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What Are the Commercial Truck Insurance Requirements? | TAFS
What Are the Commercial Truck Insurance Requirements? When was the last time you obtained an insurance quote for your trucking company? Ensuring that your business is adequately covered is vital to safeguard both your interests and those of your valued customers. In...
The Future of Trucking Technology
The Future of Trucking Technology Two things in the world that don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon: Trucking and Technology. In fact, the two have both come a LONG ways within our lifetime and never seem to stop growing. There are a lot of ways that we are...
What is Demurrage?
What is Demurrage? Depending on the type of freight you haul, you may encounter the term "demurrage" in your trucking contracts, especially if you’re handling container freight transported by a shipping line for supply chain purposes. Demurrage refers to storage...
How to Write a Trucking Business Plan
How to Write a Trucking Business Plan Here we will be addressing the important factor of how to write a business plan for a trucking business. Whether you have a small business startup or are working to turn around an existing business into a more successful trucking...
The Best Load Boards For Truckers
The Best Load Boards For Truckers Looking for your next load to pick up? Whether you are driving a flatbed or a reefer unit, getting quality and constant freight loads is a must for trucking companies to be a profitable trucking business. Here we will be taking a...
How to Get Your Own Authority in Trucking
How to Get Your Own Authority in Trucking So you want to take being a trucker to the next level and launch into sole proprietorship? That means you need to get your own authority to open your own trucking company. Are you ready to be your own boss as an...
What is Freight Class?
What is Freight Class? A freight class, or National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) tariff, is a standard and grouping system within the freight industry that describes overall transportability. These standards are set in place by the National Motor Freight...
What is the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse?
What is the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse? Here we will be learning about the drug and alcohol clearinghouse within the trucking industry. Not to be confused with a drug consortium, which is an association of companies or groups of employers that join together, as a...
Intermodal Transportation: Everything You Need to Know
Intermodal Transportation: Everything You Need to Know Freight shipping has been around long before modern day trucks were. We know throughout history that trains and ships have been a major factor in transportation services and we are still heavily dependent on them...
How to Start a Trucking Company
How to Start a Trucking Company Are you a truck driver that is wanting to get a start as a business owner in the trucking industry with your own trucking company? Then you have probably found yourself searching for how to start a trucking company. Well, just getting...
TAFS Integration with McLeod Software
TAFS, Inc., Integration with McLeod Software Provides Seamless User Experience Press Release Olathe, KS (February 4, 2021) – TAFS, Inc., a trucking industry leader in freight factoring, has integrated with McLeod Software® to provide a seamless user experience for...
How Long Do Semi Truck Brakes Last?
How Long Do Semi Truck Brakes Last? What could be more important on the road than having enough power to pull a full load to its destination? Well, in the trucking industry, having the stopping power to bring that truck and load to a safe stop when you press the brake...