This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Most truck drivers, at some point in time during their careers, toy with the idea of becoming an owner-operator. Transitioning to an independently contracted owner-operator allows you to be your own boss, lets you make…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. It is Friday the 13th—a big day for all of you superstitious drivers and small-fleet owners! Today is known throughout Western culture for being notoriously unlucky. Everybody already knows the most common ways to steer…
Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog section to find our more recent content. While most are made nervous by teenagers merely driving small compact cars and SUV’s, Congress is debating letting them get behind the wheel of 80,000-pound big…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. A Tough Road Ahead for Small Trucking Companies without Capital The demand for trucking companies has hit an all-time high as the economy has made a comeback. According to the Wall Street Journal, the…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Economically and politically, from the local to international level, gas prices play a big role in everyday life. That role is especially significant for the transportation industry. What Drives Gas Prices Around the World? So,…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. You have probably heard the good news about the economy—unemployment in August hit a multi-year low of 5.1%, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics press release. Every sector of the business world…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. You hear people from one state complain about the “crazy driving” of people from another state all of the time. But which states really have the most dangerous drivers? According to recent studies, here are…
Trucking Factoring Companies Doubling Up The trucking industry has been ever changing the past few years. The one thing that has been constant for the last five is the slow decline of available drivers. In response, there have been ideas floating around that include adding extra trailers to a tractor to increase what the driver…
E-log Mandate in the White House The Final Rule to mandate e-logs has officially been sent to the White House as of July 30th. It is set for publication on September 30th, if all goes as planned. Along with it goes the Final Rule that will prevent coercion from carriers who don’t abide by federal…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Contrary to nearly every job in the world, going to work for truckers does not mean a day filled with elevator talk, jokes at the office, and connecting with clients. For truck drivers, it means…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and you just caught yourself dozing off for a couple of minutes. Did your boss or any coworkers see? Phew, looks like you got away with one. We’ve all been…
The trucking industry has a very serious problem on their hands. In the past several years, finding and hiring young, new drivers has become increasingly difficult. Over half of the truck drivers in the United States are 45 or older, as a vast majority of drivers represent the end of the baby boom generation in…
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