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playbooks
The price on the sign isn't what you pay, and the low-tax state isn't saving you the tax. What actually moves your fuel cost per mile — and what each lever is worth in a year.
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playbooks
Detention pay is written into the contract and still gets denied — almost always over timestamps, not terms. The paper trail that gets it approved, and what six hours at a dock really costs.
Read postFactoring turns a 40-day wait into next-day cash — for a fee that comes straight off your rate per mile. Here's the math to decide load by load, not by habit.
Read postA quick tour of what Haitruck does that a subscription load board doesn't — AI that finds the load while you name the rate, open capacity near you, every equipment type, straight from your phone. Four short clips.
Read postLoad boards charge you every month to scroll a spreadsheet. Here's what finding and booking a load looks like when it's built for a phone — three quick clips from our TikTok.
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rate-intel
Flatbed vs dry van 2026: spot rates hit a record $3.69/mile in June. Five questions to run before you buy chains, tarps, and a new insurance quote.
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rate-intel
Dry van spot hit $3.00/mile in June 2026 — beating contract for the first time since Feb 2022. The five-question checklist to run before you ditch dedicated.
Read postDouble-brokering is the scam that leaves you hauling freight you'll never get paid for. Here are the red flags to catch before you book — and what to do if you're already hit.
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playbooks
One space for every 11 trucks, 56 lost minutes a day, and a record $200M finally on the way. Five plays to stop donating drive time tonight, not in four years.
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playbooks
A ten-minute worksheet to find the number every rate call depends on — fixed costs, fuel, your own pay, and the floor that keeps bad loads off your calendar.
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playbooks
Double brokering, carrier identity theft, and deceptive pickups cost trucking $725M last year. Five red flags to catch before you book — and the first-hour list if you get hit.
Read postFMCSA keeps pulling devices off the registered ELD list, and running a revoked one means out-of-service orders and fines up to $5,000. The five-minute check that keeps you rolling.
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announcements
Why Haitruck is starting a blog, what we'll publish, and who it's for — owner-operators, small fleets, and anyone who moves freight for a living.
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build-notes
Phone tag, opaque rates, and load boards designed for desktops in an industry that lives in a truck cab. The problem we set out to fix, and how.
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playbooks
A five-minute checklist that protects your week — all-in rate per mile, deadhead math, broker credit, outbound lane density, and detention terms.
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