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Step Deck Trucking Rates per Mile in 2026

In 2026, step deck trucking rates per mile depend on a number of significant factors like load type, distance, permits and the overall market demand. Due to step deck trailers being used for oversized...

Guide to Truck Fleet Management

Truck fleet management is not limited to maintaining trucks—it is about keeping trucks loaded and economically viable, day by day, week by week. For some fleets with their daily freight movement...

Why Step Deck Trailers Are Popular in Heavy Haul Freight

Heavy haul freight is often oversized machinery, including construction equipment manufactured and used on the job site in the form of materials that require separate trailers. For trucking businesses...

How to Start a Dry Van Trucking Business

Starting a dry van trucking business can be a profitable business if you plan carefully. Dry vans are the most common of all trailers used in freight transportation and serve as a source of...

Flatbed Load Securement Basics

Flatbed trucking plays an important role in the transportation industry, especially in the hauling of large, heavy, and oddly-shaped freight. Unlike enclosed trailers, there will be no walls or roof...

Common Freight Hauled on Flatbed Trucks

Flatbed trucks are common in the trucking industry for carrying heavy, large, or oddly shaped items that can’t be accommodated in regular enclosed trailers. Since they have no walls or roof, you...

What Are Tarps and Why Are They Used in Flatbed Trucking?

Flatbed trucks are used to transport cargo that is open to the air as they lack walls or a roof. This leaves the goods susceptible to weather, road debris and other damage. Drivers place tarps…...

How to Get Loads for Trucks

Finding consistent loads is one of the largest challenges in all of trucking if you’re either an owner-operator or running a small fleet. Empty miles, low-paying freight and time spent looking...

DOT Hours of Service (HOS) Rules: A Guide for Truck Drivers

The trucking industry is dependent on safety and compliance – especially when drivers are running long hours and tight schedules. That’s why we have Hours of Service (HOS) rules to reduce...