Chance Encounter Opens the Door to Dialogue and New Relationship Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Stickles Towing provides towing and wrecker services to customers across a three-state region. While already familiar with the fleet fueling card concept, Stickles Towing had become frustrated with its prior provider due to a lack of communication and reliable customer support. […]
Read MoreA-One Towing: A Fleet Card Case Study
Reliable Coverage for the Towing and Repair Industry A-One Towing is a regionally owned, mixed-fleet towing and auto repair company based in Saint Charles, Missouri. With a fleet of over 20 vehicles, A-One’s towing services play a crucial role in its community. This means being ready at a moment’s notice is imperative to maximizing business […]
Read MoreGuttman Energy: Fleet Fuel Card Comparison
TMT Transportation is a flatbed carrier with various locations in the U.S. that specializes in steel transportation throughout the Eastern, Mid-West, and Southern United States and Canada. Much like Guttman Energy, they attribute their success and ability to serve such a wide audience to their strong relationship with their customers. Feeling the Effects of Fleet […]
Read More2023 Supply Chain Outlook
After almost three years of global supply chain issues, many supply chain managers still have a bleak outlook going into 2023 with most believing the supply chain will not be back to normal until at least 2024. One reason there is hope that supply chains will stabilize after this year is due to the introduction […]
Read MoreU.S. Transportation Department grants $1.5B
The U.S. Transportation Department announced last week that it has approved $1.5 billion in grants to improve 26 projects on highways, multimodal freight, and rail operations across the United States. After last week’s labor dispute, which almost brought the nation to the brink of a potentially catastrophic railroad strike, the negotiators had to resolve countless […]
Read MoreCongress Passes DRIVE, Safe Act
The trucking industry has remained resilient throughout the pandemic, but one of the main issues that is constantly making headlines is the shortage of drivers. On November 5th a $1 trillion infrastructure package that includes reworking roads, bridges and a program that will bring younger drivers into the trucking industry was approved. The Developing Responsible […]
Read MorePreparing for the Winter Months in Trucking
Since March of 2020, truck drivers have been recognized as crucial frontline workers. As we continue to work our way through this on-going global pandemic and an increase in online shopping, truck drivers will still need to get products to their destinations on time. Winter storms can slow this process, affecting road and driving conditions. […]
Read MoreContinued Impact of Weather on The Trucking Industry
In an earlier blog post I spoke about the impact of weather on the trucking industry and how this issue has been one of the biggest hurdles faced in trucking. Weather has been responsible for more than 2.2 billion dollars in lost annually in delays. Over these summer months weather has been a major factor […]
Read MoreThe Weather’s Impact on The Trucking Industry
Every year across America truckers and the trucking industry face countless struggles. One of the most overlooked issues that the trucking industry faces is the constant changing of the weather. Over the past couple of months there have been snowstorms in the Texas and California causing roads to shut down. There have also been hurricanes […]
Read MoreSupply Chain Backed Up Until 2022
As more and more Americans are getting vaccinated and things start to get back to normal, the recovery of supply chain will be a long and daunting process with many expecting it to last into 2022 in some industries.
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