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Dec 25, 2025

Verizon’s Digital Freight Play: Game-Changer or Job Killer?

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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Dec 25, 2025

🎯 FMCSA Cracks Down & Lawmakers Pretend to Save Trucking – But Who's It Really Helping?

Introduction – New Rules or Same Ol' Song? Lately, the government’s been rollin’ out new trucking “reforms” like it’s a Black Friday sale — but instead

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Dec 25, 2025

Thomasville Furniture Xpress Crowned Best Small Trucking Fleet of 2025 — Here’s Why It Matters

Intro – Wait… a Fleet That Actually Treats Drivers Right? In an industry where “best fleet” usually just means “least miserable,” it’s rare — real rare

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Dec 25, 2025

Does Verizon’s Autonomous Trucking and Public Safety Push Reframe the Bull Case for Trucking?

Intro – When Cell Phone Giants Start Playing in Freight… Wait, hold up. Verizon — the folks who usually care about your phone signal in Wyoming — is now

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Dec 25, 2025

30 Days to Comply: FMCSA Details Truck Broker Trustee Purge

Intro – It’s About to Get Real for Some Shady Brokers If you’ve been chasing down payments from fly-by-night brokers like a bounty hunter with no gas

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Dec 25, 2025

Sliding into 2026: Light at the End of the Freight Recession Tunnel May Be Too Late for Some

Intro – This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Freight Cycle Look, we’ve all heard the talk: “Just wait it out.” “Freight always comes back.” “Things will turn around

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Dec 25, 2025

Market Uncertainty to Follow Trucking Into 2026 – But That Ain’t the Whole Story

Intro – Buckle Up, Driver… If you’ve been in the game for more than a minute, you’ve felt it: freight’s shaky, rates are moody, and company recruiters

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Dec 23, 2025

trucking industry roundup: six stories shaping what happens next

This article summarizes six recent trucking industry stories that highlight a growing pattern: tighter regulation, rising legal risk, and increased pressure

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Dec 23, 2025

Wamsutter trucker loses $54,000 found in his car — what this drug money ruling really means for drivers

The headline that makes every trucker nervous A truck driver from Wamsutter has officially lost $54,000 in cash after a court ruled the money could be

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Dec 23, 2025

ATA wants a 5-year extension for the young driver apprentice program — opportunity or another experiment?

This debate isn’t going away The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is pushing for a five-year extension of the federal young driver apprentice program,

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Dec 23, 2025

Arizona Trucking Association pushes back after new Pima County rules raise red flags

This isn’t just a local story — it’s a warning shot The Arizona Trucking Association is speaking out after new rules adopted in Pima County sparked concern

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Dec 23, 2025

New legislation could upend truck broker margins — and shake the freight middleman model

This one’s flying under the radar, but it shouldn’t New legislation moving through lawmakers could significantly disrupt truck broker margins, and depending

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Dec 23, 2025

50,000 signatures, clean trucking demands, and a California lawsuit OEMs don’t want to talk about

The headline sounds simple — but it isn’t More than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on truck manufacturers — the OEMs — to drop a lawsuit

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Dec 23, 2025

$23 million trucking labor ruling: a win for workers — or a warning shot for the industry?

Another big trucking payout just dropped A trucking company has been ordered to pay $23 million following a labor ruling tied to union enforcement, with

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Dec 22, 2025

The Logistics Paradox: Why Trucking's Still Holding the Brakes Despite Rising Rates

This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from six in-depth articles on LifeAsATrucker.com. Each section covers

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Dec 22, 2025

💣 U.S. Trucking Industry in Deep Trouble – Or Just a Wake-Up Call?

Intro – Newsweek Says We’re in Trouble… But Are We Surprised? According to a recent Newsweek report, the U.S. trucking industry is facing a perfect storm

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Dec 22, 2025

📈 Spot Market’s Perking Up — But Trailer Sales Are Still in the Ditch

“Freight Rates Up, Trailer Sales Down — What Are Fleets Not Telling Us?”** 🛣️ Spot Market Rebounds (Kinda), But It Ain’t Time to Party Yet If you’ve been

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Dec 22, 2025

🗣️ Trucking Testifies to Congress – But Will Washington Actually Listen?

Intro – Trucking Hit the Hill Recently, some of the biggest voices in trucking rolled up to Capitol Hill to speak to a Senate subcommittee. Topic? The

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Dec 22, 2025

⚖️ Louisiana Tort Reform Just Got Real — And Truckers Could Feel the Burn

“Louisiana Just Changed the Rules — And Truckers Might Be the First to Pay” 👀 From Talk to Reality: The Legal Shift Truckers Can’t Ignore You ever notice

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Dec 22, 2025

🚛 The Trucker Shortage Ain’t Just a Rumor — It’s a Retirement Wave

: “Where’d All the Drivers Go? Walmart's Hiring While Truckers Keep Hangin’ Up the Keys” 👴 A Graying Industry — and a Growing Problem America’s truck

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Dec 22, 2025

🚫 Feds Shut Down California’s CDL Plan for Immigrant Drivers – What It Really Means for Trucking

Intro – Wait… What Just Happened? Imagine being halfway through CDL school and suddenly the government pulls the rug out from under you. That’s what

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Dec 21, 2025

🚛 Trucking Rate Rebellion: The High Cost of Concrete

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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Dec 21, 2025

Feds Snag 87 SoCal Truckers in Highway License Crackdown

But are all of them fraudsters — or is this a symptom of something bigger? Another day, another government sweep. This time, the feds rolled into Southern

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Dec 21, 2025

Truckers to Cement Giants: “Pay Up or Park It”

Owner-operators & fleets are done hauling for peanuts — here’s what went down at the table Truckers have been running loads for concrete companies since

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Dec 21, 2025

Gravel Storm: White Township Imports 1,700 Tons Before the Clampdown

When the dump trucks start rolling before the ink dries, you know something's up. In White Township, NJ, the gravel was dropping faster than the regulations

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Dec 21, 2025

$200K Cargo Theft Exposes the Rise of Fake Freight and Paper Pirates

It ain't just lock cutters and lot lurkers anymore. The scammers are getting slick. If you think cargo theft is just some shady dude cutting seals behind

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Dec 21, 2025

Oregon Fights ICE: No New Detention Center in Newport?

The battle for the soul of a coastal town — truckers, here’s why it matters While most truckers are out here dodging potholes and late dispatches, Oregon’s

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Dec 21, 2025

Truck Park Management Steps In to Fix the Truck Parking Nightmare

A decades-old problem finally gets a modern solution — but will it stick? Let’s be honest — finding safe, legal truck parking at the end of a 600-mile

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Dec 18, 2025

Trucking Headlines Breakdown: Real Change or More Roadblocks?

This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a roundup of trucking articles you need to know. Each section links to the full story so you can dive

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Dec 18, 2025

🚫🚬 ATA Pushes Back on Marijuana Reclassification: Safety or Stigma?

Intro: A New High... or a New Headache for Truckers? With all the talk about the federal government possibly reclassifying marijuana, most Americans are

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