A recent Overdrive article on truck insurance has generated a number of questions including "What is Progressive Smart Haul?" Here's what you need to know:...

All-encompassing transponder or several transponders?...

Many drivers believe that the fuel surcharge is something that it is not intended to be. Most even believe it is a “right” to get a certain amount or they feel cheated in some way. Fuel surcharges are completely optional and the amounts can vary widely from customer to customer or even carrier to carrier....

Walmart, the third-largest private carrier in North America, recently committed to increasing driver pay and instituting an integrated training program. What this means is that new hires can make upwards of $110,000 per year, and they’ll even train current company associates and help them earn their truck driving certificates. In a sense this keeps employment opportunities enticing for potential new hires and allows current employees the potential to significantly increase ...

For a trucker who’s making the move from traditional company driver to becoming an independent contractor, there are a lot of things to consider when taking that leap. Besides the obvious switch from being a direct employee of a company, to transforming into a 1099 independent contractor who must furnish one’s own benefits, here are some items to jot down on a pros/cons list when taking the plunge. Research the Fleet Owner An expedite fleet owner comes in many shapes and ...

Among those finds we tend to look forward to each year at the Mid-America Trucking Show? What’s hot and new in trucking technology. Drivers dig it, companies encourage it, and retailers relish it. And it’s always fun to build a wish list, isn’t it? This year, Rand McNally introduced a new in-cab navigation tablet for the commercial driving community. Introducing the TND Tablet 1050! The tablet, which retails online for $700, has been upgraded and enhanced for 2022 utili...

Congrats to John Elliott, CEO of Load One, on his appointment....

Recently we upgraded our phones and I made a decision...

Who in trucking operates without a fuel surcharge (FSC)?...

Even before the driver-dreaded ELD mandate and enforcement of electronic logs, there was a trepidatious period of time in which drivers were either scared to death of what was the unknown world of satellite tracking and monitoring, or brazenly naïve as to how damaging an unkempt HOS (Hours of Service) logbook could be in determining their next trucking employer. Where We Once Were It used to be fairly commonplace that commercial drivers were revered as the rulers of the road...