Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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April 2017 | Overdrive | 25 Untitled-62 1 3/22/17 8:35 AM PARTNERS IN BUSINESS TIP: PERFORM REGULAR PM Record your mileage and gallons purchased at each fi ll for preventive maintenance purposes. Use the data to period- ically check miles per gallon. If it falls off , determine the reason. You could discover low oil, a dirty air fi lter, an air compressor leak or another problem. Want more Partners in Business tips and information on how to run your small trucking business more profitably? Visit OverdriveOnline.com/ pib-podcasts to find 20- minute podcasts on topics such as managing time, budgeting money and controlling fuel costs. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive and the consul- tants at business services firm ATBS. It is sponsored by Ryder and Truckstop. com. Free Partners in Business sem- inars will be held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Aug. 24-26. Van rates fall as flatbed, reefer gain $2.45 $2.40 $2.35 $2.30 $2.25 $2.20 $2.15 $2.10 $2.05 $2.00 $1.95 $1.90 $1.85 $1.80 Feb. - 2015 Feb. - 2016 Feb. - 2017 Flatbed Reefer Dry Van Source: Truckstop.com Per-mile rates on the spot market for flatbed and reefer loads rose again in February, according to transaction averages from Truckstop.com. February's gains for flatbed marked the third straight month of rate growth, while reefer rates have climbed for two consecutive months. Van rates, meanwhile, tumbled in February, the second straight month the segment's rates have been in decline following December's slight rebound.