At the end of April, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) issued a warning about truck ramming attacks and how to deal with them. While the TSA may have the best interests of the people in mind, the trucking industry has...
Experiencing a financial strain is not uncommon in the trucking industry. The balance between overhead, customer payments, and logistics is more tenuous than most people realize. However, a few delayed payments on invoices can lead to a financial strain which...
Express Freight Finance is pleased to announce a newly formed partnership with Blue Bloodhound! Who is Blue Bloodhound? Blue Bloodhound is revolutionizing the trucking industry through its new, online marketplace by connecting qualified truck drivers in need of extra work...
Idling trucks has become a built-in expense to fleets. Idling trucks can cost fleets upwards of $4,000 each year. That is not an overall figure, that is $4,000 for each fleet. One company, Idle Smart, is offering a subscription service...
Maintaining a positive cash flow can be a bit of a juggling act in the trucking business. Because of the time needed to deliver and pick up shipments, combined with staggered payment schedules, maintaining access to working capital to cover...
In spite of news about large and uncertain shifts in the trucking industry, new drivers are not only in demand, but they are rising to the occasion. The need for new drivers has always been a constant, but now more...
We receive a number of questions from fleet owners about transportation factoring. Because of our long history with the trucking industry, and as a leader in transportation factoring services, we have put together a FAQ to help clear up some...
It was only a matter of time before Elon Musk would make an announcement that Tesla Motors would be entering the trucking industry. The company that surpassed Ford in revenue, and which is constantly researching alternative energy, has decided to...
There probably is not a trucking fleet in the United Stated that has not used short term loans at one time or another. While short term loans do serve a very good purpose, they are often marketed to trucking fleets...
Cab cameras have been a bone of contention for drivers and fleets for a while now. Some do not like cab cameras because it is yet another monitoring device. Others see purchasing and installing cab cameras as financially prohibitive, especially...
