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Compete with cut-rate carriers by âhauling value,â knowing your numbers, calculating decisions
From 2020's Overdrive's GATS Week last August, owner-operator trucking business coaches Kevin Rutherford and Gary Buchs discussed cost-cutting, key numbers, buying new v. used and more in this session.
August 26, 2020
Electronic Logging Devices
When ELD data sharing provides too much insight
The possession and use of massive amounts of data can change traditional balances of power in rates, negotiations and direct contracts. Thereâs potential for carriersâ information to be used against them, should brokers or shippers be able to establish the carriersâ operational patterns, among other drawbacks fueling some semblance of backlash.
June 27, 2019
Business
One cargo van ownerâs competitive edge in vehicle configuration
Years ago, West Michigan Expedite small fleet owner Steve McNeal began purchasing cutaway vans and designing a single-bed sleeper behind the cab. For the cargo area, he designed a lightweight aluminum-constructed box capable of accommodating up to six skids â double the pallet capacity of a stock van, if not the weight capacity.
April 9, 2019
Channel 19
Cabotage across the pond: How deregulatory moves in the EU sparked backlash
And: More intel following last weekâs report on cabotage-related violations and what some watchers see as U.S. employers gaming the international-hauls and visa system for profit from less expensive drivers, particularly in big intrastate markets along the Southern border.
November 7, 2018
Business
Big Freight, Kelsey Trail fleets combining forces
Flatbedder Big Freight Systems, a Daseke company celebrated 70 years in business, last week announced a merger with Kelsey Trail Trucking. Combined, the two operations haul with nearly 750 tractors and trailers.
July 11, 2018
Channel 19
NASCAR team transporters face off in multi-event driving challenge
Happy Monday, and with it a bit of a post-mortem on and look ahead at the first in whatâs planned as a series of competitive events taking place in tandem with NASCAR races around the country this year â with a trucking angle at the center of it all.
February 26, 2018
Business
âTrust me,â says the crocodile to the monkey
âThis is an election year, also known as crocodile mating season, and the only way to keep the crocs on the other side of the river is to quit feeding them.â
March 18, 2016
Business
Defining competitive factors: What about price?
Whether youâre better at âsharpening your pencilâ or youâre the âhigh-end guyâ with a specialized service, donât sell yourself short in todayâs market on rates.
January 11, 2016
Business
Building the shipper customer base for freight
With expected long-term demand for capacity, itâs a good time for independents and small fleets to work toward securing contract freight direct with shippers.
January 4, 2016
Business
The trucking jubilee
âIt ainât no party for the fish involved, and it ainât no disco for the drivers, but the fat cats eat well, and fill their coffers with easily caught fish, who are addled and unsure of their surroundings.â
April 22, 2015
Channel 19
ELDs: Privacy, competition, adoption
While the expectation of privacy and freedom of business choice are two different things, both tend to dominate ELD concerns⌠More voices on the mandate.
May 10, 2014
Channel 19
Take advantage of CARBâs comment period by April 21
âThis is by no means a âdone deal,'â notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA. âTruckers need to participate in the public-comment process â even show up at the Board meeting [April 24] if they can.â
March 25, 2014
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