Practical playbooks, rate calculation methods, software analysis, and operating frameworks for U.S. owner-operators and small fleets.
Download a free truck driver settlement sheet template for Excel, with separate owner-operator and company-driver tabs, deductions, reimbursements and automatic net-pay calculations.
Looking for box truck loads? Here are 10 load boards and apps that support box trucks, including DAT, TruckSmarter, Amazon Relay, 123Loadboard and local delivery platforms.
Learn how to calculate fuel surcharge for trucking using the standard diesel-price, base-price and MPG formula, with simple examples.
Is $2.50 per mile a good trucking rate? It depends on your true all-mile cost, deadhead, fuel and fees. See the math with 2026 cost context.
The 2027 UCR registration portal opened October 1, 2026. See the new fee brackets, January 1 enforcement timing and what owner-operators should verify.
A carrier-focused broker verification checklist covering FMCSA authority, BMC-84/BMC-85 security, contact verification, payment risk, rate-cons and fraud red flags.
A practical new-authority freight guide covering broker restrictions, load boards, carrier packets, cash reserves, reload planning and FMCSA's 18-month New Entrant period.
There is no universal good trucking rate. Compare the offer against your own cost per mile, deadhead, percentage fees and required profit margin.
Why loaded rate alone can mislead owner-operators, how deadhead changes all-mile revenue, and a practical framework for comparing freight loads mathematically.
A research-based guide to calculating true truck cost per mile using current ATRI operating-cost benchmarks, live EIA diesel pricing, and your own fixed and variable expenses.