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Nearly every small and micro-trucking company owner has asked this question several times. The smaller your operation, the more difficult it is to find the answer. So, many of us relegate ourselves to hauling wholesale (broker and load board) freight and leave the direct shipper freight to the bigger carriers. After all, the fewer trucks […]

Maybe that hour ‘saved’ isn’t worth it There’s a joke going around the internet as a quote attributed to an old Indian chief concerning his opinion of Daylight Saving time. It says, “Only the government would come up with a plan where it is believed that if you cut of the bottom of a blanket […]

At the end of this month, the FMCSA will require all states to include truck drivers’ medical certification status and information on each trucker’s medical examiner’s certificate in each driver’s Commercial Driver’s License Information System record. There’s also the requirement to self-certify whether he or she is an interstate or intrastate hauler. What do truckers […]

Setting up a profitable freight lane takes more than just being in the right place at the right time. It’s more about understanding the dynamics of what freight is moving in what direction during certain periods of a month. A freight ‘lane’ can be any of a number of shapes and sizes. It can be […]

Technology can be used either way By Timothy D. Brady EOBR technology is awesome, as a potential tool. But like any tool, it’s how it benefits everyone who uses it. But I have the same apprehension and fear as when I tested the QUALCOMM system back in its beginnings in the early ’90s. If it’s […]

Trucking’s Shame “Keep it between the ditches” is highway slang for “drive safe.” This series is provided as a public service by Advance Business Capital. From Time Magazine: “Adriesue (“Bitsy”) Gomez, 33, is a “gear-jamming gal with white-line fever.” A woman truck driver from Los Angeles, she is also a pain in the axle to […]

By guess and by golly won’t work By Timothy Brady   According to Logistics Management 2011 Rate Outlook (http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/2011_logistics_rate_outlook/)“Volatile oil and diesel prices, capacity shortages, another looming driver crisis, debilitating regulatory uncertainties, and an improving economy have led industry analysts across all modes to one conclusion: Shippers will have to shoulder some of the burden […]

You do what you gotta do By Timothy Brady   Have you ever been rolling down the interstate, suddenly looked at the fuel gauge and realized: “I’m not sure I’ll make it to where I was going to fuel next.” All kinds of thoughts start going through your mind. Where’s the next fuel stop; any […]

How important is knowing your Break-Even Point when you are a trucker? I’m constantly saying, “You’ve got to know your Break-Even Point!”  But is it that important? According to Renee Cloud, of Clerical Business Solutions, a business management company providing business consulting & administrative support (virtual assistant services): “A number one rule for business is […]

How to make a profit in today’s trucking industry. Are you asking yourself if you can really make a profit in trucking today, especially with fuel going up again and the freight still not recovering? That’s the 64,000-dollar question for most trucking companies. I’d still say, yes, you can make a profit in trucking with […]