Don't start a trucking business without reading this book.
Over the years, the transportation industry has continued to grow as production and delivery demands increase. Transportation is the backbone of these production industries. This book talks about the most important form of transportation to production - Trucking and lays out a practical plan to starting a trucking business and profiting greatly from the gold mine.
A snippet of what you will get in this book include;
- Why a trucking business?
- Outlook of the Trucking Industry
- Factors that influence the Trucking Industry
- What to know before you start a trucking business
- What to expect when running a trucking business
- Safety rules and regulations
- Cost of starting and owning a trucking company
- What profits can I make in a Trucking business?
- How to estimate the revenue of your trucking company
- Four types of trucking business you can start and run
- Preparing a business plan
- Eight must-know reasons why trucking business fail
- Getting started
- Business registration
- Licenses and permits you need
- Register for different taxes
- Receiving payments from your customers
- Business insurance
- Building your fleet
- Which is better; a new or used truck?
- Different types of trailers
- Should you buy or lease trucks?
- Types of leases
- Buying your own trucks
- Running your business
- Hiring reliable truck drivers
- How to find paying customers
- How to price your freight
- Four tips to negotiate freight rates
- Scheduling and fleet management
- How many hours should truck drivers work?
- Truck maintenance
- Join Trucking Associations
- Managing your business finances
- A business emergency fund
- How to build an emergency fund
- Business accounting
- Monitoring business expenses
- What is the best fuel-buying strategy?
- Running an effective collection strategy
And lots more
