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Trucking Fleet Utilization: How to Measure your Fleet’s Efficiency

While minimalism may be a term best known in home decor, the concept is familiar in the supply chain. “How can we do more with less?” To address this question, business owners must understand how to calculate truck utilization and use fleet management metrics to...

The Owner-Operator’s Quick Guide to Taxes for Their Trucking Business

With the 2021 tax season in the rearview window, most Americans can breathe a sigh of relief However, owner-operators know that the end of one tax season is the beginning of the next. A proper understanding of tax rules for truck drivers prepares owner-operators with...

How Much Do Freight Factoring Companies Charge & How Do Fees & Payback Work?

Financial strains are hard to deal with, even in the best of times. But with current levels of pressure, disruption, and uncertainty plaguing the shipping and transportation industry today, financial stresses are higher than ever before. Many fleet drivers and...

Why the Truck Driver Job is the American Dream…And How the Industry Has Failed Them

People across the United States consistently seek what the Declaration of Independence defines as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” In today’s economy, the aspect of liberty, or freedom, is highlighted as one of the most important ones among social media...

How to Find Loads to Haul For Your Trucking Company

As much as truck drivers carry supplies across the continent, the supply chain carries the trucking industry. Whether a company starts with one truck or has built a fleet, gaining access to the right loads is critical. However, the unstable supply chains and heavily...

6 Ways to Manage & Control Trucking Fuel Costs as an Owner Operator

As an owner-operator, it can be tricky juggling the countless tasks that need doing or tracking the current trends such as fuel prices—and make no mistake, fuel forms a significant part of your back-office costs. It’s easy to assume otherwise, and some ask, do truck...