Establishing a trucking company from home can offset the high costs of operations that exist in the trucking business. With annual operating costs for a rig exceeding of $100,000 and a full tank ...

How to Start a Hot Shot Trucking Business. Hot shot trucking involves cargo that is generally smaller and rushed, so many companies hire a contract driver to complete just one run.

Investing in a trucking company is a smart decision and can give your excellent profits if done right.

Starting a new business is not an easy task and requires investing your time, money, and energy. The trucking business is quite profitable if you manage to run it successfully.

Despite the higher price tags for Class 8 tractors necessitated in the main by emission control technology, an ongoing slump in freight volumes, and many other issues in the trucking ...

Starting a trucking company can feel like navigating a complex maze. New trucking companies frequently find themselves overwhelmed by the number of requirements, from filing the correct paperwork ...

When starting a trucking business, you will need, either in cash or credit, close to $30,000 on-hand to survive until your receivables cycle into regularity. The same amount will be required when you ...

After 20 years of incarceration, Milwaukee-based entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Ed Hennings, knew he wanted to own his own business. After being released, he started his own barbershop but ...

For anyone thinking of starting a trucking company right now, Banibaker recommends trusting your instincts and knowing that throwing money at problems won't always solve it.

Brittany Traylor was a truck driver for five years before starting her own company with no money. She picked up freelance gigs to get her business going.