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As a carrier in 2026, you’re battling the highest expenses in the history of trucking. This generation of truckers must simply be smarter to survive, including finding ways to save on drive tires. As truckers have fought to keep expenses down and margins up, three major strategies have proven to be most cost-effective: Factoring for… Read more »

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Winter Storm Fern wreaked unprecedented havoc over the weekend, leaving 830,000 people without power, cancelling 19,000 flights, and, tragically, taking the lives of 28 people. Truckers were no exception. As roads closed, interstates froze, and the supply chain stalled, many carriers struggled to deliver emergency supplies to the affected areas. To aid in alleviating these… Read more »

ai skimming

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Fuel card skimming—the act of installing a hidden device on a fuel pump—just got a creepy upgrade: AI skimming. Fraudsters are now using AI to make their emails, invoices, and calls sound exactly like your dispatcher. Unfortunately, it’s working. On average, 5-10% of a fleet’s annual fuel consumption is lost to theft, resulting in quadruple-digit… Read more »

why are thieves targeting food

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Somewhere, $400,000 worth of live lobster is being served to unassuming customers. As food commodities are being stolen more than ever, it’s essential to understand this bizarre question: Why are thieves targeting food in the first place? In a bizarre case of grand cargo theft, nearly half a million dollars in seafood was abducted by… Read more »

AI Tools for Trucking

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Fuel, insurance, tires, compliance—these are just a few of the rising expenses that AI trucking tools can help you manage. It seems that every aspect of running a trucking business is becoming increasingly expensive. As financial pressures mount and operating costs rise, several AI tools are emerging that eliminate deadhead miles and reduce waste. Here… Read more »