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Elevated Methods of Moving freight

Several different types of equipment move freight from one location to another. Depending on whether you are moving freight inside a building or outside in a storage area, you should use the best equipment to stack the freight. Elevated freight equipment uses chains and hooks to pneumatically lift the freight high off the ground. Workers …

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What Is an Intrastate DOT Number For?

If you run a business that involves moving people or goods, you probably need to apply to the U.S. Department of Transportation, or USDOT, for an identification number. Transportation firms also need to register with the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The USDOT uses this information to keep track of a firm’s safety records. …

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How to Make Money With a Dump Truck

If you’re looking to make money with a dump truck, building contractors, landscaping companies and homeowners are your target clients. Get a commercial driver’s license (CDL), set up your business and spread the word. 1 Prepare for business. Get your CDL, which will enable you to legally operate a dump truck. Check your local ordinances …

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How to Start a Transportation Company

Transportation companies transport goods or people via taxis, shuttles, ferries, limousines, buses or freight companies. If you’re interested in starting a transportation company, you will first need to define a structure for your business. Start with a business plan to help you identify a need and any competition. Define your business. Freight companies move vehicles …

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Right Lane Trucking Safety Zone

Welcome to Right Lane LLC In today’s environment, safety is simply good business. And no company offers trucking safety programs and services with the quality, depth, and proven performance. Running a trucking business in today’s world is neither for the faint of heart nor the unprepared. Fundamental to that preparation is securing the professional resources …

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Unemployment Rate Dips to 9.1% for Trucking Adds Jobs

Unemployment, as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively looked for work within the past four weeks. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently …

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