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7 Tips for Starting a Trucking Company

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Are you a trucker who is looking to start your own trucking business? If so, you’re in luck. If you love driving and logistics, starting a trucking company could be the perfect next step. With over 70% of all freight in the United States moving through trucks every day—there is still an immense demand for […]

5 Ways Technology Is Improving the Trucking Industry

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The trucking industry has improved on many different fronts in the past few years. In the first year of the pandemic, most companies began using online systems to manage their operations, freight volumes climbed higher than ever, and for a while, diesel prices were low. But today, with the pandemic being in a constant state […]

Investments Coming to America’s Infrastructure

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The largest infrastructure bill in American history, dubbed the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” aims to improve transportation and logistics infrastructure around the country. Mainly focused on creating jobs that will be unionized, the budgets will have a life span of 5 years with the hopes of creating a long-term developmental improvement to the nation’s productive capacity. […]

CDL Issuance from Third Parties Rescinded

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Proposed rulemaking to streamline the process of getting would-be truck drivers a CDL has been rescinded by the FMCSA following a deeper review of the implications if they were to be passed. Specifically, the rules would have allowed states to use third-party testing examiners to administer the commercial driver’s license skills test to students who […]

3 Ways to Supercharge Your Business in 2023

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The discussion around Fleet Automation techniques in the industry has steadily been heating up since the beginning of the pandemic. Since most companies were forced to adapt to a model of business where employees work from home, much attention has gone into better systems to manage back-office processes as well as driver efficiency standards. In […]

Freight Logistics Optimization Works

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The Biden administration announced on March 15th a major initiative in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation to revamp the supply chain at the digital foundation layer. The program being pushed is called FLOW. Freight Logistics Optimization Works. You can read the White House Press Sheet by clicking here. FLOW aims to streamline certain […]