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Broker-carrier identity checks to avoid double-brokering problems
A practical owner-operator guide to identity checks, with checklists, risk signals, records to keep, and a weekly workflow.
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Compliance calendar for a one-truck authority
A practical owner-operator guide to compliance calendar, with checklists, risk signals, records to keep, and a weekly workflow.
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Compliance risk
Safety meeting notes for small carriers: what to write down
A practical owner-operator guide to safety meeting notes, with checklists, risk signals, records to keep, and a weekly workflow.
Illustrated guide
Compliance risk
UCR 2026 fees: what owner-operators need to know
UCR applies to many interstate carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. FMCSA says 2026 UCR fees remain the same as 2025.
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Compliance risk
BOC-3 process agents: what new trucking authorities get wrong
BOC-3 is the FMCSA process-agent filing tied to operating authority. For motor carriers, only a process agent can file it on the...
Illustrated guide
Compliance risk
New entrant safety audit checklist for first-year carriers
FMCSA monitors new interstate carriers for 18 months, and a safety audit is part of that period. Here is what to organize...
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Compliance risk
USDOT number vs MC number: which one does your trucking business need?
A USDOT number is safety registration. An MC number is operating authority for specific for-hire operations. Many carriers need both, but not...
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Margin control
IFTA explained: how to file, when it’s due, and how it’s calculated
IFTA reconciles the fuel tax you owe each state against the fuel you bought there. Returns are due April 30, July 31,...
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Operating discipline
Hours of Service explained: the 11, 14, 30-minute, and 34-hour rules
Property-carrying drivers get an 11-hour driving limit inside a 14-hour window, a 30-minute break after 8 hours, and a 60/70-hour cap a...
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Compliance risk
CSA scores in 2026: how to check yours and what’s changing
Check your SMS percentiles free at FMCSA. A 2024 Clearinghouse rule can downgrade your CDL for unresolved violations, and FMCSA is rolling...