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Good visibility at night is a must & having good headlights help. We changed out the stock headlight bulbs on our Freightliner M2 112 to the Sylvania SilverStar zXe bulbs and they make night time visibility much better. CLICK HERE to see more...

Over the years we have sat in some pretty crazy places waiting to get unloaded. At times we had to have a snow plow come get us and at others, we were sweltering in the desert. Military DoD Safe Haven – Temporary storage provided to Department of Energy classified shipment transporters at...

For every rule, there is a rule breaker. Pass a new regulation and someone will not abide. Enact a mandate and someone will not comply. “Outlaw trucker” is a term widely used. Everyone in the transportation industry, for any length of time, has heard or used this term. As the name implies, it...

I have worked hard to gain my rose-colored glasses and to think the best of other people and assume good intentions. Over the past eighteen years in trucking, my rose-colored glasses have slipped every once in a while, and this is something I choose to forget. In order to keep my glasses clean...

Unstuffed Peppers is another easy meal you can make in the Instant Pot. Recipe Used: Instant Pot Unstuffed Peppers CLICK HERE to see more...

We had picked up our first load after leaving home when I noticed that my sewing bag was not in its usual place. The load we left home to pick up was an ASAP pickup and we basically threw all of our stuff in the truck. When we know what day, we are going to be available for a load we put...

Jason shows you how to tighten the generator belt, as well as, shares some other maintenance tips on our Carrier Comfort Pro PC6000 Series APU. CLICK HERE to see more...

If you have wondered about diesel fuel taxes, how they are paid, how they are collected and how they are dispersed, hopefully the following will give you a better understanding. IFTA, International Fuel Tax Agreement, is an agreement between the lower 48 states of the United States and the...

Before taking any load, a driver must already have knowledge of a few things. Am I likely to get another load near my delivery; if not, how far must I deadhead to a respectable freight area? What is my business cost of deadhead? What is my daily business cost of layover? READ MORE...

New equipment is very costly nowadays. Fully equipped new tractors and van trailers can run upwards of $200K - $230K. Fully equipped new class 8 straight trucks can range from $175K - over $300K. How can you possibly justify these costs? Better yet, why do some people believe that a straight...

Taking time away from trucking! READ MORE...

There are several pros & cons to consider when researching what type of vehicle to get into for expediting. We share some the ones we considered and why we chose to go with a straight truck. CLICK HERE to see more...

Has anyone ever said to you, “You’re liable to get sued!” Everyone has heard it, but what does the word “liable” mean? It means you’re likely to have legal responsibility for damages you have caused. …So you’re driving along in your truck and you hit someone or something – and it IS your...

We have tried a couple different wifi antennas & cell providers since we've been on the road. These are the ones we use and have found work best for us. CLICK HERE to see more...

Vacation time at the Happiest Place on Earth and I find this saying very true. This trip has been in the works for about a year with money being saved, hotels booked, airline tickets purchased, and as the time draws nearer a walking tour booked, and dinner reservations made at Blue Bayou. The...

Safety and Truck Stops are not a synonym and are not often grouped together in a positive way. It is heartbreaking to hear or read stories of children and adults being ran over in truck stops, mobbed, robbed, or being beaten up. All of us that drive know there are a lot of blind spots around...

One of the biggest questions people want to know when thinking about becoming owner operators is how well they will do. We just completed our 1st year as owner operators and want to share a breakdown of our numbers for 2017 in the hopes it can give some realistic insight to that question. CLICK...

After John Farmer loaded the last of the produce onto his old, nearly worn out wagon, he climbed aboard, grabbed the reins and with a little “hup”, he urged the two old mares to start the journey to town. Slowly, the old tired horses began to pull the heavily laden wagon with the weary farmer...

One of our recent Vlogs showing some of the awesome things we get to see as expediters out on the road. CLICK HERE to see more...

Expediting is trucking. Expediting is not just trucking. Expediting freight is just like truckload, 53 foot trailer trucking, but it is not exactly like it. Many truckload carriers may expedite loads, but expediters will expedite loads. Trucking is trucking, but for those considering a career in...