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Become a better truck driver and business owner by taking a look at the hundreds of articles in our Trucking Blog. We have articles that cover a wide range of topics including the trucking industry, taxes & bookkeeping, health & fitness, and much more.
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Top 5 Weather Apps for Truckers
Weather is arguably one of the most important factors affecting your driving routes, so it’s important to have the most up-to-date...
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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How to Run Smarter in 2022
Near the end of 2020, we published an article “Run Hard Now” that attempted to portray the need for independent contractors to take...
Jan 26, 20225 min read
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Winterizing Your Truck: A Step-by-Step Plan
As the weather starts to cool off, and everyone is about to be consumed with pumpkin-spice flavored everything, owner-operators should...
Nov 1, 20214 min read
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How Much Are You Spending on Fuel Compared to Other Owner-Operators?
As we have now talked about a few times, as an owner-operator truck driver, fuel is your most expensive controllable cost. So are you...
May 19, 20213 min read
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How to Drive a Truck for Maximum Fuel Efficiency
As a truck driver, there are some expenses you know are going to cost you the most from month to month. Unlike many of your other...
May 10, 20216 min read
7,912 views
Why is the Price of Fuel Going Up?
No doubt, everyone that drives for a living has noticed the increase in fuel price over the last six months. We saw the national average...
May 1, 20212 min read
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What Does Fuel Mean to You?
Fuel: What does it mean to you? For many owner-operators, fuel is simply their largest annual business expense - a necessary evil on the...
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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Tax Preparer for Truckers: What Should You Look For?
The last thing any trucker wants to think about is filing their taxes or wondering if they have found a good tax preparer who knows...
Jan 17, 20213 min read
6,555 views
Where Did All the Truck Drivers Go?
The trucking industry has about 80,000 fewer available drivers today compared to a year ago. Currently, the OTR truckload driver count is...
Dec 18, 20206 min read
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Run Hard Now: Q4 2020
Oftentimes, when there is a boom in freight rates, we see a counter-intuitive pattern develop among the Owner Operator population....
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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Hours of Service Violations in the ELD Mandate Era
The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate was officially put into place on April 1, 2018. It was at this point that commercial motor...
Sep 1, 20206 min read
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Understanding Freight Market Trends
You don’t have to be an economics major to understand the basic principles of supply and demand. However, understanding and identifying...
Jun 20, 20203 min read
1,594 views
The Cost of Owner-Operator Turnover
During the COVID era, driver turnover rates were at all-time lows for most carriers. Rates were up, fuel costs were down, and...
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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Should I Run During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
First and foremost, consider your health and your family’s health before deciding to run during the pandemic. If you feel unsafe or are...
Apr 18, 20202 min read
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Five Tips to Help You Succeed in an Uncertain Freight Market
In this article, we want to share some ways for you to manage your trucking business during an uncertain freight market. Now would be the...
Apr 1, 20206 min read
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How Fleets Can Save on Fuel Economy
Organizations that manage a fleet of vehicles can achieve significant savings by following certain fundamentals on sustainability and...
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Truck Accidents: 7 Common Causes and How Truckers Can Avoid Them
No truck driver wants to think about getting into an accident. An accident can lead to harm to yourself and others, damage to your truck...
Oct 13, 20194 min read
4,181 views
Where Should I Get My Trucking Industry News?
As a truck driver, it’s important to stay up to date on what’s going on in the industry. It’s also important you are getting your news...
Oct 1, 20196 min read
2,686 views
Can You Have a Career as a Truck Driver?
Truck driving as a career is not for everybody, but for those people who work hard and love what they do.
Sep 17, 20195 min read
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5 Tips to Prevent a Truck Breakdown
The truth is keeping your truck reliable also means keeping it affordable. Let’s start by putting that in real-world terms.
Sep 1, 20193 min read
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