Here are the headlines from this week in trucking as of April 16:

• Drivers’ paper medical card exemption extended to October
• FMCSA is quietly allowing some states to reissue non-domiciled CDLs
• An episode of ‘60 Minutes’ focuses on chameleon carriers
• Private equity acquired Carrier Logistics
• A proposed bill would increase minimum insurance requirements
• Diesel prices FELL by 4 cents

Legend Fleet Solutions produces van liners and floors that can increase residual value by 10-35%. These products prevent cargo damage, keeping fleet vehicles like "brand new" for resale. The Fleet Lead's Kevin Jones hosts Legend's Jerry Simpson, sales representative, and Brendand Church, chief marketing officer, to hear more.

Timestamps:

01:40 — A fleet ROI case study

02:32 — How do skeptical buyers respond?

04:19 — Leaving the products with vehicles adds value

07:03 — What makes Legend unique

10:33 — How the company is handling tariff impacts.

Jason McDaniel hosts BeyondTrucks' CEO Hans Galland and Head of Product Mariah Alf to discuss the technological evolution of the trucking industry. The company's transportation management system has a host of AI tools, from rating calculations to natural language interfacing—but, they note, AI in trucking should not just be a "hammer looking for a nail."

Timestamps:

• 05:59 — Growth of transportation technology and BeyondTrucks' differentiator
• 13:15 — AI applications in for-hire trucking and BeyondTrucks
• 20:05 — What fleets should look for in AI
• 24:26 — Guarding against data overload
• 27:55 — BeyondTrucks' "AI rate agents" feature
• 38:00 — Carriers' technology adoption during the freight recession