article thumbnail

Cutting Motor Carrier Costs, One Line Item at a Time

DAT Solutions

For example, insurance on my truck and trailer, plus $100,000 in cargo insurance, came to $6,209 together in 2017. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. One of easiest ways to cut cost is to look at each line item of expense and start writing down all the ways you could lower it.

article thumbnail

My Worst Load Ever: Hauling Oregon Potato Chips to Texas

DAT Solutions

The cargo was bagged potato chips. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on Facebook, a communications hub for more than 13,000 members, including owner-operators, truck drivers, and other transportation and logistics pros.

Oregon 70