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Commercial truck drivers drive an average of 500 to 600 miles per day and they do it day in and day out. This can lead to fatigue behind the wheel and create dangerous situations on the road if drivers are not well rested. Hours of Service are an important aspect of the trucking industry and […]

Is your freight business profitable? Are you looking for ways to increase your profits? Financial success is the end goal for any business, but achieving your financial goals is easier said than done. It can take some complex calculations of the cost-per-mile and load profitability to help you determine your profit margins and overall profitability […]

Technological advancements play an important role in the success of trucking and freight companies. Transportation Management Systems (TMS) se ta strong foundation in the trucking industry, providing businesses with innovative solutions that upgrade the efficiency and effectiveness of freight operations. With the continued development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Transportation Management System platforms have become even […]

What does the future look like in the trucking and freight industry? How can trucking companies prepare for future success? These are important questions that successful trucking and freight companies are asking, and looking at forecasts for the future of the industry can help provide some answers as the industry is expected to see moderate […]

Costs are a primary concern and consideration for any business and when a business makes the decision to add new tools, equipment, software, or operating systems, the price is an important factor. Trucking and freight companies interested in technology, like a Transportation Management System (TMS), that can simplify operations, improve efficiency, and drive growth need […]

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has fast become an invaluable tool for companies in the trucking and freight industry. This innovative technology solution helps streamline vital communications and transactions between key assets in the freight industry. Trucking companies that have started to or are considering integrating elements of EDI into their Transportation Management System (TMS) want […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) mandated that Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) be implemented by commercial trucks to improve safety on the roads. This innovative piece of technology is integrated with the electronic control module (ECM) of the truck’s engine and has the ability to record date, time, location, engine hours, miles driven, engine […]

The freight industry involves much more than simply getting cargo from Point A to Point B — there are documents and data that are a key part of the process — and accounting is a critical aspect of any successful business. Many businesses may want to know — how can they make accounting simpler and […]

TenTrucks provides trucking and freight companies with an innovative and easy-to-use Transportation Management System (TMS) platform that helps optimize freight operations and drive profits — but that is not all that TenTrucks has to offer. The TenTrucks Carrier Dispatching Services provides an alternative to having your own dispatching operations that will help simplify operations and […]

Are you a trucking or freight company? Are you interested in the benefits of a Transportation Management System (TMS)? A Transportation Management System can be a valuable tool for freight companies to optimize operations and drive profits — but how do you find the right fit for your company? With many platforms and providers to […]

When you order a package from Amazon, tracking is an important part of the process to you as the customer and tracking is equally important in the trucking industry. Innovative tracking solutions provided by a Transportation Management System (TMS) have the potential to increase visibility of your shipments, optimize routes, better manage fuel, and provide […]

Load management impacts many aspects of trucking and freight operations — safety, efficiency, profitability, and more — and is the key to success in the trucking industry. The process of load management is put in place to optimize how cargo is loaded and then delivered, how cargo is secured, how costs are reduced, and how […]