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Factoring vs Quick Pay: What Is The Difference?
When it comes to maintaining a healthy cash flow for your trucking business, both factoring and quick pay can be valuable solutions. Although these two options may appear to be very similar, they do have key differences. Invoice Factoring is a financial agreement...
Cash Flow Management Tips For Owner-Operators
Running a trucking business offers the freedom and independence you’ve always dreamed of. But in today’s down market, it can feel almost impossible to hold on to those benefits or even stay afloat. Nearly every owner-operator and fleet owner has felt the pressure of...
CSA Score Categories Explained: Enhance Safety Insights
The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) score lookup serves as an indispensable resource for comprehensively analyzing and gaining insights into the safety ratings of commercial motor carriers and drivers. Delivering an in-depth evaluation across a diverse range...
Understanding Your CSA Score: What it is and Why it Matters
In the trucking industry, the CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) score is a critical measure employed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to evaluate the safety performance of commercial motor carriers and drivers. CSA scores are based on...
What Is Breakeven Pricing in the Trucking Industry?
In the trucking business, breakeven pricing refers to the minimum rate a company must charge to cover all its operating expenses without incurring a profit or a loss. Trucking companies must understand the truckload breakeven price, which is a critical benchmark that...
Enhance Compliance in Transportation: Key Advantages
Ensuring your transportation business stays compliant and efficient is crucial in today’s rapidly evolving regulatory environment. The Department of Transportation (USDOT) is constantly updating and adding new regulations, making it challenging for businesses to keep...
USDOT vs MC Numbers: Key Differences and How to Choose the Right Identifier
In the United States, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires commercial motor vehicles and motor carriers to obtain specific identification numbers for legal compliance. The two most common types of identification numbers are the USDOT number...
Are You DOT Compliant? Complete Guide to Essential Services and FMCSA Requirements
In the commercial transport and trucking industry, motor carrier companies must comply with the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). DOT compliance ensures that drivers, vehicles, and...
5 Simple Steps to Correctly File Your USDOT Number Application
Commercial motor vehicles (CMV) are an essential part of the transportation industry, and with that comes certain regulations and requirements. One of these requirements is obtaining a US Department of Transportation (DOT) number, a unique identifier assigned to...
Introduction to UCR Pre Registration 2025
Commercial motor vehicles and businesses in interstate commerce in the United States require several legal documents and registrations to operate. One of the most vital approvals for trucking companies is the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR). This federal program...
Driver Appreciation Week is Almost Here!
Driver Appreciation Week is Almost Here! At DOT Compliance Group, we're excited to celebrate one of the most important weeks of the year—Driver Appreciation Week, from September 15th to 21st! Since 2019, our success and growth have been made possible by the dedicated,...
How True Non Recourse Factoring Can Benefit Your Business
Consistent cash flow is critical to every business, but more so for the freight trucking industry, where expenses such as fuel, repairs, and driver salaries must be paid regularly. However, traditional freight factoring services may not always be the best solution....
