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This box inside a TA/Petro had me laughing... What a great gimmick and advertising tool. As I looked at the box it was funny to look at the different coffee cups that had been thrown away to get a new TA/Petro Coffee mug... READ MORE...

I promised an update on Map-21 in my earlier blogs. There are now over 9,000 cancelled bonds and freight forwarder licenses for non-compliance. What is the fine for arranging transportation without a license and a bond? $10,000 READ MORE...

That works too!! :D

The Espar heater has really been put to the test this winter and it has passed with flying colors. This winter we have depended on our Espar more then we ever have and I am happy to say due to the heater we have not had to run our truck to stay warm. That little heater is quiet and gets the...

Yay, I'm 6!!! :)

...Summerville, South Carolina. One more week to scrape up freight before closing out another month. I know I’ve been gone a while when the blogging account makes me sign back in. READ MORE...

We are truly a part of Trucker Buddy International as our students this year are in France. The school or College as it is called over there is located in Saint-Malo that is located in Brittany. The port city is in northwestern France and is located on the English Channel and is a popular...

I am a firm believe in education and this is one option to stay educated. During the CMC Live event in 2013 we had a jam packed six days.... I know the dates are only for five days BUT the event in the parking lots starts on Sunday. When we pulled into the truck parking area we knew the...

There, fixed it!

Just like that, I'm back in Florida. Near Tampa I’m getting winter weather alerts for frost advisories and a low temperature forecast of 33 degrees F. READ MORE...

What does your permit book say about your operation? Many years ago we bought a plastic heavy-duty notebook and plastic sleeves to serve as our permit book. In the front of the book are pockets that contain smaller forms that are most often asked for by scale personnel such as insurance...

Scales used to petrify me, OK so maybe they still do make my heart beat a little faster... While writing the blog about Scale House Etiquette Blog I thought about the times I have been told to "Pull over and bring in your paperwork driver" or "Pull around back for inspection". Sometimes...

Nice enough for a wash, but Punxsutawney Phil isn’t even thinking about checking his shadow yet. I didn’t even have to wait for warmer afternoon temperatures yesterday morning for a quick wash. Sunday was a good break from the recent weeks of harsh weather. READ MORE...

Who would have guessed? Not minding your speed in a weigh station can get you a ticket. Weigh Stations are all over the country and we have been through most of them. When traveling down the interstates and back roads our eyes are always watching for signs letting us know that a "Weight...

A quick snapshot of Michigan road conditions for those who haven’t been out in the weather. At 1800 last night I made a trip from Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids, Michigan. It had a good sample of the lower Michigan road conditions. The eastern half of the route was a solid -9 degrees. READ MORE...

Finally time to leave home after our Christmas vacation and the year starts out COLD. We headed up to Davenport, IA for our first load of the year early as we were watching the weather around our house and we were going to get a lot of snow. The weather also mentioned that Davenport was going...

A new development--generating electricity from snow. Just kidding. This is just an example of the solar panel’s capability. The kind of weather we’re seeing this week in Michigan puts me at the limits of my solar powered set up. With heavy cloud cover and snow that the snow removal crews had...

After Christmas I finally had a chance to visit the South Carolina Artisans Center in Walterboro, SC. I originally spotted one of their billboards on Interstate 95 about three years ago. Last year I made it as close as the parking lot before I was rolling on a load. After Christmas I finally...

A comment was posted after the last blog (Riders in Your Ride) by a reader who remembers when trucking was fun. It made me contemplate if at any time I have had fun while at work within the trucking industry. I’ve worked in the most mundane, dry, technical and regulated sector of the industry. I...

Knowing what was done in the past helps plan for the future. In our operation spreadsheets are one of the tools we use to make decisions. Spreadsheets are easy to create and easy to maintain with very little effort. There are several that are used in our business and here are a couple...