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Some Diesel Analysts Are Warning of a Supply Crunch Nobody in Washington Is Talking About. Here Is What Holds Up, and What It Could Mean for Q4.

Fuel

Fuel Game Plan

Fuel buying, MPG, and total fuel game plan.

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CBP finds $9.5M in meth hidden inside detergent shipment at Texas border

Money

Cash & Capital

Revenue, cash flow, funding, and taxes.

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Google Maps Just Launched Truck-Aware Routing That Knows About Low Bridges and Weight Limits. Here Is What It Means, and What It Does Not.

Equipment

Equipment, Maintenance & Tech

Specing, maintenance, and uptime tools.

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He Found His Way Out of the Streets in a Prison Cell With a Pamphlet. This Is How Debon “DJ” Sims Built a Trucking Business Nobody Could Take From Him.

Growth

Growth & Scaling

Adding trucks, lanes, and customers the right way.

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Big Rig Crash Closes Eastbound I-80 Near Donner Pass

Risk

Risk & Insurance

Insurance, safety practices, and claims strategy.

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$634K in cocaine found hidden inside tractor at Texas border crossing

Compliance

Compliance & Safety

FMCSA, audits, ELDs, and staying out of trouble.

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Latest for small fleets

Borderlands: Mexico

U.S. Border Patrol finds 20 undocumented immigrants inside tractor-trailer at Texas truck stop

The Aug. 20 operation occurred at an Edinburg, Texas, truck stop. Officials immediately took the driver into custody.

Borderlands: Canada

FBI hunts ‘No Name Given Kamal’ as transnational crime probe reveals trucking links

Operation Hard Ball charged 37 defendants as investigators uncovered cocaine thefts and cross-border drug networks using long-haul trucks and subcontracted logistics.

News

REPOWR, ATBS team up to expand trailer access for owner-operators

REPOWR and American Truck Business Services are partnering to give independent truckers easier access to trailer capacity while connecting customers with tax consulting services.