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The operational metrics every carrier…

When the freight market tightens, the leverage shifts to carriers. Fewer trucks relative to available loads means more negotiating room, better rates…
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The operational metrics every carrier should track right now

Interstate vs. Intrastate Trucking: A…

Interstate and intrastate trucking have different requirements. Find out how crossing state lines changes your obligations as a truck driver.
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Interstate vs. Intrastate Trucking: A Carrier’s 2026 Guide

How Much Do Long-Haul Truck Drivers Make?…

Find out how much you earn as a long-haul truck driver and learn about the factors that impact earnings in this profession.
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How Much Do Long-Haul Truck Drivers Make? OTR Pay Breakdown

How to Start a Hotshot Trucking Business: …

Interested in hotshot trucking? Discover the requirements and steps to kickstart your own hotshot trucking business. Learn how to get started.
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How to Start a Hotshot Trucking Business: A Step-by-Step Playbook

Using AI to modernize fleet maintenance an…

Maintenance is a topic that only comes up when something goes wrong. It is often viewed as a necessary evil or a hidden cost that is difficult to…
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Using AI to modernize fleet maintenance and improve profitability

The best trucking conferences and…

The trucking and logistics industry runs on relationships. Who you know, and the reputation built over time, often plays a role in winning new lanes…
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The best trucking conferences and transportation industry trade show to attend in 2026

Stopping freight fraud and protecting your…

Freight fraud and identity theft result in direct hits to your paycheck. It doesn’t take much these days for a bad actor to obtain an MC number…
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Stopping freight fraud and protecting your carrier authority in trucking (with Dale Prax)

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…
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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…
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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…
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How to calculate cost per mile

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…
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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…
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What carriers are saying about the freight market: Q1 2026

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