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Where do you get your trucking information and how do you use it? When listening to the radio, consider why the host is saying what they are saying. Is there personal gain to be had for the host and their future? Those thoughts led me to thinking about other celebrities we listen to on the...

A simple diagram says so much. What do you offer? What do you expect? What does your customer expect? As a consumer we might seek the unattainable, which is all three, but you can only pick two. As a business owner we know you can only give two, or you can give three, but it will most likely not...

The income of an expediter is very volatile and this does not matter if the truck is owned or a driver for a fleet owner. Week by week or day by day income is as unpredictable as the loads. One week the income can be less than $1000.00 dollars and the next week over $10,000 and as such it is...

Our thoughts on getting our own authority. CLICK HERE to see more...

Our day, week, and month can be as if going on a long roller coaster ride. The wait can be compared to a roller coaster climbing a hill slowly and then rocketing down the other side. We wait and we wait and we wait for the phone to ring as we pace, look for things to occupy our time, and sink...

Hands free laws for cell phones while driving are a common thing these days. Many cars will have hands free devices built in and for everyone else there is Bluetooth devices and wired earbuds. If you drive a commercial motor vehicle, Bluetooth is probably your hands free device to keep in touch...

Back in 2014 I made the switch from household moving to expediting. After more than 25 years of moving furniture, it was time for a change. With a Great deal of research, I decided to buy a new truck and lease to Landstar Express America. READ MORE...

How to protect the floor in a straight truck box with polyurethane. CLICK HERE to see more...

Answers to your expediting questions. CLICK HERE to see more...

So the story on the Oscar Best-Picture screwup is that the guy who was in charge of distributing the envelopes of winners was distracted while tweeting "Best Actress Emma Stone backstage! #PWC!" What a great example of how we THINK we're focused on our task, but we're not... READ MORE...

For 12 years, we have said no to becoming a fleet owner and now we are saying maybe… Having two trucks cannot be that big of deal, right? Setting up the truck is not the problem, knowing what we want is not the problem, the problem is implementation. What kind of paperwork is needed, which way...

When the sign says, right lane closed ahead I move over to the left pretty quickly. Have I been doing this wrong all of my driving life? Minnesota has this figured out with the zipper merge. What is a zipper merge? This is when everyone stays in their own lane until the point of going into the...

Expediters are usually looking for the shortest or fastest route possible. When time is of the essence, decisions have to be made to deliver the load on time. Sometimes the shortest route is not the quickest and the quickest route is not always the shortest. Sometimes there is the toll factor...

How Much Money Should Owner Operators Expect to Make? How Much Money Should Drivers Expect to Make? Some tips to help you make more. The main factor in pay is the type of product the trucking company hauls. The Expedited Freight Industry is a specialty niche of the Trucking Industry. It...

Why are the rates so low? We cannot run this cheap and the company is forcing me to go broke. How often have we heard this? For those that run on a flat rate this is not the blog for you as that is a whole different ball game. There are only so many ways to slice a pie and we can have big...

Some things can only come with experience. If you recently got your CDL or are considering getting a Commercial Driver’s License, you may have the BASIC skills to operate a CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle), but leave behind your car driving ways. It is normal for all people to draw on their...

How we installed the new vinyl flooring in the sleeper of the previous truck. CLICK HERE to see more...

There are many situations where we need to step back and decide who really owns the problem we are experiencing. When called for a random drug or alcohol test and those words are used the monkey is now on my back to get it done and no excuses. When we signed onto the dotted line to get our CDL...

Going from our owners truck to our own truck and meeting up with other expediters. CLICK HERE to see more...

The Star-Spangled Banner is our National Anthem. It was written by Francis Scott Key in September of 1814. He was inspired by the American flag, the Star-Spangled Banner, which was still flying above Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. After several attempts to make The Star-Spangled Banner our...