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Dang, I was logged in to the wrong account again... ;) hahaha! But to be fair, blueberries do have antioxidants, so it was healthy, right? Riiiiight. :cool: (Ad is removed)

Heading into Montana and Idaho this time of year we figured we would find the snow and I was able to. All the way across from Wisconsin the road had been good, but the wind was blowing somewhat. Then we made it to Montana and it was my turn to drive. Road started out clear and nice then...

Hi everyone, I'm busy with a big project I'll tell you all about next week, but in the meantime since I didn't have time to blog myself I thought I'd post something that the A.P. reported on which was discussed at last week's TRS Transportation Risk Specialist seminar. This is written...

Great Find when we walked away from the truck stop in the Reno, NV area. The lake is an easy walk from TA with about a mile walk from the Petro to a 2-mile walk around the lake. From the TA go out the exit gate from the truck parking and turn right, easy access to the sidewalks around...

Back in service. No more rough cold starts. The culprits were somewhere between the six glow plugs and the glow plug module. I ended up changing all the parts, and now the van starts smoothly and runs without setting off the check engine or glow plug light. READ MORE...

This post of Looking Both Ways addresses a much needed training issue often neglected by our State Governments – required minimum training and remedial training for all operators of vehicles on our roads – not just truck drivers. Of course you could be a professional truck driver stuck inside a...

The Glenwood Canyon rest area at MM 118 on the west side of Colorado is one of the most beautiful rest areas in the nation. READ MORE...

Friday I took the van for its first service since installing the remanufactured transmission. It’s taken since early April to not quite reach 50,000 miles on the remanufactured transmission from Silver Star Transmissions. The bottom of the pan was immaculate. READ MORE...

I will be mailing out the next batch of stickers today or tomorrow... jrcarroll please check your PM.

John and I just returned from a TRS Insurance conference this past week in Orlando. TRS stands for “Transportation Risk Specialist”, and the seminars are for insurance agents who specialize in Trucking. The agenda is actually more interesting than you might think, with past and current court...

Who hasn't run the batteries just low enough the truck wont start? If you haven't, it’s just a matter of time before it happens to you also. What can be done? There are options, but which one is right for you? Battery choice is the first thing to look at if this happens to you regularly. Do...

We are aware of the issue, thanks!

When looking up why many of us start our day with coffee I found links to the health benefits and there are many. That is not why I drink coffee. This was one comment I read on WebMD Health News: "Drinking several cups a day is linked with a lower risk of depression, according to a new...

The kind of things that are usually stuffed into a weekend report. Strange occurrence. I arrived at a shipper. It was the typical crossdock configuration of a bazillion back-to-back docks with an office at one end. It was one of the most ship shape crossdocks I’ve seen. I checked in at the...

I tallied my food receipts for August. I wanted to see if those numbers were typical, so I ran my numbers again for September. The total for September was $174.91 compared to $179.11 for August. $29.35 went towards ice cream, and $12.96 for prepared food. I was in service for all of September...

Hi Everyone, I met with Sharon Foster with TA/Petro the other day…some of you may remember her from the Expo…she spins the wheel (among other accomplishments, I’m sure, LOL!) Anyway, she reminded me of a program they’re sponsoring that I really want to recommend to our Expediting...

Which category do you fall into? I know with my personality my knee jerk reaction is usually not how I would react if there were time to think out a situation. One book that I really enjoy is "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey and I quote the book several times in this...

A Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all our Canadian friends. My second load for the week was a leisurely run from Buffalo, New York to Newport News, Virginia. Picked up Friday night to deliver Monday. The load came over from Canada, and Buffalo was a cross dock location. READ MORE...

The OOIDA 40th Anniversary Event is turning out to be a HUGE event! Henry Albert and ourselves will have our trucks nose to nose in the Team Run Smart Freightliner booth. We will be showing off the trucks, the sleepers, the F.I.T. System, and we will both be showing the aerodynamics that...

This is the final episode of the bunk project. Anymore construction on a sleep setup will be in a different vehicle. Bunk 4.2 is more rigid than 4.1 and adds a couple storage cubbies to the driver side shelves. READ MORE...