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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.
The annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree was held last weekend, July 9-11 at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa.
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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.
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Broker margins took a beating in June: DAT data
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.
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Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMS
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$75K for your authority? Underground MC number sales network uncovered
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Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMS
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How carrier vetting changed, before and after big SCOTUS ruling
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Make truckers prove passenger authorization documentation: CVSA
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Indiana police recover $11M in stolen cargo in recent months
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Use weigh station, toll bypass and eliminate unnecessary starts and stops
Results add up in your truck's MPG. Enrolling in bypass programs and electronic toll collection cuts how often you're slowing down or stopping, then accelerating back to speed and burning extra fuel. In this special report, 79 more ways to boost efficiency.
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