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Trucker cited for being too festive: Police
A Volvo festooned in multi-colored Christmas lights got ticketed by Kansas Highway Patrol, and the post announcing the incident blew up into a heated conversation on just how festive drivers can be.
November 27, 2024
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Uber Freight launched what sounds like a load board -- or is it 'double brokering'?
Digital freight broker Uber Freight opened up a new "Broker Access" avenue for other brokers to tap UF's carrier network. Is that "double brokering?" Some freight middlemen had a meltdown over it, but do carriers even care?
November 22, 2024
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February 19, 2025
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Will Trump tariff policies send freight rates skyrocketing?
President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to shake up international trade with tariffs on imports, but will it impact trucking? Experts say one trucking niche could benefit in a big way.
November 7, 2024
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Do truckers deserve blame for getting double brokered?
During a conference Q&A, a broker questioned the notion of "innocent" carriers getting double brokered. Isn't it equally both broker and carrier's fault for getting fooled? he asked. Truckers and motor carrier advocates gave him an earful in response.
November 5, 2024
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How much is your MC worth? Maybe as much as $30,000
There's a sort of gray market for "aged MC" numbers helping fuel the rise in double brokering, identity and cargo theft and other fraud, experts note. The only thing holding back a true tidal wave? Pro truckers' iron wills.
September 30, 2024
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Ice Pick Bandit goes on a rampage across Tennessee, Arkansas
The Ice Pick Bandit has picked up the pace of attacks, hitting at least 50 trucks in just two weeks, terrorizing I-30 and I-40 in Tennessee and Arkansas as the hunt widens.
September 27, 2024
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America's craziest interstate? Weigh in
I-80 in Wyoming, with its "Winter from Hell," frequent superloads and rich trucking history, might just have a claim to being America's wildest interstate. Agree? Or agree to disagree? Name your own wildest, craziest stretch of road here.
September 16, 2024
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Ice Pick Bandit: Case timeline and friendly warning
A look at the timeline of recorded Ice Pick Bandit attacks up and down I-75 show a pattern leading into Halloween. Here's everything we know about the fugitive vandal(s) as law enforcement continues the search.
September 6, 2024
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2024's most outrageous inspection fail? Mountain Dew box as a hub cover over leaky wheel seal
When it comes to inspection fails, this one might qualify for as an all-timer. This operator's attempt to use a box of soda as a hub cover over a leaky seal has interesting historical implications, but as for the immediate future, he's out of service.
August 28, 2024
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'Stop dealing with brokers who treat you like garbage'
The Broker Carrier Summit, a relatively new semi-annual conference aimed at facilitating hard conversations between and real progress for truckers and freight middlemen, is set for October 23-25. Hear from BCS President Dan Lindsey here.
August 21, 2024
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'Fraud apocalypse': Brokers circling the wagons, shutting carriers out
Markets are loose, fraud is rampant, and brokers are getting picky, insisting on inspections and history from independents. Hold fast to that authority, because with today's "carrier vetting" protocols, brokers are just looking for a reason to say no.
July 26, 2024
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Roadcheck fails 2024: The best of the worst?
With Roadcheck 2024 in the rearview, here's a look at some of the worst violations inspectors clocked during the annual enforcement blitz.
May 21, 2024
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Drivers' behind-the-wheel fistfight causes crash on I-95
Vilhomme Mondesir, 46, of Lake Worth Florida, allegedly got into a fistfight captured on dashcam after refusing to let two other drivers in the cab take a rest break.
May 16, 2024
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Who is hauling all the cheap freight -- and why?
With national rate averages hovering around just $2/mile, and plenty loads offered closer to $1.50/mile, the question any owner-op perusing the load boards is thinking: "Who hauls this stuff, why, and how can they afford to?"
May 15, 2024
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Tesla Semi silences the haters by moving a heavy load? Maybe, maybe not
A new video of the Tesla Semi hauling the manufacturer's Model 3 EVs might shed some light on the closely guarded secret of the truck's payload capacity.
May 3, 2024
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Ice Pick Bandit strikes again: Will the feds step in?
After yet another truck gets its tires stabbed up and some air lines cut, we asked law enforcement what exactly is being done to stop this criminal (or criminals). Though silence can be deafening, officials should be motivated to act. Here's why.
April 16, 2024
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Insistent broker accidentally FaceTimes with nude driver on rest break
A young broker interrupts a driver's rest break more than a dozen times with repeated phone calls even though she's tracking him on an app. In the end, she gets more than she bargained for.
March 19, 2024
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Ice pick bandit strikes again: Local legend still attacking trucks
Down south on I-75 near the Georgia-Florida line, some type of maniac continues to attack trucks in a sneaky, expensive way. All the local tire shops know of him, but police have little to say.
February 29, 2024
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