Has DOT Enforcement Impacted Rates? | Episode 315

Two stolen truckloads of premium tequila just exposed how deep freight fraud runs—from double brokering and GPS spoofing to carrier identity theft—plus we are seeing real DOT and ICE enforcement on the road. As non-compliant fleets vanish, rates are rising even while volumes stay nearly the same, revealing how much “ghost capacity” never belonged in the market. We break down what’s happening, why it matters, and the simple fixes brokers, carriers, and shippers can take to restore safety, legality, and fair competition.

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0:00 Opening, Housekeeping, and Sports
4:22 Celebrity Tequila Heist and Cargo Theft Awareness
8:29 The Scale and Cost of Cargo Fraud
12:24 How a High-Profile Double-Broker Theft Worked
14:49 Simple Carrier Verification to Stop Fraud
17:59 Cross-Border Scheme, GPS Spoofing, Identity Theft
20:39 Market 101: Supply, Demand, and Capacity
23:49 Rates Up, Tender Rejects Down: The Anomaly
27:39 ELD Fraud, Unsafe Hours, and Tragic Outcomes
31:19 Federal Push: Non-Domiciled CDL Audits and State Pressure
36:05 ICE at Truck Stops and Sudden Capacity Exit
39:35 Real-Time Data: Blue Spot Maps and Tight Conditions
42:45 Brokerage POV: Fewer Calls, Higher Buy Rates
45:55 Why Transit Times Exposed Illegal Driving
49:45 On-the-Ground Reports: ELP Violations Disrupt Loads
52:55 Inspection Surge and Enforcement Momentum
57:05 Who Gets Hurt When Rules Are Ignored
1:01:25 How Pandemic-Era CDL Policy Broke the System