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The Industrial Age brought about new technologies in the field of manufacturing. Prior to this time in history, most goods were produced individually, one at a time, by hand, by people, and while time consuming, most often times the quality was superb. During the Industrial Age goods became...

Waiting for a load what do we do? In the past, very past we called our dispatcher and asked what the deal was we needed to be moving. Now it is a different story. Expediting is a game of waiting, running like crazy, and we had better be good at both. The waiting game can be tough as how long...

It is pretty frightening to see a wheel running loose on the interstate and I have heard it is even more frightening to see one of your own wheels pass you going down the road. Have you ever had a wheel come loose or even worse, off, while driving? Getting your wheels torqued, in the right...

Given the current ineptitude of our Senate and Congress, Obamacare is apparently destined to limp along indefinitely with few solid options for Independent Contractors. So what can the hard working Owner Operator hope for concerning the future of health insurance? Obamacare cannot continue in...

Driving for a fleet owner is not without it’s perks. As an owner - operator, I get approached by drivers often. While they will have many questions about becoming an owner - operator, often times they overlook critical aspects of taking the risks that are involved if they were to buy a truck...

Scales or Weigh Stations are usually a daily part of our lives. Somedays we are lucky and get a green light on our PrePass Transponder and on other days we get a red light and we must enter the scale. No need to fear though follow the signs. Weigh Stations are all over the country and we have...

Tour of our 2017 Freightliner M2 112 & BOLT custom sleeper. CLICK HERE to see more...

Sometimes we do things to help ourselves, other times we do things to help others. Then there are those rare times where we can do both things at the same time. Improving our business takes many forms. It can be the little things that make a big impact. As drivers one of those little things is...

We just spent several days getting ready for the Expedite Expo, attending the Expedite Expo, and we were asked at least a million questions. Questions from potential expediters or from someone wanting to enter the trucking industry can be very interesting and insightful. Many of the questions...

Our Landstar orientation experience. CLICK HERE to see more...

Important Information on Correct Worker Classification Employee vs Contractor Issues This post of Look Both Ways will look at issues involving the classification of drivers and owner operators as employees and contractors. For years there has been much debate as to the proper classification...

My first Expedite Expo is now behind me. What an event! I had been reluctant to take time off from work to attend in years past as it meant I would lose income for that time period and I am running a small business. An expediting trucking business, but a small business nonetheless. Time off when...

Terry is retiring from the trucking industry after first a team driver with his wife Rene and then as the safety liaison for FedEx Custom Critical for the past 9 years. Terry was one of the first people we met in Expediting as he was the speaker at our first Workshop at the Expedite Expo in...

CIS Casino Night at the Expo in Lexington, KY last weekend. Over $7,000 in prizes were donated and drawn between rounds of blackjack, roulette, craps and texas hold’em. READ MORE...

Odds are, if you attended this year's Expedite Expo, you probably had a pretty good time. Hopefully you gained valuable information about the expedite industry and you were able to network with fellow expediters as well as get information from various carriers and vendors also at the event...

Installing hood mount safety mirrors. CLICK HERE to see more...

Time was spent figuring out the Pre-Trip Challenge and the defects we would put on the truck and also finding some of the defects. It is not as easy as we thought to come up with defects. While something stuck in a tire is a great defect we do not want something actually in a tire. This...

The Pre-Trip Challenge is just that a challenge that is also a learning experience. With less drivers on paper logs the officers are looking for other easy violations. Why become a Gotcha for a DOT officer? One of the many things going on at the Expedite Expo is the Freightliner Team Run Smart...

A lot of changes have taken place lately, or will soon, for the trucking industry. Of course, even when no major changes are looming on the horizon for truckers, they can usually find something about the industry that they do not like, and are more then happy to voice their opinions on the...

It's important to understand tax write offs when owning your own business. CLICK HERE to see more...