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Our first day with our oldest class was overwhelming and frankly intimidating as we walked out onto the playground and saw the cheering crowd. As we walked from the school to the playground we saw the group of eighth grade students, faculty and then the TV reporter and camera. We were as...

Come along with us and see what it's like on a 2363 mile run from NC to NV. Click Here to see more!

Companies moving offshore, layoffs, slow economy. We hear these same stories almost everyday. We hear that if a company moves its’ operations to Mexico or any other country, a portion of the U.S. population will claim that they will not buy their products any longer. What is the real impact on...

Our school is in Saint Malo, France and is part of the Brittany Islands. We learned a saying while there "Neither England nor France, we are Brittany Brittany Brittany. Our teacher Stephanie Derrien-Guivarch, the English teacher at Chateaubriand College has became a close friend over the years...

Tips on dealing with dispatch and what things to negotiate on when accepting loads. CLICK HERE to see more....

Your cost per mile, if you have figured it, will tell you how much you need per mile to break even and make a profit. You may figure your expenses as per day pay, whatever your method is for figuring your expenses, you know, or should know, what you need to cover your costs to operate. There are...

EOBR ELD Paper logs there is no difference in the concept. Lets level the playing field. Ok, it is easy for me so see why we belong to trucking organizations, like the Western States Trucking Association (WSTA), National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) and the Owner Operator...

It's a normal thing that one will catch a stone thrown from a passing vehicle resulting in a visible chip in the windshield. The D.O.T. regulations 393.60(c) refers to windshield condition. "( c) Windshield condition. With the exception of the conditions listed in paragraphs(c)(1), (c)(2), and...

My old beagle has a few years on her. She’s a great companion, although becoming a little less active as years go by, she still has a lot of :censoredsign: in her. She still hunts on her own when we go outside, but mostly she just lies around and enjoys the spoils of a life of leisure. We recently kept...

I take you along and show you a little of what a typical day is like out on the road in expediting. CLICK HERE to see more...

Adding to John Mueller's excellent Blog "All About Cargo", I wanted everyone to be aware that there is a Cargo policy starting to float around our Expediting Community that is ACV vs Legal or Broad Form in how it pays out claims. Why is that important to you? An Actual Cash Value policy reads...

In Expediting we are often running our behinds off or we are waiting there is usually no middle ground. While waiting for a load we make sure that we are actually available for a load. We double-check our status that we are in service and we are located where the computer thinks we are located...

Recently, I had a conversation with a driver from another carrier, next to my truck, in a truck stop parking lot.. Among other things that he was discouraged about in this industry, he pointed to my electronic logs sticker on the door of my truck and said “That right there is why I’m getting out...

Curious about bringing your four legged friends out on the road with you? Here's some helpful tips & info about having pets out on the road. CLICK HERE to see more...

This post of Looking Both Ways will take a look at Cargo. Many of you have hauled all kinds of freight and have also most likely moved some pretty interesting loads. Transporting the cargo or the load is how all of us in this industry make our living. Without the cargo, we all would be without a...

Depending on the type of freight box you have, size of truck, and what you are capable of hauling can determine how long to wait for a load. As a dry box with government clearances our areas of the country that are good for freight are not always that good for a refrigerated truck without...

You will get better results posting a driver wanted ad in the Free Classifieds. You can register by clicking here. Once you complete the form, you will receive an email with a link to click to verify your account. After you have completed this step, you are ready to place your ad. Log in and...

If you have a cat you understand both of these terms... Over the years we have had many puppies but none of the puppies have damaged us as much as one small kitten has. Squeaky has hidden switchblades and we never know when they will be used. Usually his feet are very soft and gentle and then...

Finding the "RIGHT" owner is very important once you've decided to make the move into expediting. We'll give you some resources to where you can find an owner as well as some tips & red flags to be aware of. CLICK HERE to see more...

Where have all the nice cans gone? I look around, but there seems to be a shortage of them lately. I remember when a couple of big cans could be found anywhere. It’s nice to run across a couple of nice cans at the truck stop fuel island or in parking lots. I find everything's better with a few...