How Can I Get Better at Receiving Feedback from Others?
HOW CAN I GET BETTER AT RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS? Recognizing the need to gather feedback from employees, peers, and customers is your first step to improving communications. The most important thing you can do is be approachable. If someone offers feedback, he or she is doing so for a [...]
VIDEO: Lessons Learned from a Road Team Captain
VIDEO: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A ROAD TEAM CAPTAIN Great West recently had the privilege of hosting two drivers from the American Trucking Associations' America's Road Team. The drivers got a chance to show off their custom tractor-trailer and talk about the importance of professional truck drivers. We spoke with longtime driver [...]
What is Progressive’s Smart Haul Discount?
Progressive's Smart Haul Discount Explained Here is a short video explaining how you can leverage your ELD data with a discount with Progressive insurance “smart haul” program! Smart Haul® gives eligible for-hire truckers using an electronic logging device (ELD) the opportunity to save on their Progressive commercial truck policy [...]
Tips for Truckers to Monitor Road Hazards While You Drive
MONITORING ROAD HAZARDS AS YOU DRIVE Managing the space around the truck is challenging. From driving in congested traffic to navigating a crowded parking lot, truck drivers must constantly track the hazards around them to help prevent a collision. Read the information below and ask yourself how you can improve [...]
4 Tips to Make Your Trucking Safety Meeting More Effective
HOW CAN I MAKE MY SAFETY MEETINGS MORE EFFECTIVE? Gathering drivers, dispatchers, and other members of the operations team together for a safety meeting is an opportunity that cannot be squandered. The cost and logistics of getting everyone together is formidable, so using this time wisely is essential. Below [...]
Can I start a new Amazon relay business with a rental truck?
Can you start a new Amazon relay business with a rental truck? Is it possible for me to start a new Amazon relay business with a rental truck? Yes, you definitely can but you need to be aware of the potential expenses before rushing out to get a truck. Today's [...]
Strategic Leadership in a VUCA World
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN A COMPLEX WORLD Pandemic or not, we live in a VUCA world. VUCA is an acronym that stands for volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. This term is used to describe a situation or condition of constant, unpredictable change, and certainly those working in the transportation industry [...]
Buy a New or Used Truck when Starting a Trucking Business?
I'm Starting a New Trucking Business: Should I Buy a New or Used Truck? When I started my trucking business, I put myself in a financial bind when I bought an old used truck. Learn from my mistakes and consider purchasing a new truck or check out a leased [...]
10 Ways Motor Carriers Can Increase Fuel Efficiency
10 Ways Motor Carriers Can Increase Fuel Efficiency As diesel prices continue to rise, motor carriers are seeking ways to reduce their fuel expenses. In a 2021 survey by American Transportation Research Institute, truck drivers ranked fuel prices 3rd in their annual ranking of major concerns. Since the survey, fuel prices have [...]
Truck Insurance: Agent vs. Direct
Truck Insurance: agent vs direct Today's video covers whether there is savings for the trucking company if they get their first insurance quote from Progressive direct. Whether you hire a broker, or you get on the Progressive website and fill out a quote form, there is no additional fee [...]