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Sep 17, 2025
Maine’s New Mission: Turning TikTok Teens into Truckers
Intro – From iPads to Peterbilts If you’ve noticed fewer young drivers at the truck stop and way more gray hair under the ball caps, you’re not wrong.
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Sep 17, 2025
Regional Is the New OTR? Why Trucking’s Future Might Be Closer to Home
Intro – From Coast-to-Coast Cowboys to Regional Road Runners Back in the day, trucking was all about the long haul. Big iron, cross-country runs, chasing
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Sep 17, 2025
Trucking Company Owner Busted in Stolen Rig Chop-Shop Scheme
Intro – When Diesel Dreams Go Full Criminal Running a trucking company is tough — fuel prices, regulations, driver shortages. But apparently one guy decided
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Sep 17, 2025
Ohio Peterbilt Goes Digital: What Their E-Commerce Truck Parts Launch Means for You
Intro – The Click Heard 'Round the Chrome Shop Picture this: You're stuck in a rest area with a busted mud flap, your dispatcher breathing down your neck,
Sep 17, 2025
Crackdown at the Corral: New Bills Target Livestock Haulers (and You Might Be Next)
Intro – Moo-ving Toward Stricter Rules If you haul livestock, you already know your job is part trucker, part zookeeper, and part magician. Between dodging
Sep 17, 2025
Anger, Asphalt & Hazmat: The Road-Rage Move That Might Land This Guy in Prison
Intro – When “Hold My Beer” Meets Hazmat Ever been so mad on the road you did something dumb? Like flip someone off… throw a drink… or mutter some creative
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Sep 16, 2025
“Cheaters Are Undercutting America’s Trucking Industry,” Says ATA – But What’s REALLY Going On?
Introduction – When You Play By the Rules and Still Lose Imagine bustin’ your butt, running legal, keeping your equipment compliant, paying insurance,
Sep 16, 2025
2025 Top 100 Carriers List Drops — But Even the Big Dogs Are Feeling the Squeeze
Introduction – When the Giants Start Limping, You Know the Game’s Rough The new 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list just dropped, courtesy of Transport
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Sep 16, 2025
Clean Trucks or Cleaned Out Wallets? EPA & California Push Zero-Emissions
Introduction – Are They Saving the Planet or Killing the Industry? If you’ve been feelin’ like the diesel engine’s days are numbered, you're not paranoid
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Sep 16, 2025
Fantasy Football for Freight? Transfix Turns Game Day into Giveback for Truckers
Introduction – When Fantasy Football Meets Real-Life Support Now here’s a plot twist worthy of a Super Bowl halftime ad: Transfix, one of the big dogs
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Sep 16, 2025
Too Many Trucks, Not Enough Loads? What Excess Capacity Means Through 2027
Introduction – The Freight Drought Ain’t Over Yet Imagine you're at a truck stop buffet. You and 10 other drivers are all standing there — but there’s
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Sep 16, 2025
DOT Wants to Let Truckers Pause the Clock? Flexibility or Foolery?
Introduction – What in the Logbook is Happening? Picture this: You’re halfway through your driving day, traffic’s jammed up, you’re low on energy, and
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Sep 15, 2025
Trucking Industry Roundup: Cold Cash, Hot Fires & California Chaos
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a mix of trucking articles. Each section links to the full piece so you can dig deeper when you’re ready.
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Sep 15, 2025
Cold Cash: Nagle Companies Expands Reefer Fleet with Smart Acquisition
🥶 INTRO – Nagle Ain’t Playin’ Small Ball Anymore If you haul refrigerated freight, you’ve probably seen that bold blue Nagle logo somewhere — especially
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Sep 15, 2025
AI vs. Cargo Thieves: The High-Tech Battle Truckers Didn’t Know They Were In
🎯 INTRO – Cargo’s Hotter Than Ever (And So Are the Thieves) If you’re a trucker, you already know freight ain’t just heavy — it’s valuable. And for the
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Sep 15, 2025
FAIR Trucking Act: Finally Some Backup for Drivers Getting Sued to Death
🧾 INTRO – Is That a Lawsuit in Your Mirror? If you’ve been out on the road long enough, you’ve probably either heard about or been part of one of those
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Sep 15, 2025
Electric Yard Trucks Recalled: What Drivers (and Fleets) Need to Know
⚡ INTRO – When “Green” Breaks Down Well, well, well… Looks like even the shiny new electric yard trucks ain’t immune to good ol’ mechanical drama. A
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Sep 15, 2025
California Trucking Firms Hittin’ the Brakes: Why It’s Gettin’ Ugly in the Golden State
🚨 INTRO – Big Names Droppin’ Like Flies If you’ve been haulin’ freight on the West Coast for a while, you’ve probably heard the name TGS Transportation.
Sep 15, 2025
AI Joins the Fight Against Cargo Fires: What Truckers Need to Know
🔥 INTRO – Lithium Batteries Be Trippin’ Let’s be real — when you hear “cargo fire,” you don’t exactly picture robots and artificial intelligence swooping
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Sep 14, 2025
Ocean Freight Disruptions and Their Impact on Truckers
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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Sep 14, 2025
Ocean Freight Disruptions and Their Impact on Truckers
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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Sep 14, 2025
Mercedes-Benz’s Hydrogen Trucks Just Did 225,000 KM — But Is This the Future or Just Hype?
🔋 Intro – Hydrogen’s Coming… But Who’s Really Asking For It? While most U.S. truckers are still trying to decide if electric semis are worth the hassle,
Sep 14, 2025
Why Truckers Are Abandoning Diesel (Faster Than Expected)
⛽ Intro – The Diesel King is Losing His Crown For decades, diesel ruled the road. If you were pulling freight across America, it was a diesel engine under
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Sep 14, 2025
Blank Sailings, Backlogs & BS: Ocean Freight is Jammed Up Again
🚢 Intro – When the Boats Stop, So Does the Freight Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water… here comes another round of ocean freight
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Sep 14, 2025
Robot Trucks on I‑35? International & PlusAI Just Hit the Gas on Driverless Freight
🤖 Intro – Self-Driving Trucks Just Got Real in Texas You’ve heard the rumors. You’ve seen the YouTube clips. And now it’s official — autonomous semi trucks
Sep 14, 2025
Maersk’s September 2025 Freight Report: What Truckers Need to Know Right Now
🚛 Intro – Still Stuck in the Freight Storm If you thought the freight chaos of 2021-2023 was behind us, Maersk’s September 2025 North America Market Update
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Sep 14, 2025
DAT’s Driver Appreciation BBQ: Free Food or Just Lip Service?
🍽️ Smokin' BBQ and Big Talk: DAT Says Thanks DAT Freight & Analytics — you know, the folks behind one of the biggest load boards in the game — is throwin'
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Sep 11, 2025
📰 Blog Recap: September Trucking News Drivers Actually Care About
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a recent video that pulls together insights from six trucking articles. Each section links to the full
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Sep 11, 2025
🚛 FMCSA's 2025 Agenda: Trucking Rules and Repercussions
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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