7-Point Checklist for the Newbie Expediter
If you do it right, expediting can be a lucrative and rewarding career where you can be your own boss, set your own schedule, and see the country on someone else's dime.
But if you're looking at expediting as just another job or a get-rich-quick business opportunity, watch out! You could be setting yourself up for failure before you even get started.
How can you determine whether you and expedited trucking could be a perfect match? Use this 7-point checklist. #1. Does the exp...
Fleet Owner Conversations: George Mullan
Meet George Mullan. George ran his own insurance and investment advisory firm for over three decades before he became an expedite fleet owner in 2008.
Today, he runs Mullan Transportation based in Maumee, Ohio, operating a fleet of 14 trucks-three tractors and 11 straight trucks-all leased to XPO Logistics Expedite.
So, what led George to expedited trucking? How did he get started as a fleet owner? And what advice does he have for others who may be considering becoming an ex...
DON'T TAKE OFF OUR HOOD DRIVER
Got us a nice weekend run that we picked up in Texas heading to Massachusetts.
Winter Front Links:
For the M2 106 & 112 - https://amzn.to/2UFfcnh
For the Cascadia - https://amzn.to/2O8Srpq...
When to Replace Your Expediter Truck
Love them or hate them. But if there's one thing that has kept the NFL's New England Patriots at the top of the professional football world for two decades, it's this: They're smart about replacing star players when the value is still high and before performance declines.
Perhaps successful expedite owner-operators follow a similar formula for timing their truck replacements-when the truck's value is still high and before you have to throw a lot of money at it to keep it on t...
REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ANYWAY
We ended up going to SafeLite & replacing the windshield after a mishap trying to repair it better....
DIY WINDSHIELD CHIP REPAIR
We have some small chips in our windshield so we bought a DIY chip repair kit to try and repair them ourselves. This was an easy job you can do yourself to save some money....
Cash Machine
Most of us know that if you need some quick cash, you can go to the ATM and quickly get what you need. Anytime Teller Machines (ATMs) are practically everywhere nowadays....
Perks
Everybody loves perks, you know freebies that you get for purchasing something else. Freebies are never free....
AIR FRYER GREEN BEANS | LOW CARB - KETO | Cooking In A Truck
One thing I miss with eating low carb is crunchy fried foods like French fries. These air fryer green beans are so good & go great as a side or even on their own. Don't have an Air Fryer .. here is how you can make these in an oven: https://lowcarbyum.com/oven-fried-green-beans/...
BEING SICK IN A TRUCK IS NO FUN
Sorry we have been MIA this week but we have both been very sick. It's never fun being sick in a truck, especially when you and your team mate both get sick at the same time....