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Join us as we sit down with Grace Maher and Reed Loustalot for a Freight Gong Friday recap.
In this week’s episode of The FreightCaviar Podcast, we sat down with Grace Maher, Chief Operating Officer at OTR Solutions, to discuss FreightCaviar’s recent week-long trip to Chattanooga & Atlanta, our magazine launch, and current challenges in trucking.
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Last Friday, Grace Maher joined us to discuss FreightCaviar’s recent trip to Chattanooga and Atlanta, and one of the challenges truckers still face today.
Earlier this month, we spent seven days in Atlanta and Chattanooga, chatting with legendary people in freight– from Max and Craig Fuller to David Parker, and more, all featured in our next documentary.
Despite the pre-holiday hustle and bustle in the offices, they were more than happy to share their personal stories and discuss Chattanooga’s history and impact on the industry.
We can't wait to share it all with you in March 2026.
Reed also addressed one of the more overlooked issues in the industry- the less-than-ideal state of restroom availability in trucking today.
"I see threads, or a Reddit post of a flyer at a warehouse saying, 'No bathroom for drivers.' This is actually probably a bigger problem than we even realize."
It's no secret that the more a driver knows about a facility, the better he can plan his day. Above all, having access to a restroom is a basic amenity that drivers have gone without for far too long.
When personally dropping off issues of the FreightCaviar Magazine, we noted that Nolan Transportation Group has an unusually impressive restroom for a freight brokerage.
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Plus, a carrier pleading guilty to mob money laundering while still FMCSA-active, Iran's first post-ceasefire attack and what it means for diesel surcharges, FedEx Freight's first earnings as a standalone company, and more in today's newsletter.
Bad carriers are gaming the weigh station system. Plus, C.H. Robinson's own engineer goes scorched earth on Reddit, the Ghost Truck Act gets roasted, and more in today's newsletter.
Plus, overseas ELD tampering, 100 pallets of stolen womenswear, 20,000 Mexican truckers losing US visas, and more in today's newsletter.
While everyone in trucking is watching rates, capacity, and fraud, a much bigger shift may be happening quietly in the background: the future of rail.
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