How Smart Credit Checks Help Trucking Fleets Avoid Fraud Fraud is a growing concern in the trucking industry, especially for small fleets and new owner operators. Chasing loads from unknown brokers or relying on load boards without due diligence can expose your...
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Articles about Starting a Trucking Company
Welcome to our collection of articles about starting a trucking company. Here, you will find essential information and expert guidance to help you launch and grow a successful trucking business. Our comprehensive content covers everything from initial planning and legal requirements to operational strategies and industry best practices. Whether you’re taking your first steps into the trucking industry or looking to expand your existing operations, our articles provide the insights and advice you need to navigate the journey. Explore our detailed guides, success stories, and practical tips to set your trucking company on the path to success.
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Tips for Reading a Load Board
Tips for Reading a Load Board Truck load boards are a crucial tool for any trucking company to get the loads they need for a successful business in the trucking industry. However, just knowing what a load board is not enough for you to make it as owner-operators. You...
How to Negotiate Freight Rates (8 Tips for Success)
How to Negotiate Freight Rates (8 Tips for Success) You found a load on a load board that meets your business requirements, but are you getting the best rates for your bottom line on that truckload? Don’t settle for a base rate and be willing to do some contract...
What Are the Commercial Truck Insurance Requirements? | TAFS
What Are the Commercial Truck Insurance Requirements? When was the last time you obtained an insurance quote for your trucking company? Ensuring that your business is adequately covered is vital to safeguard both your interests and those of your valued customers. In...
How to Write a Trucking Business Plan
How to Write a Trucking Business Plan Here we will be addressing the important factor of how to write a business plan for a trucking business. Whether you have a small business startup or are working to turn around an existing business into a more successful trucking...
How to Get Your Own Authority in Trucking
How to Get Your Own Authority in Trucking So you want to take being a trucker to the next level and launch into sole proprietorship? That means you need to get your own authority to open your own trucking company. Are you ready to be your own boss as an...
How to Start a Trucking Company
How to Start a Trucking Company Are you a truck driver that is wanting to get a start as a business owner in the trucking industry with your own trucking company? Maybe you are diving in to become a fleet owner or a sucessful owner operator. If so, then you have...
Interstate vs. Intrastate: What is the Difference?
Interstate vs. Intrastate: What is the Difference? Are you a new truck driver with your CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) and ready to hit the road? If you own your trucking business, you need to ensure you have the right type of operating authority before starting...
Types of Cargo Insurance
Types of Cargo Insurance One of the major types of insurance policies that you’ll encounter in the trucking industry is cargo insurance. This type of insurance coverage is typically a requirement from shippers before assigning a bill of lading to transport their...
What is a Driver Qualification File?
What is a Driver Qualification File? Within any line of business, employee files are a vital part of record keeping and the trucking industry is no exception to this. In fact, the federal motor carrier safety regulations are quite a bit more strict in this process...
How To Reactivate Your DOT Number
How to Reactivate Your DOT Number Did you recently check the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) and see that your trucking authority status switched to inactive? Just having a CDL is not good enough. You can’t stay in the trucking business as a motor...
How to Start a Hotshot Trucking Business | TAFS
8 Steps to Starting a Hot Shot Trucking Business Have you thought about becoming your own boss as an owner-operator in the hot shot trucking business? It’s true hot shot drivers can find this to be a very profitable business venture to run their own business in the...