Final Week at Home Last week was our final week at home for some time. At least, that is the plan. We took two and half weeks off before, during and after the Independence Day holiday. I like to handle tasks one at a time while Dave seems to prefer working on several tasks simultaneously. Here is the breakdown of how are two and a half weeks flew by. First, we emptied the semi so that we could take it down to Bolt in Indiana to have some work done on the sleeper, replaced air...

Multitasking Merriam-Webster online defines multitasking as: "the performance of multiple tasks at one time." There have been several studies that have suggested that multitasking actually slows us down more than it allows us to get more things done simultaneously. Last week found us trying to work, then rush home for a friend's milestone birthday party and prepare for an upcoming vacation. While home we try to get appointments done, groceries bought, laundry completed, go th...

When starting at a new job, many people simply want to learn their role and focus on only what they were hired for. You know, the not my job, not my problem mentality. If they're hired to pick up a phone to answer and make calls, then they'd make sure to just learn that job. Anything else is considered above or below their paygrade. So that's it. If they're brought into a company to process paperwork, or maybe they're a sales or tech specialist, then that's what they do. That...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state agencies will begin enforcing stricter English-language proficiency standards for commercial drivers operating in the U.S. Under the updated enforcement rules, drivers who cannot adequately speak and understand English may face out-of-service violations on the spot. The changes follow a new enforcement policy distributed by the FMCSA on May 20, which mandates that all roadside inspections begin in English. If t...