This article appears in the October/November issue of iTECH, published in the Oct. 19 print edition of Transport Topics.
Web Communities Help Trucking Companies Drive Sales, Hire Drivers
“We went into social media not to drive sales but to expand the community,” Jones said. He views social networking tools as a logical extension of the message board that Getloaded.com developed on its Web site years ago to reach out to owner-operators and freight brokers, its core consumers.
The Mid-America Truck Show 2009 was once again a tremendous success and remained one of the best trucking events of the year. This time around, MATS 2009 had over 930 companies exhibiting and more than 70,000 trucking professionals in attendance throughout the three day event. By the close of the show, it was evident that the trucking industry and its professionals are determined to stay the course during this economic downturn and will come out on top!
How many times have you said or heard, “How do I know what my minimum is for carrying freight?” You hear it all the time but how can you stop it? Well, Tim Brady has the answer and it’s called your Break-Even Point.
