Grateful for Independence  Recently, our nation celebrated 250 years of independence. For the first time in a long while, we decided to work through the holiday weekend. We picked up a load on the Thursday before the holiday and didn’t deliver it until the following Monday. Some drivers might think working over a holiday weekend isn’t the smartest choice. And honestly, they have every right to feel that way. Years ago, I probably would have agreed with them. But as I loo...

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Truck Camping Recently, we decided to get our reset while staying at a KOA campground. We spent three days there, and the total cost was a little over $200. We know many other straight truck and semi teams with larger sleeper bunks who also use campgrounds for weekend parking or whenever they know they’ll be sitting for more than a day. In our case, we chose a KOA because the temperatures were expected to be unseasonably hot. Instead of running the generator nonstop to powe...

High Cotton! Before the civil war, the phrase “high cotton” came to mean that the height and health of cotton plants were in direct correlation with a good crop and financial success. For the last several years, many company owners have experienced a drought. I have to admit that this year feels like a breath of fresh air. We are seeing higher rates and more opportunities to work. We are experiencing “high cotton.” The temptation could be to take our foot off the peda...