As a local delivery fleet manager your job is to maximize the number of deliveries while minimizing driver delays. Your main focus must be on the equipment used to provide deliveries for customers. If your fleet is not up-to-date that has negative repercussions from risking delivery schedules to displaying a poor image to customers. Delivery […]
4 Ways Freight Bill Factoring Helps Trucking Companies Succeed
If you’re a veteran trucker, or already looking at cash flow solutions for your business, you’re likely familiar with freight bill factoring which means you’re ahead of the curve. This factoring primer is for the new owner-operator, or business owner who’s either boot-strapped the business to this point, or whittling away at a bank loan […]
Why It’s Time To Invest In Efficient Trucks & Trailers
Profitability can be elusive in the transportation industry. From squeezed load fees from brokers to rising fuel costs, the variables seem endless. It never feels like the right time to invest in a new semi truck or trailer. However, while it seems like every cost is a variable outside of your control, there are some […]
Trucking Tips: Accident Preparedness
You may have chosen this career because of flexibility or freedom, or it’s a family affair, or possibly an opportunity to be an entrepreneur. Regardless of your reason for entering the Transportation industry, you have the benefit of a corner office with an ever-changing view, and you may have an ownership stake in “rolling real […]
Be Prepared: Transportation Insurance For On & Off Dispatch
One of the great joys of trucking is the opportunity for an individual to move from employee to owner of a small business with relative ease. Set your own schedule, develop new clientele, expand your business, and afford you the flexibility to run your business inside and outside the cab of your rig. It’s not […]