Online toolkit drives growth for small trucking businesses

Cargo truck at warehouse building at a dusk

“I hear firsthand the impacts of unruly red tape and the effects of 90- to 120-day payment terms on small trucking businesses and large ones. We can see on the horizon the ageing workforce behind the wheel and the looming wave of retirement from the industry.”

Natroad has furthered its support for 25,000 small trucking businesses with the launch of the My Trucking Business Toolkit.

“Strengthening the industry starts at the door of each of trucking businesses,” NatRoad CEO Mr Warren Clark. This year we came very close to wiping out an integral part of our competitive landscape – small trucking businesses.”

“The RSRT revealed that many small trucking businesses are not as resilient as we think. The tough just-get-on-with-the-job approach isn’t enough in a modern economy to keep the engine running,” said Clark.

“It take a lot of hard work, planning, good advice and the support of useful tools to keep a business on track through good times and challenging times,” the CEO said.

The My Trucking Business Toolkit aims to give small trucking businesses tools and tips to help modernise and improve their resilience.

“I am passionate about helping small business. As an accountant I’ve worked with people who were having a go, taking a risk, facing challenges that are common to many small business,” he said.

Clark added he speaks with many members who manage their business operations manually, or who have lost a contract they had for 10 years overnight that brings unexpected stress to the business and the family.

“I hear firsthand the impacts of unruly red tape and the effects of 90- to 120-day payment terms on trucking businesses large and small. We can see on the horizon the ageing workforce behind the wheel and the looming wave of retirement from the industry,” said Clark.

“We all need to be prepared and resilient as we can be to navigate the significant structural changes taking place within the road transport industry – particularly owner drivers and small trucking businesses,” he added.

My Trucking Business Toolkit is available to members and the industry at www.smalltruckingbusiness.com. It will continue to be updated by NatRoad.

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