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    Freight Market | Load Management | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Grow as a Family-Run Trucking Business with Direct Shippers

    Learn how Justin Lu of Truckpedia grew his family’s trucking business from 3 to 50 trucks.

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    How to Secure Dedicated Lanes w/ Ed Burns | Ep 32

    Ed Burns of Burns Logistics gives carriers advice on how to secure dedicated lanes in the contract market. Yes, it’s possible for small carriers!

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    Freight factoring | Load Management

    Manage your loads all in one place

    Discover Bobtail’s new Load Management system, for load creation, document requests, and invoice factoring in one easy-to-use app.

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    Freight Brokers | Load Management | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    What’s Better? Brokered or Direct Shipper Loads? | Ep 25

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    How Many Hazmat Trucking Companies Are There In The US?

    Learn how many hazmat trucking companies there are in the US and other hazmat trucking statistics here.

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    Freight Brokers | Load Management

    What You Need To Know About The Convoy Meltdown

    Uncover the aftermath of Convoy’s collapse on carriers. Gain insights into broker metrics and industry shifts for resilient business strategies.

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    New Trucking Company | Freight Brokers | Load Management

    Five Tips for Booking Box Truck Loads

    Looking for box truck loads? We have five tips for dispatching box trucks and getting the best loads.

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    Load Management | New Trucking Company | Trucking Technology

    What is a TMS? And How to Choose One

    Transportation management systems are not just for the big players in the trucking industry. What is a TMS is? How does it work?

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    Compliance | Fraud Prevention | Load Management

    Protect Your Trucking Business: Beware of the Latest MC Scam

    Protect your trucking business from this scam dealing with MC numbers! Learn about the latest threat targeting carriers.

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    Fraud Prevention | Freight Brokers | Freight factoring | Load Management

    How to Avoid Freight Scams and Fraud in Trucking

    In this article, you’ll learn what fraud looks like, how to avoid it, and what to do in the event that you’re caught in the middle of a scam.

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    Load Management | New Trucking Company

    How To Start A Box Truck Business In 5 Steps

    There’s a lot of work for box truck drivers, but to start getting paid, you need to know how to start a box truck business. This guide can help.

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