Getting paid
C.H. Robinson Buys RXO: What the $5.8B Deal Means for Small Carrier Pay
C.H. Robinson agreed to buy RXO for $5.8 billion. What it changes for small carriers' rates, broker mix and carrier setup, and what it does not.
· 7 min read
Abdullahi Hassan
Fleet Operations
Abdullahi Hassan has spent six years at a 20+ truck carrier. He started as a dispatcher, moved into billing, then became the safety manager, and today he runs fleet operations. He watched the fleet grow to 20+ trucks and learned, one late payment and one audit at a time, where a small carrier's paperwork breaks. He writes about AI, safety and profitability for small fleets: what actually helps a dispatcher, a biller or an owner-operator, and what is just noise. He builds Freight Friend, software for small carriers that reads rate confirmations, assembles factoring packets and keeps a human in charge of every decision.
Posts by Abdullahi Hassan
- Safety & compliance
C.H. Robinson and TQL RICO Lawsuit: What It Means for Small Carriers
Six carriers sued C.H. Robinson and TQL under RICO on Sept. 23. What the complaint alleges, what it does not prove, and what a small fleet does now.
· 7 min read
- Safety & compliance
IFTA, KYU and NY HUT: The Filing Calendar That Keeps a Small Fleet Out of Penalties
IFTA, KYU, NM weight distance, NY HUT and CT highway use fee due dates, who must file, and what a missed quarter costs a 3-10 truck fleet. With a checklist.
· 8 min read
- Getting paid
Why Your Factor Rejected the Packet (and How to Get It Out Same Day)
What a complete factoring packet contains, why factors send it back, and a same-day routine that keeps the paperwork from stalling your cash.
· 5 min read
- Safety & compliance
The New Entrant Audit Auto-Fails I Watched Carriers Hit
The categories of violation that can fail a new entrant safety audit automatically, how to check your own files first, and what to do if you fail.
· 6 min read
- Getting paid
The October 1 Strike That Wasn't, and the Diesel Bill That Is
What actually happened on October 1, why diesel set a record, who is really shutting down, and five moves a small fleet can make this week.
· 8 min read
- AI in operations
The 7 Rate-Con Clauses I Check Before My Driver Rolls
A dispatcher's checklist for reading a rate confirmation before the truck moves, and where AI reading helps and where a human has to decide.
· 6 min read
- Growing the fleet
When a Three-Truck Fleet Should Add the Fourth Truck (and When It Shouldn't)
The numbers behind truck number four: cost per mile, what used sleepers cost now, the fees that step up at five trucks, and the paperwork before it rolls.
· 7 min read
- AI in operations
Why I'm Turning the Dome Light On
What Dome Light is, who it is for, and what I will write about: AI that actually helps, staying safe, and getting paid.
· 2 min read
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