The Business of Trucking

With diesel at $6.276 a gallon and fuel now trucking’s top concern, here is how fuel surcharges are calculated, how…

With diesel at $6.179 a gallon and payment terms stretching, here is how freight factoring works, what recourse and non-recourse…

Reefer rates hit a record $3.62 a mile in September, but most of the jump is fuel; here is how…

The EPA’s 2027 NOx limit starts January 1 while proposed changes to warranties, derates and penalties are still not final;…

Unified Carrier Registration fees rise about 20% for 2027, from $55 for the smallest fleets and brokers to $54,165 for…

Truck insurance premiums average about 11 cents a mile and rose another 6.4% in early 2026, with small fleets paying…

Drivers are held past two hours at roughly four in ten stops and only about half of detention invoices get…

Ohio and Georgia have suspended diesel taxes and a federal order allows red-dyed diesel on highways, but IFTA returns are…

With industry operating costs at a record $2.336 per mile and diesel at $6.38, here is a step-by-step way to…

Brokers are cutting their carrier networks after the Supreme Court’s Montgomery ruling; here is what they check now and a…

A practical guide to the three market signals that matter most heading into Q4 2026, the spot vs. contract spread,…