NTIB Finance & Consulting 914.419.3059
Trucking & Logistics

Buy the truck. Stop waiting 90 days to get paid for the load.

Two problems, two different tools. We arrange equipment financing to put trucks and trailers on the road, and factoring on your freight invoices so the cash arrives in days instead of months — or both together as one working line.

Which problem are you solving?

Most trucking operators need one of these, and often both at once. They underwrite completely differently, which is usually good news.

Growing the fleet

Truck & Trailer Financing

Finance the purchase of new equipment, or borrow against equipment you already own outright.

  • Terms generally 2–5 years at competitive rates
  • Available from a 600 credit score in many cases — the equipment is the collateral
  • Can close in 2–5 business days when the file is prepared properly
  • Sale/leaseback: sell trucks you already own to a lender and lease them back, freeing up the capital sitting in them
  • Tractors, trailers, reefers, day cabs, and most titled equipment
Fixing cash flow

Freight Invoice Factoring

Your broker or shipper pays in 30, 60, sometimes 90 days. Fuel, drivers, and insurance do not wait that long.

  • Advances of 80–90% of invoice value, typically within 24–48 hours
  • Approval rests mainly on your customers' credit, not yours
  • Recourse and non-recourse options
  • Factor every load or only the slow-paying ones — whichever costs less
  • Facilities can generally be set up within a week

Why this combination works for carriers

2–5 daysTypical equipment financing close
80–90%Advanced against your invoices
50+Lenders in our network

Equipment financing and A/R can also be combined with inventory into a single flexible line of credit — useful once you are running enough trucks that the two needs blur together.

How it works

No cost to find out where you stand.

1

Tell us the situation

Equipment you want, invoices you are carrying, or both.

2

We package the file

Presented the way lenders in this space expect to see it.

3

Matched to lenders

Sent to the funders whose criteria your file already fits.

4

You compare terms

Review what comes back and decide. No obligation.

While we are in your numbers: the back office

Carriers are usually excellent at the operating side and running the books on nights and weekends. That is not a knowledge problem — it is a time problem, and it quietly costs money.

The factoring wrinkle

Factored invoices are genuinely messy to record

Each load creates several moving parts: the advance, the reserve held back, the fee, and eventually the settlement. Booked as one lump deposit, your revenue and your receivables both end up wrong — and so does every number a lender or your CPA looks at afterward.

  • Advance, reserve, and fees recorded separately
  • A/R that actually ties to your factoring statements
  • Revenue recognized on the load, not the deposit

We arrange the factoring and keep books on Xero, so we are unusually well placed to get these entries right.

Numbers that run the business

Cost per mile, and what your next truck really costs

Most carriers can quote their rate per mile instantly and their true cost per mile only roughly. That gap decides which loads are worth taking.

  • Cost per mile and per truck, tracked monthly
  • Driver settlements and contractor pay organized properly
  • Fuel and mileage records structured so quarterly fuel-tax reporting and your CPA handoff are straightforward
  • Equipment and depreciation schedules kept current
  • Statements ready when you go for the next truck — lenders decline files they cannot read

We are a certified advisor with the Xero accounting system and also work with QuickBooks Online — monthly bookkeeping, catch-up when you are behind, or controller-level review. It works alongside your CPA rather than replacing them.

Questions carriers ask

Can I get financed with a credit score under 650?

Often yes. Equipment financing may be available from a 600 score because the truck or trailer itself is the collateral. Factoring is different again — it leans on your customers' creditworthiness rather than your own, which is why carriers who have been declined for a loan are frequently still approved for factoring.

I own my trucks outright. Can I raise cash against them?

Yes — that is a sale/leaseback. You sell the equipment to a lender and lease it back, which releases the capital tied up in it while you keep running the trucks. It is one of the more overlooked options for an operator who is asset-rich and cash-poor.

Is factoring the same as a loan?

No. You are advancing money against invoices you have already earned, not taking on term debt, so it does not sit on your balance sheet the same way. That distinction matters if you are trying to keep borrowing capacity available for equipment.

How do you get paid?

We earn a broker fee at closing, generally a percentage of the amount funded. It is disclosed to you upfront and built into the financing structure. The first conversation costs nothing.

Can you handle our bookkeeping too?

Yes. We keep books on Xero (and work with QuickBooks Online), which for a carrier mainly means recording factored invoices correctly, tracking true cost per mile, organizing driver settlements, and keeping fuel and mileage records in order for quarterly reporting. It works alongside your CPA, not instead of them. More on that here.

Do you work outside New York?

Yes. We are based in Chappaqua, NY and work with carriers throughout the United States.

Tell us what you are hauling and what you need

Send over the basics — number of trucks, what you are buying or what your receivables look like — and we will tell you straight which route makes sense and roughly where it prices.

Or call 914.419.3059 · email mike@ntibfin.com · book a free consultation
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