Patrick Gaskins

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) recently identified the Top 10 equipment acquisition trends for 2018. I’d like to add my comments to some of what they said. According to the ELFA, tax reform will help unleash pent-up demand... read more

March 2018

Mike Hamilton

Most executives spend their time dealing with the issues they are facing today. Some are focused on the near-term, meaning the next 12-24 months. But very few spend enough time thinking about the long-term future or engaging in “day after... read more

November 2017

Patrick Gaskins

Considering the rapid pace of technology in our industry, replacing an asset based on gut feel or even historic patterns is no longer an efficient strategy. Equipment purchasers operating on the principle of inertia are deluding themselves if they are... read more

June 2017

Jim Sweeney

The statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) speak for themselves: In 2015 there were approximately 415,000 police-reported crashes involving large trucks. 83,000 of those accidents resulted in injury. 3,598 of those accidents were classified as fatal crashes... read more

January 2017

Frank Bussone, Tom Toton

The problem with Big Data is that it’s too big. This is especially true as you get higher up in an organization. C-suite executives are expected to make decisions on hundreds — sometimes thousands — of issues and don’t have... read more

November 2016

Patrick Gaskins

Election season shines the spotlight on a wide variety of issues as both parties lay out their platforms on everything from jobs and voting rights to education and national security. They also take positions on infrastructure and transportation, which is... read more

September 2016

Dale Tower

The good news is that the sales volume of the used truck market, especially the Class 8 portion, is generally stable. The alarming news is the significant increase in the number of used trucks that are literally pouring into the... read more

November 2015

Frank Bussone

How do you analyze the fuel economy for the trucks in your fleet? There are a variety of different ways to measure fuel economy and not all of them yield the same results. The approach to measuring fuel economy should... read more

September 2015

AmeriQuest Transportation Services named two new directors of Sales to join its Procurement division. Josh Urban, formerly of Ryder, joined as director of the Midwest, and Martin Hayward, formerly VP, was named director for the Great Lakes region. read more

APR 28, 2015 - 7:28 am

AmeriQuest Transportation Services announced it named three to the position of vice president of Financial Services: Garry Griffin, Mike Williams and Brian Benicewicz. read more

APR 21, 2015 - 6:57 am

AmeriQuest announced that four additional members of its staff achieved the designation of Certified Transportation Professional, bringing the total number of AmeriQuest executives with the designation to seven. read more

MAR 19, 2015 - 7:01 am

Scott Mishoe

In the not-too-distant past, it was common practice for grocery chains to use available capital to build new stores or remodel old ones, with the thinking that the best use of the money was where the expenditure directly touched the... read more

Dec 2014

Patrick Gaskins has been promoted to group vice president, Financial Services, for AmeriQuest Transportation Services. Gaskins joined AmeriQuest’s Financial Services division in 2010 as VP. read more

NOV 11, 2014 - 7:05 am