The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently passed new hours of service rules limiting the amount of time a driver can spend behind the wheel which is forcing truckers to get more sleep, something they don’t want. The trucking industry argues that this rule will worsen the current driver shortage and hurt consumers’ wallets, while…
This blog post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for newer content. According to preliminary findings by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the for-hire trucking industry cut 3,500 payroll jobs in June. This decrease in jobs comes on top of the roughly 2,600 jobs reportedly…
Protecting your fleet’s tires is vital to business success for freight companies. Failing to keep tires intact can easily spell disaster, with every drive potentially leading closer to danger. Even so, danger and damage can be avoided by ensuring your trucks are intact. The Department of Transportation estimates that there are about 500,000 trucking accidents…
This post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. Since transportation industry success is based on traveling the road, driver distraction is the last thing a trucking business needs. Mobile devices continue to rapidly evolve, but a new study was conducted by the…
This blog post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. This week, President Obama revealed a new plan to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, which included establishing new fuel-efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks after 2018 and increasing the use of compressed natural gas as…
Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information.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 Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, despite many businesses’ hopes that the controversial law would be repealed…
This blog post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. Commercial Carrier Journal reported that trucking shareholders outlined shortcomings in the new hour-of service regulation on behalf of fleets, owner-operators, and the enforcement sector at a House subcommittee hearing this week, where Federal…
Thinking about starting your own owner-operator trucking business and being your own boss? Before you opt to leave your current employer and that reliable paycheck, here are some questions to ask yourself and factors to consider before venturing off on your own. 1. Will you succeed? Take a hard look at your habits and work…
This blog post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. According to FleetOwner, an employee misclassification bill that would reclassify both drayage-truck operators and parcel-delivery truckers as employees—rather than independent contractors—was passed by New Jersey’s General Assembly and the State Senate last week…
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. Research released by a group of trucking companies shows the federal insurance requirement for the industry is too low. The Trucking Alliance, an organization made up…
This blog has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. Trucking hasn’t lost its edge on the road and remains the top method of travel in the freight transportation industry. The American Trucking Association recently released their ATA American Trucking Trends 2013 report that…
This blog post has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our updated blog for new content. Healthcare reform, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will be fully implemented by January 1, 2014. Healthcare reform applies to all businesses, so of course freight carriers and truckers…
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