Truckers Against Trafficking award pays $5,000 for one call that saves a life
Nominations for the 2026 Harriet Tubman Award close August 15. Any driver, dispatcher, or travel plaza worker who helped a trafficking victim can be nominated.…
Yolanda Stark
Owner-Operator, Driver Life, TMS & Load Boards
Yolanda Stark covers everything between the cab and the bank account, owner-operator finance (insurance, taxes, fuel cards, factoring), parking and detention, plus the software side: TMS reviews, load boards, dispatch tools, and accounting platforms small fleets actually use. Former driver. She writes the Sunday-night-before-Monday version of the news, and she counts in dollars per month, not basis points.
How much does freight factoring really cost a 3-truck fleet?
A 3-truck fleet factoring $20,000 a week at 3% pays closer to $3,200 a month once transfer fees, funding charges, and contract minimums stack up. Here's the…
What does a 3-truck fleet need to qualify for freight factoring?
Active MC authority, clean invoices, and approved brokers. Your credit score matters less than the broker's.
Three trucks hit CSX trains in Atlanta in five days, the crossing mistake that kills drivers
Every crash traced back to a truck on the tracks with a train coming. The discipline that prevents it is simple to state and hard to live.
Prime Sues IRS for $11M Reefer Fuel Tax Refund Owner-Operators Can Claim Too
The Springfield carrier wants back the federal excise tax it paid on diesel that ran refrigeration units, not highway miles. The same credit is on IRS Form…
Universal Logistics fingerprint lawsuit expands to class action
A federal judge granted class status to a 2021 biometrics lawsuit against Universal Intermodal Services. The class now includes anyone who clocked in at the…
Chain AI booking agent automates 20-40% of broker loads, no cost disclosed
Nevada startup's Autopilot tool negotiates rates, vets carriers, and books routine freight inside broker TMS systems. Brokers keep humans on high-value and…
Trucker Path adds CargoNet theft zones to free navigation app
County-level theft risk, monthly stolen-vehicle counts, and commodity targets now overlay routes for 1.2 million drivers.
Transfix TMS now vets carriers automatically at booking
Highway's fraud-check integration runs inside the TMS workflow. Brokers verify MC authority, insurance, and identity without leaving the load screen.
TFS and WEX launch equipment financing for carriers after 3-year freeze
Multi-lender platform matches WEX fuel-card customers with truck and trailer loans. Fleets delayed replacement cycles from 3-4 years to 6-plus during the…
Geotab AI connector cuts fleet data work from weeks to minutes
Central Transport replaced weeks of manual analysis with near-instant reporting using Geotab's new AI connector. The tool automates routine data tasks for…
ATRI Launches Driver-Facing Camera Study, Seeks Fleet Participants
Research group will measure before-and-after safety metrics to quantify whether in-cab cameras actually reduce crashes for participating carriers.