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ELD Compliance + Upcoming Brake Safety Week | Ep 22
Compliance | Freight Market

ELD Compliance + Upcoming Brake Safety Week | Ep 22

Freight and diesel market updates, plus the true consequences of noncompliance and falsified logs — it’s worse than you think!

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How to Increase Your Rate/Mile with Oversized Freight | Ep 21
Compliance | Freight Market

How to Increase Your Rate/Mile with Oversized Freight | Ep 21

Is oversized freight worth the extra cost, risk, and work? Bolaji Ige, CEO and Founder of Overdims, says it can 5X your rate per mile.

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Ep 14 This Week in Trucking
Compliance | Freight Market | Fuel | Trucking Technology

The Future of Trucking, Rising Diesel Costs, Electric Vehicle Debate | Ep 14

Learn about a possible freight market recovery, supply and demand, and the problems and benefits of electric trucks.

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Ep 10 of This Week in Trucking
Compliance | Fraud Prevention | Freight Market | Fuel | Trucking News

Improve your CSA Scores, Crowded Highways for Memorial Day | Ep 10

Latest in diesel prices, freight market trends, plus tackle important topics like DataQs, rising insurance costs, and a new bill targeting double brokering.

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How to prepare for the CVSA International Roadcheck in 2024
Compliance | Trucking News

How to Prepare for the CVSA International Roadcheck 2024

If you or your drivers are on the road May 14-16, 2024, you need to know how to prepare for the CVSA Roadcheck.

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Episode 8 This Week in Trucking
Compliance | Freight Market | Trucking News

Competitive Rates Coming Out of Florida as Diesel Prices Decline

The produce season means good rates coming out of Florida, but this also means rates when going into that state are knocked down.

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Compliance | New Trucking Company

Trucking Permits for California Carriers + CARB Emissions Regulations

A summary of permits and licenses you need to get started as a carrier in California, plus what you need to know about CARB.

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Compliance | Freight Brokers | Freight Market | Fuel

Trucking’s ‘Bloodbath’ & Declining Diesel Prices | Ep 7

Freight market trends, diesel prices, as well as a discussion regarding Werner Enterprises’ statement on the end of the downcycle getting closer.

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Compliance | Trucking Finance

Event Recap: Trucking Insurance & Compliance

A summary of the lessons learned from our event with Deep Compliance about trucking compliance and how it determines your commercial insurance costs.

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Voluntary Revocation
Compliance | Trucking Finance | Trucking News

Can I Keep My Authority without Paying for Insurance? Voluntary Revocation Explained.

Carriers may decide to pause operations for any number of reasons: maintenance, taking a long holiday, or simply rethinking their role in the industry. So, what happens to your authority?

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Compliance | Drivers | Trucking Technology

Speed Limiters: Should They Be Mandatory?

The issue of speed limiters in commercial trucks is one of the most drawn-out debates in the industry: what is a speed limiter and how effective are they, really?

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Compliance | Featured | Freight Brokers

Carrier Packets: Documents Every Trucking Company Should Have On Hand

Learn what a carrier packet is and how to organize your documents effectively to make brokers love working with you!

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