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Fuel Your Trucking Business with Smart Financing

In the trucking industry, staying ahead means more than just keeping your wheels turning—it’s about having the financial flexibility to handle unexpected repairs, fuel costs, and fleet expansion. Whether you’re

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An Industry Lifesaver: Commercial Truck Gap Insurance

What Is Gap Insurance for Truckers? Commercial Truck Gap Insurance, or Gap Insurance, is sometimes referred to as Financed Value Coverage or Lease Value Coverage. Whatever name you call it,

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Success as an Owner-Operator in a Straight Truck

Are you thinking of becoming an owner-operator? If so, you’re in luck. We’ve been in the trucking business since 2012 and want to share our methods for success. This article

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Mitigation: A Trucker’s Unknown Enemy

The trucking industry is full of battles and challenges. One such challenge is the potential for accidents, which can cause damage to both the truck and the driver. While accidents

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Authority Revoked? What Can You Do?

You paid your insurance premiums on time. One day, out of the blue, you get a notice that your operating authority is being revoked. Why? Somehow, FMCSA doesn’t have record

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Dividing Up the Pie with Limits Issues

On a summer day in Dallas, Texas, you’re driving your big rig along Interstate 20. An 18-year-old girl, on the phone, hits you. Everyone’s okay and the girl’s given a

What is Freight Factoring? Learn How Factoring Can Change Your Business

What is Freight Factoring?

If you are in the trucking industry, you have probably heard of “freight factoring”. Freight factoring is such a useful tool for small and medium sized businesses. The benefits of

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Post-accident Equipment Financing

In the United States, there are approximately 350,000 independent OTR owner-operators.  This accounts for 9 percent of the 3.5 million truck drivers overall. In addition, annually, there are about 500,000

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Expedited Trucking

I am often asked what are the pros and the cons of expedited trucking versus standard trucking. The lists are long. While most people know about the “standard” trucking world,

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My Truck Got Hit While Parked – What Now?

You’re in the bunk, sound asleep when all of a sudden you get knocked to the floor.  A new driver backed right into your truck. You can’t believe your truck

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Tax Relief for Truckers During the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus has hit the trucking industry like a locomotive and it put a major spotlight on just how important truckers are to America. While a linchpin to our supply

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How will Coronavirus Impact my Downtime Loss?

With states locking-down and activities being restricted during the Coronavirus pandemic, more and more people across the country are being forced to work from home. Those in the toilet paper

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What Truckers Should Do After an Accident

By the very definition of the word, accidents are events that are unexpected. As truck drivers, we have all seen our share of vehicle accidents. Although we hope to never

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Landline Now Podcast: An Upside for Downtime

Attorney, Kelsea Eckert, and Marketing Assistant, Rita Richa, discussed how owner-operators can recover their  downtime (lost income) after a not-at-fault accident during appearance on the November 18th episode of the