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The Death of Personal Responsibility and How We Became a Nation of Victims

We used to understand that decisions have consequences.

Jan 9 • Rob Carpenter

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December 2025

Secretary Duffy, Meet Nick Shirley and MEISA. How DOT Fits Into Minnesota's Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal

Nick Shirley exposed the ghost daycares. But the transportation company filling those seats has a fraud-flagged DOT record and principals facing federal…

Dec 30, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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The Satisfactory Rating and the Border Zone.

Cross-border commerce has created a safety blind spot where carriers rack up violations without consequence and two border counties now rank at the…

Dec 22, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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The Sound of Money

What ghost towns, closed refineries, and a Supreme Court case taught me about the economics of noise

Dec 20, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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When Strong Men Create Weak Times

Are we witnessing the beginning of a societal collapse disguised as progress?

Dec 2, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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November 2025

INTERPOL WARRANT. TERRORISM CHARGES. Perfect...CDL APPROVED.

While everyone's arguing about whether immigrants should drive trucks, we missed the bigger picture.

Nov 18, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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The $30 Billion Factoring Racket and How Brokers and Shippers Profit From Carrier Desperation

Kickback Schemes, Float Income, and the Financial System Designed to Keep Truckers Cash-Starved

Nov 6, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

The Real Cost of Moving Freight. Truck Insurance Up 40% and Your Drivers Are Now Underwriting Risk.

How Non-Domiciled CDL Restrictions, English Language Proficiency Violations, Third-Party Litigation Financing, and Immigration Policy Are Reshaping…

Nov 4, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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October 2025

When Did We Forget How to Survive? The Lost Art of Self-Reliance in Modern America

We’ve created a feed-the-bear situation in which government programs have sustained people for so long that they expect them to continue. They don’t…

Oct 30, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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FMCSA's Non-Domiciled CDL Saga and What the AFSCME/AFT Lawsuit Actually Means for Trucking

A teachers union, two truck drivers, and the future of commercial licensing walk into federal court. This isn't a joke. (Follow-up from my 10/21 Article…

Oct 29, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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We Know How to Stop Illegal Immigrants from Getting CDLs. Here's How We Do It. Part 2 THE SOLUTION.

TWIC Has Worked Since 2007. The Clearinghouse Model Works. Biometric Verification Works. Under $100 Million Annually Would Save Hundreds of Lives, so…

Oct 25, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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PART 1. THE ISSUE. 200,000 Illegal Immigrants Have CDLs and They're Killing People: The I-10 Crash Is Just the Latest.

California's AB60 Pipeline and Federal Immigration Failures Put Jashanpreet Singh Behind the Wheel of an 80,000-Pound Semi.

Oct 25, 2025 • Rob Carpenter

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