When is Leasing Better than Buying?
In today’s economy, fleet owners need to focus on the core of their business, which means a heavier emphasis on maintaining the trucks that run their everyday commerce....
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Technology, ELD, and Safety for Your Fleet
Technology is constantly changing how we run our businesses and owning a truck fleet is no exception. ...
Good News for Fleets, Yet Problems Still Loom
Last week, FleetOwner posted an article, State of private fleets in 2018: Part I, which details how the future looks quite positive for private fleets. The article notes that the number, volume and value of shipments continue to rise with no end to growth expected in the near future....
Attracting Millennials to your Driver Program
America runs on the effective transportation of consumer goods. In fact, 70% of consumer goods in the United States are transported by trucks.1 The decline in the amount of truck drivers in the workforce has been heavily documented over the past five years. With autonomous vehicles still some ways away, there is currently 48,0002 truck drivers...
Record Truck Sales Mean “It’s a Great Time to Be a Dealer”
The first seven months of this year saw five of the 12 highest heavy-duty truck order months ever recorded...
Congestion Costs Trucking Big-Time: The Numbers Don’t Lie
With changes taking place in technology and regulations for trucks and the trucking industry, keeping up with your maintenance practices can be daunting....
How Technology and Millennial Expectations Are Challenging Recruiters
With changes taking place in technology and regulations for trucks and the trucking industry, keeping up with your maintenance practices can be daunting....
NEWS ALERT: SECTION 179 INCREASED TO ONE MILLION FOR 2018!
Section 179 allows businesses to expense up to $500,000 in certain capital expenditures in the tax year 2017, including medium-duty trucks like Hino and Fuso. Section 179 can provide significant tax relief for this 2017 tax year, but equipment and software must be financed and in place by midnight December 31, 2017....
Don’t Get Stuck in ELD Purgatory
With changes taking place in technology and regulations for trucks and the trucking industry, keeping up with your maintenance practices can be daunting....
Don’t Wait for Breakdowns to Find a Breakdown Service Provider
With changes taking place in technology and regulations for trucks and the trucking industry, keeping up with your maintenance practices can be daunting....