For those unfamiliar with Trucker CFO, it’s an organization designed to help the independent contractor maintain a coherent tax situation within their profession. Whether a driver, an owner operator or a fleet owner, Trucker CFO exists to assist in the daily operations of each entity as they work and function in their own space. Every person and every situation are different, which is where Colton and his organization pride themselves on catering to the induvial and their ...

Recently, the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) held its annual Brake Safety Week. It’s the annual commercial motor vehicle brake-safety inspection, enforcement and education initiative conducted by law enforcement agencies across North America. During Brake Safety Week, inspectors conduct their usual Level I and V inspections and report all brake-related data to the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance). Brake-related violations typically relate to th...

As we’ve seen over the past two and a half years, since COVID-19 became a consistency in daily life, the transportation industry has been hailed, in many cases, as a breeding ground for heroes. Along with the frontline hospital and medical workers who have been doing their best to keep us healthy, truckers, and especially expediters, were pressed to the forefront of the COVID battleground. Since it appears that we are definitely going to have to make do with living in a COV...

The following Q&A session between Expediters Online and Ellen Voie of Women In Trucking focuses on the organization’s fledgling days, the mission embarked upon, and the state of current affairs within a company that has shown tremendous growth and influence over the past 15 years. Expediters Online: Ellen, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me today about Women In Trucking and all that you and your organization bring to the transportation industry. As wi...

Whether you’re a seasoned owner-operator or an independent contractor looking for your opportunity to get into the expedite industry, choosing the right carrier to run for makes all the difference in the world. And seeing as expedite is but a niche to the overall trucking industry, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got all the information you need before making such a decision. Especially before you even get into the driver’s seat. Here are several thoughts and rules of...

Driving a commercial vehicle can certainly be a lonely job, and it can be all too easy for mental health hurdles and challenges to creep up on a driver as the miles roll by. Extended time away from family and friends, long periods without human interaction, and other circumstances can be detrimental to anyone’s psyche. With renewed emphasis being placed on folks and their mental health these days, here are some ways drivers can help maintain their own mental health while ov...

Something we should all be better attuned to is our body and how it tries to communicate with us. Like listening when it’s telling us to stop eating so much, or to stop what we’re doing when exhaustion sets in and get some much-needed rest. The idea of listening to one’s body and responding appropriately isn’t a novel one, not by any means. But how many people out there actually pause long enough to give their body what it needs? In terms of a transportation career, s...

Gone are the days of starting a job out of school, building it into a career, and finishing off one’s working life with the same company or organization only to ride off into the sunset of retirement. That all seems like a pipedream anymore, and with good reason. Companies, in general, seem more willing to hire a youngster in at lower pay and then try to keep them at arm’s length when it comes to raises or promotions. Why would someone want to stay in an environment like ...

When getting started in a new job a lot of people take the route of just wanting to learn the role they were hired for. If you’re hired to answer phones, you’d make sure to learn that role and then that’s it. If you’re brought into a company to process paperwork, or maybe you’re a sales or tech specialist, then that’s what you do. Focus on the task at hand. But some folks out there excel at more than just one thing, which makes them more indispensable than the on...

Recently, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced plans to use $7.3 billion to help prepare the nation’s infrastructure for the continuing assault of climate change. While this is just the beginning of some semblance of infrastructure assistance and addressing the needs of our transportation systems, the hope is that there will be more to come in terms of infrastructure attention. What is the Purpose? The FHWA has re...