Expanding Business Operations with the Right Kind of Trucks

by Rachel Schwartz

 Since the beginning of trade and commerce, it has heavily relied on roads and railways for the transportation of goods and its raw materials. More and new roads have always meant progress and advancements in any city. These days, there is a fast network of roads and railways in just about all countries in the known civilized world. Without these roads, transporting goods and its raw materials will be very difficult and progress will be hindered. Today, the number of trucks on the road has grown 8 times in just about a decade while the network of roads connecting cities more than doubled. Businesses need trucks to transport their products to their intended market. Having reliable trucks for transportation and delivery of goods can speed up production and send a business on the road to bigger sales revenue.

For manufacturing businesses, they have two options with regards to their trucking needs: they either expand their assets and purchase their own fleet of trucks; or they can hire a third party trucking company to get the job done for them.

Before deciding whether your business will buy new trucks or just hire trucking services, it is very important first that you know the pros and cons of each.

In deciding to buy new trucks for your business, capital is the biggest consideration. Businesses should understand that in purchasing new trucks, a huge cash outlay will be needed. If you have the funds, then by all means new trucks will be able to serve your business well. Brand new units are relatively maintenance free and you won't need to spend much on repairs. There's also the option of purchasing pre-owned trucks, which overall is not bad. Vehicles depreciate a great deal once you take them out of the dealership although they aren't used much. This type of pre-owned trucks will be your target. Once you know more or less how much capital you need to spend, then you can sort out your funding. I have business friends that started trying to get loans from banks but the process was long and tedious. They eventually found a great deal from bad debt creditors. I heard that they got their loan in no time and they were given fair rates. This greatly helped them fund their business.

There are businesses on the other hand whose operations don't really require them much to acquire their own fleet of trucks on which case, they hire third party trucking companies to take care of their trucking requirements. This option does not require a huge initial cash layout which is good. The downside however is that the cash layout is continuous, bit by bit every month. This can accumulate in time and businesses should be prepared to have this expense covered.

So when you have your own business, take note that:

- Trucking is a huge part of any industry and that majority of the products globally are still transported at one point by trucks
- Businesses can opt to buy their own trucks and they can pick from brand new units or pre owned units.
- Businesses can fund their truck purchase from bad debt creditors
- For businesses with insufficient funds or smaller operations, hiring trucking companies will do.



Rachel Schwartz is the Marketing Manager of BHM Financial - one of the most trusted names in the bad credit loan industry. This company may be able to help you reach your financial goals. Please visit our Bad Credit Loan website or our Blog and find out today.

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World Records on the Roads

 by Norman Dulwich

 Everybody dreams of holding a world record, and those working in the haulage industry are no exception to this rule. Whether it's the greatest number of years spent on the road, the greatest number of returnloads completed in 24 hours, or perhaps even the highest number of burgers you can get through in a lunch stop, it's always worth having a goal to aim for.  We take a look at some of the most impressive records held within the haulage industry.  

The World's Fastest Truck

Former racing-truck driver Boije Ovebrink, currently holds the world record for the fastest standing kilometre in a heavy truck.  Under the supervision of the Swedish Motor Sport Council, Boije made his record attempt at the Vasteras Airfield in Sweden.  Ovebrink set the record in 2001, managing to reach a speed of 96.77 miles per hour in the short space of a kilometre.  And with his new attempt he has smashed that record.  This truck is undeniably the fastest in the world, though it might not be the most successful where deliveries and returnloads are concerned.  

Most Fuel-Efficient Truck

In May 2008, a Guinness World Records adjudicator headed to Nardo in Italy to watch the record attempt for the most fuel-efficient truck.  On the Nardo Technical Centre's track, the German Daimler AG Truck division began a week-long record attempt, during which a fully-loaded truck drove around the track for twenty-four hours each day.  Driving was only interrupted for driver changes, refuelling, and to change the direction in which people were driving.  Nearly 8,000 miles later, the average fuel consumption of the lorry was recorded at 6.8 gallons for every 100 miles, making this the most fuel-efficient truck in the world. So, if you're looking for a lorry that will allow you to make as many returnloads as you like without worrying about your fuel consumption, this might well be the answer you were looking for.      

The Most People to Polish a Vehicle Simultaneously

Now we all want to make sure our cabs are looking spick and span as we hit the roads with our returnloads, but I doubt many of us had realised that we could draft in other people to help.  Turns out, if there's a world record in it, you can get as many hands on deck as you like!  In January 2010, an adjudicator attended an event to see just how many people could polish a vehicle simultaneously for one minute.  The answer? 63.  This would certainly make polishing your cab a great deal more fun; after all, many hands make light work.  

Largest Gathering of Female Truck Drivers

If you tend to see time on the road as some peace and quiet away from your better half, then this world record would be one to avoid.  In 2004, a record of 416 was set by an all women's convoy of lorries in the Netherlands. This year there is to be an attempt to beat this record, with women coming from all over America to form one giant convoy.  Between those already registered, there are 3,097 collective years of experience within the trucking industry, so it seems that these women are not to be argued with.  Whether or not they manage to beat the current world record, you can bet that the women in trucking will continue to make their deliveries and returnloads until the next opportunity to break a record arises.

So, as you drive along the motorway with your returnloads, get your imagination going and think about which world record you'd like to aim for.  There are some really bizarre ones about, so don't be afraid to get creative.



Norman Dulwich is a Correspondent for Haulage Exchange, the leading online trade network for the road transport industry across the UK and Europe. It provides services for haulage companies to buy and sell  returnloads , road transport and freight exchange in the domestic and international markets.

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