Excellence in Transportation by Merx Global

Attention Drivers: Want to earn a 10% raise while driving no added miles? Check out our Per Diem program! One benefit offered to drivers at Merx Global that seems to fly under the radar is our Per Diem program. Offered to any employee who travels out of town overnight (i.e. most of our OTR truck drivers), the program allows for employees to increase their take-home pay by roughly 10% (or the equivalent of an added $0.03 to $0.04/per mile ) on a weekly basis. What the Per Diem program offers is a reimbursement allowance for employees when a driver incurs expenses while spending time away from their home. This accounts for things such as meals and incidental expenses. Now, you may already be thinking, “Ahh forget it… this is going to get super complicated and it’s not even worth the hassle.” Wait! You’ve got it all wrong. This program is actually very simple and straightforward. Rather than going through the trouble of processing receipts and requiring drivers to track every...

Tеѕlа hаѕ unvеilеd its all-electric semi-truck, aptly dubbed thе ‘Tesla Semi,’ as рrоmiѕеd, аnd thе resulting Class 8 trаnѕроrt vehicle is indeed a ѕight tо bеhоld. It bоаѕtѕ a соnѕidеrаblе charge сарасitу and hаѕ a very аеѕthеtiсаllу distinct look, which will naturally hеlр it ѕtаnd оut frоm оthеr соmmеrсiаl frеight vеhiсlеѕ оn the rоаd. The Tеѕlа Semi will gо 0 tо 60 mph in juѕt five ѕесоndѕ, which iѕ inсrеdiblу fаѕt соmраrеd to a diеѕеl truck. It can gо 0 to 60 mph tоwing 80,000 lbѕ, its max tоw lоаd, in just 20 ѕесоndѕ. It саn gо 65 mрh uр a five реrсеnt grаdе, whiсh iѕ way bеttеr thаn thе 45 mph max that a diеѕеl соmреtitоr can dо. And fоr rаngе, it саn gо 500 miles аt highway speed, and less than 80 percent triрѕ аrе at 250 milеѕ. It also hаѕ a better drag соеffiсiеnt thаn a super саr thаnkѕ tо itѕ еxtrеmеlу аеrоdуnаmiс dеѕign. Tesla’s mоvе into thе truсking sector could ѕhаkе up the induѕtrу, раrtiсulаrlу with respect tо thе dеvеlорmеnt оf аutоnоmоuѕ driving technolog...

It`s been a month since the new regulation for transportation of human and animal food went into effect, but some drivers and owner operators still get surprised when loading or unloading at a facility. The regulation is part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, and it aims to protect food “from the farm to the table.” The final rule proposed back in 2013, it was published in April of last year, but it`s officially enforced since 6th of April this year. According to The Voice of Food Retail, the final Sanitary Transportation Rule is designed to create a risk-based framework for food safety. In other words, the primary goal of that rule is to prevent any contamination of human and animal food loads transported by rail or road vehicles. The Sanitary Transportation Rule applies to shippers, carriers, loaders and receivers in the process of transportation. “Among the many operations covered by the rule are shippers, loaders, carriers and receivers involved with motor or rail ve...

Trucks provide the most dependable commercial moving services for moving freight and load. Therefore, it is important to have a smoothly operating and unhindered system of trucks to move the freight. Trucks make the arduous task of loading and unloading easy and take your packages through safe and shortest routes. Having a truck in good condition is, therefore, essential and maintaining it is crucial for the efficient service of your vehicle. Trucks are the key to commercial moving nowadays because people hire the services of Volvo trucks for moving from one place to another. To provide exceptional logistics services to the clients, the mover must make sure that the Vehicle is maintained and is not too old to move the freight.  You have to be concerned about the maintenance and care of your truck as even a small mistake can be risky. If you are careless about the functionality of your vehicle and if there is a flat tire or faulty brakes, you can face an accident. To deal with th...