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There I was… two weeks and only making my second fuel up and only 25 loaded miles on my account… Muncie, Indiana to Laredo, Texas. 1280 miles in 28 hours. I have that route down pretty well. READ MORE...

We no longer stand with other drivers while waiting for our shower number to be called. I downloaded the TA/Petro Truck Smart iPhone App and now I book our showers from the truck. The app is available on other smart phones so check the web site to see what is available. With the app I...

In all of our years involved with trucking I have yet to meet what the truck stop counter drivers call a Real Trucker. I looked up a few definitions of truck drivers and here are my results: Dictionary.com Truck Driver - A person who drives a truck Wikipedia - Truck Driver - is a person who...

Last week I spoke about my improvised strategy to get through the wave of ice that swept across the country. I ended up working on the one load longer than I’ve ever sat on a load. Thursday to Monday was the original span from call to pickup. READ MORE...

This post of Look Both Ways will discuss the realities of having riders in your Commercial Motor Vehicle. Let’s look at the Federal Regulations regarding passengers, the driver’s perspective, the perspective of the trucking company and the view for the insurance companies. Things are...

We were iced in Fort Worth for a few days and walking to the buildings was a recipe for disaster. An experience in Fort Worth, TX reminded me why we carry some of the things we carry. Many years ago I was very excited to see chains for my shoes actually called Yaktrax but I prefer shoe...

Hi Everyone, For the last few years Load One has supported Wreaths Across America. This year John Elliott, in typical generous form, sponsored 100 wreaths for this year's pledge along with 3 units to help transport over 5,000 wreaths. READ MORE...

We hear this comment way too often and I wonder what in the world are you thinking? There are many reasons to chain and for us it is often a matter of safety or getting out of a bad spot. We just recently were in a bad ice storm in Fort Worth, TX. A very slight hill was causing severe...

Close management and luck may have gotten me through some of the latest deep freeze. Early in the week I made my way from Nebraska to Dallas for jury duty. In Oklahoma I was diverted to Tulsa for a dry run that covered most of my deadhead miles to Dallas. Jury duty on Wednesday took 45...

We are pretty excited about our last fill up numbers. The weather was the pits but for once the wind was at our back and we have found that the Trailer Tail REALLY likes a tail wind and we had one basically for 786 miles. We were hauling our normal very light load and we were running on I-40...

Solar Panels make sense for Expediters - Ask questions or listen. Is solar power in your future? For the trucking industry this may be a good option, at the very least to assist in reducing the run time of the diesel powered APU. On the broader scope, a solar system can run an HVAC system...

You've probably been hearing the term "Map-21" tossed around over the past few months. You'll be hearing a lot more because December 1 is when the FMCSA provision is now officially enforced. Map-21 is the acronym for "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century" Act. (Yes, I know what...

Where to get the truck washed when in southern California? We have really struggled over the years looking for a place to wash the truck. Little did we know there was a very nice place right under our nose. Not six miles from the TA/Petro truck stops in Ontario, CA there is a nice truck...

I ran across these amusing Thanksgiving quips and thought I'd share...Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day... READ MORE...

The weekend load started out pretty good when I topped off my tank with $3.45 diesel in Missouri. My parts of the storms on Sunday were bad from southern Illinois to central Indiana. The worst was near-zero visibility rain and high winds when I was caught in one storm cell. I followed most of...

Questions often arise about our fuel mileage... First is Driver Behavior: We drive an aerodynamic truck, Freightliner Cascadia with an aerodynamic sleeper, with many fuel saving features. READ MORE...

...So you’ve just been involved in an accident or someone damaged your truck. What do you do now? Of course, our first action is reaction in getting out of the way of other traffic, securing the vehicle to avoid any additional damage and contacting the authorities. Now it's time to get...

Have any questions about the Trailer Tail and how the Tail might help you out in your operation? Wednesday November 20th 3:00 EST the Trucking Solutions Group will host a conference call with ATdynamics. The call will last approximately one hour with participants able to ask questions of the...

Having Internet is an integral part of my workday. I have bills to pay, blogs to write, work sites to read, and correspondence to read and send. When in remote areas I know and am prepared to not have Internet but when heading to a large city I expect to have signal. READ MORE...

The Garmin Nuvi 755 made way for the Garmin Desl 560 LMT. The Garmin Nuvi 755 that I’ve been using for primary navigation finally became too unreliable for daily work. Last week while trying to input address information for a shipper, the touch screen started misentering the data I was...