22. YOUR DRIVERS AREN’T QUITTING TRUCKING. THEY’RE QUITTING YOU! 59:38
  23. THE $304 MILLION TRUCKING HEIST NOBODY CAN STOP 54:22
  24. Does Trucking Hate Truckers? The Policies Driving Them Out 57:15
  25. Trucking Has a Driver Shortage? Then Explain 90% Turnover 58:52
  26. FMCSA’s New MODUS Portal, Highway Bill Shockwaves & The Truth About Fleet Safety 40:29
  27. Are We in a Freight Super Cycle? 59:29
  28. $6 Diesel Is Coming... Here's How Smart Fleets Fight Back 48:00
  29. The End of "We Didn't Know" in Trucking: $604 Million Reasons Why 1:01:44
  30. The Trucking Crackdown Is Here: Avoid These Mistakes Before It's Too Late 49:59
  31. Is $6 Diesel Coming? What Every Trucking Company Needs to Know 45:45
  32. What's Really Happening Inside FMCSA 1:13:12
  33. The Next Freight War Won't Be Won With More Trucks 48:13
  34. The FMCSA Already Knows Which Carriers Will Fail 56:00
  35. Your Trucking Company Is One Click Away From Disaster (Here's How to Stop It) 55:05
  36. The Carriers Quietly Taking Your Freight 48:25
  37. We Asked America's Truckers What's Really Happening... They Didn't Hold Back 50:25
  38. SUPER CYCLE TALK FOR SUPER SUCKERS? 55:24
  39. How Trucking Companies Bleed Money Every Single Day 51:16
  40. How Can Trucking STILL Making Money in 2026? 45:00
  41. The Problems in Trucking Aren't Being Ignored... They're Being Protected 49:16
  42. The Trucking Bloodbath Isn't Over. It's Just Changing Victims. 51:46
  43. The Two Biggest Ways Trucking Companies Die in 2026 47:07
  44. Trucking’s Soft Market Is a WAR | Who Survives What Comes Next? 46:40
  45. Trucking’s New Divide: Adapt… or Die 46:07
  46. Drivers Aren’t Leaving Trucking… They’re Leaving YOU 52:03
  47. “See You In Court” — Brokers Are Panicking, MOTUS Is Live & Trucking Changed Overnight 45:05
  48. Fraud, Empty Bank Accounts & Broken Fleets: The Real State of Trucking in 2026 44:42
  49. The Trucking Industry Is Lying to Itself… So We Asked REAL Truckers 41:00
  50. Bots Won't Fix Trucking: Real AI Solutions vs. The Hype 36:14