Trucking Tribune Blog

When it comes to running a small or medium-sized trucking company, there are plenty of challenges to contend with. But perhaps the most pressing challenge is fleet expenses. From fleet tires to driver salaries and everything in between, these expenses can quickly add up. It’s important then to find clever ways to reduce your operating costs without skipping out on the most important costs like m…Read More

Congrats to our National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Giveaway winners: QB (truckingwiththeright1) on Instagram AND Racheal Needham on Facebook Each winner won a $100 VISA gift card! Thank you again to everyone who participated and engaged with our #NTDAW giveaway posts. We showed how much we appreciate the trucking community. Thank you truckers! Don't forget to be on the look out on our social …Read More

*CLOSED* We are excited about National Truck Driver Appreciation Week next week! We here at Financial Carrier Services value every trucker and the service they do for our economy. Therefore, in honor of #NTDAW we’re celebrating those truckers with a special giveaway beginning Monday, September 9th. Two, random winners will be selected and each will win a $100 VISA gift card! We are always thankf…Read More

We’re rounding out our Top-Series blog posts this summer with some picks from the podcast world. Podcasts are similar to radio talk shows that are immediately available from your smartphone.  They offer a huge variety of topics, with a podcast out there for anyone. Ranging from some great trucking-related shows to health and fitness, check out our list of podcasts that can keep you company on t…Read More

At the start of the 20th century, the roads across the United States were hardly useful. Dirt paths, broken or destroyed bridges, and roads that lead to nowhere abounded, so you can imagine the difficulties that Americans faced while trying to travel. But as the country became ever more motorized, groups across the country became eager to display the utility of trucks and their ability to withst…Read More

Continuing our Top pick series, we’re looking at some of the best films that have brought the trucking industry to the big screen. Often truck drivers spend long periods of time waiting at yards to be unloaded/loaded or taking rest time on their breaks.  Movies are a great source of entertainment during those off-hours and nowadays they are easily available right from your phone! From old schoo…Read More

There’s no doubt that distracted driving is becoming a bigger and bigger issue these days. Whether it’s texting, pulling up directions on maps, selecting which tunes to listen to, reaching for an item in the car, talking to passengers, unwrapping a drive-through meal, or if it’s simply letting our minds wander — distracting habits in the car or truck are having disastrous effects. And for …Read More

“Goin' places that I've never been. Seein' things that I may never see again. And I can't wait to get on the road again”, is a lyric from the Willie Nelson classic, ‘On the Road Again’. Music is an essential part of the trucking experience.  From getting you in the right mindset during hauls or just staying plain entertained during those longer routes, music is every driver’s best frien…Read More

As the owner of a trucking company, you know first and foremost that it’s not a cheap element of running a business. When it comes to your truckers, you are spending millions, if not billions, of dollars a year just on fueling the trucks. If you’re looking to save some money here and there, check out today’s blog post for a few of the ways that you can optimize your fuel use. Keep Truck Main…Read More

There’s no doubt that truck drivers spend a lot of time on the road. Whichever company they work for, whatever they’re hauling, it takes time to get the goods from one place to another. The average driver can log between 2,000 and 3,000 miles a week! So if you thought driving 20 miles to work each day was bad, try doing that 17 times! So when truckers are spending so much time on the road, it�…Read More