Running your own business as an owner-operator can be tricky, especially when your clients pay bills in 30 to 60 days. But all this time you have a lot of payments like emergency repairs, insurance costs, maintenance, loan payments, and others. And your own salary, of course. So if you don’t have the opportunity and..
CARES Act and lending programs for smaller fleets The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is the $2 trillion economic recovery package. It focuses on small companies with fewer than 500 employees. In connection with the current situation, a lot of carriers need state support. BTW these loans are potential forgivable. For more..
So you decided that a truck driver career is what you need and feel like getting a CDL can be worth it. And now, you are reflecting if attending CDL school should be your first step, or you can get a CDL on our own. Of course, you want to be sure that this decision won’t..
First challenges for the trucking industry American Trucking Association is telling about the problems they have because of the pandemic and how they are trying to solve them. For example, the closing of 35 rest stops in Pennsylvania. You can read more here about how they are trying to help trucks keep rolling. How to protect yourself..
Dump trucking can be a great alternative for owner-operators who fed up with OTR and would like to come back home every evening. BTW according to the report of Fortune Business Insights “Dump Trucks Market: Global Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2019-2026”, growth in the construction and mining industries is leading the high demand for..
On Friday, March 13, President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. And when companies all over the USA allow their employees to work from home, truckers don’t have such an opportunity. Even considering that the driver’s job is mostly “lonely,” nonetheless, they have to deal with people on truck stops and during..