How to find the best produce loads on the Truckstop.com Load Board

How to find the best produce loads

Produce season is one of the few times a year when shippers are scrambling for capacity and rates move in your favor. If you run reefer, this is your window to make money. But here’s the reality: the best produce loads on any load board disappear in minutes. Carriers who scroll aimlessly or search without

7 costly mistakes reefer drivers make during produce season (and how to avoid them)

costly mistakes reefer drivers make

Produce season brings high demand and good rates. But most reefer drivers leave money on the table because they repeat the same mistakes year after year. Peak produce season runs from late February through early fall. Demand spikes. Rates climb. Yet drivers who don’t plan ahead end up with detention time, spoiled loads, and missed

Double brokering prevention strategies under new FMCSA rules

Double brokering prevention strategies

Double brokering is getting worse in the freight industry. It costs up to $35 billion every year in losses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is rolling out new rules to stop it. These updates push for more transparency, better security, and real accountability. The goal is to protect brokers and carriers from cargo

6 Ways Carriers Can Protect Cash When Rates Drop 

Ways Carriers Can Protect Cash When Rates Drop

Cash protection matters more than keeping your truck moving right now. The numbers from our recent survey with Bloomberg Intelligence are clear. More than half (51%) of carriers reported rates were down compared to the same period last year, and 41% saw revenue decline. When you’re running more but making less, the problem isn’t that

9 Ways to Cut Costs in Dry Van Trucking

Ways to Cut Costs in Dry Van Trucking

The dry van trucking sector is navigating one of its most challenging periods in recent years. The industry’s average cost of operating a truck in 2024 was $2.260 per mile, while the truckload sector experienced an average operating margin of negative 2.3 percent. With 61 percent of carriers and third-party logistics providers naming cost reduction