Few industries face as many variables such as the transport and logistics industry. Regardless of the turnover for a business in this area, the priority is to keep their fleet on the road and moving, making sure that driver’s wages, hire purchase, lease payments and fuel bills are all paid on time.

Volatile fuel costs, combined with the variations in exchange rates and an economy struggling to better its import and export ratios, competition from European transport companies make operating a profitable business increasingly difficult. In such a challenging climate, many hauliers are focussed on maintaining an operation that is successful and profitable. Unexpected repairs and keeping up with regulation can turn a small profit in to a loss and have an adverse effect on the company. In order to help ease this, cash flow is important and this is where haulage Factoring can help.