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A little bit about how we get along living in a truck for months at a time. Click Here to see more...

The book is an Epistolary Novel - Written as a series of letters from the novel's protagonist Juliet Ashton. How the book affected my life. Several years ago through Audible.com we downloaded this book and after about thirty minutes of listening I turned the book off and moved on. First time I...

Elogs. Yes, another article about elogs, but I hope this one is a little different. I am a solo driver and have been running elogs for a while. If you run team, you probably do not have to worry about some of the restrictions that come with the elogs. As a team you can simply switch drivers...

Why attend truck shows, listen to trucking radio, or talk with other drivers about trucking? Why attend the Expedite Expo? We learn by sharing ideas and best business practices or learning by mistakes. Talking to other drivers about how and why they do certain things can be an eye opening...

Tips and Reminders for Operating in Construction Zones This post of Looking Both Ways will take a look at driving into, through and out of construction zones. Think more about the way you operate your vehicle and protecting yourself when encountering an orange can orchard. Here are some things...

It's that time of year again...let's get ready for CIS Casino Night at the Expo! We hope you're as excited as we are about the new venue for Expedite Expo at the Lexington Convention Center July 15th and 16th. This is the 5th year for the Friday CIS Casino Night, and it has turned into such a...

From dogs in restaurants to people driving on the wrong side of the car we were able to experience a lot in France and England. Expressive - Even though we could not speak French when Stephanie, our teacher would translate we could see their reaction to her words in their faces. The students as...

Whether you drive a cargo van, sprinter, straight truck or tractor trailer, overweight loads are a possibility each time you go to pick up a load. Along with overweight loads can come overweight fines. There are a few ways of dealing with overweight loads once you have been caught at a weigh...

Some of the dangers to be aware of when you are out on the road. CLICK HERE to see more...

We traveled with the 6th grade on one day and then the 7th grade on the next day to see one of the Channel Islands and then a Monastery; let the adventure begin. On Tuesday May 10, 2016 we started the day early as we took the ferry from Saint Malo to the channel island of Guernsey. In our...

The side of my truck does not say Eureka….Hoover….Dirt Devil ...or any other vacuum brand name. It says Landstar. Even before I leased to Landstar, I’ve never driven a truck with vacuum labels on the side. Yet, as long as I can remember, passing vehicles will get drawn closer to me when they...

2 of the apps we use on a daily basis and how we use them to help us on the road. CLICK HERE to see more...

Our first day with our oldest class was overwhelming and frankly intimidating as we walked out onto the playground and saw the cheering crowd. As we walked from the school to the playground we saw the group of eighth grade students, faculty and then the TV reporter and camera. We were as...

Come along with us and see what it's like on a 2363 mile run from NC to NV. Click Here to see more!

Companies moving offshore, layoffs, slow economy. We hear these same stories almost everyday. We hear that if a company moves its’ operations to Mexico or any other country, a portion of the U.S. population will claim that they will not buy their products any longer. What is the real impact on...

Our school is in Saint Malo, France and is part of the Brittany Islands. We learned a saying while there "Neither England nor France, we are Brittany Brittany Brittany. Our teacher Stephanie Derrien-Guivarch, the English teacher at Chateaubriand College has became a close friend over the years...

Tips on dealing with dispatch and what things to negotiate on when accepting loads. CLICK HERE to see more....

Your cost per mile, if you have figured it, will tell you how much you need per mile to break even and make a profit. You may figure your expenses as per day pay, whatever your method is for figuring your expenses, you know, or should know, what you need to cover your costs to operate. There are...

EOBR ELD Paper logs there is no difference in the concept. Lets level the playing field. Ok, it is easy for me so see why we belong to trucking organizations, like the Western States Trucking Association (WSTA), National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) and the Owner Operator...

It's a normal thing that one will catch a stone thrown from a passing vehicle resulting in a visible chip in the windshield. The D.O.T. regulations 393.60(c) refers to windshield condition. "( c) Windshield condition. With the exception of the conditions listed in paragraphs(c)(1), (c)(2), and...