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How to Prevent Cargo Theft in Peak Season 2026: Fake Pickups, Email Compromise and a Q4 Security Checklist
Cargo thefts fell 26% last quarter but losses more than doubled to $304.6 million; here is how today’s theft schemes…
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Top 3 Trucking News Today: Van Spot Rates Jump to $3.13, Mack and Volvo Recall 4,338 Trucks and a 100-Million-Barrel Fuel Release (October 6, 2026)
DAT and Truckstop/FTR data show spot rates climbing across van, reefer and flatbed at quarter-end, Mack and Volvo recall 4,338…
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A Carrier Saved a Broker’s Load From a Scammer. Then the Broker Refused to Pay the Signed Rate.
A carrier owner says he caught a fake broker by checking an email domain, found the real broker, delivered 43,000…
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Hours of Service Explained for 2026: The 11- and 14-Hour Rules, Split Sleeper, Exceptions and What FMCSA Is Testing
A plain-language 2026 guide to the hours-of-service rules: the 11- and 14-hour limits, the 30-minute break, the 60/70-hour clock, split…
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Top 3 Trucking News Today: C.H. Robinson’s $5.8 Billion RXO Deal, New Jersey’s ABC Test Takes Effect and a 22-Cent Contract-Spot Gap (October 5, 2026)
C.H. Robinson agrees to buy RXO in a $5.8 billion cash-and-stock deal, New Jersey’s ABC-test independent contractor rule takes effect…
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What to Do If Your ELD Is Revoked: FMCSA’s Registered List, the 60-Day Rule and a 2026 ELD Checklist
With FMCSA removing nearly 100 logging devices since early 2025 and an October 6 replacement deadline for the latest batch,…
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Top 3 Trucking News Today: A 77-Cent Diesel Price Gap, FMCSA’s Plan to End ELD Self-Certification and September Trucking Jobs (October 4, 2026)
Geotab launches a fleet fuel card after finding diesel prices up to 77 cents apart in the same town, FMCSA…
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FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Explained: Queries, Prohibited Status and Return-to-Duty in 2026
A plain-language 2026 guide to the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: which queries carriers must run, what prohibited status does…
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A Carrier Saved a Broker’s Load From a Scammer. Then the Broker Refused to Pay the Signed Rate.
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How to Calculate Your Cost Per Mile in 2026: Fixed Costs, Fuel, Deadhead and a Break-Even Checklist
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How to Pass Broker Carrier Vetting in 2026: Safety Ratings, Inspections, ELD Checks and a Checklist
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How to Read the Freight Market in Q4 2026: Spot vs. Contract Rates, Load-to-Truck Ratios and Tender Rejections