TruckNmore.com Inc. ("TruckNmore", "we", "us") uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of how we produce news, updates and analysis for the trucking community. This page explains, in plain language, where AI fits into our work, where it does not, and what we do to make sure what you read on this site is accurate.

The short version: AI helps us work faster. People decide what we publish. Every article is reviewed and verified by TruckNmore staff before it goes live, and we stand behind what appears under our name.

Why we use AI

TruckNmore is a small team covering a large industry. Every week there are new government releases, court decisions, regulatory notices, enforcement results, company announcements and market reports that matter to drivers, owner-operators and small fleets. Many of these documents are long, technical or written for lawyers and policy staff rather than for people who run trucks.

AI tools help us read, sort and summarize that material more quickly, so we can spend more of our time on the parts that need human judgement: deciding what matters to our readers, checking the facts, asking questions and explaining what a change means on the road and in the office.

What AI helps us with

We may use AI tools for some or all of the following tasks:

  • Drafting. Producing a first draft of a news article or update from source material such as government releases, court decisions, regulator notices, company announcements, industry reports and official data.
  • Summarizing. Condensing long documents, reports, transcripts and filings so our staff can find the key facts and figures faster.
  • Research support. Helping locate background information, earlier coverage and related public documents, which our staff then read and check directly.
  • Editing. Checking grammar, spelling, clarity, consistency and length, and suggesting plainer wording for technical terms.
  • Headlines and summaries. Suggesting headlines, short descriptions and social media text, which staff review and approve.
  • Translation and plain language. Helping explain regulatory or legal language in everyday terms, while keeping the original meaning.
  • Website work. Helping build and maintain parts of this website, including page layouts and the code behind our tools.

What AI does not do

AI is a tool we use, not an editor and not an author. In particular:

  • We do not publish AI-written content without human review.
  • We do not use AI to make up quotes, sources, people, documents, statistics or events.
  • We do not let AI decide which stories we cover or what position TruckNmore takes on an issue.
  • We do not present AI output as an independent source. If a fact cannot be traced to a real, named source, it does not go in the article.
  • We do not use AI to impersonate real people or organizations, or to write content in someone else's name.

How we verify

Every article on TruckNmore is reviewed by a member of our staff before it is published. That review includes:

  • Checking facts, figures, names, titles, dates, places and quotes against the original source, not against an AI summary of it.
  • Confirming that numbers are reported correctly, including units, currencies, time periods and whether a figure is a projection or a result.
  • Making sure claims made by companies, associations, governments or other parties are clearly attributed to them, rather than stated as fact by TruckNmore.
  • Reading the article as a whole for fairness, context and tone, and removing anything that is speculative, misleading or not supported by the sources.
  • Deciding whether the story is ready to publish, needs more work, or should not run at all.

AI tools can make mistakes, including stating things confidently that are wrong. Our review process exists because of that. Where AI and a source disagree, the source wins. Where we cannot confirm something, we leave it out or say clearly that it could not be confirmed.

Sources and attribution

We build our reporting on primary sources wherever possible: the government release, the court decision, the regulation, the company's own announcement or the official data set. When we rely on reporting by another publication, we say so and name it.

  • We link to or name our sources so readers can check them for themselves.
  • We keep direct quotes short and attribute them to the person or organization that said them.
  • We do not copy other publications' articles, and we do not use AI to reword someone else's story and present it as our own.

Analysis, opinion and bylines

Some articles on TruckNmore are analysis or opinion. These are marked as such and appear in our Analysis & Opinions section.

  • Analysis and opinion pieces reflect the views of TruckNmore and its authors, not of an AI tool.
  • When an article carries a person's name in the byline, that person has reviewed it and stands behind it. Articles under "TruckNmore Staff" are reviewed and approved by our team.
  • AI may help with drafting or editing an opinion piece, but the argument, the position taken and the final wording are the author's.

Images and photos

Photos on TruckNmore are credited to their source where one applies, such as a company, a government agency or our own staff. Some article images may be illustrations created or edited with AI tools. We do not use AI-made images to show a real event, person or place as if they were a photograph of it.

Calculators and tools

The calculators on our Tools page do not use AI to produce your results. They use fixed formulas that run in your own web browser, and the numbers you type are not sent to us or stored. AI tools may have helped write the code behind them, and every calculator is tested by our team. Results are estimates for planning, and they are only as good as the numbers you enter.

Your information

When you contact us or send a request through a form on this site, that information comes to our team so we can respond to you. We handle it as described in our Privacy Policy. We do not enter readers' personal information into AI tools to write articles about them.

Accuracy and limits

We work hard to get things right, but no newsroom is perfect, with or without AI. News and rules change, and an article that was correct when published can become out of date. Nothing on TruckNmore is legal, financial, tax, accounting or business advice. Before acting on anything that affects your business, check it with the original source or a qualified professional. Our Terms of Use explain this in more detail.

Corrections and updates

If we get something wrong, we want to know and we will fix it. If you find an error in any article, tell us at news@trucknmore.com or call 437-294-6483. Please include the article link and what you believe is wrong. We will review it against the sources and correct the article where needed. When a correction changes the meaning of a story, we note that the article has been updated.

Changes to this policy

AI tools and the way newsrooms use them are changing quickly. We will update this policy when our practices change, and the date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Questions

If you have questions about how TruckNmore uses AI, or concerns about a specific article, contact us at news@trucknmore.com. We are happy to explain how a story was put together.