Trucking Resources
Practical guides from Hey Bubba! to the parts of running a carrier that decide whether a month is profitable: working out what a load actually pays, negotiating with brokers, cutting empty miles, and knowing when your office is at capacity.
Guides
How to Calculate Load Profitability
The net revenue per mile formula, a worked example, and why the gross rate misleads.
Read the guideWhat Is a Good Rate Per Mile?
Benchmarks by equipment type, and how to work out a floor of your own.
Read the guideHow to Negotiate With Freight Brokers
What actually moves a rate, and what brokers hear every day and ignore.
Read the guideHow to Reduce Deadhead Miles
Radius settings, next load planning, and when a cheap backhaul pays.
Read the guideHow Many Trucks Can One Dispatcher Manage?
Where the ceiling comes from, and what moves it.
Read the guideHow to Increase Truck Utilization
How to measure utilization properly, and the four things that move it.
Read the guideHow to Dispatch Your Own Truck
What self-dispatch involves, what it costs in time, and how to do it without giving away rate.
Read the guideHow to Improve Trucking Profitability
Five levers that move carrier profit, ranked, and the ones most operations never touch.
Read the guideWhat Can Actually Be Automated in Fleet Operations?
Which back-office work automates well, which does not, and what to ask any vendor before you buy.
Read the guideCalculators
Fleet Profitability Calculator
See which trucks in your fleet are actually making money and which ones are just burning diesel.
Try it freeLoad Profitability Calculator
Plug in a load's numbers before you book it and know exactly what you'll walk away with.
Try it freeRate Calculator
Work out the rate per mile you need to charge on a lane to actually stay profitable.
Try it freeCost Per Mile Calculator
Add up fuel, insurance, truck payments, and overhead to find your real cost per mile.
Try it freeFree tools
Free Freight Doc Editor
Fill out and sign bills of lading, rate confirmations, W-9s, and PODs right in your browser. No sign-up needed.
Try it freeVIN Decoder
Decode any Vehicle Identification Number for instant specs, engine details, and manufacturing info.
Try it freeDiesel Prices
Check today's diesel prices by state and city so you know where to fuel up for less.
Try it freeOBD DTC Lookup
Look up any OBD trouble code to find out what it means and what to check first.
Try it freeTruck Stops Locator
Find truck stops near you with parking, fuel, and amenities before you're circling for a spot.
Try it freeCarrier Directory
Look up DOT-registered carriers and trucking companies by name, state, or city.
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