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Jun 12, 2025
The Future of Trucking Ain’t Coming… It’s Already Here
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from seven hot-topic articles that show how trucking is shifting right under our tires. From AI rigs and EV
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Jun 12, 2025
DOT’s Deregulation Blitz: Red Flags for Trucking Compliance Ahead
Intro: When Cutting Red Tape Could Mean Cutting Corners The Department of Transportation isn’t slowing down. It’s fast-tracking a sweeping deregulation
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Jun 12, 2025
Greenlane Launches First-Ever EV Charging Corridor for Big Rigs Between LA and Vegas
Intro: From Gambling Trips to Grid Power—The I-15 Gets a Green Makeover If you’ve ever hauled freight between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, you know that
Jun 12, 2025
Five Big 2025 Regulation Shifts Truckers Need to Know in 2025
Intro: Regulatory U-Turns & Tariffs — Buckle Up Hey driver, 2025 is shaping up to be a regulatory rodeo. Trucking Dive recently flagged five game-changing
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Jun 12, 2025
GP Transco Scales Up Solar Panels and AI Telematics — The Future of Trucking Just Got Real
Intro: Tech Ain’t Coming — It’s Already Here While most fleets are still talkin’ about going green and getting smart, GP Transco is out here actually doing
Jun 12, 2025
FMCSA Drops DEI From CDL Grants: What It Really Means for Truckers
Intro: Politics Meets the Parking Lot (Again) Here we go again, folks. Washington is shaking things up in the trucking world. This time, it’s not about
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Jun 12, 2025
Trump to Sign Bill Blocking California’s Clean-Truck Rules — What It Means for Drivers
Intro: When Politics Meets the Parking Lot Well, here we go again — Washington D.C. and California are at each other's throats over clean-air laws, and
Jun 11, 2025
Arkansas Trucking: Legislative Wins, Industry Moves & What It Means for You
This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a roundup of articles that spotlight major shifts in the trucking world. From new laws in Arkansas to
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Jun 11, 2025
YouTubeTruckers.com – The Digital Truck Stop Where Drivers Pick the Stars Introduction: A Truck Stop Without the Smell
Introduction: A Truck Stop Without the Smell Ever roll into a truck stop, grab a cup of burnt coffee, and find yourself swapping stories with another driver
Jun 11, 2025
🚛 Lytx Just Dropped the Surfsight AI‑14 Dash Cam — And It’s Smarter Than Your Dispatcher
Introduction If you thought dash cams were just about catching someone cutting you off on I‑40 or proving you didn’t hit that pole (even if it looked close),
Jun 11, 2025
🏁 Florida Truck Driving Championships Break Records with Over 370 Drivers in Daytona
Introduction Who says truckers don’t know how to throw down? Daytona Beach just played host to the biggest Florida Truck Driving Championships ever recorded—with
Jun 11, 2025
💰 Do Truckers Pay Their “Fair Share”? The Truth About Highway Funding
Introduction You’ve heard the talk: Trucks tear up the roads but don’t pay enough! Really? Try telling that to a trucker paying $1,500 in IFTA taxes, $22,000
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Jun 11, 2025
⚡ CALSTART Announces Over 52,500 Zero-Emission Trucks Deployed in the U.S.—A Major Victory, But the Race Isn’t Over
Introduction If you think electric trucks are still some sci-fi dream, think again. CALSTART just dropped its Zeroing in on ZETs mid-2025 report, and the
Jun 11, 2025
🔒 Cabotage Crackdown Could Shake Up U.S. Trucking—Higher Rates, Leaner Capacity
Introduction If you’ve ever wondered why freight rates are stuck in a rut—or why small carriers are suddenly going under—the emerging cabotage crackdown
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Jun 11, 2025
🏛️ Arkansas Truckers Just Won Big: Tort Reform, Towing Laws & CDL Integrity Introduction
Introduction While Washington drags its boots on real trucking reform, Arkansas just pulled off a legislative power play. The Arkansas Trucking Association
Jun 10, 2025
🗺️ Boomtowns with Big Rigs: Where Trucking is Quietly Exploding
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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Jun 10, 2025
**FleetOwner June 2025: Private Fleets, New Trucks, and Smarter Routes — Oh My!**
Intro: Trucking’s Monthly Bible Just Dropped The **June 2025 digital edition of FleetOwner** is out — and if you’re in the game, this issue’s got something
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Jun 10, 2025
**FMCSA Wants Your Feedback — But Will They Listen?**
Intro: That Complaint You Filed? They’re Finally Updating the System. If you’ve ever tried to file a complaint against a broker, carrier, or scammy moving
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Jun 10, 2025
**Boomtowns with Big Rigs: Carrier Filings Surge in Unexpected ZIPs**
Intro: Not Just Big Cities Making Big Moves When you think “carrier boom,” you might picture Dallas, Atlanta, or Chicago. But guess what? **Fresno, California
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Jun 10, 2025
**Nine Busted in Cross-Border Coke Ring: Trucking Route Turned Trafficking Lane**
Intro: When Reefer Ain’t Just for Freight It ain’t the kind of “reefer load” dispatch was expecting. Canadian authorities just busted up a **cross-border
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Jun 10, 2025
**Truckers Dodge a Bullet — Senate Drops That New Fee (For Now)**
Intro: You ever get hit with a surprise charge on your paycheck? That’s what this proposed federal **motor carrier fee** was shaping up to be — a sneaky
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Jun 10, 2025
**Reefer Madness 2.0: Why Your Next TRU Might Have a Plug**
Intro: What’s a TRU and Why It’s Getting a Plug? If you’re hauling temperature-sensitive freight — produce, meat, pharmaceuticals — then you know all about
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Jun 09, 2025
**OTA Report May 2024: Spot Rates Climb, Intermodal Rebounds, and Consumers Are Feeling Themselves**
Intro – May Wasn’t Just Hot Weather, It Was a Hot Freight Market According to the latest white paper from the OTA (Owner-Operator Trucker Association),
Jun 09, 2025
**Knight-Swift Expands LTL Footprint in California – What It Really Means for Truckers**
Intro – Big Fish Swims Deeper Into the Golden State Knight-Swift just made another chess move—this time by expanding the LTL services of one of its subsidiaries
Jun 09, 2025
**Illinois LTL Carrier Files Chapter 11 – Warning Sign or Wake-Up Call?**
Intro – Another One Down, But Why? Well folks, it’s official—another Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) carrier out of Illinois just filed for Chapter 11. And
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Jun 09, 2025
**June Trucking Update: Dry Van & Reefer Capacity Tightens, but Open-Deck’s On the Move**
Intro – Tight Like a Ratchet Strap in July If you’re out here trying to snag freight this June, you might’ve already felt it: dry van and reefer capacity
Jun 09, 2025
**The $300 Billion Battery Boom: Will Truckers Cash In or Get Pushed Out?** Intro – Electric Ain’t Just for Teslas No More
So here’s the buzz on the blacktop: analysts say the transportation battery market is set to explode to $300 billion by 2033. That’s not pocket change—that’s
Jun 09, 2025
**Driverless Takeover? Senate's Big Beautiful Bill Might Shut States Down** Intro – The Robot Convoy Is Coming… Or Is It?
Picture this: You’re hammering down I-40, and a big rig rolls past with nobody behind the wheel. No hands on the steering wheel, no foot on the pedal,
Jun 08, 2025
💪 Freight Tightening: Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago Outlook
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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