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I really enjoyed this video and it explains a lot of what goes on about a scale house.

We are still in the learning curve and I had a really positive experience last week. Our truck was scheduled for new graphics and we did not go out of service. An agent called and had a load picking up not to far from us with an ASAP pickup. I told her we would not be available for a load...

After reading the book Wheat Belly a couple years ago Bob went gluten free and then both of our girls read the book and a little later on they also went gluten free. I though but way back on my wheat but did not give it up totally until this year. So what I find odd is that after not eating...

How long is your long term?A simple question with an answer that's difficult to embrace. What are you willing to give up today in exchange for something better tomorrow? Next week? In ten years? Your long term is not the sum of your short terms. Seth Godin

Linda Caffee and myself, Tom Kyrk would like to invite you and our group to attend the first Cooking in the Truck Summit to be held at MATS in Louisville March 26th at 8pm. The Summit will be held at the Freightliner Hospitality Trailer located in the Papa Johns Parking area near the shuttle...

When going through a city on an Interstate with more then two lanes which lane is safest? Which lane do you stay in to be safest and legal. I have heard both stay in the middle lane or second lane from the right and others stay in the right lane. Staying in the center lane we do not have to...

Here is the GPS address for Papa Johns Stadium parking. There are shuttles that run all day to the convention center. At the Papa Johns parking area there will be port-a-pots as well as TA/Petro sponsored Shower Trailers. Off-Site Truck Parking at Cardinal StadiumFree tractor/trailer...

TONIGHT 6PM ET Open Forum- Trucker Health Awareness and Action! What are your goals? Do you know where to start? Do you help others on how to improve their health? We want to hear from you. 1st of a series of shows POST YOUR Questions and website links in the CHAT ROOM.And/or call in and share...

This year there are new rules to park in the lot and when we will be allowed into this area: M_A_T_S_ _2_0_1_5_ _P_A_P_A_ _J_O_H_N_’S_ _O_F_F_-_S_I_T_E_ _T_R_U_C_K_ _P_A_R_K_I_N_G_ _G_U_I_D_E The primary objective of the off-site parking at Papa John’s is to efficiently park vehicles during...

The rules have changed this year for the Free Papa Johns Stadium Parking lot. This is the link to the Mid America Trucking Show Parking Page https://www.truckingshow.com/directions-parking Here is a list of the rules: Off-Site Truck Parking at Cardinal StadiumFree tractor/trailer parking...

Has anyone tried any of the Norwex Products? I attended a party when we were home and bought a couple of the cleaning cloths. The cloths seem as if they are perfect for using in the truck as they do not use any chemicals to clean. They also sell some personal items and wonder about the...

While in Santa Nella, CA at the TA we walked across the street to Misty's Fruit Yard and sampled some of the local honey. She has various kinds of honey and the difference is where the honey was collected. During this visit she had honey where the bee's had been on blueberry fields, cotton...

Over the weekend I made a big batch of Steel Cut Oatmeal. I really enjoy steel cut oatmeal but do not like how long it takes to cook it. I solved this problem by make a lot at one time. I have stored cooked oatmeal two ways using baggies. I put a single serving in each baggie and I put a...

One thing we have sure noticed as there are a lot of $1.00 and $1.75 dollar fees. There are also a lot of funny rules that we are learning to exploit and I am sure we will learn more. First on our settlement card when we are dealing with any agent that is NOT an Express Agent we have them...

Channel 19 Trucking - or not- with the twenty-somethings I just finished reading this article and I found it very interesting. Bob and I would have discouraged our girls from truck driving if they would have been interested. Starting a family and a life while looking through a windshield...

Learning how to figure our Card Settlement Statement and the Contractor Statement had me in flux as I could not get everything to balance... When everything does not balance and I cannot figure out why I stay stressed. Each week I was not able to balance my records and I could not figure out...

Trading in one addiction for another addiction to another addiction = an addictive personality. Reading about sugar addiction has been an interesting learning experience as it is a real problem. Sugar increases the dopamine receptors for the short term and we feel pleasure. Despite...

On a recent call with Rolling Strong a nurse was talking about how much damage a Q-Tip or any object pushed into the ear can cause. I have one ear canal that itches and she suggested a 1:1 ratio of hydrogen peroxide & alcohol mixture used twice a day or go see a doctor. I will do about...

Friend just notified me of her friend that has had a very serious heart attack while away from home. He had surgery last night and her and the dog are living in the truck/hotel and have no insurance. She was told he could be in the hospital for 4 weeks and they need all the advice and help...

Wednesday February 18th 2015 Free Tax Webinar presented 4:00 EST Empowering owner-operators to discover important deductions and commonly overlooked expenses that can lower tax liability. Presented by President and CEO of ATBS Todd Amen