https://milecfo.com/blog/Articles for small US trucking fleets on short pay, carrier records and diesel prices.en-usSat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://milecfo.com/blog/short-pay-cost-10-truck-fleet/https://milecfo.com/blog/short-pay-cost-10-truck-fleet/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryA worked example of how short pays and unbilled extras add up over a year, why most of the loss is claims nobody sends, and how to run it on your own loads.https://milecfo.com/blog/weekly-load-review-20-minutes/https://milecfo.com/blog/weekly-load-review-20-minutes/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryA weekly routine for 5 to 15 truck fleets: billed, paid, gap and paid per mile on every load, with a 4-load example that finds $330 of gaps and a message to log the follow-ups.https://milecfo.com/blog/true-rpm-vs-posted-rate-example/https://milecfo.com/blog/true-rpm-vs-posted-rate-example/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsOne load, three per-mile numbers. A worked example on invented figures shows how $3.02 per loaded mile becomes $2.66 per mile driven and $0.86 of profit.https://milecfo.com/blog/trucking-by-state-small-carriers/https://milecfo.com/blog/trucking-by-state-small-carriers/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataCensus 2023 data for trucking in all 50 states and DC: which states hold the most one-truck businesses, which lean on employers, and what that means for a 5 to 15 truck fleet.https://milecfo.com/blog/tonu-when-you-are-owed-it/https://milecfo.com/blog/tonu-when-you-are-owed-it/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryTruck ordered not used explained: when a cancelled load can carry a fee, the three records that carry the claim, a timing table on invented numbers and a message to send.https://milecfo.com/blog/road-works-weather-risk-your-lanes/https://milecfo.com/blog/road-works-weather-risk-your-lanes/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsHow to read state work-zone feeds and weather data for your lanes: what the counts show, what they cannot, and how to price a delay hour with your own numbers.https://milecfo.com/blog/reefer-hot-days-fuel-cost/https://milecfo.com/blog/reefer-hot-days-fuel-cost/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsNOAA normals for 44 freight cities show how many July days reach 90 F and how many January nights freeze. Turn the hot days into reefer fuel dollars with your own gallons per hour.https://milecfo.com/blog/fmcsa-authority-revocations-insurance-lapses/https://milecfo.com/blog/fmcsa-authority-revocations-insurance-lapses/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataWhat FMCSA open files say about authority revocations and insurance filing cancellations, how to read the counts without over-reading them, and a monthly check for your own record.https://milecfo.com/blog/quick-pay-fee-math-plain-numbers/https://milecfo.com/blog/quick-pay-fee-math-plain-numbers/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryA 2% quick pay fee can cost 17.7% or 62.1% a year depending on the days it buys. Three invented offers, one formula and the questions to ask the broker first.https://milecfo.com/blog/new-authority-first-90-days-cash/https://milecfo.com/blog/new-authority-first-90-days-cash/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsA new carrier pays for fuel, drivers and insurance before the first broker payment lands. A 3-month example shows a $1,000 gap against a $21,000 gap, on the same trucks and loads.https://milecfo.com/blog/read-a-usdot-record/https://milecfo.com/blog/read-a-usdot-record/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataThe fields on a USDOT carrier record, what each one can and cannot tell you, and the national FMCSA counts that put them in context.https://milecfo.com/blog/rate-review-cost-line-escalator/https://milecfo.com/blog/rate-review-cost-line-escalator/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsApply BLS and EIA indexes to your own cost mix, line by line, and see how your cost per mile moved since the month you set your rate. A worked example and a message to send.https://milecfo.com/blog/fuel-surcharge-check-one-load/https://milecfo.com/blog/fuel-surcharge-check-one-load/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryOne 500-mile load, two EIA price weeks and one surcharge schedule. See how the pickup week changes the surcharge to the cent, and what to ask for before you raise it.https://milecfo.com/blog/fmcsa-rule-timeline-12-months-what-changed/https://milecfo.com/blog/fmcsa-rule-timeline-12-months-what-changed/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier data224 FMCSA documents since Oct 2025, and only 23 were final rules. A plain timeline of what took effect, which proposals are still open and how to read the rest.https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-spot-to-pump-lag/https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-spot-to-pump-lag/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsEIA wholesale diesel and U.S. pump prices since 2016: how much of a spot move reaches the pump in 4 and 8 weeks, and what that means in dollars for a fleet buying 1,500 gallons a week.https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-seasonality-for-fleets/https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-seasonality-for-fleets/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsWhat 11 years of EIA weekly diesel prices say about cheap and dear months, and why the region you fuel in matters more than the month.https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-budget-buffer-cents-to-pad-a-quote/https://milecfo.com/blog/diesel-budget-buffer-cents-to-pad-a-quote/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fuel and costsOver 13 weeks, U.S. diesel rose 138 cents a gallon or more in 1 start week in 10 over the last 5 years. What that means per mile on a quote, with an example load.https://milecfo.com/blog/detention-evidence-in-5-minutes/https://milecfo.com/blog/detention-evidence-in-5-minutes/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryFive records to collect at a dock so a detention claim survives a broker's accounts payable check, with a worked example on invented numbers and a message to send.https://milecfo.com/blog/broker-pays-late-pay-or-wait/https://milecfo.com/blog/broker-pays-late-pay-or-wait/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Money recoveryA late broker invoice, three choices (wait, quick-pay, factoring) compared on invented numbers, with the cash gap that decides it and a five-rung ladder if the wait drags on.https://milecfo.com/blog/border-crossings-ports-open-data/https://milecfo.com/blog/border-crossings-ports-open-data/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataWhat BTS border truck counts and Census port trade can and cannot say about delays: the busiest ports, seasonal swings and how to ask better questions about a cross-border lane.https://milecfo.com/blog/border-seasonality-when-to-book-crossings/https://milecfo.com/blog/border-seasonality-when-to-book-crossings/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataAt Nogales, May runs at 134.3% of an average month and September at 67.2%. BTS truck counts at 30 land ports turned into a booking calendar, with a wait example on invented numbers.https://milecfo.com/blog/double-brokering-seven-signs/https://milecfo.com/blog/double-brokering-seven-signs/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Carrier dataSeven warning signs that a load has been passed along without the shipper's broker knowing, what to check against the public record and what to ask before the truck moves.