Recession Turns Trucker Shortage to Surplus
posted by Jeff Novak: Wednesday, April 01, 2009

With the economy slowing down and disappearing credit, production and shipment of goods has slowed down. According to CNBC.com yesterday, this has created a surplus of truck drivers. Up until recently, good drivers were in a “buyer’s market” and able to pick and choose the jobs and loads they took, but now that is not the case. read more

Improving Cash Flow Tips for Truckers
posted by Jeff Novak: Wednesday, February 18, 2009

In the Small Business Section of the New York Times.com there was an article yesterday on how small businesses can improve their cash flow. Much of the article can be beneficial to individual truckers and small fleets. The article starts by defining cash flow which is simply tracking the amount of cash coming in minus the amount of cash going out over a certain time period. read more

Cool Your Truck with Webasto
posted by Jeff Novak: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

With Fall upon us and winter quickly approaching, not many truckers are thinking of ways to keep cool, but CNN recently wrote about an eco-friendly and cost efficient way of cooling your truck. read more

Tips on Saving Gas Money
posted by Jeff Novak: Thursday, September 4th, 2008

The BusinessWeek Small Business Section is often a great place to get tools to help run your small business more effectively. Recently, the topic of one article was how to reduce your gas expenses. A The article gives advice if you are only using one or two trucks or if you have an entire fleet. read more

Make Sure You Know All of the Fees Your Freight Bill Funding / Factoring Firm is Charging
posted by Jeff Novak: Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Many Freight Bill factoring firms charge other fees in addition to their factoring fees. Be aware of the following… read more

Trucker Funds Blog – First Post
posted by Jeff Novak: Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Welcome to the First Post of the Trucker Funds Blog. read more