How much truckers charge and for what, is something that is being looked at a little more closely recently. Right now, these rates are not legislated or mandated, and there is increasing pressure to do these sorts of things. There is a fear that not regulating these rates will allow...

If you like mashed potatoes, Iowa would have been the place for you. At least, if you like unorthodox ways of creating your mashed potatoes. Truckers haul all kinds of produce and other items all over the country at all hours of the day and night, and usually they arrive without...

LiberalTrucker contributed this post for Masslogics Trucking News.   “Bigger is Better” has always been an American motto. And now many trucking companies are asking Washington to allow them to have bigger trucks. A coalition of truck drivers wants to ensure that a Bill can...

Oakland, CA. At the Union Pacific Rail Terminal truckers have had enough. Trucks are pulling over in solidarity to protest the rising fuel costs they must shoulder. Most of the truck drivers are only being compensated for 12% of their fuel costs. “We want to work.” Said many...

I know what you’re thinking, “I have to get home” or “If I’m parked I’m not making money.”  You’re right, and we are all guilty of using those reasons to take loads that we shouldn’t take.  But there are other things to consider, the main one being the cost to...

Yep, I said it! DON’T TAKE IT! If you want to see better rates in the trucking industry, then you need to grow a pair and turn down unprofitable jobs. Let’s assume for a minute that you are in business to turn a profit. I hope that’s a safe assumption. Now, if it takes...