Legislation and regulation affecting trucking is downshifting as the election year moves into full swing, but the most prominent lobby representing truck owner-operators is keeping the pressure on lawmakers and the administration to do right by its members. "The unfortunate reality is that this particular Congress is totally engaged in election season, and rather than focusin
Small Fleet Summit: Financing owner-operators’ day-to-day operations with factoring
The need for speed in factoring has never been greater, according to eCapital’s Silvasan
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The state of factoring the speed is getting faster and the number of companies is getting smaller.
DETAILS: Marius Silvasan’s company is one of the firms that is buying up smaller players and putting them into a larger specialty lender. He discusses what is going on in factoring with FreightWaves editor at large John Kingston.
SPEAKER: Silvasan is the CEO of factoring company eCapital.
Small Fleet Summit: Cargo theft prevention plans key to protecting high-value loads ‘Anytime you’ve got cargo at rest is cargo at risk,’ says Innovative Logistics Group founder
This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Prepare for the worst: Preventing cargo theft and increasing your chance of a successful cargo claim
DETAILS: Small fleets must be proactive and develop a risk management plan to prevent cargo theft, including mapping out safe truck parking and fueling routes, Adam Wingfield told Johnny McCord, CEO and founder of Loadsure, at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
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