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This post of Looking Both Ways will help you understand the reasoning why the carrier you are attempting to lease on with, or now wish to drive for, won't accept your current DOT physical or current DOT Annual Vehicle Inspection even though they are not expired. Why? You (or the company you were...

We have heard all of the comments "How can you stand to be together all of the time?" There seems to be a mistaken idea that team driving means we are constantly together and while that is technically true it really is far from the truth. We share a business and our business is running a truck...

A weak spot to watch in the Sprinter wheel well. The undercoat on the Sprinter has held up really well. The entire underside of the vehicle is coated with a yellowish, waxy, self-healing coating. The one point to pay particular attention to is the body seam in the rear wheel wells. READ MORE...

We now have 79694 miles on our "new" Cascadia and we are pleased with her performance. The Caffcadia likes the heat and so far in April we have had one fill-up at 13.913 for 972 miles and two fill-ups above 12 mpg. The lifetime fuel mileage average to date is 11.82 and we think it will get...

Our new truck has a new look and we are thrilled. We have played around with the idea of custom graphics for years and finally the chance presenting itself. While attending Landstar's BCO days in Jacksonville, FL we talked to the owner of a truck that had custom graphics and lettering that...

Test run looks good. That welcome sight on the dash – no warning lights. I forgot it was Easter weekend, and the library is closed, so I'm hanging out in the parking lot taking pictures of the new engine. READ MORE...

Five hundred miles short of 650,000 miles. Wednesday is hump day of the engine replacement. Old engine is out, and new engine is ready to go in. Downtime is giving me a chance to play around with the blogging software from WordPress.org. I've had a few domains laying around gathering dust, and...

Hope you are all as excited about the NEW IMPROVED EO as we are! :cool: Tomorrow we will be offline during normal business hours. When we come back online, everyone will need to log in again with username and password. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR PASSWORD: CLICK HERE Include your username...

Things to do at MATS this years and where to park for free We will be arriving at the show - March 24th and we will stay until March 29th. On the 24th we will get the truck washed and then head over to the Papa Johns Parking lot to park in the Freightliner area. Papa Johns...

If nothing else, Sprinter ownership has taught me how to rationalize my decisions. I just dumped thousands of dollars into the van, and now it wants more. Final verdict – engine replacement. Dump the thing or try to keep going? Piper One said, “So... likely 30K into the van this year...” Me...

We did not want to do a parallel jump when we changed companies, as we were ready for a new challenge. When looking at a new company the last thing you want to do is to jump out of the frying pan into the fire or even to another frying pan. Changing companies can be detrimental to your finances...

During a recent storm I posted on Facebook after being shut down where the interstate was shut down. While being forced to shut down in New Mexico I posted on Facebook the mile marker, where and what interstate was shut down. In no time another driver who was in Texas posted road conditions...

Monday’s load to get back to the freight lanes. It took a deadhead from Dallas to Oklahoma City on Monday evening for freight back to the middle of expedite civilization, Lima, Ohio. Twelve pounds less than a max load and twenty hours of rain. READ MORE...

So how do ever-increasing speed limits affect those of you who are super-conscious about your fuel economy? Do you continue to run at a slower speed, or do you tend to 'keep up with the traffic'?

Something to think about before preparing a meal or ordering at a restaurant I found this article on MSN health & fitness about combining foods to get the best fat burn and ways to stay healthy or get healthy. Research has been found that it is best to burn fat then to starve fat for the best...

Hate that feeling when we turn on the windshield wipers and where I want to see is the part the wiper misses... Windshield wipers are probably one of the most overlooked and abused items on a vehicle, a car or a truck no matter. From pushing mud, trying to clear bugs to attempting to push wet...

Pasadena, Texas sounded so nice. Trick was getting past the endless sheet of snow and ice to get there. I wasn’t paying too much attention to the weather. It was supposed to be light precipitation whether it was rain or snow. Within thirty minutes of picking up in East St. Louis, traffic was...

Your Company’s Mileage Limit Policy Explained. This post of Looking Both Ways will attempt to explain the reasoning on company maximum mileage policies. You know that policy that states that a solo driver may only drive 550 or maybe 575 or maybe 600 miles maximum straight through. This policy...

When a Motor Carrier allows his Owner Operator to provide his own Cargo Insurance, it all seems clear cut in the beginning of the relationship. But what happens when a Cargo loss occurs at the same time a “falling out” occurs in that relationship? Then the Freight Broker can be left...

Tax Season is upon us, so here are a few things you might want to know: EMPLOYEE BUSINESS EXPENSES Company drivers can deduct, as an itemized deduction, unreimbursed business expenses incurred in connection with driving for your employer that are required by your employer. They include per...