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FleetOwner @fleetowner 13m

Private fleets need sound FMCSA compliance, accurate cost-per-mile data, and competitive lane-rate benchmarks before taking on third-party freight.

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#PrivateFleets #Trucking #FleetManagement

www.fleetowner.com Three prerequisites for private fleets considering third-party freight operations Expanding into third-party freight requires private fleets to assess safety ratings, insurance coverage, cost per mile, and market lane rates.

FleetOwner @fleetowner 15h

Trucker Path is bringing traditional CB-style communication into its navigation app, giving drivers another way to share road conditions, traffic delays, and other information without dedicated CB hardware.

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#TruckingTech #DriverCommunication

www.fleetowner.com Trucker Path launches CB Radio feature to improve driver communication The feature has facilitated nearly 900,000 messages since moving to full release, with more than 60,000 drivers using it in September.

FleetOwner @fleetowner 19h

With diesel at $6.13 per gallon and deadhead averaging 16.5%, fleets need better backhaul planning and a closer look at the true cost of every mile.

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#Trucking #DieselPrices #FleetManagement

www.fleetowner.com You can't control diesel. You can control the miles you burn it on. With diesel above $6 per gallon, fleet operators face growing pressure to measure empty-mile costs and improve freight planning.

FleetOwner @fleetowner 20h

Diesel fell 17 cents to $6.127, while gas dropped below $4. Developments involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, along with midterm election results, may be influencing the decline.

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#DieselPrices #FuelCosts #Trucking

www.fleetowner.com Diesel prices retreat across all U.S. regions as gasoline slips below $4 Diesel prices declined across all U.S. regions but remain more than $2 per gallon above last year's levels.

FleetOwner @fleetowner 22h

For-hire carriers face 44.2% driver turnover compared with 17.1% for private fleets, where higher pay and more drivers getting home nightly offer a competitive retention advantage.

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#Trucking #DriverRetention #FleetManagement

www.fleetowner.com Trucking By the Numbers: Driver stats, for-hire vs private Over 500,000 carriers are competing for a labor pool of about 2.2 million truck drivers. For-hire driver turnover averages 44.2%, while private fleets average 17.1%. Here are ...