November 3rd, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
(More) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — One of the most important factors involved in scrutinizing the desirability of a given truck driving job is the available pay per mile, which can vary enough to make thousands of dollars of difference annually. Various trucking companies may claim… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
October 4th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
(More)Originally posted by The City Wire – see original article here. A combination of lifestyle, competition for “quality drivers” and small increases in freight demand are conspiring to increase the turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report, the turnover rate rose to 79% in the second quarter, [...]
September 14th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
(More)Reposted from CNN.com – see original article here. Washington (CNN) — In an action that could affect millions of truckers, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that commercial drivers be prohibited from using both hand-held and hands-free mobile phones while driving on the job. The recommendation is the most far-reaching yet by the [...]
March 31st, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
(More)Do you ever wonder why some obvious things are missing from freight load boards? Like, why can’t you keep track of all the loads you were tendered as a carrier? Or why can’t you see all the freight loads you posted as a freight broker? Perhaps some trending reporting of the loads posted vs. loads [...]
August 4th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More)Being in the trucking business ourselves for years, we realize that one of the last steps in conducting any business is paying your employees. Managing accounts and dividing up a drivers miles driven in order to calculate pay can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned accountant. At Masslogics we realize that in every [...]
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August 4th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More)In the ever increasing pace of the twenty-first century one thought that business owners large and small keep on their mind is that communication is key. Being responsible for a fleet, and dispatch trucking software from Masslogics is the tool you need to round out your arsenal of resources that will give you the competitive edge. [...]
August 4th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More)In the trucking business there are lots of details to oversee. Customers, drivers, equipment, maintenance on the equipment, fuel, taxes, fuel taxes… the list goes on and on. Unless you have an IQ north of 150 or can explain what the Federal Reserve does, you probably need help keeping everything straight. You need something to [...]
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August 2nd, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More)Have you ever been in a situation where no matter how hard you try the numbers just don’t add up? If you are in the trucking business chances are the answer is yes; if not you directly then a subordinate, accountant, or clerk. Lets face it as a fact of life, there will be discrepancies [...]
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November 26th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
(More) Some truckers had hoped that they would be allowed to drive for longer periods of time without stopping for required down time, but that’s not going to be the case. The good news is, though, that the limit is staying at eleven hours. The government had wanted to reduce it to ten hours, but [...]
October 22nd, 2008 @ MReed // One Comment
(More) When you say the work ‘hacker’ people think of computers, but trucking companies are being hacked, too. The way that people do this is to hack into the government’s Website list of trucking companies that are legal and approved. They replace the phone number and address of the legitimate company with a fake one [...]
