When trucking fleets and independent drivers find themselves with unsettled customer accounts which have gone well beyond the aging window on open invoices, they turn to collection services. However, collection services can frequently do more harm than good to your...

The world of trucking insurance is changing. With proposed legislation on deck to roll back safety requirements at odds with technology that ensures safer driving, the entire industry is currently in a state of flux. However, in the face of...

Trucking fleets need to run like a well-oiled machine to maximize efficiency without placing a burden on the human part of the equation. Having the ability to automate business operations can reduce the strain on drivers, back office staff, and...

With self-driving trucks as the hot technology topic in the freight industry, many are getting wrapped up in how these vehicles will impact existing jobs. What many are overlooking is how automated trucking will be implemented, the cost, and if...

Up until recently, truckers would spend time logging hours with pen and paper. As of December 2017, electronic logging devices (ELDs) will be mandatory in all trucks. However, the potential disparity created by ELDs could negatively impact the trucking industry...

Navistar, a maker of trucks in the United States, threw its weight behind legislation to speed up timelines to get self-driving trucks on the road. Toward the beginning of September, a bill was approved, without opposition, to expedite the use...

We are not yet done with 2017, and the trucking industry has already seen a lot. ELDs are going to be mandatory in December. Mobile apps are opening up more opportunities for independent truckers. Talks are still underway to roll...

Electric trucks have always been on the periphery of innovation in the freight industry. While Google and Uber try to rush to the finish line in the attempt to roll out self-driving vehicles, Tesla trucks are focused on alternative energy...

Trucking is not a “low overhead” business. Between fuel, maintenance, lodging, insurance and other costs, trucking expenses need a constant cash flow just to operate at basic levels. However, in an industry where payments are notoriously staggered, how can independent...

The national unemployment rate in the United States has been at a steady 4.8 percent since January. Last year, trucking companies added nearly 19,000 jobs between the months of June and December. However, roughly 1,400 positions were dropped by for-hire...