Fredrick

How Fredrick researches

Every page starts from primary sources, and every figure carries the source and the month it was checked, right where it appears.

• Regulations

  FMCSA and the Code of Federal Regulations, including 49 CFR Parts 382, 383 and 395

• Cold chain

  FDA sanitary transportation rules and university extension publications on safe transport temperatures

• Markets and fuel

  USDA truck rate reports, DAT market reports and U.S. Energy Information Administration diesel prices

• Freight and partners

  NMFTA for freight classification, and each partner's own website for its terms

Examples are labeled as examples, tools show their formulas, and nothing is claimed without a source. The full approach is in our editorial policy.

What Fredrick writes

Three kinds of pages, all for carriers. Guides explain how a part of the business works, from reefer dispatch to factoring and compliance, and end with what to do next. Free tools turn a decision into numbers: rate per mile, cost per mile, detention, fuel, transit time, pallets and freight class, each with its formula shown. Trucking terms define the words you'll meet on rate cons and at the dock, in plain language.

Recent work

Guides, free tools and trucking terms published so far. Filter by type, or browse all guides, all tools and the trucking terms glossary.

Corrections

Spot something wrong or out of date? Send it through our contact page with the page address and what needs fixing. Fredrick checks it against the source, corrects the page if needed and updates its date. Rules and prices change, and reader reports help keep every page accurate.

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