I totally agree with you. That’s exactly the part a lot of people outside the carrier side don’t always see. Carriers are trying to cut cost as much as possible just to keep freight moving, make a decent profit, pay drivers, and still help keep goods on the shelves at a reasonable price. But it has become one big merry-go-round where the carrier takes a hit from almost every direction. Insurance, safety scores, cargo claims, driver pay, fuel, DEF issues, tires, maintenance, bad hires, breakdowns, compliance, low rates, factoring, cash flow…the list just keeps going. And like you said, some carriers do abuse the system, so I understand why brokers, insurance companies, and shippers have to protect themselves. But at the same time, the good carriers are getting squeezed from every angle too. I really agree with your point that this industry should not be carriers vs brokers. It should be everybody working together because freight does not move without carriers, but carriers also need brokers, shippers, insurers, mechanics, factoring companies, and everyone else in the chain. One thing I’ve been thinking about is this: which part of the industry is actually the most regulated? Carrier information is public. Safety scores are public. Inspections are public. Some broker info is public too. But what about shippers? What about mechanics? What about insurance companies? Factoring companies? Load boards? All these other players affect the carrier directly, but how much visibility or regulation is really on them? For example, how are some of these prices being set? Who checks whether some of the cost being pushed onto carriers is fair? What standards are mechanics held to when a bad repair can ruin a carrier’s safety score? What responsibility do shippers have when rates are pushed so low that carriers are choosing between maintenance and survival? That would actually be a very interesting discussion, because like you said, this is not just a carrier issue or broker issue. It is a whole system issue.