Keep your own repair and downtime records to track delays, preserve important details, and document how an accident impacts your business....

Three Down, One to Go! Three quarters of the year have passed, and there is only one quarter left to go. How are you doing? Do you even know? As truck drivers and owner-operators, it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day. We worry about the next load, the next delivery, fuel prices, repairs, traffic, and everything else that comes with being on the road. Before we know it, another month has passed. Now is a good time to stop and take a look at the numbers. How does this ...

As diesel prices continue to remain elevated and capacity is still tight, what do you see as the next logical step? Shippers have a need for transportation. They can sell all the products they can manufacture, but if they just pile up in the warehouses, their customers will cancel orders and find the products they need elsewhere. So what are shippers to do when trucks are not available? And for the ones that are available, if the cost is too high to absorb, what can shippers ...

Social media is abuzz with multiple sources warning of an impending truck driver strike. I cannot figure out why. Some claim the strike will be September 23. Most others are citing October 1 as the day to strike. And still others are saying it will be from October 1 to October 5. I am left wondering who is calling for the supposed strike. Who is leading the charge? What are the demands? Who are the truck drivers striking against?...