Tetra Capital

Hauling more loads is the easiest way to grow your trucking business and make more money. But for many owner-operators and small trucking company owners it is easy to feel stretched thin wearing many hats, so having the time to find more loads can be challenging. That is where good partners, such as a trucking […]

You have numerous outstanding freight bills that you are waiting to be paid for, and they are cutting into your cash flow making it challenging to cover expenses such as fuel and insurance. You have researched your options, maybe by reading some of our posts such as 3 Cash Flow Tips for Trucking Owner-Operators and […]

I received an email notice today telling me one of our clients gave us a 5-star rating on Google and it has me thinking about great customer service and why it’s important. Thoughts of customer service always bring me back to two things. The first being one of the first things you learn about business, […]

If you complete a Google search for trucking shippers and brokers, you find an overwhelming amount of information. Much of the information is good. However, you will also find horror stories from other owner operators and trucking companies. These stories range from bad to worse with things such as miscommunication about detention time pay, receivers […]

We have talked a lot about how your credit impacts your bottom line but unknown to many trucking company owners, and owner-operators is the impact of your brokers and shippers credit on your bottom line. It is hard to imagine that something you have no control over can impact your business so greatly. However, with […]

The struggle for access to working capital is real and more prominent than in the past five years for small and medium-sized businesses, including trucking companies! This is according to new results from the second quarter 2017 Private Capital Access (PCA) Index report from Dun & Bradstreet and Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management. […]

One of the hardest parts of being a trucking owner-operator or owning your own small fleet can be finding more loads. It can be a real struggle to find your next load and growing your business when you have to spend most of your time on the road. Fortunately, there are some things you can […]

No matter how you look at it, April can be a very stressful time for trucking company business owners and owner-operators with the yearly tax deadline. Whether you file your businesses taxes yourself or enlist the help of an accountant, there are still things as a business owner you are responsible for. While those challenges […]

Every time I search for a new service partner, whether it is for business or personal purposes, I struggle with a few questions – how do I know I’m making the right choice? How can I be certain they will do the best job and truly be looking out for me? How can I protect […]

Our team KNOWS the trucking industry! I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Camille Jaques, Operations Manager for Tetra, who takes her extensive knowledge of the trucking industry and uses it to help our trucking clients every day. Here is what she had to say…  Q: What are you responsible for at Tetra […]