Load Boards for Carriers: How to Choose and How to Stop Living on Them
How load boards differ, what to check before you subscribe, and the boards that connect to Hey Bubba! so you can stop refreshing them by hand
Dispatch Tips & Strategies
How to Negotiate Freight Rates Like a Pro: A Guide for Truckers
Learn how fleets can negotiate better freight rates using data-driven strategy and Hey Bubba’s back-office automation
How to Negotiate Higher Freight Rates as an Owner-Operator
Learn how to boost your earnings as an owner-operator with Bubba AI’s expert tips on negotiating higher freight rates. This guide covers essential strategies like calculating your cost per mile, leveraging your reliability, and knowing when to walk away from low-paying loads.
Dispatch Tips & Strategies
Fleets Setup Packets: What Brokers Ask For and How to Get Approved Faster
What goes in a broker fleet setup packet, why approvals stall, and how to keep the documents ready so you can get set up in hours
Modernizing Dispatch Operations: How a 3-Truck Box Fleet Committed to an AI Transition
Struggling with third-party platforms? See how a 3-truck box fleet moved to AI automation with rate floors & broker control
Dispatch Tips & Strategies
Deadhead Miles: What They Really Cost and How to Run Fewer of Them
What deadhead miles are, why they are more expensive than drivers assume, and how to work the true cost into your rate
Industry Insights
Apportioned Plates and IRP: What They Are and When You Need Them
What apportioned plates are, how IRP fees are calculated, who needs them, what you need to register, and how IRP relates to IFTA
Industry Insights
Bill of Lading: What It Is, What Goes On It, and Why It Decides Who Pays
What a bill of lading is, the three jobs it does at once, what has to be on it, the difference between straight and negotiable
Industry Insights
The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: What Fleets Have to Do
What the Clearinghouse is, the queries fleets must run and when, what happens after a violation, and the obligations that gets missed
Industry Insights
Freight Companies in the USA: The Main Types and How They Actually Operate
The different kinds of freight company operating in the US, how asset and non-asset models differ, and which ones a fleet works