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Nov 11, 2025
Trucking Company’s $137 Million Lawsuit Against Teamsters Is Back from the Dead
Kansas-Based Carrier Says: “Y’all Messed With the Wrong Fleet” After getting tossed out by a lower court, a $137 million lawsuit filed by a Kansas-based
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Nov 11, 2025
Trucker’s Paradise Evicted After Failing to Pay Workers—Employees Speak Out
🔍 Introduction – A Big Promise, A Bigger Letdown What began as an ambitious project — billed as “America’s biggest travel center” for truck drivers —
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Nov 11, 2025
No, the Nation’s Largest Trucking Company Ain’t Ditching New York
Why This Fake News Spread Faster Than a 4-Wheeler in the Hammer Lane A juicy headline hit social media like a Jake brake on black ice: “Nation’s Largest
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Nov 11, 2025
Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed a Trucking Bill That’s Got Drivers Fuming
New Law, Same Old Disrespect? If you’ve ever felt like lawmakers make rules about trucking without ever stepping foot in a rig... well, Illinois just
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Nov 11, 2025
Court Blocks DOT’s Push to Boot 200,000 Non-Domiciled CDL Drivers
Judge to DOT: “Pump the Brakes!” Imagine showing up to work one day and finding out your license might not be valid soon—through no fault of your own.
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Nov 11, 2025
Louisiana Trucker With 5.1 Million Safe Miles Wins Diesel Brothers Custom Truck and $50K
From the Bayou to the Big Time: Stacy Batiste’s Surprise Moment Stacy Batiste probably thought it was just another day behind the wheel. A routine stop
Nov 10, 2025
What can I do?
My husband wants us to go over the road together but I want to work as well. Are there any type of jobs out there that can be done online?
Nov 10, 2025
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Nov 10, 2025
feeling connected with my boyfriend new job
me and my boyfriend have been dating for about 9 months now. towards the beginning of our relationship, he lost his job and decided to get his CDL, I was
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Nov 06, 2025
DOT Inspectors, Marvel Villains & Trucker Real Talk: 6 Must-Reads
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a set of creative, insightful, and sometimes hilarious articles over at LifeAsATrucker.com. Whether you're
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Nov 06, 2025
Trucker Slang Decoded: Say This, Not That
Learn the lingo, ditch the cringe — and talk like you’ve been 10 years deep on the road. Ever heard someone on the CB say, “I got a bear in the air,”
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Nov 06, 2025
10 Things Only Long-Haul Truckers Will Understand
From sketchy truck stops to sleeping in a moving coffin — here’s what really separates the road warriors from the rest. There’s trucking… and then there’s
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Nov 06, 2025
If DOT Inspectors Were Marvel Villains…
Because sometimes it feels like the guy with the clipboard has superpowers — and they’re not the good kind. If you’ve ever had your day wrecked by a DOT
Nov 06, 2025
Saga of a Chinese Trucking Firm: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. National Security
How did a foreign trucking tech company roll right through America’s backyard undetected? Good question. The U.S. recently got a gut-check in the form
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Nov 06, 2025
Could the Bay Area Be Headed for a Trucking Traffic Jam… Without Moving an Inch?
New driver licensing restrictions are on the table — and they could choke the very economy they're trying to protect. In the always-on, tech-rich hustle
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Nov 06, 2025
As States Crack Down on Trucking Rules, Werner Smells a Pay Day
When regulations tighten, spot rates spike—and big carriers like Werner know how to ride that wave While many truckers are stressed about new rules rolling
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Nov 05, 2025
💥 The Perfect Storm: Freight Brokerage Failures in 2026
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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Nov 05, 2025
Owner-Ops vs. The Market: Is It Even Worth It Anymore?
There was a time when owning your truck meant owning your freedom. Today? It might feel like you’re owning a whole lotta stress instead. With freight
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Nov 05, 2025
Why a Government Shutdown Might Mess Up Your Route
You're not flying a 747... but if the FAA shuts down, your next load might go down with it. Yep, we’re talkin’ about another possible government shutdown
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Nov 05, 2025
Why So Many Trucking Companies Are Going Bankrupt in California
If you’ve been paying attention to the trucking scene in Cali, one thing’s for sure: Fleets are falling off faster than Hollywood reboots. Owner-operators,
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Nov 05, 2025
9 Smart Ways to Cut Costs in Dry Van Trucking (Without Going Crazy)
So you're hauling freight coast to coast, but somehow the numbers still ain’t addin’ up. Fuel’s high, rates are low, and every week feels like a hustle
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Nov 05, 2025
U.S. Lawmaker Tries to Shut the Border — For Trucks
Is Reciprocity About to Get Rolled Over? A new move from Capitol Hill has folks in the trucking world raising eyebrows and checking their cross-border
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Nov 05, 2025
The Perfect Storm: Why Freight Brokerages Face a Wave of Failures in 2026
If you thought 2020–2024 was rough on freight rates, buckle up. 2026 is shaping up to be a broker bloodbath, and most folks don’t even see it coming.
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Nov 04, 2025
🚨 OOIDA to Feds: Protect Small Carriers from Freight Fraud — Before It’s Too Late
Owner-Operators Getting Hit the Hardest — And It’s Time to Fix It Introduction – The Silent Threat Crushing Small Trucking Businesses You’ve probably
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Nov 04, 2025
**This Obscure Law Could Slow Autonomous Trucking To A Crawl**
INTRO: Robo-Trucks Hit the Legal Roadblock Nobody Saw Coming Autonomous trucks — the shiny promise of driverless freight rolling smoothly across the country
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Nov 04, 2025
Hackers Are Hijacking Trucks Now? The Freight Heist You Never Saw Coming
Welcome to 2025, where your biggest threat on the road ain’t a blown tire — it’s a laptop in the wrong hands. In this digital-age freight heist, hackers
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Nov 04, 2025
**Digital Bandits & Diesel Targets: How Cybercrime Gangs Are Teaming Up with the Mob to Jack Truckers Blind**
INTRO: This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Cargo Theft Cargo theft used to be some guy in a ski mask jacking trailers in the night. Now? It’s full-blown cyber heists
Nov 04, 2025
🚛 614,000 Truck Drivers Could Walk Away: What Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Means for the Industry
Introduction – Trouble at the Scales Imagine losing half a million truckers overnight. That's the forecast in a new report that says up to 614,000 drivers
Nov 04, 2025
**Box Truck Blunder: $5,600 in Fines and 18 Reasons Why It Pays to Do Things Right**
INTRO: When Cutting Corners Cuts Your Check Here’s a story straight outta the “You can’t make this stuff up” files — a box truck driver and the company
Nov 03, 2025
🧠 Kazakh AI, CDL Chaos & the Hustle for Trucking Survival
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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