May
24
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Posted on 24 May, 2017
By
Chad Boblett
Categories: Trucking Business
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Like it or not, ELDs are coming. The good news? Rates are going to go up. Here’s why.
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May
12
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Posted on 12 May, 2017
By
Matt Sullivan
Categories: Trucking Business

Double-brokering is when a company books a load through a broker, and then brokers it again to a different carrier. It's illegal and can happen in a variety of ways.
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Mar
09
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Posted on 09 Mar, 2017
By
KJ Media
Categories: Trucking Business
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Social media is a new successful form of driver recruiting. Its heighten popularity within the transportation industry is only increasing over time. Why? Because truckers are spending more time on Facebook and Twitter as a social connection when they are on the road. What do you do if you’re looking to recruit drivers via social media?
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Feb
22
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Posted on 22 Feb, 2017
By
Brian Gray
Categories: Trucking Business

Although carriers are hoping to increase workplace safety and productivity, it's not unheard of for a driver to try to cheat a drug test, which leaves trucking companies vulnerable to increased risk
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Jan
25
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Posted on 25 Jan, 2017
By
Matt Sullivan
Categories: Trucking Business

Last year, we saw a lot of positive trends for freight. Here's a look at the 10 markets that had the most loads posted for vans, reefers, and flatbeds in 2016.
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Jan
16
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Posted on 16 Jan, 2017
By
Gary Land
Categories: Trucking Business

If you’ve been thinking about getting your own trucking authority, there's no time like the present. There’s the “seize the day” angle, of course, but there's another good reason to start now. We’re about to hit the slow season for freight, so you have more time for paperwork.
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Jan
04
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Posted on 04 Jan, 2017
By
Matt Sullivan
Categories: Trucking Business

One of the most common ways that trucking companies get extra cash flow is through freight factoring. Instead of waiting however many days it’ll take for a broker to pay for the load you hauled, you sell the invoice to the factoring company, for immediate cash.
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Dec
14
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Posted on 14 Dec, 2016
By
Matt Sullivan
Categories: Trucking Business

As a DAT TruckersEdge subscriber, you already had access to the most loads in the trucking industry. That number’s gotten a lot bigger recently. DAT and Getloaded have combined to create by far the biggest load board in the industry
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Nov
16
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Posted on 16 Nov, 2016
By
Matt Sullivan
Categories: Trucking Business

The top states for Christmas trees are Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Virginia, and North Carolina. If you look at the Hot Market Map for flatbed, you can see that Christmas tree shipments are well underway in those first four states.
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Sep
27
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Posted on 27 Sep, 2016
By
Vickie Roberts
Categories: Trucking Business
Tags: carrier, owner-operator

Tire breakdowns represent 25% of all breakdowns for over-the-road trucking. That leads to messed up delivery schedules and the loss of driving hours, plus the safety concern for the driver stranded on the side of the interstate.
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