Learning the Trucking Industry E-Book

Cortez Bass

• Herausgeber: BooxAi
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

The reading of this book you will learn the inside of the trucking industry and also by the end of reading the knowledge of this book you will be able to start up your logistics company and run it very profitable Long as you study the materials you will be able to gain more drivers and also build an relationship with your fleet also, i hope you enjoy the book and always remember to be great in every way.

Leseprobe

LEARNING THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY

CORTEZ BASS

Learning the Trucking Industry

Cortez Bass

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Published by BooxAI

ISBN: 978-965-578-360-5

CONTENTS

1. Time Management

2. Freight Lanes

3. Hours of Service

4. Weight of Loads

5. Fuel Economy

6. Pre-Planning

7. Learning the Truck

8. Pre-Trip/Post Trip

9. Driver's Needs & Expectations

10. Backhauls and Deadheads

11. The Big Question: How Do We Get Things Going?

12. The Process!

1

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time Traveling Between Shippers & ReceiversTime Spent at Shipper Getting LoadedTime Spent at Receiver Getting Un-LoadedSpent Time Securing Your Load (Safety)Time Drivers Spend at Truck Stops (Fueling, Eating & Etc.)Time it Takes to Dispatch to Contact Driver

Time Management deals with all these are things on a daily basis. On the road all of these things can cause drivers to lose loads (This has a BIG impact.)

The trucking industry is made up of all different aspects of timing.

Dealing with drivers can also be time-consuming, especially when having multiple trucks:

Making Sure all your Drivers are on Time for Delivery and, or Pick UpCommunicating with the Brokers to Update on Driver ETA

2

FREIGHT LANES

Good and Bad WeatherBigger Populations in the State or City

When dealing with freight lanes, you always want to remember that if you don’t keep your drivers in the right freight lanes, you will just have them running in circles, working backwards.

Freight Lanes will be determined when you start running your driver and feel out the way they run, and how they respond to certain loads.

Freight Lanes will also be determined by:

Trailer sizeTrailer typeTractor type