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Leasing trucks

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The decision to own, rent, or leasing trucks is not an all-or-nothing choice. Each option can have a place in your fleet, and you may use all three as trucking transitions to alternative fuels. This is unlikely to change as we move into a future when there will be many more options for powering vehicles.

Given the myriad choices of powertrain options available for all duty cycles—battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen internal combustion, renewable diesel, biodiesel, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, and traditional diesel and gasoline power—it makes a great deal of sense to switch from ownership to leasing.

No one knows with any degree of certainty what the maintenance requirements will be for these new alternative-fuel vehicles, but we do know it’s going to require a different technician skill set to maintain and repair them.

When you opt for full-service leasing, the lessor takes on the responsibility for the maintenance and repair of the asset and you pay a set fee each month. This option also removes the burden of having to find technicians who are properly trained to work on these new vehicles. Given the current technician shortage, finding and training techs can be a time-consuming task. Buying an asset outright might make sense in some scenarios, especially if you plan to keep an asset for an extended period of time.

In addition, if you want to try a new technology before you buy it, a short-term rental makes sense so you can see how the technology performs in your operation. Opting for a short-term rental allows you to check out how manufacturer claims about a product stack up in your real-world operating environment.

BULTRANS
YOUR LOCAL RELIABLE CHOICE FOR YOUR FREIGHT SHIPPING NEEDS

WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT RELIABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCURACY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING YOUR FREIGHT.
Our professional logistics team has proven track record of providing exactly that.
By choosing BULTRANS you ensure you have a truck showing up on time with professional and safe driver behind the wheel who will deliver you cargo anywhere in the country.
Do not hesitate to reach us via email: contact@bultransllc.com or feel free to call us at: (281)688-4266

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Fleet’s operations

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Time spent reviewing your fleet’s operations can help pinpoint weaknesses and provide opportunities for improvements. Probably of that you have not had time to re-evaluate your existing practices and procedures.

As supply chain issues are getting resolved and more businesses are returning to normal operations. Now is a good time to take a step back and see if there are areas that needs improvements.

Rightsizing your fleet’s operations means that you have the correct mix of tractors, trailers, and trucks in your fleet. Also including the right combination of sleepers and day cabs. If possible, take a clean-sheet approach to routing to see if there are ways to optimize pickups and deliveries. Read More

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Truck parts shortages

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Fleets share how they’ve endured truck, trailer equipment shortages. As fleets continue to struggle with parts shortages, procuring new equipment, and rising maintenance costs, they are forced to think of new, creative ways to keep their operations running. Fleets today are finding more ways to get creative as trucking equipment is still hard to come by. There are  fleets currently that run 491 power units and more than 2,200 trailers—a mix of dry van, tanker, heavy haul, and flatbed. Because of the parts and equipment shortages that have plagued trucking operations through 2022 and into 2023. That has meant acquiring more used equipment and thinking outside the box when it comes to preventive maintenance intervals and parts procurement. There are, however, more challenges than benefits that her fleet has run into, especially when it comes to maintaining some of these older assets.Read More

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Freight volume

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Finding the best lanes doesn’t require a crystal ball—the process is just different now than before COVID-19 and requires better communication and coordination between shippers and carriers. The only thing predictable with the freight market today seems to be its unpredictability. Before COVID-19, there was some ability to foresee highs and lows in freight volume based on seasonality and historical trends, adjust available capacity, and anticipate rates to be paid. That’s no longer the case.

Seemingly overnight, volumes go from all-time highs to record lows and rate structures respond accordingly. Yesterday’s readily available carrying capacity quickly becomes a lack of empty trailers today. There’s been the need to operate more maintenance-intensive older equipment while new truck and trailer production slowly returns to normal, the ongoing driver shortage, and still historically high prices for fuel.

Like never before, analyzing freight trends and predicting rates needs to be proactive. When you have a lot of transaction data across tens of thousands of lanes contributed daily from different sources, you can more accurately track and benchmark your rates against the broader market. Rates averaged over the short term can indicate which direction prices are moving. Carriers need to know their costs or “they need to know their numbers” to see if the freight they are accepting is profitable. Typically, you will see a head haul paired with a backhaul and average the two rates. Then you can compare that to your costs to analyze profitability. Оne of the top business challenges for a carrier is consistency in freight volumes.

