Mission Financial Blog
Will COVID-19 Eliminate the National Driver Shortage?
We’ve been seeing a great level of support across the country for truckers who have been putting their lives on the line to keep essential items on the move throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The White House has made trucking one of its top priorities, offering...
How the Transportation Supply Chain Has Adapted to Aid in Coronavirus Relief Efforts
The American people have done their part in helping recognize the importance of truckers and their impact on everyone’s quality of life during the coronavirus pandemic. The White House wasted no time making sure that truckers across the country could work the flexible...
Long-Term Effects of the Pandemic on the Transportation Industry
The coronavirus pandemic has already had large, quantifiable impacts on the American economy and transportation industry. Sales of personal automobiles dipped strongly in April and have been slowly bouncing back through May. Heavy-duty truck manufacturing has been on...
What Truckers Need to Know About COVID-19
New CDC Resources for Long-Haul Truckers The Centers for Disease Control has extended a helping hand to workers all around the world who need to prevent becoming infected or spreading infection of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Earlier this week, the CDC...
The Importance of Innovative Technology During the Pandemic
Why Truckers Needs Digital Tools Now More Than Ever Whether you’re a semi-truck owner/operator currently helping to move supplies in America or a logistics expert managing a fleet of trucks, it’s important to be aware of the technology that’s available to help...
A “Thank You” to Truckers: The Unspoken Heroes of the Pandemic
Why America is Thanking Truckers During the Coronavirus Truck drivers have been working around the clock to help support the shifting demand for food, medical supplies, and other essential items during the Coronavirus pandemic. The government instruction to stay at...
Why Walmart is Hiring a Surge of New Drivers
According to a press release by shopping giant Walmart, the company is expanding their truck driver positions by 500 this year, mainly on the West and East Coast. This is great news for truck drivers in general, but it’s still unclear as to whether increased hiring is...
How the CARES Act Will Impact Fleets and Owner Operators
On March 27, 2020 President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The CARES Act, as it’s commonly known, is a $2 trillion bill that offers financial support to unemployed persons, small businesses, and large businesses in particular. But...
How the Coronavirus is Affecting the Freight Industry
What Truck Drivers Should Expect This Spring As the Coronavirus Spreads The infection rate of Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is continuing to increase in countries around the world. Some experts claim that America’s trajectory of infection is in-line with...
New Infrastructure Investment May Benefit Trucking Industry
The President released his proposed federal budget for the 2021 fiscal year on February 10. The proposal titled “A Budget for America’s Future” has allocated $1 trillion of its $4.8 trillion total budget to infrastructure, and a great deal of that should positively...
