Making the decision to lease your truck on with a company that will help provide the freight needed to turn a profit can be quite a harrowing undertaking. How do you know you’re making the right choice when deciding who provides you with the best freight opportunities? Perhaps the most important question you should be asking yourself is, what is best for me and my situation? The following considerations should be made as your process of choosing a carrier unfolds. Who’...

The decisions have been made. After months of debating over options, my new truck has been ordered....

Back in March at the Mid America Truck Show one of the booths we stopped by was Seafoam to discuss their products and give them feedback on the ones we use. During the conversation they showed us a product they have called Bugs B Gone.  So, after some back and forth and getting our questions answered we decided to give it a try.  The first thing we tried it on was our four wheels windshield.   We recently had made a 1500-mile trip in it and picked up a lot of “Suicide�...

For the past couple of years, we along with the Trucking Solutions Group (TSG) have been working with and supporting Hope Zvara the CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga (MTY). What is MTY you ask.  Well, it is health and fitness for truck drivers in just minutes a day all from the cab of your truck.  What is it that you can do in the cab of your truck or around your truck to help you be healthy and fit?  Follow along and you will see. Many of the movements she teaches can be done in...

Career truck drivers tend to prefer the solitude of the open road. Who wouldn’t? You get to take your work with you and make money wherever you go. No one to answer to (other than perhaps dispatch and the Department of Transportation), and you’re touring the countryside while getting paid to do it. What’s not to like about that? However, as gratifying as driving solo can be, it’s often accompanied by the risk of losing out on extra cash by limiting oneself in earning ...

Have you ever been turned away from a driving opportunity because of a questionable work or driving history? Maybe your PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program) possesses more cons than pros, or your DAC (Drive-a-Check) employment history displays a less-than stellar work record with your previous carrier. Over the years, I’ve endured the misfortune of having to discuss a trucker’s inability to land a driving position with a company. And, more often than not, the reasons fo...

Just recently we had our DOT inspection done.  It always gets us to thinking how complacent we get doing our pre and post trips.  You get so use to checking your truck that you can spot a problem on someone else’s truck in a heartbeat but miss it on yours.  We always use the same shop and technician to do our DOT inspections. The reason we do this is he is our “extra” set of eyes.  He sees the truck every 120 days unlike us every day.  He spots things that we have ...

Expedited trucking companies depend heavily on their fleet to keep their business running smoothly and generate income. However, accidents are an unfortunate reality in the industry. When these incidents occur, they can bring an expedited trucking operation to a sudden halt, resulting in significant financial losses....

We have all seen the creeps at the truck stops. These days, it is very uncommon to not see at least one creep in the parking lot. Those creeps show up day or night....

Expedite freight has seemingly always been unapologetically classified as time sensitive material, which is certainly true from a purely logistical standpoint. However, to think of it in terms a lifelong long hauler might need to have it explained is a little more complicated than that. With this in mind, let’s get a grip on what it actually means to be an expediter! From the Driver’s Perspective Hurry up and wait. This phrase is perhaps the best way to describe the natur...