Trucksafe LIVE!

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Trucksafe LIVE! is a monthly live show devoted to highway safety. Join hosts and transportation attorneys Brandon Wiseman and Jerad Childress as they and their guests explore hot-button issues affecting motor carriers and their drivers like FMCSA regulations, nuclear verdicts, rising insurance costs, and much more.

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May 19, 202658 min

Ep. 62 - Is the sky falling?

The Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II could reshape how freight brokers think about carrier selection, safety vetting, and litigation exposure after a crash, but will it be the end of some brokers and carriers? In this episode of Trucksafe LIVE!, we’ll break down what the Court actually held, what it did not hold, and why broker documentation, carrier safety data, and red-flag decision-making are about to matter even more.

April 23, 202657 min

Ep. 61 - Industry Update & Ask Us Anything

On this episode, the Trucksafe team will provide an industry update and ask-us-anything conversation focused on some of the most important developments in DOT safety and compliance. We’ll dive into timely issues like chameleon carriers, talk with Rob Carpenter about his recent 60 Minutes interview, and tackle your questions live as we break down what these developments could mean for carriers and the industry.

February 11, 202657 min

Ep. 60 - Catching the Chameleons

Chameleon carriers—fleets that shut down and reappear under new identities to escape enforcement—are posing a growing safety and fraud risk across the trucking industry. On this episode, we’re joined by former FMCSA Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg to break down how these operations work, why they’re so difficult to stop, and what fleets and regulators should understand about the evolving threat.

January 15, 202656 min

Ep. 59 - Marijuana Rescheduling

In this episode of Trucksafe LIVE!, we’re joined by special guest Patrice Kelly, former Director of USDOT’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, to discuss what marijuana rescheduling could mean for DOT testing programs and where things stand with oral fluid testing. This is a timely conversation for fleets navigating uncertainty in an evolving regulatory landscape.

December 17, 20251 hr 2 min

Ep. 58 - 2025 year in review & 2026 outlook

On this episode, we break down the top 10 regulatory developments of 2025 and what they mean for fleets headinginto 2026. From ELP crackdowns and non-domiciled CDL reforms to medcard modernization and ELD vetting, we’llunpack the year’s biggest compliance shifts and the trends shaping the year ahead.

December 10, 202557 min

Ep. 57 - CDL training crackdown

In this episode, the Trucksafe team breaks down FMCSA’s unprecedented removal of 3,000 CDL training providers from the federal registry and what it reveals about the deeper flaws in the ELDT system. We’ll explore how so many noncompliant schools made it onto the list, why the honor-system model has failed, and what carriers must do to ensure drivers receive real, road-ready training.

December 4, 202555 min

Ep. 56 - The great ELD purge of 2025?

In this episode, we break down FMCSA’s newly announced overhaul of the ELD self-certification process—one of the most significant changes to the ELD landscape since the mandate went into effect. We’ll unpack what prompted the agency’s move, how the new vetting framework works, why it still falls short of Canada’s third-party certification model, and what fleets should be doing now to prepare (if anything).

November 11, 202547 min

Ep. 55 - Federal court halts FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule

In this special episode of Trucksafe LIVE!, the Trucksafe team discusses the breaking news coming out of D.C. that a federal court of appeals has temporarily halted enforcement of the FMCSA’s Interim Final Rule that cracked down on the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to foreign drivers.

November 3, 202559 min

Ep. 54 - Understanding MCSAP Funding

In this episode, we tackle the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) in the wake of FMCSA's October 15, 2025, announcement withholding over $40 million in funding from California for failing to enforce federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards for commercial drivers. Special guest Jack Van Steenburg, former FMCSA Chief Safety Officer and Assistant Administrator, joins us to break down what MCSAP is, how it funds state-level roadside inspections, safety audits, and enforcement efforts, and why California's non-compliance has led to this unprecedented action. We'll also discuss the broader implications for highway safety, trucking companies operating in California, and potential ripple effects on national driver qualification standards.