"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."
Tony Robbins - Business Coach

Don't have any changes planned for your trucking operations in 2011? Then I hope you were happy with your 2010 results. However, if you were not happy with last year's performance, then the most effective way you, as leader of your organization, can improve financial performance is through development and implementation of a comprehensive business plan.... Read More

Did you ever ask yourself why a driver shortage results in high driver turnover? As industry professionals we understand that the relationship definitely exists and readily accept the fact that a tight driver labor market will force higher turnover.... Read More

Trucking company CEOs have a deep concern for the future availability of qualified drivers as the combined impact of CSA 2010, increasing freight levels and aging demographics begin to unfold.... Read More

My favorite productivity analogy is this - Managing Driver Productivity is like Maintaining a Truck - and the following discussion explains why this analogy is so appropriate.

Truck manufacturers publish, and fleet operating companies establish, preventative maintenance (PM) programs that assure optimal equipment performance. Each component of a truck (engine, drivetrain, fuel system, etc...) has specific maintenance activities and schedules required to keep it running at peak efficiency. ... Read More

If you are like most trucking companies... you have traffic corridors you consistently deliver into that don't offer return load opportunities.

If you are like most trucking companies... you try to broker that freight but are often stuck hauling the loads at a loss. ... Read More

In the video 'Developing a Post-Recession Game Plan' I discuss specific resource and revenue planning strategies carriers should employ today that anticipate and prepare their companies for capitalizing on a healthier economy tomorrow.... Read More

'Last Resort Cost Reductions to Survive a Recession' (referred to as 'Last Resort' going forward) is the first of an 8 video series 'white paper' produced by Big Truck TV in association with Joe White & CostDown Consulting. The series was developed to provide trucking executives with creative and effective suggestions for reducing costs and improving operations.... Read More