Trucking guides
Short, practical answers to the questions carriers, dispatchers and owner operators ask every week.
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- How to find a truck mechanic near you, fastA truck is down. What to do in the first 10 minutes, what to tell the shop, and how to choose a mobile mechanic, a tow or a drive in truck shop.
- Truck dispatch software for small fleetsWhat truck dispatch software should do for a fleet of 2 to 50 trucks, when to move off spreadsheets, and the questions to ask before you sign up.
- Owner operator TMS: what you actually needAn owner operator does not need a full TMS. What a one truck business needs in its software: loads, invoices, receipts, papers and help on a breakdown.
- How to calculate cost per mile for a truckWork out your trucking cost per mile in four steps, with a worked example, and turn it into the lowest rate per loaded mile you should accept.
- IFTA explainedIFTA in plain words: which trucks need it, the quarterly deadlines, how the fuel tax return is worked out state by state, and the records to keep.
- How freight factoring worksHow freight factoring works: the advance, the fee, recourse and non recourse, what goes in the packet, and how to switch factoring companies.
- Truck driver pay and settlements, explainedHow trucking companies pay drivers: by the mile, a percentage, by the hour or the load, with extra pay and deductions, and what goes on a weekly statement.
- AI load board: how it finds and ranks loadsWhat an AI load board adds to a normal board: loads ranked by real profit, broker emails read for you, lane alerts, and negotiating with hard limits.
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