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Earning as a truck driver means long working hours and unwavering commitment and responsibility towards the job. Most truck drivers are fatigued and stressed due to the overwhelming pressure to stay secure while hauling heavy loads within the deadline.
Keep in mind that happy truck drivers are not only satisfied, but also more productive.
Fuel is one of the biggest expenses trucking companies face. When you have other expenses to meet such as maintenance, repairs, and payroll, paying for fuel at the time the trucker needs it is not always realistic.
To earn a profitable living as a trucker, you need to minimize trucking expenses while maximizing revenue. Your profit in this industry is the amount of money you keep after paying all trucking expenses. However, your profit is not your net income.
When transferring something via freight, you’re usually given either contract rates or spot rates. Contract rates or spot rates are very different and are used for different things, which also explains why they vary so significantly.
If your company is subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), it’s likely that sooner or later you’ll deal with a DOT compliance audit. You don’t have to be a trucking company. Any outfit that operates vehicles over 10,000 pounds can be audited. This can include landscaping businesses, concrete companies and towing companies.
As a motor carrier, you know that you need to pay attention to the FMCSA and their regulations. There are a few letters that you might have heard about — CSA, or Compliance, Safety, Accountability. What is the trucking CSA, and who is affected by it? (And why is there an FMCSA and a CSA? That’s just confusing.) Is it something that your motor carrier is subject to? We’ll explain.
The trucking world is filled with confusing things. The regulations are many and the letters – FMCSA, CSA, SMS, DOT – can cause real befuddlement. Three letters in particular, SMS, are extremely important. They stand for Safety Measurement System.
The coronavirus pandemic has definitely led to a lot of changes and challenges – there’s no denying that. Pretty much everyone and everything has been affected by the pandemic. One thing that was impacted by COVID-19 is the driver turnover rate in the trucking industry, an interesting effect of the virus:
If you are a New Entrant, you have to go through a safety audit within the first year of operation. But what exactly is that, and what does it mean? What happens during the audit? What violations could cause an automatic failure of the audit? And what happens if you pass your audit – or if you fail your audit?