Benefits of Preventive Maintenance Preventive maintenance may take time and planning, but the benefits to your fleet make it worth it. Keeping your company within FMCSA regulations and protecting your CSA score is only the tip of the iceberg. Saves Your Company Money [...]
Preventive Maintenance Setting Up a Schedule Preventive maintenance isn’t just necessary, it’s mandatory. According to the FMCSA Regulations, Section §396.3, “Every motor carrier and intermodal equipment provider must systematically inspect, repair, and maintain, or cause to be systematically inspected, repaired, and maintained, all motor vehicles and intermodal equipment subject [...]
Credit Checks Avoid Being Swindled Would you give a stranger a $2,000 loan? If you haul freight for a customer and they don’t pay you immediately after dropping the load, that’s essentially what you are doing. Credit is the reality of the trucking industry. Most shippers remit payments based [...]
Pulping Why is it important? I went to the grocery store today and spotted avocados on display. Avocados are a seasonal fruit - not native to Olathe, KS - yet I can go into the grocery store and find them year-round. Truck drivers and advancing technologies (such as refrigerated [...]
FMCSA ELD Regulations Paperwork and Placement Truck driving comes with a lot of paperwork. Even though ELDs reduce the need for paper logs, they didn’t get rid of the paper completely. Drivers still need to keep hard copies of certain documents in their trucks to avoid dings during DOT [...]
How Would You Fix The Driver Shortage Complaints about the driver shortage sound like a broken record. As e-commerce demands increase and the current driver force nears retirement, questions about the shortage’s economic impact are becoming more frequent. At the moment, only the trucking industry feels the effects. Freight [...]
Scourge of the Trucking Industry Hours of Service The ELD Mandate is a source of contention within the trucking industry. As Phase 1 came to a close, industry segments petitioned the FMCSA for exemptions from the mandatory electronic logging device (ELD) installments. Some achieved a 5-year victory; some won [...]
How to Handle A Freight Claim Freight claims are an unpleasant reality in the trucking industry. From improperly loaded freight to accidents, there are several reasons why a consignee may come after you to reclaim their cargo’s monetary loss. Prepare yourself for this eventuality and know your rights. [...]
The Cost of Speeding It’s More Than Safety Fuel is the second biggest expense for a trucking company. According to the ATA, fuel can account for 20% or more of a company’s operating costs! That’s a real motivator to run as efficiently as possible. Depending on where you run, [...]
Don’t Ruin Your Business Avoid Poor Planning Incoming cash flow is the first hurdle of owning a trucking company. The second is equipment. Trucks and trailers cost money to operate. However, if they are well taken care of, the cost doesn’t need to sink your business. Invest in [...]