We appreciate your interest in contributing to FCCR . We’re always on the lookout for great authors and articles. Our articles reach approx. 6,000 unique readers on our website and 18,000+ people monthly through our eNewsletter.

Know Our Target Audience

Our content is focused towards truckers and those who are in the trucking, freight and transportation industries.

Choose Relevant Topics

Some example topic areas are: 

• Regulation changes
• Trends in trucking
• New technology in the transportation industry
• Educational information around compliance
• Trucking tips and tricks

Ensure Content Focus and Depth

We accept long-form content – that means 800-1000+ words.

Even if you’re covering a simple topic, we suggest you imagine creating it for someone who has never heard of the industry or the topic before.  We’d rather you treat one topic thoroughly than cover five things in a shallow manner. As a general rule, the content should be: 

1. Actionable
2. In-depth
3. Easy to read

(If a piece is too short or shallow, it will be rejected.)

Adhere to the Content Writing Guidelines

Below are a few content and writing guidelines we want you to adhere to:

1 – Write conversationally, and as you speak. It is an article in your name and should reflect your personality. Have some fun with it, but remain professional.

2 – We write in American English as the primary audience is based in the US (if you struggle to adapt writing to US English, we recommend a free account on Grammarly).

3 – All articles must have at least a featured image.

4 – All images from other sites must be linked to their sources.

5 – Any study/data mentioned must be cited and linked to their web source.

6 – Make it easy for readers by implementing a strong structure (H2s needed for sub-heads and H3s for lesser headers, etc.)

7 – Paragraphs should be kept short and sweet. No long blocks of text, please. 

8 – Use bullet points and images to make the piece visually appealing and hold reader attention.

9 – Video – if you have a piece that could benefit from the inclusion of a video, go for it!

Images

For images, simply upload to Google Drive and share the public link.

Beware of Deal-breakers

All content needs to be 100% original. If the content you submit is plagiarized, it will not run. Please contact us directly about press releases.

Besides, we want high-quality content, so please try to keep backlinks to your site relevant and minimal. We try to keep backlinks to 2-3 per piece. Links are left to the editors discretion and are not guaranteed.

Submit your Topic Ideas using the Below Form

Once you’ve filled out the below form, our editorial team will be in touch to either move forward with this or to let you know why we cannot accept the article. If your topic suggestion matches our criteria:

• We would then require the article to be shared as a Google Doc and with editing permissions to our content team.
• Lastly, we’ll run through the article and offer suggestions for edits. If there are any you disagree with or think are incorrect, you can always leave a comment in the Good Doc for us. 

Please note that most of our suggestions are focused on content and message (rather than style) to ensure the information is correct and in line with FCCR’s other materials. We also might make some suggestions to align it better with our tone and audience.

Thanks,

the FCCR editorial team.