Usually it begins in the same manner. You pull over for the night and grab something to eat and open up your phone “just to check tomorrow’s loads.” But then it’s 2AM in a truck stop your food is now cold and you are still refreshing load boards instead of sleeping. Sound familiar? You’re tired […]
Spending $150/month on DAT yet constantly running empty 20% of the time? There might be a better way. Today’s freight market offers more choices than ever to the owner-operator in the U.S., and it also brings confusion. Do you stick with load boards, hire a dispatcher, develop direct broker relationships, or have a combination of […]
When the D.C. Circuit Court issued an emergency stay on FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule, many drivers let out their breath for the first time in months. For a while, it had looked as though the freeze on renewals and new applications would finally be broken. But the reality on the ground turned out to be […]
Freedom is a common selling point for load boards. Launch an app, look up freight, reserve a load, and keep going. Many owner-operators feel like they have control in today’s volatile market—no long-term commitments or contracts, just access. To be fair, this access to freight is indeed beneficial. During slower weeks, load boards can help […]
Every proprietor operator has felt this way: that you drop down a load, and you check the boards, and there’s nothing real. So you point the truck home, and you go 200 miles empty. It has been a minor setback – up until the numbers hit. Empty miles don’t just hurt your week – they […]
What’s True, What’s Not, and What Drivers Should Expect November 2025 The recent changes in the non-domiciled CDL rule have left many wondering in the air about what the stay of the court on the rule means. Some feel the rule was stopped entirely, while others are concerned that states can no longer issue non-domiciled […]