Where Are Amazon Warehouses in the U.S. for Truckers?
Did you know that Amazon has 1,285 active facilities, fulfillment centers, and delivery hubs with another 231 coming? That’s nearly 500 million square feet of potential freight! In a previous…
Did you know that Amazon has 1,285 active facilities, fulfillment centers, and delivery hubs with another 231 coming? That’s nearly 500 million square feet of potential freight! In a previous…
No matter the size of your fleet, if you want to make good money, you need Direct Customers. But how? As an owner operator or a small fleet owner, you…
There are a lot of ways to find loads, including brokers, load boards and government contracts, and each method has its benefits and drawbacks. Carriers using freight brokers is the…
There are three types of freight: contract freight, spot-market freight, and relationship freight. One of the most important skills to develop in the transportation industry is learning how to find…
Don’t pay for high insurance costs if you barely run loads! Motor carriers are the backbone that keeps our economy moving but not all new owner-operators are moving a lot…
Once you start getting paid, everything is golden, right? Well, this is where the real work begins. As we mentioned in part one of our managing cashflow series, where we…
Let’s be very clear: cash is not king... cashFLOW is king. Running a trucking company requires a lot of attention to detail. If anything falls through the cracks, your company…
It is not uncommon for employees to get hurt on the job, no matter what industry they work in. The top 5 highest incidence rates of workplace injuries in 2020 (per…
Make sure that the carrier offers coverage levels that meet your specific insurance needs as it will impact your eligibility to haul certain cargo and can affect your bottom line.…
According to a March 29, 2022 survey from Bloomberg, 48% of investors expect the US to fall into recession sometime in 2023, 21% expect the downturn to happen in 2024,…