A 25% insurance increase on a last-minute renewal can shut a small carrier’s doors permanently. Gage from Oak Bridge Insurance breaks down the “quote and pray” problem, what plaintiff attorneys look for after accidents, why a copied safety manual hurts more than no program at all, and the three cost drivers every carrier can control.
IFTA filing for owner operators explained — deadlines, common mistakes, audit triggers, and how to file your Q3 return before Oct 31.
Four months in, Motus is still canceling authorities and scrambling insurance records, and some carriers are losing loads through no fault of their own. Here is what is still broken and exactly what to check on your own record today.
You delivered the load on Monday. The broker pays in 30 days, maybe 45. Meanwhile, fuel, insurance, and the truck note are due this week. Freight factoring closes that gap. You sell the invoice to a factoring company, get paid within a day, and let the factor wait on the broker. It’s how most small…
If you drive on a 1099, every mile you run costs you money before it makes you any. Fuel, tires, insurance, tolls, a motel when you’re out past your hours. The good news? Most of that is deductible, and 1099 truck driver tax deductions are the single biggest lever you have to shrink your tax…
Los Angeles reclaims dry van’s top spot, Sioux Falls posts its best reefer reading of the summer, and Kentucky locks up flatbed’s top three for a second straight week. Here’s where to run September 21.
Most small carriers don’t have a lead problem. They have an operating system problem. Kalei Poteat, founder of Fleet Connect and a network of 50,000+ operators, breaks down how to build real client acquisition systems, what AI can actually do for a 1-5 truck operation, and why the owner is almost always the bottleneck keeping the business stuck.
Los Angeles reclaims dry van’s top spot, Sioux Falls posts its best reefer reading of the summer, and Kentucky locks up flatbed’s top three for a second straight week. Here’s where to run September 21.
Spokane hits #2 in reefer, Kentucky locks up flatbed’s top three, and the Midwest keeps running dry van. Here’s where to point your trucks September 14.
Brokers are quietly cutting carriers from their networks and not telling them why. Risk management consultant Kodie Yost breaks down what “defensible carrier” actually means, why the Montgomery ruling is reshaping who gets freight, contract traps hiding millions in liability, and why your biggest financial risk isn’t costs; it’s becoming unattractive to quality customers.
Evansville tops dry van, Sioux Falls leads reefer, and Bowling Green holds strong in flatbed, but the real story this week is Jefferson City’s jaw-dropping 23% single-day flatbed spike. Here’s your full August 31 freight market breakdown.
Amarillo at #1 in dry van? Reno jumping 30 spots in reefer? Denver up 39% in flatbed? This week had some moves nobody saw coming. The Plains are still anchoring reefer at the top, Memphis is back where it belongs in flatbed, and dry van keeps drifting lower even as some surprising markets push their way up the board. Here’s the full breakdown.
