Build a Family Trucking Business
A family trucking business is a carrier operation owned and staffed by members of the same family — most often an owner-operator who expands to a second truck driven by a spouse, son, or daughter. Building one is a financial decision before it is a family one: the...
Start Your New Truck Brokering Business With the Right Software
Truck brokering has great potential for making a good living. After getting thorough training (and some experience), to start a new truck brokering business is a challenge. Like starting all new businesses, the key to starting well is by getting organized. Three major...
Need a New ELD?
Did you just find out your electronic logging device (ELD) has been removed from the FMCSA list? Are you looking for a new ELD? Not sure how much to spend? Our guide to buying a cheap ELD for owner-operators walks through no-contract pricing and what the mandate...
Intro to Freight Factoring
Cash flow may be one of the biggest issues for trucking companies. The upfront costs of hauling freight won’t wait until the shipper sends the payment – if it’s sent on time. Before you sell an invoice at a discount, check whether the real problem is...
Your End of Year Trucking Business Plan Review
Every year, reviewing a company’s business plan is a key step to growing an independent trucker’s business. What a thorough review will show can be the difference between no growth, slow growth, and sustained, scalable success. A year-end review works best...
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Truckers: Stop Letting Past-Due Invoices Hurt Cash Flow
It sneaks up on an owner operator with no warning. Business is good. And then the truck owner realizes that there isn’t any money to pay for fuel. What happened? Everything looked good – on paper. But past-due invoices haven’t been paid, and the bank...
How ELDs Help Truckers Get the Detention Pay They Deserve
No trucker wants to be stuck in a dock for hours on end. It can take money out of a trucker’s pocket to keep them waiting to be loaded or unloaded. Deadlines and commitments can go out the window when a trucker is detained. Then to add insult to injury, the...
Gifts for Truck Drivers: The Best Gift for Independent Truckers
The best gifts for truck drivers are the ones that fit a life lived in a truck cab: small, useful, and tied to the job. Cab space is limited, so for an independent trucker or owner-operator the most valuable gift is usually something that saves time and money running...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
How To Get Your Own Trucking Authority
Get Your Own Trucking Authority
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