Skip to main content

Category Archives: Startup

How to Get Into Heavy Haul Trucking

How to Get Into Heavy Haul Trucking

We’ve all seen them chugging slowly down the highway. You can’t miss the big yellow banners that say “OVERSIZE LOAD”...

Read More
Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Trucking Company

Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Trucking Company

Are you ready to take that new career leap of faith? Doing that always comes with trial and error, not...

Read More
How to Start a Hot Shot Trucking Business

How to Start a Hot Shot Trucking Business

Hot shot trucking, like expedited trucking, is all about getting a load delivered in a hurry. There are no hard...

Read More
What You Need to Know to Start an Expedited Trucking Company

What You Need to Know to Start an Expedited Trucking Company

The name says it all: Expedited trucking is all about rush transportation of goods. And we’re talking goods that may...

Read More
How to Prepare for Updated Hours of Service Rules

How to Prepare for Updated Hours of Service Rules

If you were going to pick one thing that has been consistent throughout this year, what would you say? We’re...

Read More
Are Truck Drivers W-2 or 1099 Employees?

Are Truck Drivers W-2 or 1099 Employees?

For new trucking company owners, the ramp-up work doesn’t stop once you’ve paid all your startup fees and you have...

Read More
How to Save on Trucking Company Expenses

How to Save on Trucking Company Expenses

When you run any business, especially a trucking company, you spend money to make money. Running a trucking company and...

Read More
What is a TWIC Card and Who Needs One?

What is a TWIC Card and Who Needs One?

TWIC stands for Transportation Worker Identification Credential. This federal ID card is required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act for...

Read More
Network to Build Your Trucking Company

Network to Build Your Trucking Company

As a kid, your parents would tell you, “Get out and meet people. Go make friends.” Then as an adult...

Read More
All About Freight Brokers

All About Freight Brokers

More than 70 percent of goods are being moved by road, so that means truckers are still our lifeline. They...

Read More