Why not sell yourself and your trucking / hauling services directly to shippers and bypass the broker? To make it as a broker you would need to be...
Rarely will you get the money from one of your shippers before the money is due to the trucking company. May want to try being an agent for a...
Just get the VIN of the vehicles your thinking about leasing and submit those to get the quotes. You do not necessarily have to tell them you do...
Wasn't F2F involved in a deal with Covenant a couple of years ago? I thought that was the deal that would have given F2F the financial stability...
It will depend on the policy that your employer had - many do offer to cover the drivers' property and personal item. Again though it will depend...
Most truck auctions ( at least ADESA, www.adesarigs.com ) are open to the public with no dealer license required. At Adesa you have to put $1,000...
Doesn't the man camp provide meals? While no accountant here I think you would be hard pressed to deduct for something that your employer provides.
That's one of the benefits of vents on the wagon, 75 ft cord and your good.
When you add that many trucks so quickly the insurance companies get the feeling that you were a "chameleon carrier" and were shut down once...
If you have a produce vent on the front of the van you can use a 75' extension cord plugged in to your inverter and a blower picked up at a local...
With the contacts you have could you talk to the transportation department and look into chemical tankers? It pays well and may be what your...
While certainly I have no idea how far away you are from the nearest DOT office - if possible I would certainly go in person to attempt to solve...
Since you already have authority, insurance, and the whole system in place running 4 trucks it may be worth a hard look if adding a 5th truck and...
The one that annoyed me was a broker asking to email in the BOL, no problem. BOL, Invoice, RC etc....get emailed in. Thirty or so days later I...
Sure hope the driver is ok on this one! newschannel9.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-overturns-going-...
As for going after direct business try and stick mostly to your mid-size and smaller shippers. If your brother / uncle / best friend is the...
Most of the fleet lease places operate this way ( Penske, Salem, Ryder, INL, etc ) but to my knowledge they are not a walk-away type deal and...
In most states cancellations can occur with a 10 day notice for non-payment of premium and a 30 day notice for other reasons. Insurance companies...
It isn't the agent that submits the BMC-91 to the FMCSA, it is done electronically from the Insurance Carrier to the FMCSA. Very similar to how it...
Nothing a little Alabama Steel and a few 2x4's couldn't fix!
