There are a lot of good things about the transportation industry that the general public tends to ignore. This is largely due to lawyers continually demonizing the industry and the frustration we all feel when we get behind a slow semi trying to make it up an incline. Yes, even though we are in the […]
Are Higher Insurance Rates Coming That is probably a ridiculous question considering higher insurance rates have been the norm in the trucking industry for years. But, are they going to continue to go up at an exponential rate? Recently many of the top commercial auto liability insurance companies had a conference where they discussed the […]
Knight and Swift Reach Settlement After more than a decade of a class action lawsuit, Knight and Swift have agreed to settle a lawsuit involving more than 20,000 drivers. According to transportationattorneys.net the $100 million dollar settlement had already been fully reserved and is not expected to impact future financial results. The lawsuit started in […]
Will there be a change to the Hours of Service Rules? Ray Martinez, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Head (FMCSA), confirmed that the FMCSA is planning on proposing a change to the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules. Unfortunately, he did not elaborate on what the changes would be to the HOS rules. So there […]
Trucking Shutdown in 2019? There was an article that came out on www.cdllife.com back in December talking about a potential shut down by truck drivers in 2019. The primary reason noted for the shutdown was ELD’s, hours of service (HOS) reforms and other trucking related regulations being considered by the Federal Motor Carrier Associate (FMCSA). […]
What about Truck Driving Schools? The need for truck drivers is increasing every week and right now there is just not an ample supply of them. Unless something changes there will be significant a significant truck driver shortage in the future unlike anything we have seen up to this point. This is not a scare […]
How to Become a Freight Broker Even if you are not currently in the transportation industry it is possible for you to become a freight broker agent. Yes, it makes it much easier if you have a background as either an operations, sales or truck driver but there are ways that you can start your […]
CDL DRIVERS WANTED / OWNER OPERATORS We are a growing Trucking company based in Prattville, AL that offers its drivers no force dispatch, and the ability to be home on the weekends. The Company: Lionhart Transportation LLC a member of the US1 Network of companies. We are looking for both CDL Drivers and Owner […]
How to Handle Customer Objections when Making Cold Calls Making a cold call on a new customer is hard. We all fear rejection; even those of us who have made lots of cold calls feel a certain amount of apprehension when it comes to making a new contact. Yes, practice does make it easier, so […]
How to Make a Cold Calling Script Cold calling scripts are key to starting a successful in house sales program. Although long term the use of cold calling scripts can make your sales calls seem robotic, when you are learning they are a great way to help you gain confidence while gaining experience in cold […]
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