If you own a Commercial Van and want to understand the nuances of insuring your Sprinter Van or Cargo Van to haul expedited freight, then this blog is for you....

After years of tucking it away, now I can just slide it in and slide it out. Once it is out, it is huge. And talk about smoothness, it goes up and down gently. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about a liftgate....

Give Thanks This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Many people have various traditions that they have to celebrate this holiday. What do you do to show your thanks for everything you have experienced this year? Has your year been a year for which you are thankful? Maybe not? Has there been too many breakdowns and not enough loads to get you through? Has there been a medical scare that set you back or forced you out of trucking completely? Is there a way to still be thankf...

Business Review It’s that time of year again. The third quarter of the year has passed. Have you been keeping up with how your business is doing? Do you base it on how much money is in your bank accounts? Or do you have systems in place to know from week to week, month to month or quarter to quarter how your business is doing? I must admit that I have not been as diligent as I could be with keeping up on our business numbers. Maybe because I know that this year has been mor...

Consider what it may feel like to be, in some cases, thousands of miles away from the ones you love, especially during the holiday season. With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, there’s still at least another month or so when a lot of our favorite truckers will be spending a considerable amount of time away from home. So, for those of us who are fortunate enough to be able to stay close and near to family during the holidays, let’s pause to think about what those who ar...

Thank You Veterans! My blog this week is going to pay tribute to the many truck drivers who have served our country both in the military and in trucking. As we celebrate Veteran’s Day this week, this is the perfect time to reflect on our Veterans and the freedoms that their efforts have given us all. We know many Veterans who have become truck drivers. Whether they drive for a trucking company, are owner operators that have leased onto a company or have gotten their own aut...

Changes, They Are a Coming! Whether you bleed blue or red, this past week has been filled with excited anticipation or complete dread. This blog is not meant to sling mud or cause division. This blog is meant to ask the question: What changes do you think the results of this year’s elections will have on trucking? I think we can all agree that the last couple of years have been very challenging for owner operators in the trucking industry. I know for us, we are ready for ne...

An undeniable dearth of safe and available truck parking has sat perched atop the highest ranking of concerns for truck drivers, and the overall trucking community, for years now. Only recently has the Department of Transportation (DOT) been the recipient of some much-needed federal assistance to help in creating a surplus of such parking spaces and rest areas. The Department of Transportation has recently been awarded over $30 million to go toward transportation projects for...

Spooktacular With Halloween just around the corner or just behind us, I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the craziest and scary things we have seen in our driving career. Now I’m sure that many of you have some great stories to tell as well so feel free to share! Very early on in our career I was driving along an interstate when out of nowhere a semi in the far left lane suddenly crosses all four lanes of traffic and hits several cars in its path. I can only sp...

Over the years, I’ve learned some valuable lessons from the multitude of drivers, fleet owners, and carrier professionals that I’ve worked or connected with. One of those lessons, is to always be prepared for potential happenings on the road. From a driver’s perspective, that can offer many different meanings. From keeping the truck in prime working condition or prepping for the winter months and icy travel that lies just ahead, the overarching focus is to be ready for ...