Dollars & Sense

Expedite: Your Next Career Move

By Brandon Scott - Staff Writer
Posted Aug 3rd 2022 8:00AM
A common theme coming from drivers and other like-minded individuals from this year’s Expedite Expo was the idea of no longer driving for someone else, but rather to follow a dream of becoming an independent contractor and thus one’s own boss. Workshops discussed this idea, roundtables elaborated on it, and individual one-on-one conversations permeated the Expo with thoughts and dreams about working for none other than oneself. How It Started Most folks begin their workin...
  • Tips for Truckers to Conserve Fuel

    By Brandon Scott - Staff Writer
    Posted Jun 22nd 2022 8:00AM
    It’s no secret that fuel prices in the United States, and around the globe, are reaching record highs on an almost da...
  • Small Company Making Big Waves

    By Brandon Scott - Staff Writer
    Posted May 25th 2022 8:00AM
    Pinnacle Freight Brokers, a small woman/minority-owned company out of Raleigh, North Carolina, has a solution that is bo...
  • The State of Fuel Prices: What Expediters Should Know

    By Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
    Posted May 10th 2021 10:29AM
    As of press time, the national average price of gasoline is $2.87 a gallon, up 49% from $1.92 a year ago, according to ...
  • What a Proposed VMT Tax Could Mean to Expediters

    By Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
    Posted Apr 26th 2021 3:49PM
    In a recent CNBC interview, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was open to the idea of a national vehicle ...
  • Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds Still Available for Expediters

    By Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
    Posted Jul 15th 2020 11:26AM
    If you’re an expedite owner-operator, contract driver, or fleet owner, and you’re experiencing a cash crunch from t...