What can you say about someone who buys a brand new 2025 Freightliner Cascadia and within a month of purchase, they take an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel and deliberately cut a big hole in the sleeper roof?...

So, you’ve decided to become an owner operator. Okay, now what? In today’s society and job market, if you’ve been paying attention to what’s going on around you, you may have noticed a change in how people are making a living. Oh sure, the tried-and-true method of working a job for someone else in order to provide a living for yourself and/or your family still exists, and that model continues to thrive. But becoming a TikTok or YouTube sensation (social media influenc...

How much does fuel economy matter? Let’s look at some numbers (don’t worry, I will do the math for you)....

The statistics for small businesses are scary and disheartening to say the least....

Spare Time What do you all do when you are down for a day or more? Do you explore what’s around you? Do you look for new places to eat? This blog is going to talk about some of the things we do when we have nothing to do. Full disclosure, with a dog in the truck it does limit the amount of time that we can be gone from the truck. We have done a few things in the past but honestly, we do very little outside of the truck. If we do go somewhere, it is usually with other people...

So, we’ve closed out 2024 and ushered in a new year. 2025 seems as good a time as any to evaluate some basic truck care necessities. Specifically, taking proper care of your tires. Especially since we’ve hit the coldest and snowiest months of the season, it’s an excellent idea to be properly prepared for what weather comes your way. Commercial truck drivers, by regulatory standards, are required to physically inspect their tires at the beginning and end of a driving sh...

Mother Nature and Unexpected Holidays Mother Nature sure did put a dent in our plans for the first full week of the year. We were on our way to pick up a load when the phone rang with the news that our load had cancelled. Fortunately, we did not drive in any of the ice and snow covered roads that were on our route. The shipper informed us that they lost power and had a water leak. They wanted to address those issues before they began shipping again. Prior to accepting the can...

Oftentimes refusing to go with the status quo can yield new and better results. Just because “that’s how it was always done” does not mean you have to follow suit. Many things we consider as “how we should do something” were started by someone at some point to improve on the norm of that time....

In the transportation industry, honesty is a door that swings both ways. Not only are drivers seeking employment and expecting a straight-up recruiter to give them the honest scoop on what to anticipate with a potential company, there is also a certain level of honesty that recruiters require out of potential driving candidates as well. And as long as we’re being honest here, both sides could certainly learn a thing or two from the other. Don’t Sell Me A Story A recruiter...

Happy New Year! Last week I wrote about how I wrap up our business at the end of a year. This week I will talk about processes to hit the ground running in the new year. First, let me just say that I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Whether you decided to keep working or went home for some much needed family time or enjoyed down time to recharge physically, emotionally and mentally I hope that you are spending the holidays in a way that makes you happy. Now, le...