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Our experience in expediting is with a straight truck but much of what we have learned can be used for all sizes. We decided we wanted to get into expediting as a husband wife team and it took us about two years to prepare. Our first step was to spend hours reading the Expediters Online...

Slow, productive out of service. I’ve had a productive two weeks out of service. I should be back to work in the next day or two. Some of the highlights. READ MORE...

What does it mean when your Motor Carrier asks to be listed on your insurance policy as Additional Insured? In our world of Expediting this is usually requested on the Commercial Auto policy. When an Owner Operator lists a Motor Carrier as “Additional Insured”, it means the Motor Carrier has...

An Oil Analysis is a laboratory analysis of a lubricants suspended contaminants and wear metals. During my time as a diesel mechanic I learned that regular oil analysis, be it engine, transmission or differential, can identify a problem developing before it becomes a major breakdown. When my...

You can’t make a sign more clear than this, and the best part is that the sign really means exactly what it says. This sign involved waiting thirty minutes for clearance to proceed, but it worked exactly as posted. The problem comes from the fact that the other identical sign means something...

After three very short years we have sold our 2012 Cascadia and are anxiously waiting our 2015 Cascadia Evolution. Over the past three years the Caffcadia has carried us on many adventures and at the same time was our main source of income. We spend months at a time in our truck away from home...

Last week started with a Monday morning delivery in Saginaw, Michigan. I checked with my shop in Grand Rapids (Hoekstra) to see if they could fit me into the schedule for a part I had ordered last time I was in for work. I also wanted a reevaluation of my diesel particulate filter, because last...

Hi Everyone, Thanks to Lawrence and his team for making the Expedite Expo an experience we can all enjoy every year. Without his hard work, how would all of us get together at all? And without the generous support of Company Prize Donations, how would we wrap up 3 hours of play gambling at CIS...

What a fantastic Expo with perfect weather - no rain - and cool. Our 11th Expo and one of the most unique expo's yet. We drove our 2012 Caffcadia with the intentions of not bringing her home. Everything inside out was spotless and we were living out of suitcase in the hotel. Our new truck...

Final results of Texas Roulette. The game of Texas Roulette took a little over two weeks. After my intrastate load, it took an extra week to get out of Texas. My instate delivery left me way down south in McAllen. I figured any trolling would only cut into any loaded miles and wouldn’t...

Please join me for a workshop called “What is VOI?” at 2:00 Saturday, July 26th at the Expedite Expo in Wilmington, Ohio. READ MORE...

There is a lot going on the Expo and we will be running around like crazy. Friday and Saturday Morning there is a PJ Fun Walk that will start at 8 AM and we will walk approximately a mile around the convention center. No need to get dressed up. For those walkers that join us TA/Petro will be...

Sorry to say we do not record our seminars.

This will be our eleventh Expedite Expo and we are as excited about this one as we were the second one we attended! Why the second one? We were expediters by that time and we went to the Expedite Expo for a different reason then we did the first time. When we were researching expediting...

BDR. Battle Damage Repair is the minimal level of repair to get home for a proper repair job. I was lucky that the exhaust pipe came loose and dropped after I parked. It sounded like someone knocked on the back door of the van. No one was there, so I thought it was birds playing on the roof...

No set price, just make a donation! All proceeds go to Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Our Cookout this year is a little different... no need to bring anything except your appetite! We are teaming up with Truckers United for Charities this year. Dinner will begin at 5:00pm following the close of the Expo. Join us after the Expo on Saturday to kick back, relax, eat and recap...

While Owner Operators are gearing up for the Expo July 25th and 26th, Motor Carriers have just returned from their annual T.E.A.N.A. conference, this year held in Denver. Members gather each year to reinforce and build relationships with shared goals to improve Expediting. The hot topic was...

Playing Texas Roulette. A little over a week ago I came down to Texas with a decent load. Getting out of Texas with respect is always difficult which makes coming to Texas a gamble. I’m still willing to play the game. I came into the state to deliver on the 4th of July (a Friday), but that load...

Disconnecting - It is time to check out for a few days, leave the computer, and leave the I-phone at home. No checking of emails, no Facebook, no blogs, and nothing to do with business. We have been leased to our company for almost ten years and in those ten years we have qualified for the...