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Jul 03, 2025
đ¨ Former Driver Blows Whistle After Fatal I-20 Crash: âSo Many Red Flagsâ
Introduction When five people lose their lives in a crash involving a commercial truck, the natural question is: *What went wrong?* For **Hope Trans**,
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Jul 03, 2025
đ Record-High Trucking Costs (Minus Fuel): Why $2.26 Per Mile Still Hurts
Introduction Fuel prices *finally* eased up a little⌠but if you thought that would help your bottom line, think again. According to new data, **trucking
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Jul 03, 2025
đłď¸ FMCSAâs Safety Gaps Let Shady Carriers Slide Through
Introduction Imagine driving down the highway, dodging some wobbly trailer with bald tires and a driver who probably shouldn't be behind the wheel. Now
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Jul 03, 2025
đ¨ Lifetime CDL Bans: Smuggling Just Got Real for Truckers
Introduction You ever hear a story so wild you think, *âAinât no way thatâs trueâ*? Well, this one is: **Truckers caught smuggling people or drugs could
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Jul 03, 2025
đ¸ Truckers Want Their Money NOW: 94% Push for Instant Pay
Introduction You ever finish a long-haul, fight through three states of bad weather, skip meals, and burn $600 in fuelâonly to be told âPaydayâs Fridayâ?
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Jul 03, 2025
đ¤ Penskeâs AI Game Changer: âFleet Insightâ Spots Problems Before You Do
Introduction Imagine your truck sending a digital SOS *before* it breaks downâand you actually avoiding that nightmare breakdown on I-70. Penske Truck
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Jul 02, 2025
đ Key Takeaways From the Latest in Trucking News (July 2025)
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from multiple articles. Each section links to the full article so you
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Jul 02, 2025
NC Might Finally Ban Booting Big Rigs â Relief Coming for Truck Parking Woes?
Intro: No More Boots, Just Brakes If youâve ever rolled into a tight North Carolina lot, parked for a quick nap, and woke up to a big olâ metal boot on
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Jul 02, 2025
Strategic Cargo Theft on the Rise â Truckers Beware in CA, TX & IL
Intro: Not Just Porch Pirates Anymore If you thought cargo theft was just someone snatching TVs off a dock, think again. 2025 has seen a sharp rise in
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Jul 02, 2025
FMCSA Reopens DataQs Rulemaking â Truckers Finally Get a Say?
Intro: Time to Set the Record Straight Ever felt like you were stuck with a bogus violation on your record with no way to fix it? Thatâs where the DataQs
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Jul 02, 2025
Love's Travel Stop Rolls Into Winslow, AZ â Ninth New Spot of 2025
Intro: A Little More Love for the Road Truckers cruising through Arizona just got a new place to fuel up, chow down, and take a breather. Loveâs Travel
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Jul 02, 2025
Truck Driver Wages Slowing Down in 2025 â Is This the Calm Before a Storm?
Intro: The Wage Growth Rollercoaster Comes to a Crawl If you were hoping for a decent raise this year, buckle up â because early 2025 brought truckers
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Jul 02, 2025
Breaking Barriers: First Black Woman Wins âFuture of Truckingâ Scholarship
Intro: Big Win, Bigger Impact Talk about history in motion â for the first time ever, an African American woman has won the prestigious Future of Trucking
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Jul 01, 2025
Intermodal Truckingâs Q3 Revival: What Truckers Need to Know
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from multiple articles. Each section links to the full article so you
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Jul 01, 2025
Ocean Imports on the Rise â Intermodal Trucking Gets a Q3 Boost
Just when you thought the ports had quieted down, maritime freight is back in a big way â and itâs sending shockwaves through the intermodal world. Ocean-to-truck
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Jul 01, 2025
Flatbeds Are Full â Open-Deck Demand Explodes Nationwide
If youâre rolling a flatbed, stepdeck, or RGN rig â July just turned into Christmas in cargo form. Open-deck demand is surging, with freight piling up
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Jul 01, 2025
July Crunch Time: Southern Produce Season Tightens the Spot Market
Every year, like clockwork, summer produce rolls out of the South â and trucking gets spicy. But this July, the spot marketâs feeling more than the usual
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Jul 01, 2025
5 Storylines to Watch in 2025 (Trucking Edition)
This year ainât just about more freight and fewer breakdowns. The trucking world is getting tossed around by corporate shake-ups, government ghosting,
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Jul 01, 2025
Aurora Co-Founder Joins GM â Is the Freight Future Taking a Detour?
When a tech founder ditches the startup life for a legacy automaker, it usually makes headlines. But when that founder helped lead Aurora, one of the frontrunners
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Jul 01, 2025
Can Hyperconnected Hubs Save LTL? New Research Says Yes
The world of Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight is complex. Youâve got dozens of shipments crisscrossing the country, bouncing from terminal to terminal
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Jun 30, 2025
Watsontownâs Big Expansion: What the Milton Deal Really Means for Truckers Introduction
In an industry thatâs been holding its breath for better news, hereâs a move thatâs got folks talking â Watsontown Trucking just made a power play by acquiring
Jun 30, 2025
Monitoring Driver Records: The Boring Task That Could Save Your Fleet
Introduction Letâs be honest â keeping up with driver records isnât exactly the sexy part of trucking. But if youâre running a fleet and not watching those
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Jun 30, 2025
Trucker of the Month â How Scott Smith Made Mixed Trailers Work Like a Money Machine
Introduction In a market where rates drop faster than your cell signal in West Virginia, one owner-operator is proving that the key to survival isnât luck
Jun 30, 2025
Freight Rates on Life Support: Why That âRecoveryâ Might Be Too Little, Too Late
Introduction You know that feeling when you hear freight rates are finally ârecovering,â but your bank account doesnât seem to agree? Yeah â welcome to
Jun 30, 2025
Diesel vs. The State: Truckers Take Legal Aim at Californiaâs Clean Truck Partnership
Introduction If you thought California's Clean Truck Partnership was just another environmental handshake, think again. The Western States Trucking Association
Jun 30, 2025
Freightâs Still in a Funk: Why the Marketâs Soft and What Truckers Should Do About It
Introduction You donât need a fancy report to know the freight marketâs been feeling like a flat tire. But now the OOIDA Foundation has confirmed it â
Jun 29, 2025
đ Truckload demand crash: navigating the shift
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from multiple articles. Each section links to the full article so you
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Jun 29, 2025
Truckload Demand Crashes 25% â Are We Gearing Down or Just Shifting Lanes?
Introduction A 25% drop in truckload demand year-over-year ainât no small bump in the roadâitâs a full-blown detour. The long-haul freight world is feeling
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Jun 29, 2025
DOT Cracks Down on NonâDomiciled CDL Holders â Smart Move or Borderline Overreach?
Introduction The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) just dropped a new policy hammer aimed at nonâdomiciled CDL holders. Translation? If youâre in
Jun 29, 2025
âProâTruckerâ Push: Real Relief or Just Lip Service?
Introduction Alright yâall, buckle up. The U.S. government just dropped what theyâre calling a âProâTrucker Policy Package.â Sounds sweet, right? But donât
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