Free resources for trucking companies
These guides are free, written for owners of small trucking companies, and built around one question: what does this mean for your truck and your cash?
Guides for reading the market
Rates and fuel drive most of what a small carrier earns. These guides show you where the public numbers come from and how to use them.
Freight market report
How to read public freight data, what moves dry van and reefer rates, and how to turn it into a rate you can defend.
Diesel fuel prices
Where weekly diesel prices come from, how to read them by region, and how fuel changes your cost per mile and fuel surcharge.
Freight fraud and trucking scams
Double brokering, impersonation, cargo diversion and fake rate confirmations: how to spot them and what to do.
Licensed to Fail
Why so many small trucking companies close, and the circular system that keeps them running.
Delivered isn't done until it funds
How a load really ends: paperwork, billing and collection.
Freight researcher, not a dispatcher
Why research before booking matters more than booking fast.
How to file a complaint against a freight broker
The FMCSA complaint process, step by step.
How many hours can a truck driver drive?
Hours-of-service basics for owners and drivers.
Understanding IFTA
Fuel tax reporting for interstate carriers.
Free books from the Freight University Library
The Freight University Library holds books by our founder, free to read. They include The Art of the Deal with 10 Wheels, on building a freight business that turns in circles instead of running in a straight line, and The Knowledge Disease, on why so many new carriers fail and what the system leaves out at the start.
The library also holds the full text of HD-RTFA, our model legislation on heavy-duty repair and towing pricing.
- Free to read online
- Written for carriers, brokers and dispatchers
- Carrier-first, plain language
Where to go for help
FreightBrokerComplaint.com
Free complaint filing for carriers: unpaid charges, double brokering, impersonation and cargo diversion. We investigate and contact the broker on your behalf.
Freight University
Training for freight brokers, freight agents and dispatchers, including the three-month PLSP certification.
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Articles for trucking company owners
Plain, carrier-first articles on running a small trucking company: compliance, cash flow, freight research, brokers and fraud.
Freight market report for small carriers
Market headlines don't pay your truck payment. This guide shows you which public freight data is worth watching, how to read it, and how to turn it into a rate you can…
Diesel fuel prices and what they mean for your costs
Fuel is one of the biggest costs a trucking company carries, and it changes every week.
Freight fraud and trucking scams: how to spot them
Freight fraud takes money from carriers, brokers and shippers alike, and a small trucking company can't afford to lose even one load.
Heavy-Duty Repair Transparency and Fairness Act (HD-RTFA)
HD-RTFA is model legislation written by Michael Thomas, founder of LFS. It proposes rules to bring fair, open pricing to heavy-duty truck repair, parts and towing, where…
Freight research for trucking companies
Freight research means finding the shippers and lanes that fit your equipment before the truck rolls, not after it is sitting empty. It is where every good load starts.
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