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WHAT THE TRUCK?!? EP844 Blitz week breakdown: top violations; authority approvals down 50%; tariffs?
45 minutes Posted May 30, 2025 at 8:00 pm.
New authority approvals down 50%
Tariffs on, tariffs off, tariffs on
Fleet sizes vs. fast food restaurant locations
Konexial | Jerry D’Addesi
FreightTech innovations | Jerry D’Addesi
Too much LEGO
SearchCarriers | Garrett Allen
Blitz week breakdown | Garrett Allen
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On episode 844 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is catching up with SearchCarrier’s Garrett Allen. His new site allows you to easily look up any carrier and see how often it’s been put out of service, inspected and more. We’re also diving into his blitz week dashboard to break down this year’s top violations.
Konexial’s Jerry D’Addesi on the latest in AI load matching, double broker prevention and edge computing.
Is the FMCSA starting to take freight fraud more seriously? After FMCSA’s identity verification became mandatory in April 2025, published authority counts dropped by over 50%. We’ll take a look at the numbers. 
And in headlines: tariffs on, tariffs off; fast food restaurants vs fleet sizes; excessive LEGO sets and more. 
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