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What Freight Fraud Looks Like in 2025 and How to Protect Your Operation
Freight fraud is one of the fastest-growing threats in the logistics industry. In 2025, bad actors are using more advanced tactics to steal cargo, impersonate brokers, and manipulate freight transactions. If you are a carrier, broker, or shipper, protecting your...
Factoring, Fuel Costs, and Financial Planning for New Trucking Fleets
Learn how new trucking fleets can manage cash flow, control fuel costs, and plan financially for long-term stability and growth. Understanding Financial Planning for Trucking Fleets The Importance of Financial Planning In the competitive trucking industry, financial...
Essential Steps for Launching Your Own Trucking Company
Starting a trucking company offers a path to independence and long-term success in an industry that moves the backbone of the economy. But the road from idea to operation is filled with decisions, regulations, and financial commitments. With insights from Alex Snook,...
Building a Freight Tech Startup from Real-World Pain Points
Freight tech is rapidly transforming the logistics industry, tackling deep-rooted inefficiencies with data-driven tools and scalable platforms. From predictive freight pricing to driver verification systems, the freight technology space is seeing explosive growth as...
Why Every Owner Operator Needs to Know Their Cost Per Mile
One of the fastest ways to fail in trucking is to keep moving freight without understanding what it actually costs to run your truck. Many new owner-operators assume that if they’re rolling, they’re making money. But as Hoyt Moore explained in Episode 5 of the Miles...
What to Look for in a Factoring Partner Beyond Fast Payments
Getting paid fast is a priority for any trucking company, especially when you're still finding your footing. But when it comes to choosing a factoring partner, speed alone shouldn't be the deciding factor. There’s a difference between a company that cuts checks and...
How to Choose the Right Trucking Fuel Card and Save More on Every Mile
For new carriers and owner-operators, managing fuel costs is one of the biggest challenges and opportunities in the business. With diesel prices unpredictable and margins already tight, the right fuel card can make a measurable difference on every mile you drive. But...
How to Stand Out to Brokers and Shippers
When you're a small carrier or owner-operator trying to grow, one of the biggest challenges is getting noticed and trusted by brokers and shippers who have plenty of other options. If you're hauling the same lanes at the same rates as everyone else, how do you stand...
Smart Marketing Moves for Small Carriers
What makes a small carrier stand out in a crowded industry where brokers are flooded with options and shippers stick to what’s familiar? If you don’t have a large fleet, a national sales team, or a big budget, how do you get noticed—and remembered? It’s a question...
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