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Dec 03, 2025
⚠️ McAllen Trucking Risks and Industry Shakeups Every Driver Should Know About
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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Dec 02, 2025
North Carolina Bans “Boots” on Trucks – Finally, a Win for Drivers
Intro – No More Clamps, No More Scams If you’ve ever come back from grabbing a sandwich only to find a giant metal boot choking your steer tire, you know
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Dec 02, 2025
FedEx Freight Quietly Shifts the Game – NMFC Update Drops a Bomb on Rates
Intro – The Freight Game Just Changed (Again) While most folks were watching fuel prices or debating the election, FedEx Freight just pulled a power move.
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Dec 02, 2025
FedEx Freight Quietly Shifts the Game – NMFC Update Drops a Bomb on Rates
Intro – The Freight Game Just Changed (Again) While most folks were watching fuel prices or debating the election, FedEx Freight just pulled a power move.
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Dec 02, 2025
What Risks Do McAllen Truckers Face Now?
Intro – Border Town Truckin’ Ain’t What It Used to Be If you’re a trucker running through McAllen, Texas, or even thinking about picking up freight near
Dec 02, 2025
Will Getting a CDL Get Harder in 2026?
Intro – They’re Not Telling You the Full Story If you’ve been thinking about getting your CDL… you better stop waiting around. Why? Because the cracks
Dec 02, 2025
ATA Cheers Trump’s CDL Mill Crackdown – But Was It Really About Helping Drivers?
Intro – When the Big Guys Clap, You Gotta Ask Why So the American Trucking Associations (ATA) threw a celebration when the Trump administration cracked
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Dec 02, 2025
Thousands of Trucking Schools Face Shutdown: Is This DOT Crackdown About Safety or Control?
Intro – Wait, What Just Happened?! So picture this: You’re gearing up to get your CDL, excited to hit the open road and chase some freedom. Then BAM!
Dec 01, 2025
🚛 Trucking Orientation: The Realities Companies Conceal
What they don’t tell you before handing you the keys This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from multiple articles.
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Dec 01, 2025
Trucking Ain’t Broke — But Drivers Are: Why the Industry’s Rich, But You’re Still Chasing Loads
Somebody’s making billions. It just ain’t you. You hear it all the time: “Freight’s slow.” “Rates are down.” “Everyone’s hurting.” But then you see the
Dec 01, 2025
New Driver Reality Check: What Trucking Companies Don't Tell You at Orientation
They’ll show you videos on safety — but leave out the part where you're broke, tired, and trapped in a lease So you finally got your CDL. You show up
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Dec 01, 2025
Wasting Hours, Losing Pay: Why Truckers Deserve to Bill for Wait Time Like a Lawyer
Because your time is worth more than free coffee and a “sorry for the delay” Imagine a lawyer shows up for a 2 p.m. court case… …and the judge makes them
Dec 01, 2025
If You’re Broke in Trucking, It’s Not Just the Rates — It’s the Strategy
You don’t need higher freight rates. You need a better game plan. Every week you hear it: “Rates are trash.” “Fuel's too high.” “Can’t make money out
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Dec 01, 2025
How Trucking Messes With Your Head — And What to Do About It
The open road can mess with your mind more than traffic ever could. Trucking ain't just a job — it's a lifestyle. But here's what most folks don’t talk
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Dec 01, 2025
Old School vs. New School Truckers: Who’s Got It Harder?
The gear-jammers vs. the app-tappers… but who’s really carrying the heavier load? Every generation thinks the next one has it easier. But in trucking,
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Nov 30, 2025
💰 Grants Fueling Clean Trucking: Profit and Compliance
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Nov 30, 2025
“What Bonta Says Matters”: Will New DOT Rules Shake Up U.S. Trucking in 2026?
📰 What’s the Deal — Bonta Sounds the Alarm On November 26, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta pulled the air horn on a federal rule that’s got
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Nov 30, 2025
Delta Firm Bags $1.4M From Feds — A Big Push to Clean Up Heavy‑Duty Trucks
📰 What Just Happened A company known as “Delta” just secured a $1.4 million federal grant aimed at cutting emissions from heavy-duty trucks — the same
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Nov 30, 2025
💥 Bankrupt Yellow Settles Pension War — But Don’t Think This Ends with a Check
Introduction – What Happens When a Giant Falls? Yellow Corp — once a $5 billion trucking empire — filed bankruptcy in 2023 and now, in late 2025, they’ve
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Nov 30, 2025
El Paso Border Backlog: What the Mexican Protests Really Mean for U.S. Truckers
Intro – Another Day, Another Detour… But This One’s a Doozy Imagine rollin’ up to the El Paso border ready to cross, only to find a parking lot of 18-wheelers
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Nov 30, 2025
💥 FedEx Lays Off 856 Workers in Texas – But Here's the Part Nobody's Talking About
Introduction – Another One Bites the Dust? Well, here we go again. Another day, another logistics giant handing out pink slips like parking tickets. FedEx
Nov 30, 2025
🚨 Ryder CEO’s $12 Billion “Oops” — A Wake-Up Call for Truckers Everywhere
Introduction – When Big Wigs Miss Big Things So the CEO of Ryder System Inc., a $12 BILLION logistics juggernaut, just admitted to missing a massive strategic
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Nov 27, 2025
📦 Maryland Wants to Dump Its Trash in Virginia — But Not Everyone’s Having It
👃 Trash Talk Just Got Real Between the States Maryland’s Montgomery County is sitting on a stinky decision: keep burning garbage at its local incinerator
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Nov 27, 2025
🚨 CDL Crackdown: Safety Rules or Job Killer?
🛑 New CDL Proposals Aim at Safety — But Hit Truckers Where It Hurts There's a new set of rules on the table, and while they’re wrapped in the good ol’
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Nov 27, 2025
Dump‑Truck Owner Accused of $2.4 M Fraud — When Hauling Meets High Stakes
Intro: When Your Rig Isn’t Just Carrying Dirt — It’s Carrying Risk A busted dump‑truck hauling gig turned into federal charges when a truck owner got
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Nov 27, 2025
🎄 Laid Off Before Christmas? What the Holiday Freight Freeze Really Means for Truckers
🎁 Not So Merry: Layoffs Are Hitting Hard — Right Before the Holidays It’s supposed to be peak season in trucking — freight flying, loads stacked, and
Nov 27, 2025
194,000 Truckers On the Chopping Block? The Real Story Behind the CDL Crackdown
Intro: Is This a Safety Move... or a Sneaky Layoff? Imagine waking up to find out your CDL might not be valid anymore—not because you wrecked, not because
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Nov 27, 2025
EPA Rules Freezing Out Truckers? Lawmakers Say Enough Is Enough
Intro: When Clean Air Rules Leave You Stranded Imagine hauling through a frozen mountain pass, miles from the next town, and suddenly… your truck shuts
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Nov 26, 2025
🚨 CDL Medical Fraud and Highway Safety Crisis – What Every Trucker Needs 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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Nov 26, 2025
Easterling Trucking is Here: What New Fleets Mean for the Industry (and You)
Notice Filed. Engines On. Game Time for a New Trucking Company. A public notice just dropped — short, clean, and legal: “Notice is hereby given that
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