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  • What Is Non-Recourse Factoring in Trucking?
    Trucking Finance | Trucking News | Trucking Technology

    What Is Non-Recourse Factoring in Trucking? 2026 Update 

    Non-recourse factoring explained for truckers: what it is, how it differs from recourse, what it costs, and whether the extra protection is worth it.

    Read More What Is Non-Recourse Factoring in Trucking? 2026 Update Continue

  • Hot Freight Markets This Week: Where Trucks Are Making Money (July 27)
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    Hot Freight Markets This Week: Where Trucks Are Making Money (July 27)

    San Diego leads dry van, reefer gets wild with 18% single-day swings, and flatbed has its best week of the summer. Here’s where to run your trucks July 27.

    Read More Hot Freight Markets This Week: Where Trucks Are Making Money (July 27)Continue

  • Trucking Factoring Cost: Invoice Factoring Rates in 2026
    New Trucking Company | Trucking News | Trucking Technology

    What Does Trucking Factoring Cost? A Guide to Invoice Factoring Rates in 2026

    What does trucking factoring cost in 2026? A clear breakdown of invoice factoring rates, the hidden fees to watch, and how to find your real cost.

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  • How Does Invoice Factoring Work? A Guide for Truckers
    Trucking Finance | Trucking News | Trucking Technology

    How Does Freight Factoring Work? A Step-by-Step Guide for Truckers

    How does invoice factoring work? A step-by-step guide for truckers: the paperwork, the timeline, and how you get funded the same day.

    Read More How Does Freight Factoring Work? A Step-by-Step Guide for TruckersContinue

  • From 3 Trucks to 60: How Daria Built a Trucking Company Entirely on the Owner-Operator Model
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    From 3 Trucks to 60: How Daria Built a Trucking Company Entirely on the Owner-Operator Model

    Daria Kapustina started driving in 2019 for fun. Today she runs 60 trucks under Mountain Lane Trucking, all owner-operators hauling reefer, flatbed, and dry van. One driver just grossed $13K in a single week. Here’s how she built it, survived the freight recession, and why counting every number from day one saved her business.

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  • What Is Freight Factoring? A Guide for Owner-Operators
    Freight factoring

    What Is Freight Factoring? A Simple Guide for Owner-Operators

    Freight factoring explained for owner-operators: how it works, what it costs, and how it gets you paid in days, not weeks. A simple, no-fluff guide.

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  • Hot Freight Markets This Week: Where Trucks Are Making Money (July 20)
    Freight Market

    Hot Freight Markets This Week: Where Trucks Are Making Money (July 20)

    California dominates dry van and reefer this week while flatbed resets. Here’s where the Spotter Index says trucks are making money right now.

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  • Motus Phase 2: FMCSA’s Latest Update and What It Means for You
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    Motus Phase 2: FMCSA’s Latest Update and What It Means for You

    FMCSA just gave a straight update on the Motus rollout, and the biggest takeaway could save you a headache: if your record shows active and you have no insurance issues, you may not need to move over yet. Here is where Phase 2 stands and what to do.

    Read More Motus Phase 2: FMCSA’s Latest Update and What It Means for YouContinue

  • Stuck in Motus? Here’s What’s Going Wrong and How to Fix It
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    Stuck in Motus? Here’s What’s Going Wrong and How to Fix It

    Motus has been live about a month, and thousands of carriers are stuck. Claiming bugs, identity verification failures, frozen insurance filings, and system errors have left a lot of owner-operators locked out of their own records.

    Read More Stuck in Motus? Here’s What’s Going Wrong and How to Fix ItContinue

  • Debt Assignment in Trucking: What Every Owner-Operator Needs to Know to Protect Their Pay
    Carriers | Compliance | Fraud Prevention

    Debt Assignment in Trucking: What Every Owner-Operator Needs to Know to Protect Their Pay

    Learn how debt assignment works in trucking, your rights as a carrier, and how to avoid broker and shipper traps that put your money at risk.

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  • Your Bobtail Card Now Earns Cashback at Hundreds of Merchants
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    Your Bobtail Card Now Earns Cashback at Hundreds of Merchants

    Your Bobtail Mastercard® is now enrolled in EasySavings—earn automatic cashback at hundreds of merchants on top of your fuel savings. Log in to your app to see where.

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  • E-Commerce Freight for Small Carriers: How HTL Builds Supply Chains
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    E-Commerce Freight for Small Carriers: How HTL Builds Supply Chains

    Most brokerages won’t touch e-commerce. Hassan Transportation & Logistics built their business around it. Xander Hassan and Kanon Acker break down how small carriers can break in, a $650K freight theft that ended in an FBI raid, and why uncertainty creates demand for good partners.

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