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Is expediting as a solo driver profitable? How much do solo expediters make? How can you make money as a solo in expediting? Doesn’t expediting require a team operation? How many miles can a solo run per day or week? What can a solo expediter expect to earn? When you are a solo in the...

In a previous blog, I mentioned that freight is crazy but it is time to go home and get prepared for winter. We are tantalizing close to home at 644 miles and I am hard pressed to not put the truck in gear and head that direction. Today marks two months since we pulled out of the driveway and...

Another easy & tasty recipe made in the Instant Pot. CLICK HERE to see more...

Does freight have a memory? Probably not, but customers do. A long time ago I read or heard a phrase that has stuck with me all these years later, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Before hauling freight, I spent many, many years in...

This year has really been great for freight and while I kept thinking it would slow down it has done nothing but get even better. Last year was slow for us and once 2017 hit so did the freight volumes and the truck has been running its wheels off. It has been a great year with good loads and...

The more I read about what we need to do over this mess with Equifax the more my mind started spinning. While my head was spinning, I found a podcast, as well as the website "The Money Guy Show" and I, am blown away. When I saw, Brian had created a show about the Equifax breach I was a little...

The global logistics industry is worth $8.1 trillion which makes it a very attractive target. Two companies from outside the traditional trucking industry are aiming for a piece of this pie: Amazon & Uber. READ MORE...

We get asked a lot why we didn't get a tag axle and if we will add one in the future. Here's the answer to those questions. CLICK HERE to see more...

Are you prepared? With all the hurricanes and subsequent flooding, there were many instances of cars and trucks getting caught in flood waters. Whether a flash flood or just rising waters, getting caught in a flood and having the ability to not just get out of your vehicle but also signal to...

Would you like to buy a job? I have a job to sell. I will provide you with certain “benefits” if you provide certain services. This will not be a “no cost” venture. If you agree to spend X amount of dollars for equipment, I will provide you with, to the best of my ability, work opportunities...

Check out the October 2017 SmithMooreLeatherwood Transportation Industry Newsletter on recent decision regarding important limitations to Broker Contingent Cargo policies. READ MORE...

Our sleeper in smaller than most Tiny Homes and yet we live comfortably while we are moving or while parked. Many people spend a lot of time in their trucks and many do not have a sleeper as large as ours and of course there are also much larger sleepers. Ours is just right for us 64ft2 works...

The American Trucking Association issued an ATA press release followed by a Fox & Friends interview of ATA Chairman and Jet Express Inc President, Kevin Burch, on President Trump's call for Tax Reform. CLICK HERE to see more...

See what a few of our members had to say https://www.expeditersonline.com/trucking-news/in-the-news/the-best-layover-cities-and-why-9103.htm

Are you winning the race? The race to get ahead. Everyone wants to be winner. There is first place, and then there is everyone else. If this describes you out on our roads today, who exactly are you racing? Do the other participants know there is even a race? We all hear daily commuters...

While I am sitting here sewing on my cross-stitch and listening to a Netflix movie, “Life Below Zero” and learning about substance living I am thinking about living in our “Tiny Home”. Sitting in the sleeper with my computer on one side, my cross-stitch in my lap, and my I-Pad playing a Netflix...

So, if we enjoy what we do, look forward to each day, like the money we make do we really have a job or work for a living? Timing is everything and what works well now might not have worked at an earlier time or a later time in our lives. When our kids were young I would not have wanted to...

Thirty minutes. One - half hour. If you have to log your hours of service, chances are you might need to log a thirty minute break during your day. For a CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) that is subject to HOS (Hours of Service), the current rules are that you are to take a 30 minute break before...

Caveat Emptor (the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made) - commonly known as Buyer Beware does not only apply to the seller, but also the goods sold. As a small business owner, keeping costs down is key to...

While reading headlines I saw one “Why weren’t we told to evacuate?” and I thought to myself we all can see the weather reports and read online the path of a storm and we can think. Move when in danger without being told seems to be the adult thing to do. My mind is boggled by the many signs we...