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Current Regulatory and Legislative Updates having some effect on truck drivers. This post of Looking Both Ways will attempt to keep you updated with pending legislation that will have some effect on all truck drivers. Some issues affect you the driver directly, some affect the motor carrier you...

A recent thread on EO reminded me that there could be misconceptions out there regarding brokering. Specifically, is an Owner Operator hauling for a "Multi" brokering the load? The short answer should be "No"...the long answer.... FMCSA requires that anyone Brokering freight to have a...

Do you know the gear ratio of your truck? Is the ratio right for your trucking operation? Lets talk about rear end ratios. Most people get confused about what the numbers mean when you talk about gear ratios and how they affect the drivability and perceived performance of their vehicle. I...

A friend says a pre-trip inspection is like Bigfoot, everyone has heard of it but no one has ever seen one. Ha Ha, that tells you how often one actually sees another driver doing a pre-trip or a post trip inspection. The thing is, most drivers drive the same vehicle every day and know when there...

We tried out some new ideas on our current truck and changed up the sleeper some. The results have been exceptional. Our truck has been on the road almost a year and there is not much we would change and has 113,826 miles on it. We have two fuel tanks with only one 120-gallon tank feeding the...

Trucking Solutions Group In 2008 a group of owner operators joined together to better each other’s businesses and share ideas. This was a diverse group of business owners from expediters to one with their own authority. We have tried for over a year to get a mobile mammogram unit to a truck...

Agent calls with easy load good money (this should have been a clue) Albuquerque, NM to Gallop, NM first thing in morning delivery. First clue is we pick up a freight forwarding terminal and our times are mixed up one says pickup after 5 pm then we get a phone call pickup before 5 pm. To be on...

August is the Kick Off for the annual TA/Petro Band Together to raise fund for St. Christopher Fund. During the month of August TA/Petro will be selling St. Christopher Fund (SCF) wristbands for $1.00 or Keychains for $5.00 with 100% of monies collected going to SCF. Employees of TA/Petro also...

Odd happening last time we were out in California and due to poor timing I kept having to drive during rush hours. Los Angeles and rush hour is almost continuous and I was merging during the times when the traffic speed was 20 to 60 mph in short distances. As I was routing I had to change...

My thanks to everyone for the generous outpouring of prizes for CIS Casino Night 2015! My thanks to everyone for the generous outpouring of prizes for CIS Casino Night 2015! Over $7,500 was given to all of you by your Motor Carriers, Truck Companies, Vendors, Owner Ops and E.O. The increased...

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...