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Matt Fleming

Matt Fleming

The Human Anchor: The Blind Spot in Tracking Freight Fraud

The Human Anchor: The Blind Spot in Tracking Freight Fraud

In June 2025, a commercial truck hauling U.S. mail for a company called Hope Trans LLC was involved in a horrific crash on I-20 near Terrell, Texas. Five people were killed. In the aftermath, it was revealed that the principals behind Hope Trans had operated multiple prior trucking companies

Anatomy of a Shell Company: Exposing a Hidden Freight Network Before It Strikes

Anatomy of a Shell Company: Exposing a Hidden Freight Network Before It Strikes

See how tracing physical trucks through network graphs exposed the massive, hidden chameleon carrier fleet behind the AJ Partners crash.

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Why Traditional Carrier Vetting is Failing (And How to Actually Catch a Chameleon)

Public FMCSA data can't catch a chameleon carrier. Learn how mapping historical data and social listening exposes hidden freight fraud before it strikes.

Tracking Truck Migration Across 50 States: What 9.5 Million Inspections Reveal

Tracking Truck Migration Across 50 States: What 9.5 Million Inspections Reveal

We tracked where 9.5M trucks were registered vs. inspected. The result: a seasonal migration map of US freight - reefers chasing the harvest, capacity retreating south in winter.

America's Most Dangerous Roads: A Data-Driven Analysis

America's Most Dangerous Roads: A Data-Driven Analysis

Analysis of 1.3M DOT crash records reveals America's most dangerous roads when normalized by traffic volume. I-80 in Wyoming tops the list with 277 fatalities.

One Year Into the English Language Crackdown: What 56,000 Violations Reveal

One Year Into the English Language Crackdown: What 56,000 Violations Reveal

Seven months after FMCSA began placing drivers out-of-service for English proficiency violations, we revisit the data. 45,766 violations in 2025 vs. 2,389 in 2024 - and the patterns reveal exactly who's getting hit hardest.

Who's Buying 2026 Trucks? The Data Tells a Surprising Story

Who's Buying 2026 Trucks? The Data Tells a Surprising Story

Who's buying 2026 trucks? Owner-operators are outpacing mid-sized fleets by 42%. Freightliner's Cascadia 126 leads with 7,664 units. And some carriers are refreshing 20%+ of their fleet while others sit below 1%.