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  • How Small Fleets Stay Profitable at $2/Mile Hauling Produce
    This Week In Trucking | Carriers | Compliance | Podcasts

    How Small Fleets Stay Profitable at $2/Mile Hauling Produce

    Golden Key Express LLC has grown from 10 to 33 trucks by running a lean reefer operation, tracking every mile, and keeping drivers happy. Learn how Pargat Baidwan built a profitable fleet in 2025’s tough market.

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  • CDL Mills: Thousands of Drivers Licensed Without Proper Testing
    This Week In Trucking | Compliance | Drivers | Podcasts | Trucking News

    CDL Mills: Thousands of Drivers Licensed Without Proper Testing

    The FMCSA is cracking down on CDL mills — trucking schools accused of issuing licenses with little or no testing. Linked to California’s $40 million penalty for failing to enforce CDL standards, this investigation is exposing how fraudulent training schools slipped thousands of unqualified drivers onto U.S. highways. Here’s what carriers, fleet owners, and drivers need to know as the FMCSA tightens enforcement nationwide.

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  • How Downeast Shipping Built a Profitable Fleet with Leased-On Owner-Operators
    This Week In Trucking | Carriers | Compliance | Podcasts

    How Downeast Shipping Built a Profitable Fleet with Leased-On Owner-Operators

    In this episode of This Week in Trucking, owner-operator Jason reveals how he keeps his cost per mile under $1.70, survives volatile freight markets, and stays profitable through discipline, smart planning, and factoring, a must-read for small carriers and new authorities navigating 2025’s challenges.

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  • Freight Fraud Every Carrier Must Know About: How Truckers Are Getting Robbed in 2025
    This Week In Trucking | Carriers | Compliance | Podcasts

    Freight Fraud Every Carrier Must Know About: How Truckers Are Getting Robbed in 2025

    Freight fraud and double brokering are costing small carriers thousands every month. In this episode, Pedro Peterson from Synergy Freight shares the real red flags to watch for, how to protect your business, and what every owner-operator needs to do to stay profitable in 2025.

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  • How Small Carriers Can Lower Insurance Premiums in 2025: From an Insurance Broker
    Carriers | Compliance | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How Small Carriers Can Lower Insurance Premiums in 2025: From an Insurance Broker

    Insurance costs are crushing small carriers, but they don’t have to. In this episode, insurance expert Matt Planeta shares insider strategies for lowering premiums, avoiding renewal surprises, and keeping your trucking business profitable in 2025.

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  • ELD Compliance + Upcoming Brake Safety Week | Ep 22
    Compliance | Freight Market | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    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 | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    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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  • Red semi truck bobtail driving in California
    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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