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Oct 27, 2025
đĽ 6 Things Every Trucker Needs to Know Right Now
(And Yeah, They're All Hitting at Once) Trucking ainât just about hauling freight anymore â itâs about surviving lawsuits, dodging regulation overload,
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Oct 27, 2025
đ¸ Lawsuit Abuse Is Driving Up Trucking Insurance â And Drivers Are Fed Up
Intro: When the Courtroom Becomes the New Cash Cow If you're in the trucking game right now, you already know: The risk isnât just on the road â itâs
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Oct 27, 2025
đ Ryder Rolls Into Fort Worth with TAT Exhibit â Turning Truck Stops Into Safe Havens
Intro: When Truckers Do More Than Haul Freight Itâs easy to forget just how big a role truckers play in protecting America â not just with freight, but
Oct 27, 2025
đ° All Americans Pay for Jackpot Justice vs. Truckers â Hereâs How
Intro: The Lawsuit Lottery Thatâs Draining Trucking Youâve seen the billboards: âHurt by a truck? Call us now!â â$25 MILLION SETTLEMENT â We Get Results!â
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Oct 27, 2025
đ How Over-the-Road Drivers Navigate Long Routes & Modern Regulations (Without Losing Their Minds)
Intro: 11 Hours, 4 States, 1 Million Rules If youâve ever run OTR, you already know â It ainât just about driving the truck anymore. Itâs about dodging
Oct 27, 2025
đ¨ Industry Wants Tougher CDL Rules? What That Really Means for Truckers
Intro: More Rules, Less Freedom? As if the FMCSA delays werenât enough drama, now some industry groups are out here calling for stricter licensing and
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Oct 27, 2025
đ¨ FMCSA Hits Snooze on Trucking Rules â Why Thatâs a Win (For Now)
Intro: The Government Strikes Again (But This Time... It's Kinda Helpful?) The FMCSA just delayed a whole pile of new trucking regulations âtil 2026.
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Oct 26, 2025
𦹠Cargo Theft, Coffee Stops, and Chain Laws: 6 Stories Truckers Shouldn't Miss
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 can
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Oct 26, 2025
#âŻWhatâs Changing in Nova Scotia? Truckers Could Be the Big Winners.
##âŻIntroduction If you haul loads in or out of the Maritimesâor youâre thinking of expanding your lanesâyouâll want to pay attention to whatâs going down
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Oct 26, 2025
âInside Job on the Open Road: 12âŻCharged in Major CargoâTheft Schemeâ
##âŻIntroduction Picture this: a load of electronics, appliances, even highâend consumer goods is booked to move across the U.S. by a trucking company.
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Oct 26, 2025
Zoning Showdown: Trucking Business Sparks Talk of âIllegal Land Useâ
Introduction When a trucking repair yard quietly backs into a neighborhood under the radar, and then asks to rewrite the rules after the factâyouâve got
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Oct 26, 2025
#âŻColorado Reminds Truckers of the âMustâŻCarryâŻLawâ â Chains, Fines & Mountain Miles
##âŻIntroduction If youâre hauling across Colorado in the months between SeptemberâŻandâŻMay, hereâs a friendlyâbut seriousâheadsâup: you must have traction
Oct 26, 2025
##âŻTruckers Spill the Beans: Top Coffee Stops on America's Highways
Intro â The Fuel Before the Fuel Before that diesel hits the tank, you know whatâs gotta hit your soul first? Coffee. And not just any coffeeâa legit
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Oct 26, 2025
#âŻAmerican Trucking Associations Welcomes the Next Generation: 2025âŻMCE MeetsâŻTruckingâŻU
##âŻIntroduction If youâre plugged into truckingâeven a little bitâyou know the October rituals. And this year, the buzz has a fresh twist: the launch of
Oct 23, 2025
Factoring Companies Squeezed as Shippers Stretch Payments: What Truckers Need to Know
Introduction When you haul a load and expect your check or advance quickly, youâre used to the wheels turning fast. But now: the companies that buy those
Oct 23, 2025
Coordinated Buildâout of Charging Infrastructure Will Enable U.S. Medium & HeavyâDuty Trucking Electrification Momentum
Introduction Picture this: 18âwheeler rigs powered by electricity instead of diesel. But before you hop on board the âeâtruckâ train, one giant question
Oct 23, 2025
Trucking Company Owned by Undocumented Immigrant Collected Taxpayer Money Before Fatal Crash
Introduction Picture this: a semiâtruck on U.S. Highway 20 in Indiana, traffic is stopped, something goes wrongâand a 54âyearâold motorist is dead. The
Oct 23, 2025
Florida Bill Proposes Heavy Penalties for Trucking Companies and Drivers After Fatal Turnpike Incident
Introduction Picture youâre doing your route on the Florida Turnpike and a rig in the next lane makes a reckless move â an illegal Uâturn that ends in
Oct 23, 2025
Truckers Tell Congress to Take âAggressive Actionâ to Keep Unsafe, UnderâTrained Drivers Off the Road
Introduction Imagine youâre driving your 80,000âlb rig down the highway and nearly get clipped because someone behind the wheel hasnât been trained properly.
Oct 23, 2025
Left Lane Trouble? Michigan Wants Semis OutâHereâs What That Really Means
Introduction Picture this: Youâre cruisinâ down I-75, got a solid 70 going, trying to pass that 62-mph turtle haulinâ pallets. But just as you slide into
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Oct 22, 2025
Why Dispatchers Lie and What Itâs Costing You (And 5 Other Hard Truths for 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
Oct 22, 2025
Detention Time SCAM â Where Your Time Goes to Die
Intro: If Time Is Money, Why Are Truckers Always Broke at the Dock? You know the story. You show up early. You sit. You wait. You stew in a sea of forklifts
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Oct 22, 2025
Why Dispatchers Lie⌠and Get Away With It
Intro: The Unwritten Rules of the Driver-Dispatcher Game Ask any seasoned driver, and youâll hear some version of it: They told me it was a live unload.
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Oct 22, 2025
CDL Crackdown: What Losing 200,000 Drivers Could Mean for Owner-Operators
Intro: 200,000 CDLs on the Chopping Block? You Read That Right. The FMCSA just dropped an emergency rule that could revoke around 200,000 commercial driverâs
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Oct 22, 2025
PACCAR Plant Cuts Jobs in Quebec â Is the Supply Chain About to Get Slower?
Intro: One Plant, Big Ripples PACCAR Inc. â the company behind big-name rigs like Kenworth and Peterbilt â is downsizing at a plant in Quebec. Now, unless
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Oct 22, 2025
Too Old to Drive? The Quiet War on Senior Truckers
Introduction: Whatâs Really Behind That âThanks, But No Thanksâ? In Texas, Gamer Logistics is catching heat. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Oct 22, 2025
Truck Hangs Off Texas Overpass â Could This Be You?
Introduction: A Cliffhanger No Trucker Wants Picture this: Youâre hauling your load like any other day, cruising through McKinney, Texas. Next thing you
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Oct 21, 2025
đť First-Year Survival Guide for Truck Drivers (No Fluff, Just Facts)
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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Oct 21, 2025
: đ Godfather Gives Small Truckers Freight Visibility Superpowers
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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