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Growth strategies

Growth strategies
Why a trucking recovery could be a trap for carrier profitability
While the trucking industry's recovery brings much-needed revenue growth, carriers must maintain strict cost discipline and operational visibility to avoid masking hidden financial leaks.
September 23, 2026
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Growth strategies
Manage rising costs with logistics engineering
To protect profit margins during the 2026 freight recovery, transportation businesses must use logistics engineering to identify waste and right-size their fleet operations.
August 12, 2026
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Growth strategies
Simple ways to improve operating efficiency
Fleet managers can improve overall operating efficiency and cut costs by analyzing asset utilization, optimizing delivery routes, and leveraging technology to ensure compliance and coach driver behavior.
July 28, 2026
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Finance
How to increase your trucking business's chances of financing approval
Positioning your trucking business for financing requires strong financial records, steady cash flow, good business credit, and up-to-date compliance docs.
July 26, 2026
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Growth strategies
Why the market is ripe for full-service leasing
Facing volatile fuel prices, tariffs, and severe technician shortages ahead of the 2027 EPA emission rules, commercial fleets are turning to full-service leasing to lock in cost predictability and operational stability.
July 23, 2026
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Perspectives
The best ways to combat high fuel prices
While diesel prices remain unpredictable, fleet managers can protect their bottom line by adopting incremental aerodynamic, maintenance, and driver-focused fuel-saving strategies.
July 21, 2026
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Growth strategies
How IT and sales built a competitive advantage together
Sales teams are among the most data-intensive, time-sensitive, and customer-facing groups in any organization.
June 30, 2026
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Growth strategies
Amazon says it will offer LTL service, going head-to-head with traditional carriers
Amazon Freight is opening up its LTL shipping service to third-party warehouses and retail partners, taking its logistics network beyond Amazon facilities.
June 10, 2026
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CCJ Top 250
Paper Transport launches same-day service
The new service originates from Green Bay and Appleton, offering same-day delivery for freight moving within a 60-mile radius.
June 8, 2026
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Growth strategies
Hidden operational costs are quietly eating trucking margins
Industry data shows 25% of trucking appraisals require supplement payments, but auditing towing invoices and managing equipment downtime can save carriers over $500,000 annually.
May 16, 2026
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Growth strategies
Hyundai Translead announces new plants in Illinois, new trailers and solutions
Hyundai Translead to add plants in Illinois at a former Caterpillar heavy machinery factory and what was once Lion Electric.
March 16, 2026
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Business
Your corporate image impacts your success
From financial performance to customer service, every choice impacts your corporate image.
February 23, 2026
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Growth strategies
Considerations for expanding your fleet
One truck feels like not enough, but adding more too soon can cause headaches.
February 10, 2026
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Business
Quantix partnering with liquid bulk haulers MC Tank Lines, Leahy Transport
Partnering with MC Tank Lines and Leahy Transport further strengthens Quantix's carrier network, the company said.
January 14, 2026
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Regulations
Venture Transport adds team drivers to dedicated business
Venture's The new team positions are dedicated regional jobs. Also: Truck drivers reminded to stay on interstates in Western North Carolina; Clarios expands connected services platform.
January 9, 2026
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CCJ Top 250
Holiday spirits: Averitt adding tanker operation for bourbon clients
Averitt is expanding its dedicated services to include tanker truck operations for Kentucky bourbon producers.
December 24, 2025
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Growth strategies
Shorter leases gaining ground with carriers
Standard 5-year leases are losing ground to 2-3 year terms as economic pressures and maintenance costs drive the shift to shorter truck leases.
December 11, 2025
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Growth strategies
Keller Trucking adds bulk, Ag division
Defiance, Ohio-based Keller Trucking launches specialized dry bulk and agricultural division.
October 27, 2025
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Maintenance
Managing older trucks amid rising costs and regulatory shifts
As fleets weigh upgrading versus maintaining older trucks in 2027, operators must adopt proactive maintenance schedules, account for rising parts costs.
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Safety & Compliance
Was FMCSA's Motus site vibe coded?
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Economic trends
Supply constraints drive freight rate surge
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Safety & Compliance
Why the C.H. Robinson fallout and broker liability shift matter to every motor carrier
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Safety & Compliance
FMCSA defends buggy Motus rollout as necessary growing pain in fraud crackdown
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