BULTRANS
YOUR LOCAL RELIABLE CHOICE FOR YOUR FREIGHT SHIPPING NEEDS

WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT RELIABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCURACY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING YOUR FREIGHT.
Our professional logistics team has proven track record of providing exactly that.
By choosing BULTRANS you ensure you have a truck showing up on time with professional and safe driver behind the wheel who will deliver you cargo anywhere in the country.
Do not hesitate to reach us via email: contact@bultransllc.com or feel free to call us at: (281)688-4266

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Logistics

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Logistical considerations have always played a strategic role in business. Among retailers and wholesalers, they transcend inventory management and transportation to include one of the most critical factors in business success—location in relation to markets or sources of supply. Logistics concerns itself with matters as basic as plant location, sourcing of raw materials, and standards of customer service. In recent years, changes in the business environment have forced companies both large and small to pay particularly close attention to how this function relates to others.  Logistics can spell the difference between success and failure in business. Logistics-oriented strategies are also important in large companies. hey all involve decisions that are long-term in their implications.Read More

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Flatbed drivers

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Flatbed drivers usually haul over-sized or wide-load items. You might be transporting building supplies, like lumber, steel coils, shingles, and pipe. Flatbed drivers jobs are a little different than other lines of trucking. They’re a little more demanding and can be more hazardous. But on the other hand, these jobs usually pay more than average trucking jobs. Many flatbed drivers feel that the risk is worth the reward. And if you’re a skilled and experienced driver, this may be just the challenge you’ve been looking for. Most of the time, your large freight will be loaded with forklifts or cranes. Securing your load is a skill you’ll have to acquire quickly.

The regulations

The regulations are strict on the types of tie downs you use and how many.

Tarping is another technique that requires some learned skill. Not all loads require tarps, but the ones that do must be covered a certain way. That’s where some of those canvas kits and tarp systems come in handy. Any covers you use have to be secured just as well as the freight. Imagine losing a giant tarp that lands on a vehicle behind you. It can be just as dangerous as losing cargo. It’s true flatbed trucking jobs are quite a bit more demanding than others.

BULTRANS
YOUR LOCAL RELIABLE CHOICE FOR YOUR FREIGHT SHIPPING NEEDS

WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT RELIABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCURACY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING YOUR FREIGHT.
Our professional team has proven track record of providing exactly that.
By choosing BULTRANS you ensure you have a truck showing up on time with professional and safe driver behind the wheel who will deliver you cargo anywhere in the country.
Do not hesitate to reach us via email: contact@bultransllc.com or feel free to call us at: (281)688-4266

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Logistics services

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In 2022, as shippers and their trucker partners struggled without Logistics service. Consumers are spending. Inflation feeds fears of a recession. Spot trucking rates have fallen, but contract rates remain high. Fuel prices have dropped a good deal since mid-year. Both shippers and truckers are feeling their way through this new environment. They are trying to keep operations profitable while planning for a future. One trend our market research survey reveals is that while trucking capacity is somewhat more available than it was a year ago, that hasn’t reduced the cost of shipping freight by truck.

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A conviction is slowly growing among shippers that they need to maintain strong relationships with both their carriers and third-party intermediaries. Twenty-nine percent of shippers consider the shipper-carrier relationship most important. Some carriers are seeking to secure more capacity for their customers while also bolstering the bottom line with an additional revenue stream. In 2021, the two biggest challenges for shippers were reducing transport cost and finding capacity. That’s true in 2022 as well, although the emphasis has shifted a bit. Full truckload (TL) remains the most ubiquitous form of trucking service: 85% of our survey respondents stand ready to haul a trailer filled with product. If you have a smaller load, 65% of trucking companies in the survey can offer less-than-truckload (LTL) service. Seventy-one percent can promise reliable capacity through dedicated contract carriage. If you need a partner that can move your loads on other truckers’ assets as well as its own. You might contact the 78% of respondents that provide logistics services or the 73% that serve as transportation brokers.

BULTRANS
YOUR LOCAL RELIABLE CHOICE FOR YOUR FREIGHT SHIPPING NEEDS

WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT RELIABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCURACY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING YOUR FREIGHT.
Our professional team has proven track record of providing exactly that.
By choosing BULTRANS you ensure you have a truck showing up on time with professional and safe driver behind the wheel who will deliver you cargo anywhere in the country.
Do not hesitate to reach us via email: contact@bultransllc.com or feel free to call us at: (281)688-4266