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As we near the end of another year, many owner operators start to consider their impending tax implications for the year. Some will scramble until the last possible minute, while others have meticulously tracked their income and expenses throughout the year and have a firm understanding of the...

Is it really possible to get quality sleep in a moving truck? Over the years we have fine-tuned our hours of what times work best for our driving schedule. We both need some time when it is dark and neither of us is good at taking naps. Since Bob is a night owl he drives from 3 pm to roughly...

Have you ever been to Springfield? How about Midway or Fairview? Traveling around the U.S., we see many cities or towns with the same name. It stands to reason that it is because there are so many towns, even in the same state, with the exact same names that we would see the same town over and...

We are now several months into businesses having their doors closed, and I wonder how many will reopen? As time goes by, we are seeing more buildings being advertised for sale or lease. Some restaurants are fighting for their lives by offering seating under tents with tables while their...

When starting in Expediting everyone wants to make a good impression and we accept loads that later on we will look back and wonder what were we thinking. As time passes and our knowledge grows about expediting we learn about the destination of loads. If a load takes us to the middle of nowhere...

You should not be a truck driver. You are not cut out for this career. You do not put forth the effort required to safely be in this line of work. You do not possess the skills needed to do this kind of work. You should not pursue this career any further. Get out while you still can. Stop...

When talking with our investment advisor, he asked, “So when are you hoping to retire?” Both of us were quiet as we did not know how to answer the question. While we have saved for retirement, neither one of us has thought seriously about retirement. What in the world would we do? READ MORE...

I haven’t seen anyone talking about this so I thought I would send it in. With a pandemic going on and stay at home orders and socially distancing, did anyone notice that us essential workers were getting hosed on fuel taxes? Our government needed to shut down or work from home for weeks or...

When our truck sits while not under a load, there are still expenses that have to be paid. When a fleet owner’s trucks are sitting, there are still expenses with each truck. A one-truck operation has fixed costs that occur 24 hours a day, day in and day out. If the truck is paid for, there are...

Looking for a far out place to hang loose? You might be looking for Weed. You can bet your bippy that you will have a blast. What a groovy little town. Can you dig it, man? Don’t forget your bread, you will want to bogart some trinkets and some brews. This place is a gas! While it is legal in...

Backing up any vehicle is a learned skill, just as learning to drive forward took time and patience. Backing requires looking in mirrors, and if you have one, a rear camera and using your 4-ways to let people know that you are backing as if the high pitched ear-splitting noise of the backup...

BEWARE those beautiful streets can be deadly to your truck. The tree’s limbs dragging across the box can damage the logos or the exterior of the box or poke a hole into the box. We have been very lucky over the years to not poke a hole in our freight box but we do end up with scratches. READ...

Time management could be one of the most critical aspects to success in trucking. Equipment, customers and good paying loads are vital to your success, but without proper time management, it could be all for nothing. Drivers want to have affordable, reliable trucks, and while the truck is a...

While debate and sharing of ideas can be fun and even enlightening the direct insult can have us fuming. The following saying caught my attention and is a good reminder that if you are active on social media or forums, you can choose to ignore or come unglued and let your fingers get carried...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have not seen many restaurants open for sit down dining. I wonder how many will open as they were or if fast food with little seating will become the norm? Is the traditional truck stop restaurant with the drivers counter a thing of the past? Our one...

A business’s goal is to make money and not all of us follow the same path to reach the end. To figure success or failure is to know how much money you keep at the end of the year. This is where the goal can get tricky as my idea of how much money I kept at the end of the year might not match...

Do you have some words of wisdom to share? Are you a seasoned driver with some helpful advice for others? Would you like to help new drivers learn about unwritten rules of the road? READ MORE...

Having gained the intestinal fortitude to interject oneself into another’s affairs with the intent of encroaching on their patron, one can find themselves with a rueful countenance. Interlopers are generally not well received. READ MORE...

Using your 4-ways or emergency flashers every time you back up, warning others of traffic slowing, or when stopped not in a parking stop should be mandatory in every driver’s book. Using the trucks, 4-ways is like setting out an orange cone; it warns others of danger, or something is about to...

Studies can be found for almost anything. We spend a lot of time and money studying everything in our world and even many things not on this planet. READ MORE...