Today on Brake Check, live on  FreightWaves⁠, we traded spreadsheets, pie charts, and polished boardroom opinions for something a whole lot more real…The people who actually live this industry.We went LIVE from the legendary Bristol Motor Speedway at the Large Cars & Guitars Truck Show with one mission:Get a real pulse check on trucking in 2026.Because if you really want to know what’s happening in freight… You don’t ask analysts.You ask drivers.You ask owner-operators.You ask the men and women who actually keep America moving.Today’s guests: Max Lacher - Behind the scenes on todays top trucking topics, fuel, optimization and more from performance diesel inc Kim Hartgrave -  Real talk from behind the wheel with no corporate talking points Noah Volz from Truck Parking Club-  Parking, todays tone and more Mike Beatey- Owner-operator truth with zero filtersFrom rates…To parking…To regulations…To what’s really broken—and what’s finally getting better…This isn’t a studio show.This is Brake Check. Live. Loud. Unfiltered.Drop your take in the comments:What’s the biggest thing broken in trucking right now?#Trucking #BrakeCheck #Freight #OwnerOperator #CDL #Bristol #TruckingNews #FreightWaves #LargeCarsAndGuitars⁠Follow the Brake Check Podcast⁠⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices