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FMCSA Gives Go-Ahead to Digital Logs

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. In a departure from previous rules requiring that all logs be printed and manually signed, earlier this month the FMCSA issued guidance allowing drivers’ logs to be electronically signed and submitted. Many truck drivers use…

Pilot Flying J: Government Settlement Reached

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. After more than a year of investigations, including civil settlements and a number of guilty pleas, Pilot Flying J has reached a settlement with the federal government in the ongoing fuel rebate scandal. The Tennessee…

Steer Clear from These 10 Invoicing Mistakes

Invoicing your clients is a crucial step to getting paid for your services. As the official record of a business transaction, your success will depend on your ability to create, send out, and collect on your invoices. Unfortunately, invoicing mistakes are common due to a number of factors. One or two mistakes are to be…

E-Logs and the Trucking Industry: A Silent Killer?

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information.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. Until recently, tracking and predicting failure rates for trucking companies was as simple as watching fuel prices. However, a new development is associated with a rise…

Hours-of-Service Amendment Challenged

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. After passing the Senate Appropriations Committee with a 21-9 bipartisan vote, a legislative amendment to suspend the new 34-hour restart for truck drivers was challenged last week. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) proposed the amendment to…

Construction Adds New Jobs, Signaling Modest Recovery

This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Reports of construction growth in April illustrate an industry that is creeping toward recovery. Firms in 29 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between March and April this year. However, employment levels…

FMCSA: E-Logs Significantly Improve Safety

E-logs are effective, according to the FMCSA. The administration released a report this week studying the impact of electronic hours-of-service recorders (EHSRs/e-logs) on driver safety and compliance. Data were mined from 11 carriers’ compliance records and represent nearly 70,000 average miles driven in a year. Results of the study are an unmistakable endorsement of EHSR…

5 Ways to Do Eco-Friendly Trucking

Is “Uber”-Style Delivery a Threat to Freight Brokers?

Uber has made headlines in dozens of big cities around the country as a user-friendly, on-demand alternative to taxi and car services. The introduction of its new UberRUSH service, indicate that a similar trend may be on the horizon for commercial trucking. Subscribers to Uber can use their smartphones to request pickup at their location…

ELD Mandate Might Scare Drivers From Trucking Industry

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. Could electronic logging device enforcement cause even more truck drivers to leave the business? According to an Overdrive Online survey, truckers aren’t thrilled with the threat…

4 Tips to Lower Your Fuel Costs

This page has outdated content. We kept it up for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. As the Department of Energy continues to revise its projections for diesel price changes in 2014 and 2015, there is an increasing likelihood that the drop in prices will not be as substantial as…

Updated ELD Mandate Proposed

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. The FMCSA has updated a proposed mandate for interstate carriers to have on-board electronic logging devices installed in their units. This proposal improves on a…

Electronic Logging Device Mandate Moves Forward

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. Like it or not, the electronic logging device mandate continues moving forward. The trucking elog mandate cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on…

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