Women in Trucking Celebrates Women Truck Drivers: Conference & Expo 2019 The OTR Capital team attended the Women in Trucking Accelerate! Conference & Expo for the second year in a row in Dallas, Texas. This conference gave us the opportunity to meet up with some of...
OTR Capital on Atlanta’s Top 50 Private Companies OTR Capital, LLC was recently ranked #11 on Atlanta’s Top 50 Private Companies by Atlanta Business Chronicle. OTR Capital earns a position on Atlanta’s “Top 50 Private Companies” as a result of its focus on growth, innovative technology, and...
Top 3 trucking company resources Starting and running a trucking company is no small feat, and we understand that a lot of factors go into maintaining a successful business. It can be difficult to run a business as an owner-operator, while making sure that you’re taking...
Brake Safety Week Scheduled for September 2019 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has declared this upcoming week from September 15 to the 22 as Brake Safety Week. After the International Roadcheck in 2019, the CVSA put about 12,000 trucks out of service due to violations...
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Driver Appreciation Week is taking place September 8 -14 this year and OTR wants to say THANK YOU to all the hard-working drivers that work for our clients. Although there is only one week dedicated to this cause, we feel this...
New Trucking Diversity Program The trucking industry is responsible for almost three-quarters of the freight transported across the United States. It is largely responsible for the flow of our economy and daily essentials. As the economy continues to grow, diversity in the trucking industry is also growing. Diversity...
Preparing for the 2019 International Roadcheck It’s that time of year again when your trucking company is making plans to stay off the road because of the CVSA International Roadcheck. This routine Roadcheck is scheduled for June 4-6 with an emphasis on steering and suspension systems....
Freight Industry: Trucking Market Outlook post ELD Mandate The one thing on everybody’s mind as we round out the first quarter of 2019 are freight rates. The ELD mandate bubble had an unusual effect on 2018, driving rates higher than ever before. With the industry correcting,...
CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 15 - 21 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has scheduled an Operation Safe Driver Week for July 15 – 21. During Safe Driver Week, enforcement personnel will be looking for hazardous drivers from both passenger cars and...
Frustrated with current ELD provider? You have options There are many factors on your checklist when deciding which Electronic Logging Device is right for your company. OTR Capital did extensive research to educate ourselves on which ELD provider is the best fit for our clients. In...
