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HOS Requirements Negatively Impacting Trucking Industry

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. In a recent panel discussion held on Oct. 22 at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, carriers from across the country expressed their concerns about the new hours-of-service requirements for…

Selling the Construction Industry to Young Workers

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Labor reports from August suggested an egress of workers from the construction industry, which now faces an ongoing labor shortage with the potential to cripple the industry. As a result, various organizations are examining…

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How Truck Drivers can Prevent Cargo Theft

Being a trucker is already a dangerous job. Drivers face the road alone, often in harsh weather conditions, for weeks at a time. But a new trend is making things worse: cargo theft. What is cargo theft? Cargo theft is when merchandise being hauled by any commercial shipping method is stolen between its point of…

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Obamacare for Owner-Operators and Independent Contractors

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information.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. The Affordable Care Act will create new options for owner-operators and independent contractors to purchase health insurance, though it also poses some important questions.…

Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites for Financing Small Businesses

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Crowdfunding has become a popular way to finance all sorts of creative and entrepreneurial ventures. Kickstarter has quickly become the most popular crowdfunding site, but there are several other sites to choose from. Below…

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Obamacare and the Self-Employed

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for update content. Sole proprietors, including owner-operators, will join the ranks of individuals required to purchase health insurance under the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. For many who have not purchased insurance previously, navigating the options…

Many Trucking Companies Won’t Raise Pay, Despite High Turnover

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. As a result of a stance against raising driver pay, truck driver turnover is rising. Large carrier turnover rates have hit an all-time high since last…

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Drive Safe Truckers – Operation Safe Driver 2019 Begins

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. As reported by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA), Operation Safe Driver Week begins on Sunday, July 14 and will last until July 20. Operation…

Truckers’ Beltway Protest Falls Short of Expectations

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. Conservative organizers of a trucking protest targeting Washington D.C.’s Beltway threatened to cause total gridlock over the holiday weekend, but several hours into the protest their…

Obamacare Premiums Vary By State

This page has outdate information. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. The Obama administration recently released a report about expected premiums available on the online healthcare exchanges. The report is part of a campaign to educate the public about the Affordable Care Act in defense…

Sleep Apnea Bill Passes Senate, Awaits President Signature

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Before the government shutdown began, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the so-called sleep apnea bill. The sleep apnea bill requires that actions taken by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pertaining to sleep disorder…

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Trucking Companies: Weighing Obamacare Costs vs Penalties

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. The Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate will not take effect until 2015, but employers are already realizing how deep the quagmire of compliance will be. Lawmakers are still writing many of the rules governing…

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