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We have put 11771 trackable fuel mileage miles on our 2015 Cascadia and we are smiling. We have finally started hauling freight with our Cascadia and deadheaded to pick up the first load on September 14th. The odometer reading for our mile per gallon read out has us very excited about this...

I really hate taking off time during the end of a month. I really, really hate missing any time at the end of a quarter, so I hurried my break to visit friends last week in northern Wisconsin. I don’t think I’ve fit as much quality into three days as last week, and I still made it back to catch...

This post of Looking Both Ways is the fourth in a series on starting your own trucking company. This blog will address the finer details of the required insurance filings, the required MCS-150 registration and updates, the FMCSA New Entrant Program and some record keeping requirements. You...

Staying away from home for extended periods of time has consequences. We plan on going home every couple of months to every four months and this means missing some events. I was reminded of this recently when I celebrating my birthday. Our daughter called to say a package had arrived at the...

Our truck is equipped with this and a few more items that are included with the system. CWS - Collision Warning System ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control CMS - Collision Mitigation System The OnGuard system is not intended to replace the driver only to aid the driver, we are still in the drivers...

We have two of about every cord imaginable in our truck. Cords were going everywhere and it was an untidy mess. Between the I-Pads, I-Phones, various headsets, and computers we often have cords running all over the place. I always wonder how in the world they get themselves into tangled...

When Owner Operators provide their own Cargo Insurance instead of the Motor Carrier, it’s usually on a Scheduled Auto basis. This means that each Owner Operator could be insuring the Cargo for far less than the amount listed on the Motor Carrier’s Certificate that was given to the Load...

Thinking outside the box work great in the truck. Sometimes putting two and two together can make our lives easier. My hair is short, only is blown dry when going to a hairdresser, and has never been curled, as it is naturally wavy. I can feel if I have something sticking up and apply water...