Important Fuel Tip From Truckers Solution

Fuel costs continue to be at the center of attention for most of our fleets as it is typically the second largest expense next to payroll. With the National Average diesel fuel costs below the $2.50 mark, now is the TIME to evaluate your buying patterns and/or your...

How Can a Small Trucking Company Survive?

The State of the Small Trucking Company – How They Can Survive the First Year in Business? Many new trucking companies close their doors within the first year of operation. Why? There are many causes such as growing too quickly; not meeting CSA requirements before...

4 Tips To Plan Your Trucking Routes…And Make More Money

Freight availability is starting to improve, after a long, quiet winter. You can finally be a little bit choosier about which loads to accept, but rates are slow to ramp up. How can you make more money? One way to improve your revenue is by focusing on roundtrips....

Driver Detention Still Rankles In Trucking

It’s been a few years since I sat in the dispatch chair or listened to a driver tell stories about delivery delays. Seeing the results and reading the comments on the recent DAT poll about driver detention felt like déjà vu. Nothing has changed! How Long Is Too Long?...

CSA Controversy Heats Up Again

Controversy over CSA scores heated up again when the FMCSA this week returned BASIC score “absolute measures” to public view. The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), a trade organization for freight brokers and 3PLs, has condemned the move....