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After three very short years we have sold our 2012 Cascadia and are anxiously waiting our 2015 Cascadia Evolution. Over the past three years the Caffcadia has carried us on many adventures and at the same time was our main source of income. We spend months at a time in our truck away from home...

Last week started with a Monday morning delivery in Saginaw, Michigan. I checked with my shop in Grand Rapids (Hoekstra) to see if they could fit me into the schedule for a part I had ordered last time I was in for work. I also wanted a reevaluation of my diesel particulate filter, because last...

Hi Everyone, Thanks to Lawrence and his team for making the Expedite Expo an experience we can all enjoy every year. Without his hard work, how would all of us get together at all? And without the generous support of Company Prize Donations, how would we wrap up 3 hours of play gambling at CIS...

What a fantastic Expo with perfect weather - no rain - and cool. Our 11th Expo and one of the most unique expo's yet. We drove our 2012 Caffcadia with the intentions of not bringing her home. Everything inside out was spotless and we were living out of suitcase in the hotel. Our new truck...

Final results of Texas Roulette. The game of Texas Roulette took a little over two weeks. After my intrastate load, it took an extra week to get out of Texas. My instate delivery left me way down south in McAllen. I figured any trolling would only cut into any loaded miles and wouldn’t...

Please join me for a workshop called “What is VOI?” at 2:00 Saturday, July 26th at the Expedite Expo in Wilmington, Ohio. READ MORE...

There is a lot going on the Expo and we will be running around like crazy. Friday and Saturday Morning there is a PJ Fun Walk that will start at 8 AM and we will walk approximately a mile around the convention center. No need to get dressed up. For those walkers that join us TA/Petro will be...

This will be our eleventh Expedite Expo and we are as excited about this one as we were the second one we attended! Why the second one? We were expediters by that time and we went to the Expedite Expo for a different reason then we did the first time. When we were researching expediting...

BDR. Battle Damage Repair is the minimal level of repair to get home for a proper repair job. I was lucky that the exhaust pipe came loose and dropped after I parked. It sounded like someone knocked on the back door of the van. No one was there, so I thought it was birds playing on the roof...

While Owner Operators are gearing up for the Expo July 25th and 26th, Motor Carriers have just returned from their annual T.E.A.N.A. conference, this year held in Denver. Members gather each year to reinforce and build relationships with shared goals to improve Expediting. The hot topic was...

Playing Texas Roulette. A little over a week ago I came down to Texas with a decent load. Getting out of Texas with respect is always difficult which makes coming to Texas a gamble. I’m still willing to play the game. I came into the state to deliver on the 4th of July (a Friday), but that load...

Disconnecting - It is time to check out for a few days, leave the computer, and leave the I-phone at home. No checking of emails, no Facebook, no blogs, and nothing to do with business. We have been leased to our company for almost ten years and in those ten years we have qualified for the...

The Crucial First Cinder Blocks for Your New Business Foundation – The Business Plan This post of Looking Both Ways is the second blog in a series on starting your own trucking company. The first cinder blocks you lay for your business foundation are the most crucial because all...

Every on-highway four-wheeled vehicle is required to have them. They are very easy to use. They turn themselves off when finished, (at least in most vehicles). Motorcycles have them also, but they are a little harder to use. Everyone knows how to use them, and when they should. What are we...

Here is a handy little gadget for expanding securement options. I thought about making something like this and then I found this little gadget at Northern Tool and Equipment for $8. The Loc-Link is two e-track single receivers welded...

Stuck. First, I had to drive out of Florida after delivering in Tampa on the Thursday before last. I slowly moved north, stopping for a day to eat, stopping for a day for laundry. I eventually made it to Atlanta by the beginning of this week. I was leaving Atlanta on Wednesday (tired of sitting...

Buying a truck is not like buying a car... Boy, what a process. The thing about getting a truck built is, there are things you want but cannot have, and things you don't really want but have no choice. Once you figure this out the project becomes easy, not simple by any means, but easier...

Edge to edge of the freight zone. A week ago I was in Colorado. This week was respectable, if it wasn’t sandwiched between big gaps in freight. By the end of the year it should average out. My results have been volatile, but so far it seems the weakness has been related to the fringe runs like...

The date for the truck build was set in Cleveland, OH and we were there to witness the event. First we had a group meeting and then off we went to find our truck in the production line. First we found the day cab that did not have back windows. The shell had all ready been painted white...

Writing my blog from a TA restaurant with free WIFI BETA test that I sure hope turns into reality at all TA/Petro locations. When we are laid over I enjoy going into the restaurant early in the morning, having coffee, and working on blogs. Many of the TA/Petro's that have updated their...