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How Box Truck Owner-Operators Protect Profit in a Tight Market

Box truck drivers are a large portion of the trucking sector. This sector is regarded as the most profitable and competitive of all. Income level can fluctuate depending on several different factors...

Detention, Layover & TONU: Trucking Pay Guide

Most owner-operators do not lose profit due to bad rates. They lose profit due to incoherent unpaid time. A load may appear acceptable from a paper. The miles make sense, the gross doesn’t seem...

What is Hot Shot Trucking?

Hotshot trucking—actually, a specialized service in which the focus is on rapid delivery of urgent, smaller freight loads. Unlike standard shipping, it caters to time-sensitive or Less Than Truckload...

Flatbed Load Securement 101: Best Practices for Safety

In the world of logistics and transport, flatbed trucking is a very important segment of the industry, as it facilitates the movement of oversized, heavy, or strangely shaped cargo. However, moving...

DOT Tire Tread Depth Regulations

Tire tread depth is an important factor of the trucking safety. It is important to maintain the proper tire tread depth for commercial trucks since this helps increase longevity of a truck and...

Rate Confirmation Checklist: What to Check Before Accepting a Load

There’s a certain kind of load which sounds perfect on the phone. The broker is confident, the lane does work and the rate is decent. Then the rate confirmation finds its way into your...

Oversize Load Permits Guide for Flatbed Trucking

Flatbed trucking is an important part of the transportation of goods that cannot be handled in traditional enclosed trailers because they are too large, wide, tall, or heavy. These unseemly loads...

Top 5 Freight Types Ideal for Flatbed Trucking

Flatbed trucking is one of the most versatile pieces of freight transportation. Unlike enclosed trailers, flatbeds offer an open deck without any walls or roof so that it is possible to haul...

Interstate vs Intrastate Trucking: Understanding the Differences

When you are just starting out in the trucking industry, one of the first questions you are likely to encounter is what is the difference between intrastate and interstate trucking? Intrastate...