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Guides for small trucking companies
Practical guides for carriers with 5 to 30 trucks, written from real rate confirmations and real pay weeks.
How to read a rate confirmation
Twelve clauses that take money off a load, quoted from real rate cons, with what to check before dispatch and a printable checklist.
Detention, TONU and layover
How they are written on rate cons, the conditions that void a claim, and the records you need to get paid.
Driver settlements explained
Per-mile, percentage and owner-operator pay with worked examples, deductions, and splitting a load two drivers shared.
From spreadsheets to a TMS
Run the new system next to the old one, compare the weeks, and switch when the numbers agree.
TMS for small trucking companies
What a TMS should do for 5 to 30 trucks, pricing models side by side, and the questions to ask in a demo.