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.
Ohio suspends its 47-cent diesel tax for 90 days, a four-state FMCSA and DHS overnight sweep places 78 drivers out of service, and FMCSA’s deputy administrator says a fix for the Motus registration system’s user experience is weeks away.
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.
Social media calls for an Oct. 1 trucker strike meet skepticism from OOIDA and fleet leaders, FedEx orders 2,000 medium-duty electric trucks from Harbinger in a deal worth more than $300 million, and a new House bill would add English testing for CDLs and $100,000-a-day cabotage fines.
A practical 2026 winter-prep guide for carriers and owner-operators: how to prevent diesel gelling, what Colorado’s chain law requires, how the HOS adverse driving exception really works, and a checklist to finish before the first hard freeze.
Schneider trims its brokerage carrier network from 60,000 to 14,000, diesel falls 14.7 cents from its record as Georgia and Texas roll out fuel relief, and FMCSA denies a request to let drivers use paper logs instead of ELDs.
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.
Owner-operator income is near record highs even as 16 carriers filed bankruptcy in a month, FMCSA moves to close a drug out-of-service loophole, and Trimble opens four carrier TMS platforms to AI agents.
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.
Record diesel and a debate over export limits, Tesla Semi enters high-volume production, six carriers file a RICO suit against C.H. Robinson and TQL, Aurora targets 30,000 driverless trucks, and states join the fuel-hauler HOS waiver.
