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Freightliner Pit Stop Tour October 31st through November 2nd Texas Motor Speedway Tailgating: Weekend filled with fun, food, games and fast cars! Stop by and see the Team Run Smart Pro's Bob & Linda Caffee and Henry Albert. The Caffee's will have their truck on display and their sleeper...

I ran a couple months of data for my weekend work. There was a discussion about a carrier’s level of weekend staffing in dispatch, so I ran some of my weekend numbers for September and October. Of the eight weekends, I was available for seven. READ MORE...

The nicest Laundromat with truck parking. Wildwood, Florida at the 75 Chrome Shop is one of the nicest that I have found Laundromats in the United States; it is also not the cheapest. When we are in this area of the country I usually wash all of my bedding as the dryers are huge and fluff...

Did you know that 3PLs and Brokers are establishing “Gold” and “Platinum” Tiers of preferred Motor Carriers to better protect themselves from the risk exposure of unpaid claims, vicarious liability and Negligent Entrustment? READ MORE...

Why in the world did you order ORANGE SEATBELTS? Those are so uglyyyy. These are a few of the questions we are asked. We ordered orange seat belts for one reason and one reason only: they are highly visible. Our carrier has a zero tolerance policy and this is a policy we have no trouble...

So much for doing my laundry in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I had my plans for wasting through a weekend in Rock Hill, South Carolina, but there was work to do instead. Saturday night at about bedtime I got the call. Hot freight 90 miles away (back roads, no direct route) that needed to go 850...

We found a nice quiet place to park and I had to laugh with what I saw out the window. I was sitting in the front seat working on the computer and I saw what I thought was a dog go running by at a mile a minute. A car came next and I thought it was someone trying to catch his or her dog. Next...

The Women in Trucking Association Inc. Facebook page is a learning tool for men and women In the past year this page has exploded with users that are willing to share their knowledge of the trucking industry. The questions asked are all over the place from how to become an owner/operator to...

It’s hard to write when I’m driving. I’ve written a couple articles in my head during the last couple weeks. Those stories have come and gone, because all I’ve had time for is driving, sleeping and eating. So far this month, contrary to end of month, end of quarter principles, I’ve had ten...

Skinny or slim hangers can double the closet space. We found these hangers several years ago and have found that they work great in the small sleeper closet. The hangers practically doubled the usable space and they are slip resistant. We found the slim hangers at a chain store and I have...

What happens when trucking consumes our lives. When we first started expediting in 2005 we immersed ourselves in our new profession and we learned all that we could. As we pulled into a truck stop or to a customer we scanned the area looking for expediters. If an expediter was there we...

We have put 11771 trackable fuel mileage miles on our 2015 Cascadia and we are smiling. We have finally started hauling freight with our Cascadia and deadheaded to pick up the first load on September 14th. The odometer reading for our mile per gallon read out has us very excited about this...

I really hate taking off time during the end of a month. I really, really hate missing any time at the end of a quarter, so I hurried my break to visit friends last week in northern Wisconsin. I don’t think I’ve fit as much quality into three days as last week, and I still made it back to catch...

This post of Looking Both Ways is the fourth in a series on starting your own trucking company. This blog will address the finer details of the required insurance filings, the required MCS-150 registration and updates, the FMCSA New Entrant Program and some record keeping requirements. You...

Staying away from home for extended periods of time has consequences. We plan on going home every couple of months to every four months and this means missing some events. I was reminded of this recently when I celebrating my birthday. Our daughter called to say a package had arrived at the...

Our truck is equipped with this and a few more items that are included with the system. CWS - Collision Warning System ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control CMS - Collision Mitigation System The OnGuard system is not intended to replace the driver only to aid the driver, we are still in the drivers...

We have two of about every cord imaginable in our truck. Cords were going everywhere and it was an untidy mess. Between the I-Pads, I-Phones, various headsets, and computers we often have cords running all over the place. I always wonder how in the world they get themselves into tangled...

When Owner Operators provide their own Cargo Insurance instead of the Motor Carrier, it’s usually on a Scheduled Auto basis. This means that each Owner Operator could be insuring the Cargo for far less than the amount listed on the Motor Carrier’s Certificate that was given to the Load...

Thinking outside the box work great in the truck. Sometimes putting two and two together can make our lives easier. My hair is short, only is blown dry when going to a hairdresser, and has never been curled, as it is naturally wavy. I can feel if I have something sticking up and apply water...

A pleasant surprise when stranded in Memphis. There I was…Wednesday evening, turning off the interstate exit when I was hit by a heavy cloud of diesel fumes. It was as much a mist as it was fumes. I thought maybe the truck in front of me was leaking something or there was a chemical plant in...