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Highway doubles down on ELD connections for carrier ID checks
Post-SCOTUS' liability ruling, brokers are demanding it, said a Highway company leader. For carriers doing business with brokers who use the Connect vetting system, it could mean new reason to deny non-ELD-connected truckers business.
July 17, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
Just two weeks 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 17, 2026
2026 Small Fleet Champs Feature
Small Fleet Champ
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
2025 Small Fleet Champ Thomasville Furniture Xpress grew quickly after founding within the last decade, helmed by co-owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis.
Business
Trucking's 2025 operating costs hit all-time high
The American Transporation Research Institute reported overall trucking costs increased by 3.4% in 2025 over 2024. Excluding fuel, costs rose by 4.2% to $1.854 per mile. More-recent analysis by ATBS shows profitability gains, too, with rates growth in 2026.
July 16, 2026
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Regulations
Will Congress vote on Dalilah's Law? Trooper's death pressures House
OOIDA urges Congress to vote on Dalilah's Law after a non-domiciled CDL driver killed a Pennsylvania trooper during a period of legal limbo for FMCSA's CDL crackdown.
July 15, 2026
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Business
How owner-ops dodge shady brokers, ensuring freight's paid when due
More than 500 owner-operators completed Overdrive's survey probing freight frauds and broker vetting, nonpayment issues and bond claims. Strategies to weed out bottom-dollar brokers and guard against fraudulent actors seeking "free" freight movement emerge.
July 15, 2026
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Business
Broker margins took a beating in June: DAT data
Brokers got walloped in rate negotiations in June, records show, with broker margin dipping overall and some indication that contract rates could shoot up as well, according to data from DAT and Ken Adamo.
July 14, 2026
The shaded area on the left shows negative margins, while the overall graph, put together by Ken Adamo with DAT data, shows a 13.45% margin for brokers. That's down about a couple percentag points down since last June in a sign of a tightening market.
Business
Diesel prices, spot rates reverse course
Van and reefer spot rates during the most recent week gave back all of the gains from the week of July 4, while flatbed had its second-worst one-week decline ever. Diesel prices, meanwhile, shot up more than 20 cents with renewed conflict in Iran.
July 14, 2026
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Regulations
Troopers jumping into trucks this week | BulkLoads board adds livestock
Wisconsin's annual "Trooper in a Truck" effort is ongoing this week as part of Operation Safe Driver Week. Also: BulkLoads load board acquires Livestock Network; five southern states watching close for speeding this week; HOS relief extended in Oregon.
July 14, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
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
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners. As of July 2026, the fleet's up to 14 trucks and set up for further growth.
Regulations
$75K for your authority? Underground MC number sales network uncovered
New research shows a thriving market for MC number sales, with more trusted MCs gaining tens of thousands in value and FMCSA none the wiser 85% of the time.
July 13, 2026
FMCSA's recent warning on MC number sales hasn't ended the grey market trade just yet.
Overdrive Radio
How carrier vetting changed, before and after big SCOTUS ruling
What brokers call "carrier onboarding" has evolved mightily from the process described off the top of this week's Overdrive Radio podcast. Gone are the days of the manila folder file-and-forget approach, that's for certain. How Roar Logistics seeks to work with core carriers here.
July 13, 2026
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Regulations
The 19 trucking regs expected by year end
Independent contractor classification, updates to the ELD regs, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse updates and more regs updates are expected over the next few months.
July 10, 2026
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Business
Best trucking month ever? | New trucks-only highway in Georgia
FTR reports new all-time high for Trucking Conditions Index. Also: The new Brampton Road Connector, opening July 15,  is a new four-lane highway linking Garden City Terminal’s Gate 3 directly to I-16; Texas converting I-30 weigh station to truck parking.
July 9, 2026
The project gives truck drivers faster access to the Port of Savannah and a more streamlined route to inland markets, Georgia Ports Authority said in a release.
Small Fleet Champ
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
Clifford C. Hay Inc., as of July 2026 was on its way back toward six trucks, with four (soon-to-be five) operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's rigs are pictured parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.
Channel 19
'Verified scam attempt' impersonates TQL, promises dedicated lanes
Scammers evolve, spoofing TQL's phone number and faking emails to offer dedicated lanes, for the low one-time fee of $1,100, or so they say.
July 7, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
Turnage & Sons' size balancing act with organic bulk milk: Small Fleet Champ update
After growing the fleet to as many as 40 trucks, Robbie Turnage found balance right around 30 trucks to ensure equipment's maintained, drivers and customers taken care of. With time running out before the July 31 Small Fleet Champ entry deadline, the 2025 finalist noted change on that front. He never expected he'd haul milk from the Southeast to California.
July 7, 2026
Milk tanker-hauling Turnage & Sons LLC operates 33 trucks out of Tylertown, Mississippi, moving organic milk from dairies in region out to Georgia, Texas, Florida and elsewhere, even east L.A. in California today. Pictured above, with some of the company's equipment and logo, is father-son duo Robbie (left) and Levi Turnage, representing fourth and fifth generations in milk.
Business
TQL to argue before U.S. Court of Appeals over broker transparency
One owner-op's transparency request from TQL revealed the broker taking a 44% margin and initiated a legal battle that now heads to the second highest court in the land.
July 6, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
Just two weeks 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.
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2025 Small Fleet Champ Thomasville Furniture Xpress grew quickly after founding within the last decade, helmed by co-owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis.
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Never mind the rates: Small Fleet Champ TFX 'finding ways to be more efficient'
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