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Insurance
On the clock: First 24 hours critical in fleets' accident response
Proactive post-accident planning, immediate reporting, and total data preservation are essential for commercial fleets to counter aggressive plaintiff attorneys and nuclear verdicts.
July 28, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Fleet tech consolidation: Trimble's T&L unit may be next
Legacy systems meet AI disruption: Is this the driving factor behind Trimble's potential T&L exit, or is it simply portfolio strategy?
July 27, 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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Business
Just a few days left to compete for Small Fleet Champ: Enter here
On the line for four 3-30-truck finalist owners are membership benefits through NASTC and a trip to Nashville for the championship event this fall. That's not to mention bragging rights, plenty industry recognition and that vaunted title belt. Enter by July 31 to compete via this short form.
July 24, 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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CCJ Top 250
U.S. Xpress turns profit for first time post-sale, Knight-Swift profits surge
U.S. Xpress saw steeper rate gains than legacy Knight-Swift brands during the period.
July 23, 2026
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Workforce development
The benefits of joining a trucking association
Joining a trucking association offers several advantages to motor carrier members, including advocacy for rulemaking and membership discounts on things fleets use every day.
July 22, 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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Insurance
Fleets paying more for less insurance coverage: 'It's like shrinkflation for groceries'
Despite declining crash rates, commercial truck insurance premiums jumped nearly 4% in 2025, forcing motor carriers to offset rising costs by absorbing more risk through higher deductibles and self-insurance.
July 21, 2026
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Workforce development
Crawford Trucking passed on to second generation
At 26 years old, Abby Ryan represents a young generation of leadership in an industry frequently dominated by older, mostly male, executives.
July 17, 2026
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Business
Never mind the rates: Small Fleet Champ TFX 'finding ways to be more efficient'
Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis both got their start in the trucking business as owner-operators decades ago. Today, after long careers centered in the LTL furniture space out of North Carolina, the 2025 Small Fleet Champs ride on strong relationships, profits, and service excellence.
July 16, 2026
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CCJ Top 250
Road-to-rail conversion powers J.B. Hunt to $181 Million Q2 profit
Surging truckload rates make rail more appealing to shippers.
July 16, 2026
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Economic trends
Trucking cost per mile sets new record high
Trucking costs have jumped in three of the last four years and they outpaced inflation last year.
July 15, 2026
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Outlook and Benchmarking
A strategic inflection point for shippers: Why now is the time to rethink private fleets and lock in current transportation economics
New EPA emissions regulations will increase the cost and complexity of private truck fleets, making this a critical window for U.S. shippers to lock in predictable transportation economics.
July 15, 2026
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Business
Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMS
Owner-operator Wes Oberman built a custom TMS built with Claude Code/ChatGPT assist, saving hundreds each month with a foundation of real transparency for his growing team of owner-operators.
July 14, 2026
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Freight demand
Tech boom masks consumer slump as shifting freight market hits record high
The U.S. carrier population has dropped by more than 50,000 in the past 12 months.
July 14, 2026
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CCJ Top 250
Skyrocketing insurance costs put the brakes on big trucking profits
Freight demand isn't saving America's top transportation firms as rising insurance and claims costs cut top truckers' profits in half.
July 11, 2026
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Business
Clifford C. Hay Inc., up from ashes, with new hurdles after crashes: Small Fleet Champ update
After taking over the family biz in 1999 with one truck, Clifford Hay II built well beyond a single unit, showing plenty resiliency and commitment to customers. Hay was a 2025 Small Fleet Champ finalist, and with the 2026 July 31 entry deadline fast approaching, the owner's regrouping after another big hit.
July 9, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
'We cannot hold out long': Surprise Motus reclassification threatens small Illinois flatbedder
Roughly 6,000 motor carriers have seen involuntary suspensions this week through Motus with BIPD changes from $750,000 or below to $1 million and above.
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Autonomous
NHTSA proposes driverless trucks be equipped with blue marker lights
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Growth strategies
More loads, tighter cash: Why trucking growth can be a financial trap
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The little engines that could: 3 OEMs stand ready to meet EPA's strictest ever NOx limits
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