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pricing

4 pieces on pricing — across dispatch, fleet operations and growth, because the subject does not respect those boundaries.

DispatchAugust 5, 20265 min

Fuel surcharge, and who it actually protects

A surcharge quoted against a national average is not the same as one quoted against your truck.

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DispatchAugust 5, 20265 min

Planning a year of freight

Every market has a rhythm. Running as though every week is the same is how a good year still ends badly.

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DispatchAugust 5, 20266 min

Deadhead is a planning problem, not bad luck

Your empty miles are decided when you accept the load before them, which is the only point at which you can do anything about it.

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Fleet OperationsAugust 3, 20266 min

What a mile actually costs you

Most owner-operators undercount their cost per mile, and the missing pieces are always the same four.

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