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So Picture This: You’ve advertised for a driver (using a logo your creative nephew designed) and as the new driver is making his delivery to your customer he’s also gossiping dirt about a competitor. He’s in a hurry because he wants to catch another load that day so he “helps out” the customer...

As the years go by we often pass some kind of landmark that is a reminder of an event. The other day I was reminded as I drove under an overpass to get onto I-35 going north that many years ago we lost an injector at that very location. This caused us and others a lot of stress as we had a...

Earthworms are interesting. Most of their life is spent, as their name implies, in the moist earth. These burrowing creatures live, breed and thrive below the surface in moist soils. Then the rain comes, and these little buggers come to the surface and can be seen everywhere. In parking lots...

Sometimes when we leave home we forget items, some are important and others we can live without. When we are leaving home for a few months at a time and we forget something important it is really frustrating. Somethings can be repurchased and others we have to learn to do without. Over the...

Protecting sensitive information is another important part of our job as drivers. Think twice before posting what may be sensitive information to social media or online. A good rule of thumb is, if it's questionable don't post it. CLICK HERE to see more...

Everyday laundry stacks up in the truck and could overrun us if we had enough clothes. Throwing our dirty clothes out is not an option even though I think it sounds like a great option. Public laundry rooms are not my idea of a wonderful weekend even though every once in a while, we meet some...

“Friggin’ crooks”. “Too much bio in their fuel”. “Outdated and overpriced”. If you are an owner operator and have spent any length of time on the road, you probably recognize the above sentiments. You can probably even tell which truck stop, or travel center as they are calling themselves these...

Talking to a friend about liftgates today and it brought back a lot of memories, some not so good. Within our first few months as expediters, we were asked to help a liftgate truck move a lot of computers to a new a new location in the middle of the night so as not to disturb business. This was...

Not knowing how things are going to be when you get out on the road is something a lot of people question. I want to share my personal experience of how it was coming into expediting with virtually no experience and some of the challenges I faced as an individual as well as team driving with my...

What is the ideal truck for you? If you ask other drivers, you are likely to get as many different opinions as the number of drivers you ask. Truth is, only you can decide which truck will best suit your expediting needs and if you do not know, how are you supposed to find out? Research...

We are progressing towards our new truck and spent several hours at Bolt looking at sleepers being built, the room in the sleepers, and what is possible in our next sleeper. Over the years we have said no to a shower in the sleeper. The showers use to much water, they are hard to maintain, too...

Securing a load will have different requirements depending on the load to be secured, type of vehicle and even some very specific rules for securing certain loads. Generally, for dry vans and reefers, straps, load bars or shoring beams will be used, or any combination of these securement...

I believe this year tax day has been extended to the 16th due to the 15th falling on a Sunday. Preparing for the end of years taxes starts each year on January 1st and continues all year. Our rolling business of a one truck operation creates a plethora of receipts and without a receipt no...

If you like cauliflower & buffalo wings you will love this easy to make buffalo cauliflower bites recipe. Recipe used: Healthy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites CLICK HERE to see more...

How often we buy things to buy things…. Cute little knickknacks catch the eye and all of the sudden we cannot live without it. Thinking before spending will keep us from impulse buying. Living in the truck for most of the year has taught me over time more is not better. I have learned to buy...

When people hear expediting they often have a lot of questions as to what it is. In this video we answer some of the more common questions we get about expediting. CLICK HERE to see more...

What could you do if you had an additional three hours every day? How about just an additional three work hours each day? How about just an additional three available hours each day? Where would your “extra” time be spent? Now that the ELD mandate is in effect and the enforcement date of April...

Where we lived in SW Kansas was remote and when we went out of town one of our goals was to stock up at various discount stores. With a family of four and living in a small town of less than 2500, we could save enough money by stocking up on supplies and sales when we were out of town to pay...

This will change once you start driving a truck... Truck Stops and the Interstate are not Quiet places! It is amazing the noise level out here and all of the different noises that we hear all day and night. The sounds never stop unless we are lucky enough to park at a customer’s lot that’s...

We are excited to show & tell you all about our newest addition to the truck. We added a Palfinger ILT 40 liftgate with hydraulic jack stands. CLICK HERE to see more...