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Used BEVs Can Mean Big Business for Small Carriers and Lenders

Patrick Gaskins

Banks, lessors and other financers may be missing out on what could be a significant market by focusing on buyers of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) while ignoring the people who might look to buy those same vehicles when they... read more

Henley Named Vice President of Sales for Corcentric Capital Equipment Solutions

Corcentric appointed Caleb Henley as vice president of sales for the company’s capital equipment solutions team. In this role, Henley will be responsible for helping fleet companies procure capital assets and analyze fleet operations to optimize the total cost of ownership. read more

A New Way for Small Carriers to Make Connections with Shippers

Patrick Gaskins

According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), “trucks move roughly 72.6% of the nation’s freight by weight.” That reflects about 11.5 billion tons of freight in 2022. With numbers that large, you might think that truck fleets are predominantly big... read more

Fleets’ Financial Health Gets a Boost from Managed AP and AR Solutions

Patrick Gaskins

Fleets face challenges on every front, from disasters like the Key Bridge collapse, volatility in the fuel market, fluctuating interest rates, continuing shortages in the supply chain and so much more. Despite those challenges, an organization’s continued growth and viability... read more

How The Freight Recession Has Impacted Carriers

Patrick Gaskins

Ever since COVID-19, the global economy has been on a rollercoaster ride, experiencing significant ups and downs brought about by supply chain issues either caused or exacerbated by the pandemic. It’s a tale told around the globe: after the pandemic... read more

How Will the Current Economic Climate and the Increase in Equipment Costs Affect Capital Investments in 2024?

Patrick Gaskins

The Equipment Leasing and Financing Association (ELFA) recently published its forecast for funding growth by market segment for 2024. As is the case for most years, some sectors will be on the rise and others will be trending downward.  Because... read more

Evolving From A Financing Source To A Financing Partner

Patrick Gaskins

Trucking is complex and getting more so as we start the journey to a more sustainable movement of freight. While matching truck specs to duty cycle has always been important, the reality was that some fleets spec’d trucks for use... read more

Helping Fleets Navigate Interesting Times

Patrick Gaskins

Fleets are faced with myriad choices for powering their vehicles, interest rates are rising, the used truck inventory is growing rapidly, and the inverted yield curve is creating problems from a financing standpoint. I think we can agree that, at... read more

Financing New Vehicle Technology

Patrick Gaskins and Frank Bussone from Corcentric Fleet Solutions explore financing battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Although the technology of fleets may be dramatically shifting, basic financing principles for these assets will largely remain the same.... read more

When it Comes to Electric Trucks, We Need to Spread the Risk

Patrick Gaskins

Developments in battery electric commercial vehicles are coming fast and furiously. I attended the recent Technology & Maintenance Council spring meeting and many of the presentations focused on BEVs, chargers, charging infrastructure and the maintenance and repair needs of BEVs.... read more

CCES Promotes Forward to VP of Remarketing, Strategic & National Accounts

Corcentric Capital Equipment Solutions (CCES), a business of Corcentric and provider of capital equipment, fleet procurement, supply management and remarketing services, promoted Jason Forward to vice president of remarketing, strategic and national accounts for CCES. read more

Current Market Conditions Call for Flexibility

Ray Ellingsen, Patrick Gaskins

The most dedicated banking partners in America deserve a big thank you. During the week of November 7th, Corcentric held its annual funding conference in Pompano Beach, Florida. Corcentric calls out the location because the event was held on the... read more

Corcentric Capital Equipment Solutions Promotes Tower to SVP of Remarketing

Corcentric Capital Equipment Solutions (CCES) promoted Dale Tower to senior vice president of remarketing for CCES. read more

Managing Asset Portfolios Through Inflationary Times

Patrick Gaskins

Market variables are all over the board. Over the past year, we have seen housing prices rise by almost 60% in some markets. In the heavy truck market, asset prices have increased about 20% and we continue to see surcharges... read more

Musings on the New Year

Patrick Gaskins

As we enter 2022, we find ourselves faced with many of the same challenges we tackled in 2021. The global supply chain continues to be impacted by Coronavirus outbreaks leaving manufacturers in a very difficult position. Labor markets around the world... read more

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