Friday, August 27, 2010

How to Raise Money while trucking

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The current economic surroundings has been hard for trucking companies and freight brokers. Winning client accounts is harder than ever. Likewise, keeping clients requires work very hard to meet their ever changing demands. To complicate matters, few clients pay their invoices quickly. Most commercial clients take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to pay their freight bills. This puts a substantial stress on your money flow since you still require to pay for drivers, fuel and repairs. Few companies can actually afford to wait and tend to run in to working capital issues.







There's five common ways to deal with this money flow issue. The simple solution is to ask clients for a speedy pay. Regrettably, the simple solution is not simple at all. Clients have the upper hand and will usually demand to 30 day terms or threaten to take their business elsewhere. The second solution involves using business financing to close the gap in the money flow. The issue with this strategy is that business loans are not simple to get in this surroundings. Most institutions will only make a business loan to a company that has a solid multi-year growth record, outstanding financials, substantial assets as well as a well seasoned management team. Few transportation companies can meet all these criteria.




There is a better way to solve the issue by using a solution that provides the equivalent of a speedy payment. It is called freight bill factoring. It works by using a financial intermediary called a factoring company, who advances money against your freight bills. They settle the transaction one time your client actually pays the bill. One advantage of factoring is that it provides the equivalent of a speedy payment, without requiring your clients to pay faster. This makes it simple to integrate in most organizations.




Freight factoring is simpler to get than other forms of financing. To qualify for this type of financing, your business must have solid commercial clients, be free of lawsuits and encumbrances and have nice growth and stability potential.

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