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This post of Looking Both Ways addresses a much needed training issue often neglected by our State Governments – required minimum training and remedial training for all operators of vehicles on our roads – not just truck drivers. Of course you could be a professional truck driver stuck inside a...

The Glenwood Canyon rest area at MM 118 on the west side of Colorado is one of the most beautiful rest areas in the nation. READ MORE...

Friday I took the van for its first service since installing the remanufactured transmission. It’s taken since early April to not quite reach 50,000 miles on the remanufactured transmission from Silver Star Transmissions. The bottom of the pan was immaculate. READ MORE...

John and I just returned from a TRS Insurance conference this past week in Orlando. TRS stands for “Transportation Risk Specialist”, and the seminars are for insurance agents who specialize in Trucking. The agenda is actually more interesting than you might think, with past and current court...

Who hasn't run the batteries just low enough the truck wont start? If you haven't, it’s just a matter of time before it happens to you also. What can be done? There are options, but which one is right for you? Battery choice is the first thing to look at if this happens to you regularly. Do...

When looking up why many of us start our day with coffee I found links to the health benefits and there are many. That is not why I drink coffee. This was one comment I read on WebMD Health News: "Drinking several cups a day is linked with a lower risk of depression, according to a new...

The kind of things that are usually stuffed into a weekend report. Strange occurrence. I arrived at a shipper. It was the typical crossdock configuration of a bazillion back-to-back docks with an office at one end. It was one of the most ship shape crossdocks I’ve seen. I checked in at the...

I tallied my food receipts for August. I wanted to see if those numbers were typical, so I ran my numbers again for September. The total for September was $174.91 compared to $179.11 for August. $29.35 went towards ice cream, and $12.96 for prepared food. I was in service for all of September...

Hi Everyone, I met with Sharon Foster with TA/Petro the other day…some of you may remember her from the Expo…she spins the wheel (among other accomplishments, I’m sure, LOL!) Anyway, she reminded me of a program they’re sponsoring that I really want to recommend to our Expediting...

Which category do you fall into? I know with my personality my knee jerk reaction is usually not how I would react if there were time to think out a situation. One book that I really enjoy is "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey and I quote the book several times in this...

A Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all our Canadian friends. My second load for the week was a leisurely run from Buffalo, New York to Newport News, Virginia. Picked up Friday night to deliver Monday. The load came over from Canada, and Buffalo was a cross dock location. READ MORE...

The OOIDA 40th Anniversary Event is turning out to be a HUGE event! Henry Albert and ourselves will have our trucks nose to nose in the Team Run Smart Freightliner booth. We will be showing off the trucks, the sleepers, the F.I.T. System, and we will both be showing the aerodynamics that...

This is the final episode of the bunk project. Anymore construction on a sleep setup will be in a different vehicle. Bunk 4.2 is more rigid than 4.1 and adds a couple storage cubbies to the driver side shelves. READ MORE...

We have had the ATDynamics Trailer Tail now for 2 full months and we are seeing a 3% increase over our lifetime fuel mileage figures. We are pleased with the results and we are thrilled with how easy it is to open and close the tail and open our barn doors on the box. READ MORE...

Everything last week fell into place quite nicely, this week the roll continues. Seven loads for the week. One load was over five hundred miles, one was less than two hundred, and the rest were all somewhere between three and three fifty. READ MORE...

Due to trucking we are able now to witness the seasons changing all over the country and it is amazing. The first time I topped a hill and saw the fall colors on the mountains in Pennsylvania I thought I was going to have to stop the truck so I could regain my composure. Pictures do not do...

It's been a while and we have some new blood here, so I thought I would try again to collect more recipes that are easy to do on the road. If you have a favorite recipe that can be prepared in the truck, please post it here. Please include: equipment needed (ie crockpot, rice cooker, foreman...

Hey everyone! If you are coming to the BBQ after expo Saturday at 5pm, please remember to bring a dish to share! It could be as simple as a couple bags of chips, a container of slaw from WallyWorld, or a case of water bottles... no need to be homemade! There will be a reefer available Saturday...

Can you believe Expo is this week? Time sure flies! If you are planning to attend, Register Online to save yourself some time when you get there! Not sure you can make it? Register anyway! :cool: You just might be able to get there When you arrive, make SURE you stop by the preregistration...

If you would like to help coordinate the Driver BBQ on Saturday after the Expo, please shoot me an email - [email protected] Linda and Jeannie have done a great job with this in the past, but their time and talents are being used in other places this year. Many thanks, ladies!! :cool: