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The Three Pressure Points Small Carriers…

Most owner-operators know how to drive. The part that trips them up is running the business. Compliance, rates, market cycles; each one is its own…

The Three Pressure Points Small Carriers Are Facing Right Now with Adam Wingfield

What is backhaul trucking (and how to stop…

Freight rates have been under pressure, fuel costs are unpredictable, and the margin on any given load is thinner than it used to be. The return trip…

What is backhaul trucking (and how to stop losing money on the return trip)

How to calculate cost per mile

The cost to keep your truck operating is one of the most important financial calculations for any trucking business. Yet, many drivers and…

Deadhead miles: What they are, what they…

Tractor-trailers sometimes have empty flatbeds attached, or might not have a trailer hooked up at all. If a truck doesn’t have a trailer…

Deadhead miles: What they are, what they cost, and how to reduce them

What carriers are saying about the freight…

The freight market doesn’t move in a straight line, and Q1 2026 was a good reminder of that. Every quarter, Truckstop partners with Bloomberg t…

What carriers are saying about the freight market: Q1 2026

What owner-operators are missing when it…

The trucking industry often gets explained through freight data, rates, capacity, and market cycles but they don’t tell you in brass tacks how…

What owner-operators are missing when it comes to profitability

How Truckstop.com helps you manage fuel…

Fuel doesn’t wait. You pull up to the pump, fill the tank, and the money is gone before the wheels start turning. The freight you just hauled?…

How Truckstop.com helps you manage fuel costs and cash flow

Q1 2026 Freight Fraud Trends Report

Freight fraud didn’t let up in Q1 2026. Truckstop’s risk and trust teams audited 15,315 accounts last quarter, up 13 percent from the…

Fuel card security: Identifying 4 common…

Learn common fuel card fraud scam indicators, including cloning, skimming, identity theft, and internal fraud, and their impact on carriers.

Fuel card security: Identifying 4 common scam indicators

The Impact of Fuel Pricing on the Trucking…

Fuel prices have spiked before, in 2008, in 2022, and now again in 2026. Each time, the carriers who understood why prices move were better positione…