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The Expo is in the books and we waved a fond farewell as we left the Roberts Centre. This was our last year to attend the Expo in Wilmington, OH as the Expo is moving to Lexington Center, Kentucky in 2016. We attended our first Expedite Expo in 2004 in Detroit. We were able to experience the...

Here is something interesting from the Expo and worth following. This is the first curtainside cargo van upfit being fielded by Volens of Lakewood, Ohio. This is a common setup in Europe but not here in the states. The carrier Wingstar (a sibling of Volens) will be operating this van and have...

I arrived at the Expo late Friday night in time to see forum member Wolfeman68. I'll be back at it in the morning. READ MORE...

During the Expedite Expo we are usually all over the conference center but this year we have a base station. On Thursday we will be getting our truck washed and shined up to go into the Stoops Specialty Truck Booth. We will be representing Team Run Smart and talking about how and why we set up...

See you all Friday for the best CIS Casino Night ever! I personally invite everyone in our Expediting Community to join us on Friday, July 24th at 7:00 for our annual CIS Casino Night at the Expedite Expo at Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. CIS LOVES this event because this is our...

Calling all CDL holders to try their hand at performing a Pre-Trip for some really nice prizes sponsored by TA/Petro and FYDA. This challenge is set up to be fun and also challenging with every participant receiving a small prize and the top five scores will receive a RoadSquad Roll On Cooler...

...including other uses for cargo securement equipment. Expedite Expo 2015. Two more weeks and the truck show will be over. The organizers probably consider the expo as one week away. For the first time in a few years I plan to arrive at the expo before the doors are closed on Friday afternoon...

This time of year always brings back memories of the indecision we had in 2004 about this huge career change. 2004 Expedite Expo was held outside in tents - it has come a long ways! In 2004 we debated on flying into Detroit where the Expo was held at that time from Kansas and finally made the...

When we load freight onto our truck the value can be from under a $100.00 to priceless and it is all be treated the same PRICELESS This past week after we were loaded we started towards our delivery and that is when the route plans changed. Due to flooding there has been more accidents and...

An opportunity was presented to head off to Washington DC and talk about Women in Transportation and I was able to say, "YES!” An email was discovered in my inbox that was sent from one of the ladies that works for the Saint Christopher's fund saying that I was a person of interest. Tara...

Natural sleep patterns can be obtained when team driving. Too often we are expected to adhere to a predetermined time schedule day in and day out with our bodies protesting all of the way. We all have a different time of day when we are most productive and our day will ebb and flow with what...

The melting ice caps are flooding Lake Eufaula. I drive by Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma often without stopping. This week the lake was about the highest I've seen, so I stopped at a town that I use as a gauge for my own eye-ball drought measurement. The town of Crowder is just off of US Highway 69...

Getting good fuel economy and long lasting tires and less stress on your arms and shoulders starts with a good truck alignment. Alignment seems to be one of those things we tend to overlook when doing preventative maintenance. When we have to replace tires because of poor alignment this is...

During the years out here on the road we have seen some pretty amazing storms. When I was young I lived in Arizona in an adobe ranch house with a tin roof. In southern Arizona living on a cattle ranch, rain is something that is looked upon with great joy. The sound of the rain hitting the tin...

Resume Tips and Ideas for the Professional Driver This post of Looking Both Ways addresses advantages of resume building for the professional driver. Drivers need a resume – are you serious? Very serious. The information contained in a well written professional driver resume can supply...

Truck stops are active twenty-four hours a day and there is always someone coming in or leaving. When we first started trucking the noises of trucks parking next to us or any noise next to us would have me wide-awake making sure everything was ok. In the next stage the noises would wake me, but...

Catching up from the last couple weeks. Empty nest. It only took a week and a half for the robins to go from eggs to empty nest. Mileage update. First chance to measure fuel economy on a long round trip. St. Louis to Boston and back. On the way out and empty, 26.0 mpg average with a high...

Is it necessary or not? In every truck we have owned since 2005 we have had a Carbon Monoxide/Smoke alarm somewhere in the sleeper. Some people believe that Carbon Monoxide (CO) is not something to worry about in a truck, or not worth the expense of having an alarm. So, just what is CO and how...

This is one heck of a give-away and the tires will be mounted on Alcoa Wheels The grand prize winner will receive two Michelin XZA4+ steer tires and four X One Line Energy D drive tires mounted on Alcoa aluminum wheels. In this contest, there will be two runner up winners who will each receive...

Saint Christopher Health Challenge kickoff at Great American Trucking Show (GATS) August 27,28, and 29th. You do not have to attend GATS to enter the challenge. Driven To Be Healthy General Information Interested in getting healthier, losing weight and/or exercising more? If so, join us for...