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Trucking Speed Limiter Proposal Reaches White House

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. Unfortunately for truckers, the world as they know it is about slow down significantly. A federal proposal that was set in motion nearly 10 years ago…

Man versus Machine: The Self-Driving Truck

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. The era is upon us. Machines that can operate themselves in a controlled environment are moving into public, every day use. The Daimler automotive company was recently granted permission to test their self-driving truck on…

American Trucking Revenue Hits Record $700 Billion in 2014

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. While everyone has fully appreciated the low gas prices over the past year, nobody has enjoyed the depreciation quite like the American trucking industry. The Wall…

The Good & Bad of the Grow America Highway Bill

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Congress has until May 31st to pass new legislation to fund the American highway system. As it stands, it looks as if the bill proposed by the Obama Administration, called the Grow America Act, will be…

Truck Tires Getting Tired Too Easily: A Severe Road Hazard

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Most truck tires were designed over five years ago, back when there were almost no highways in the United States that featured speed limits above 65 or 70 miles per hour. The times have changed,…

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Truckers: Stay Fit on the Road with These 5 Apps

We don’t need to tell you how hard it is for drivers to remain fit while spending days on the road. Between the long hours behind the wheel and the constant fatigue that comes with the occupation, finding the time to go to a gym or employing a personal trainer seems rather impractical. Thanks to…

Are Small Carriers Unfairly Punished by the FMCSA?

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Ever since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) created an updated Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) program, small fleets and owner-operators have had to drastically change the way that they conduct business. The new CSA…

Labor Strike Impacts Transportation Industry

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Most in the trucking and shipping industry have been keeping track of the recent labor disputes that have plagued the West Coast’s ports. For months, the conflict between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and…

What Trucking Companies Can Do To Recruit Young Drivers

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. The Trucking Shortage and Young Drivers “This is the mother of all truck driver shortages.” That is what Jason Seidl, transportation analyst at Cowen & Co., had to say to Reuters on the subject of…

Where Did All of the Truck Drivers Go?

The “Great Recession” has finally ended, and the American economy is finally booming again. This should spell a period of optimism and prosperity for every industry. However, the Great Recession, amongst all of its negative repercussions, delivered one that went all but unnoticed by economists, and is only now starting to cause concern in the…

Trucking: How to Protect Yourself (and your Bank Account) from Going Broke!

You’ve seen it before: a big rig truck pulled over on the side of the road with their hazards on. Heck, maybe that’s even been YOU! Breakdowns happen to everyone—truck driver or not—however, big truck = big repair expenditures. Finance experts suggest owner-operators have an emergency fund for exactly that—emergencies. Usually, though, our emergency funds…

Price of Diesel Continues to Climb

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Despite falling crude oil and gas prices throughout the United States, diesel fuel prices are moving in the opposite direction. The Energy Information Administration’s tracked data show diesel prices rising by as much as 5.2…

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