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Trucker Detention: How to avoid HOS losses

| April 27, 2022
semi truck docking

How much time are your drivers losing at the shipper/receiver? Probably too much, right? Shipper and receiver detention times are costing your fleet thousands of dollars–after all, if your wheels aren’t spinning, you’re not making money. But what if you could avoid HOS losses caused by long detention times? In this blog, we’ll provide you …

A fleet owner’s guide to violations and how to avoid them

| February 16, 2022
Trucks completing inspections

You pride yourself on having the best safety scores possible, but violations can occur at any moment—hurting your safety scores in the process. Sometimes violations come in the form of accidental hours of service violations, while other times they occur because of unsafe driving behaviors on the road. While violations are typically handed out to …

How load planning software can help your fleet’s efficiency

| January 28, 2022
Semi truck driving on the road

How long does it usually take your dispatcher to get a load planned and booked for your drivers? From calculating miles to planning possible routes—this process can be time-consuming when you’re doing it all on your own or your team is using outdated methods. You know that keeping your fleet as efficient as possible will …

How dash cameras can help you increase your profits

| January 20, 2022
semi truck involved in a wreck

What if we told you that your dash camera can actually help you improve business and make more money? As technology has advanced, dash cameras have started to serve multiple purposes throughout a fleet. Dash cameras not only help you potentially save money by preventing theft and false accusations–but they can help make you money …

How trucker detention time affects your business’ profits

| January 6, 2022
trucks unloading

You’ve probably been in this situation before.  You plan your loads a week ahead of time, calculating your profits and miles expecting to make a good profit. But once your driver arrives at their first drop-off destination of the week, they get stuck waiting. So they wait for an hour, then two, then three, and …

How can personal conveyance help you avoid violations?

| December 13, 2021
lady trucker in a truck

Does your trucking business need more ways to save hours of service? There are plenty of ways to lose hours of service nowadays–whether it’s waiting at the shipper for 2 to 3 hours or sitting in traffic. In fact, MIT researchers told the U.S. Congress that fleets like yours are losing roughly 40% of their …