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14 AUGWhat a flat 12% actually pays forTwelve percent of linehaul, not of the gross and not of the accessorials, and it buys a desk rather than anything bolted to your truck.Rates & money · 6 min5 AUGDetention: what we ask for, and when we actually get itTwo hours free, then an hourly rate with a stated cap, agreed in writing before the truck is dispatched rather than after it is sitting.Rates & money · 5 min29 JULReading a rate confirmation before you sign itSix lines worth checking, and two of them cost money quietly: the detention terms and the lumper clause.Rates & money · 8 min
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