Short pieces correcting things the trucking industry repeats that the primary source contradicts.https://www.jackrickconsulting.com/en-ushttps://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/active-authority-is-not-compliant-authority/https://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/active-authority-is-not-compliant-authority/Insurance and a BOC-3 will switch your authority on. Nine other things decide whether you survive the safety audit, and none of them are checked at activation.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/cargo-insurance-is-not-federally-required/https://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/cargo-insurance-is-not-federally-required/Almost every trucking site says FMCSA requires cargo insurance for general freight. The regulation says otherwise, and the difference changes how you choose a limit.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/rate-per-mile-is-the-wrong-number/https://www.jackrickconsulting.com/blog/rate-per-mile-is-the-wrong-number/Rate per mile is the number the industry quotes and the wrong one to book on. Here is the arithmetic, using a real load, and what to measure instead.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT