FreightWaves - What The Truck?!? Navigating the CDL Crackdown & Cold-Chain Integrity
- Brian McBrayer
- Apr 17
- 2 min read
The freight industry is currently facing a massive capacity strain, driven by sudden regulatory shifts. With the recent cancellation of non-domicile CDLs, starting with an initial 13,000 to 14,000 drivers removed from the pool in California alone, the market is experiencing a slow bleed. As a result, carrier pay to retain good drivers is already surging from around 50 cents a mile to 65 cents, right as the summer produce season kicks off.
But for specialized, high-stakes niches like cold-chain produce, panic isn't a strategy. Securing these fragile, sensitive commodities requires more than scrambling for the cheapest truck on a load board; it demands meticulous, relationship-first service.
As our co-founder, Jason McArthur, recently discussed on FreightWaves' What The Truck?!?, Lone Cypress Logistics is built to navigate this exact volatility. Based just steps away from the Salinas Valley "Salad Bowl," we use our firsthand shipper experience to stop supply chain chaos before it starts. Instead of relying on chance, we trust a strictly vetted core network of regular carriers to meet the strict demands of receivers nationwide. By verifying the critical details, like ensuring a trailer is properly pre-cooled and the air chute is intact before the wheels ever move, we ensure our customers' freight is handled with the ultimate care it deserves.
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About the Author
Brian McBrayer is the Director of Business Development for Lone Cypress Logistics. With a proven background in sales leadership and scaling successful businesses across multiple industries, Brian is now focused on applying those same process-driven growth principles to the company's freight solutions. Connect with Brian on LinkedIn.
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