Trucking

Adam Wingfield Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Why Credit Is Quietly Deciding Who Survives in Trucking

For most owner-operators and small carriers, the conversation about survival usually starts with rates. Fuel prices come next. Then brokers. Then regulations. But during a recent episode of The Long Haul, one reality kept surfacing over and over again: many carriers don’t fail because they can’t run freight — they fail because they never fully […]

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Rob Carpenter Monday, February 9, 2026

A Billion-Dollar Fix for a Distraction Problem Disguised as an Underride Problem

The Stop Underrides Act 2.0 is back. Should trucking companies be forced to spend billions armoring their trailers against crashes that are overwhelmingly caused by the other driver? The bill’s sponsors say at least 300 people die annually in underride crashes. Meanwhile, distracted driving kills more than 3,200 people a year and is a contributing factor in the very side-impact crashes this bill claims to address.

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Rob Carpenter Saturday, February 7, 2026

Sam Express, AJ Partners, and Sham CDL School Aydana in Investigation of Fatal Indiana Amish Crash

A fatal Indiana crash has exposed a pipeline stretching from Kyrgyzstan to Chicago to Philadelphia, chameleon carriers sharing trucks and DOT numbers, a CDL school with no public footprint, an ELD allegedly built with a backdoor, and a driver whose immigration status passed a federal database check. Secretary Duffy is investigating. Will the investigation follow the money?

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Mary O'Connell Friday, February 6, 2026

How St. Christopher Fund supports drivers beyond emergencies and its record-breaking support from TravelCenters of America

TravelCenters of America’s (TA) most recent charity golf tournament did more than set a fundraising record. It showed that industry support for driver health and hardship relief is not only growing, but becoming more intentional. The tournament raised more than $100,000 for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, the largest single-year contribution since the partnership […]

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