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How to replace the vent fan in a sleeper. CLICK HERE to see more...

Too many decisions grind the brain down to a halt and then no decision is made. There is a very interesting article on Linkedin about why successful people often wear the same thing day in and day out, or perform the same task every day. It is not that they are stuck in a rut it is that they...

Truck searches are a part of our lives, day in and day out, we have someone poking around in our cupboards and our personal belongings. Truck searches are a part of our lives, day in and day out, we have someone poking around in our cupboards and our personal belongings. Part of carrying the...

Cash is King, but holding onto some of your cash will make you a smart King. Earning a living on the road can be difficult enough and there are so many ways your cash can trickle, or sometimes pour, out of your pockets. So, why not do all you can to hold onto as much as you can. After a lot of...

How we make Spaghetti Squash in the truck. CLICK HERE to see more...

Perhaps this is just the start of what the Trump Bump looks like; The freedom of more choices and more opportunities. For years there have been challenges finding more true truck insurance providers for our community… Now all in the same month, Acuity and National General are partnering with...

See you there March 23rd – 25th at the Convention Center and in the evenings at the Papa John’s Truck Parking area. This will be our thirteenth year of attending this truck show and how it has changed over the years. This has always been a working truck show for us to learn more about our...

1 month update as Owner Operators. CLICK HERE to see more...

Where do you get your trucking information and how do you use it? When listening to the radio, consider why the host is saying what they are saying. Is there personal gain to be had for the host and their future? Those thoughts led me to thinking about other celebrities we listen to on the...

A simple diagram says so much. What do you offer? What do you expect? What does your customer expect? As a consumer we might seek the unattainable, which is all three, but you can only pick two. As a business owner we know you can only give two, or you can give three, but it will most likely not...

The income of an expediter is very volatile and this does not matter if the truck is owned or a driver for a fleet owner. Week by week or day by day income is as unpredictable as the loads. One week the income can be less than $1000.00 dollars and the next week over $10,000 and as such it is...

Our thoughts on getting our own authority. CLICK HERE to see more...

Our day, week, and month can be as if going on a long roller coaster ride. The wait can be compared to a roller coaster climbing a hill slowly and then rocketing down the other side. We wait and we wait and we wait for the phone to ring as we pace, look for things to occupy our time, and sink...

Hands free laws for cell phones while driving are a common thing these days. Many cars will have hands free devices built in and for everyone else there is Bluetooth devices and wired earbuds. If you drive a commercial motor vehicle, Bluetooth is probably your hands free device to keep in touch...

Back in 2014 I made the switch from household moving to expediting. After more than 25 years of moving furniture, it was time for a change. With a Great deal of research, I decided to buy a new truck and lease to Landstar Express America. READ MORE...

How to protect the floor in a straight truck box with polyurethane. CLICK HERE to see more...

Answers to your expediting questions. CLICK HERE to see more...

So the story on the Oscar Best-Picture screwup is that the guy who was in charge of distributing the envelopes of winners was distracted while tweeting "Best Actress Emma Stone backstage! #PWC!" What a great example of how we THINK we're focused on our task, but we're not... READ MORE...

For 12 years, we have said no to becoming a fleet owner and now we are saying maybe… Having two trucks cannot be that big of deal, right? Setting up the truck is not the problem, knowing what we want is not the problem, the problem is implementation. What kind of paperwork is needed, which way...

When the sign says, right lane closed ahead I move over to the left pretty quickly. Have I been doing this wrong all of my driving life? Minnesota has this figured out with the zipper merge. What is a zipper merge? This is when everyone stays in their own lane until the point of going into the...