Enter your trucking business's fixed and variable costs, and load information, to get started. Try it out! [Related: Beat the 'winner's curse' of auction-type negotiation for better freight rates] ...

As you start to learn the ropes of trucking as an owner-operator and owning your business, you should focus most closely on managing your business and personal expenses. Along the way, you’ll be ...

DAT University offers free online courses to improve truck driving and route-planning skills. Additional courses on starting a trucking company and maximizing profits will be available soon.

A look at the history of trucking labor unions, significant strikes, and how they continue to shape driver rights and fleet operations today.