Ohio and Georgia have suspended diesel taxes and a federal order allows red-dyed diesel on highways, but IFTA returns are still due; here is how the math works, where carriers get caught, and a checklist for the next two filings.
A carrier owner says he caught a fake broker by checking an email domain, found the real broker, delivered 43,000 lbs of frozen freight with no claims, and was then told he was fortunate to be paid at all. The story says a lot about how this industry vets carriers: by score, not by track record.
With industry operating costs at a record $2.336 per mile and diesel at $6.38, here is a step-by-step way to calculate your own cost per mile, your break-even rate per loaded mile, and the numbers to check before you accept a load.
Brokers are cutting their carrier networks after the Supreme Court’s Montgomery ruling; here is what they check now and a practical checklist to keep your authority bookable in 2026.
A practical guide to the three market signals that matter most heading into Q4 2026, the spot vs. contract spread, load-to-truck ratios and tender rejections, with the latest DAT, SONAR and EIA numbers.
With diesel at a record $6.53 per gallon, here is how fuel surcharges work, where carriers lose money on reset lag and MPG assumptions, and a practical checklist for carriers, brokers and shippers before Q4.
The Future of Truck Driver Pay: Predictable Income, Predictable Home Time and Smarter Compensation For years, one question has dominated conversations about professional truck driver compensation: How much should a driver make? The conversation usually starts with cents per mile. Then comes percentage pay. Weekly gross. Bonuses. Detention. Layover. Extra stops. Every carrier has its…
Stop bragging about your $50k Gross. đŸ›‘Are you a business owner or a volunteer driver? Most Owner-Operators are “Driving Blind” in 2026. Bobby and I just sat down to look at the raw numbers for April, and the reality is sobering. If you don’t know your Line of Death (the exact point where your CPM…
One of the biggest daily problems in the American trucking industry is not freight rates, fuel prices, or even traffic. It is a parking. Every night across the United States, millions of truck drivers search for safe and legal places to park, while only a limited number of truck parking spaces are available nationwide. The…
The Trucks That Keep America Moving: Inside the Most Popular Semi Trucks on U.S. Highways in 2026 Every day across America, millions of tons of freight move through highways stretching from California ports to New York warehouses, from Texas oil fields to Chicago distribution centers. Behind nearly every shipment is one machine that keeps the…
