Trucking Industry

Increases in truck and passenger vehicle traffic now impact 10% of the 161,000-mile National Highway System—and the Department of Transportation warns that by 2040, that figure could rise to 34% unless steps are taken. Fleet managers have been dealing with...

Summer is heating up, and the roadways are starting to exhibit seasonal traffic patterns, including the higher concentration of vehicles that lasts from June through August. For over-the-road truckers that means more attention to the behavior of drivers as well...

Fleet Expense Management Bolstered by Tech  April 15th has come and gone but for many in the trucking industry, managing and tracking expenses does not end with a deadline. Fleet managers and drivers alike are accountable for managing expenses every...

Fleet Factoring Companies Are Busy This Tax Season  ‘Tis the season for taxes—but this year things could be very different, especially in the trucking industry. The Tax Cuts and Job Acts was signed into law on December 22, 2017, signaling...

The Origin of the Modern Fleet Card    Credit cards originated in the early 1920s when oil companies and hotels first issued them to their customers as a way to pay for purchases from those specific companies. Some might say...

Freight Factoring Is Key to Digital Organization The new year brings resolutions for millions across the nation, and while many of us are focusing on our personal resolutions, companies are focusing on their corporate ones. Hope for a more productive...

Best Choices in Fleet Dispatch and Payment Solutions When most people hear the word fleet, they think of a quantity of ships moving together under a single command. The reason we associate the word fleet with ships is simple —...

Trends Include Financing and Factoring for the Trucking Industry When trends are mentioned in the news, it is generally in the context of fashion, food or technology. While fashion and food may not be relevant in the trucking industry, technology...

Factoring Solutions and Fuel Management Programs on the Rise Technology is responsible for disrupting almost every industry in the world and while disruption might sound like a bad thing, the trends prove otherwise. Recently the world cheered as Elon Musk...

Detention is a big topic in the trucking industry now, thanks in part to greater use of ELDs that put delays at shippers and receivers on record, and to a recent U.S. DOT report from the Office of the Inspector...