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While reading a fuel-economy thread, the thought came to mind that an EO article entitled "Basic Math for Expediters" would be helpful to a number of readers. I don't write for EO any more but I thought I'd share the idea just the same. What basic math should all expediters be able to do? A...

There is talk in the FedEx Custom Critical forum about a load board. Just curious. What is the FedEx Custom Critical load board?

News organizations have been talking for two days about the "massive winter storm" that is "barreling" toward Washington DC and other Northeast cities; a storm that is "potentially crippling." When I recall my childhood years in Wisconsin and early adult years in Minnesota, I don't recall that...

Check out these resistance bands. They are inexpensive and compact. A wide variety of exercises can be done with them and instructions can be easily found online. With a little ingenuity, many resistance-band exercises can be done right in your sleeper. Diane and I used to carry exercise...

This piece, Seven Habits of High-Earning Expediters by EO writer Sean M. Lyden is spot on and should be mandatory reading by anyone considering the trade and everyone wanting to better their lot in it. (By the way, Lyden is grinding out an impressive body of work. He is an excellent writer...

Those who said that we will not see self-driving trucks on the road in our lifetime may want to think again. While this is not the full-fledged self-driving truck robot fans envision, it is yet another step in that direction; and this time, it puts a self-driving truck on the road in a real use...

We received a call this week from the man who bought our truck last year. He said that since buying the truck he has replaced some ABS sensors and later had a brake job done. Other than that, it has been normal maintenance and nothing else. The truck now has 940,000 miles on it and it still runs...

I just read in the June, 2015 Land Line magazine that Swift is installing inward facing cameras (driver cams) in its trucks. Full article Which individual expediter or expedite carrier will be the first to do the same? TeamCaffee has always been one to promote new technology, gadgets and...

In expediting, who gets what and when?

I never liked this idea. Still don't. Rule to mandate speed limiters for heavy trucks sent to White House for approval

The title of this post will surprise no expediter. Not only is trucking among the top-10 most dangerous occupations, the lifestyle carries health risks of its own. This was driven home to me today when I received my blood pressure and cholesterol numbers in my email. The service through which I...

Check this out! Great piece.

For years I have been saying in various posts that self-driving trucks are on the way. We're getting closer to that reality as this story shows: Self-Driving Freightliner Licensed in Nevada While the technology is exciting and the social implications are interesting to contemplate, it is a big...

FMCA May Rewared Carriers for Going Beyond Safety Regs This is an interesting switch. What might safety regs look like if you were rewarded for positive safety results instead of penalized for violations? Taking the question a step further, what might the truck safety world look like if we...

Reading these Trucking Fit & Fit to Live threads gets me thinking about organizing an online support group that would help expediters and other truckers produce and maintain their desired fitness results. It's one thing to share an idea or read a helpful post here and there. It would be...

Expediters know there are many things they can do to improve their expediting skills and thus the results they produce in the business. Such things include: - Do a proper study of your past loads to improve your load-acceptance strategy. - Review your loads from last year to determine the best...

Being in the fitness business exposes Diane and me (former expediters now gym owners) to motivation issues all the time; not only in our own inner game but with gym members as well. Why do people work out in the first place? What motivates them to act? What motivates them to quit? When faced...

Just curious. Are any effects of the CA drought being felt by expediters? With Gov. Brown's recently announced water use restrictions, have CA truck stop shower costs gone up? What are the impacts, if any, on truck washes and laundry?

Four Mobile Apps the Drive Healthy Eating, Weight Loss For Expediters Diet tracking (calorie counting) is one of the most effective strategies there is for weight loss and apps make it easy. It is not effortless. You still have to read the food labels, determine portion sizes and enter what you...

In Setting Health and Fitness Goals, Don't Set Goals Dead People Can Achieve Many people phrase their health and fitness goals in terms of giving something up. If a dead person can achieve the same goal, think about a way to rephrase the goal in a more positive and uplifting way. Examples...