Todd Amen is the president of ATBS and it gives him a ringside seat for how independent owner operators in the trucking market are doing financially.ATBS processes thousands of tax returns for owner operators every year. It's getting toward April 15, when taxes need to be filed, and Amen joins Drilling Deep host John Kingston to discuss what he's seen in this year's tax returns coming off the strong freight market of 2021.Also on the podcast, Kingston reviews the market for jet fuel, which has reached dizzying heights, and explains why that could impact the price of diesel.<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drilling-deep-with-john-kingston/id1490133519">Follow Drilling Deep on Apple Podcasts</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5EYGxvSTrMfXmrEtDg1MAF?si=WHQ6Pve3Qx6iwR7tHxjdCA&dl_branch=1">Follow Drilling Deep on Spotify</a><a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts">More FreightWaves Podcasts</a>

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Trucks, oil, trains, and industry deep dives highlight this show, hosted by John Kingston. John Kingston is a business journalist of almost 40 years, covering everything from metals to financial markets, and now turning his focus to trucking and transport. He spent almost 30 years covering oil markets with S&P Global Platts, and his broadcast background includes many years as Platts’ “talking head” on CNBC, Fox Business, Canada’s BNN and other broadcast outlets. His activities at FreightWaves includes serving as the oil expert for FW’s SONAR database product, where he provides daily analysis.