Every new carrier hits the same confusing pair of numbers in the first week: a USDOT number and an MC number. Brokers ask for both,...

Key Points: Starting a trucking company is mostly a paperwork exercise, and the order matters more than the difficulty. File things in the wrong sequence...

By Saleem Mubarak For a decade, Paul Tarus beat his body down doing backbreaking manual labor under the relentless Florida sun.  He reached a point...

By Saleem Mubarak Behind the steering wheel of a temperature-controlled reefer truck, the highway doesn’t look like a postcard. To Onike H. Nevins Sr., a...

By Saleem Mubarak Every day, thousands of massive trucks roll down the interstate, carrying the goods that keep America moving. To the big logistics corporations,...

By Saleem Mubarak When people think of the American dream of “being your own boss” on the open road, they often imagine ultimate freedom and...

By Saleem Mubarak For many, the trucking industry conjures up images of massive 18-wheelers crossing several state lines a week. But there is another vital...

By Saleem Mubarak For many, driving a truck is just a job. But for Yongyi Zhou, a Chinese immigrant who moved to the United States...

In modern business operations, dependable cargo transport plays a vital role in ensuring smooth supply chain management. Companies rely on timely and secure delivery of...