Evaluate the condition of the company’s trucks: When hiring a trucking company, you are trusting them explicitly with items (often expensive ones) that can be a great deal of value to you. It is vital that you find an opportunity to scope out the conditions that the company’s trucks ar...
Trucking companies scrutinize PSP reports during the hiring process. They look at a candidate’s safety record, such as violations and truck accidents. A clean PSP report can indicate a reliable and cautious driver, while multiple violations may raise red flags. This information is critical for ma...
There are a number of reasons why truck owners may opt to obtain drivers through a truck driver leasing program. To begin with, there are the finances involved in recruiting and employing individuals. Before a truck owner can hire a driver, it is generally necessary for him to advertise the ...
In an era when running a trucking company is becoming more expensive, more complex and more regulated and smaller fleets are getting snapped up in mergers and acquisitions, some wonder if for-hire carriers that measure their fleet size in double digits will survive, let alone thrive. We spoke...
One of the coolest things I’ve seen companies do is what a trucking company was doing. They had tons of people who were willing to sign up and become truck drivers. Then what they found was that the truck drivers were leaving.
A fleet manager plays a crucial role in a trucking and logistics company’s performance. Executing this function well begins with the correct understanding of what the role entails. Learn what a fleet manager is, what the job requires, their responsibilities, and the attributes that make them ef...
Summer is actually a slower time for Alaskan trucking fleets for Sourdough. Even in the Arctic Circle, the summer is too warm to maintain the region’s famous ice roads. Local governmentscreate those ice roadsevery November and December. On that hard, frozen ground, oil company workers build...
When a truck driver is in a hit and run, the trucking company may face legal liabilities, severe damage to its reputation, and potential loss of business. The Aftermath for Hit and Run Accident Victims For victims of a hit and run accident involving a truck, the aftereffects can be overwh...
In the United States, California is the poster child for clean energy and it’s where a bulk of today’s electric trucks are at work. Yet one glance at Run on Less—Electric, EV energy is spreading. Cincinnati; Otsego, Minn.; Georgetown, Ken.; Vancouver; New York City saw EVs rolling...
contract it to a common carrier. A company might choose the private carrier option if it is more convenient, more reliable, or less expensive. Even companies that own and operate private carriers are occasionally forced to hire common carriers short-term when business volume exceeds in-house ...