Grow Trucking Blog
Trucking Industry Insights
Expert views on ELD compliance, AI-powered dispatch, fleet optimization, and the technology changing USA trucking.
What you will find on the Grow Trucking blog
This blog is written for owner-operators, small fleets, and the brokers and shippers who work with them. It covers the decisions that decide whether a truck makes money. That includes choosing a factoring company, finding and negotiating loads, and understanding what a dispatcher does. It also covers staying inside FMCSA and DOT rules such as hours of service and ELDs. And it covers controlling cost per mile and choosing equipment and technology.
Each article aims to answer one practical question directly. It links to the free tools and reference pages on this site when you want to run your own numbers. New articles are added as they are published. Browse by topic below, or start with the latest post.
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Free trucking tools
Calculators and trackers to go with the guides: cost per mile, load rates, IFTA tax and more.
- Cost Per Mile CalculatorKnow your exact CPM — fixed, variable, and break-even rate.
- Load Board Rate BenchmarkerCompare offered rates against market benchmarks by equipment type, season, and day.
- IFTA Tax CalculatorFigure your quarterly IFTA fuel tax across all US states and Canadian provinces.
- Should I Take This Load? CalculatorKnow right away if a load is worth taking: ACCEPT, NEGOTIATE, or REJECT. It is based on true profit, not just the posted rate.