Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit

Small Fleet Summit: Financing owner-operators’ day-to-day operations with factoring

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-financing-owner-operators-day-to-day-operations-with-factoring

Small Fleet Summit: Does it make more sense to buy or lease?

This fireside chat is part of FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit

TOPIC: How to choose between owning and leasing equipment

DETAILS: For small fleets and owner-operators, the decision on whether to buy or lease equipment is crucial to financials. What factors should they weigh in this decision?  

SPEAKERS: Kevin McCarthy, vice president of sales, West region, Ryder, and Andrew Cox, market research analyst, FreightWaves

BIO: McCarthy oversees eight West region business units covering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-does-it-make-more-sense-to-buy-or-lease

Small Fleet Summit: What happens when your truck is carrying drugs at border

Lawyer Su Ross during the FreightWaves Small Fleets and Owner-Operator Summit discussing drug seizures at the Border

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: What small fleets and owner-operators need to know when trucks get caught with drugs at the U.S. borders.

DETAILS: Drug seizures from commercial trucks have surged at the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico since 2020, when restrictions for nonessential travel took effect in response to COVID-19. The drivers themselves can face arrest and prosecution, while tractors and trailers can be seized for extended periods of time. But in some cases, the drivers are unaware of their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-what-happens-when-your-truck-is-carrying-drugs-at-border

Small Fleet Summit: Cargo theft prevention plans key to protecting high-value loads

FreightWaves' Small Fleet and Owner-Operator Summit

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-cargo-theft-prevention-plans-key-to-protecting-high-value-loads

Small Fleet Summit: CVTA prepares states for driver training rule

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How the CVTA is advocating for driver training programs

DETAILS: The Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s new president and CEO discusses the steps the organization is taking to prepare states for the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) regulation coming in February 2022 and the drive to remove the interstate commerce restriction on 18- to 20-year-old truck drivers.

SPEAKER:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-cvta-prepares-states-for-driver-training-rule

Small Fleet Summit: Making the jump to owner-operator

Larry Cothran and Matt Silver at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Five things you should know about making the leap from company driver to owner-operator.

DETAILS: A discussion on all of the things a driver needs to think about before jumping into asset ownership.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Matt Silver, VP of partnerships and strategic alliances at Trucker Tools, a platform connecting owner-operators and trucking companies with freight brokers and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-making-the-jump-to-owner-operator

Small Fleet Summit: Dealing with AB 5 in California

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How AB5 is likely to affect small fleets and owner-operators

DETAILS: Damon Ott is an employment attorney in California so he has a front-row seat to the state’s trucking industry as it prepares for the possible introduction of independent contractor law AB5. In this interview with FreightWaves editor at large John Kingston, Ott discusses some of the options that trucking companies in the state may pursue when the old way of doing business is no longer open to them. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-dealing-with-ab-5-in-california

Small Fleet Summit: OOIDA discusses various ‘shortages’

This fireside chat is part of the FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: OOIDA looks at the new regulatory landscape

DETAILS: With difficulty hiring drivers getting more extreme, and with a new administration in Washington along with a new head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the largest trade group representing independent owner-operators has a full plate. Lewie Pugh joins FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston to discuss the landscape his...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-ooida-discusses-various-shortages

Small Fleet Summit: It’s more than air at Forward Air

This recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.

FULLER SPEED AHEAD: The outlook for growth at Forward Air

DETAILS: Forward Air’s brand is growing as the company diversifies beyond its core airport-to-airport business operating a scheduled hub-and-spoke ground transport network for airfreight. Now the company has final mile, intermodal drayage and expedited divisions. 

SPEAKER:  Kyle Mitchin, chief people officer at Forward Air, chats with FreightWaves founder and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-its-more-than-air-at-forward-air

Small Fleet Summit: Owner-operators get respect

Experts discuss how owner-operators and small fleets are getting the respect they deserve.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Why small fleets and owner-operators are finally getting respect

DETAILS: Prasad Gollapalli and Ben Schuchart discuss how much the economy relies on fleets of 20 trucks or fewer and independent owner-operators. They chat about how owner-operators’ persistence and response to the COVID-19 pandemic makes them worthy of respect. Keeping freight moving during a capacity crunch is no easy task.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-summit-owner-operators-get-respect

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