Winter Trucking on the Road

Winter Trucking on the Road

Winter trucking isn’t the same as summer on the road. The weather is obvious. Rain, sleet, snow, puddles around the fuel pumps, and that one guy in shorts who’s filling his fuel tank like it’s July. While a sunny day in midwinter might be pretty with...
Truck Maintenance Logs For Winter Prep

Truck Maintenance Logs For Winter Prep

Talking about the weather is boring. But we have to pay attention to the changing seasons in the trucking industry the same way any outdoor business must. Driving loads across the country or even just across the city can be an easy trip or into a blizzard. Truck...
Manage Trucking Company Expenses

Manage Trucking Company Expenses

If you want to control trucking company expenses, it’s not complicated. It sounds like it’s going to take a lot of time and require a lot of extra work, maybe staying off the road or spending time away from family. There’s no way to run a trucking...
Freight Brokers and Dispatchers

Freight Brokers and Dispatchers

Some owner operator businesses look for ways to expand their company. The bottom line needs to go up – but the funds to invest in another rig or a secondary driver just aren’t in the bank. So they move laterally as a freight broker for other drivers. It...
Truck Expenses Per Loaded Mile

Truck Expenses Per Loaded Mile

In the trucking industry, the owner operator is a major component. Sure, contracts with shipping companies are a major factor, but we know that half of the truckers on the road are independent. Those truckers have the freedom to choose their loads, but also the...
E Logs Without Contracts

E Logs Without Contracts

Looking at the cost of running an owner operator trucking business isn’t just for newbies to the industry. Examining every expense may be tedious, but it’s critical to keeping a trucking company running. We talk often about Trucker Stats™ – data...
Profit Per Load with Trucker Stats™

Profit Per Load with Trucker Stats™

When building a trucking company, how can anyone know if a trip is profitable? How can you know how much profit per load a trucker is making? There are a few ways to attempt to figure it out. Cost per mile Revenue per week Expenses per month And using those numbers,...
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