How far will you deadhead to get to that next load? Recently, my husband and I made a delivery in an area that we knew would be challenging to get out of. Where do we go? We had several options and of course, I wanted to go one way while my husband wanted to go another. I am sure that many teams have the same discussion as we had. We decided to head in the direction of the way my husband wanted to go. We did this because we figured that while we were down we would get new ste...

How many of you travel with an animal in your truck? We have been driving for over ten years. It has only been in the last two years that we have added a pet to our truck. When I asked what people would like to see in an article about traveling with pets, the list was well thought out and comprehensive. Due to the fact that we are new puppy parents, I can only tell you what our experience has been with our boy Rocky. Rocky has been in the truck with us since he was 8 weeks ol...

Driving a commercial vehicle can certainly be a lonely job, and it can be all too easy for mental health hurdles and challenges to creep up on a driver as the miles roll by. Extended time away from family and friends and long periods without human interaction can be detrimental to anyone’s psyche. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with renewed emphasis being placed on folks and their mental health these days, here are some ways drivers can help maintain their own me...

A couple of months ago, acquaintances were involved in an accident. While the details are not known, the result is. The semi driver(s) may never drive again. Physical ailments might keep at least one of the semi drivers off the road permanently. Costly medical care may be an ongoing burden for many months or even years.  More recently, friends of ours were involved in an accident. A car was traveling the wrong way on their side of the road. Our friend tried to avoid the car ...

A common conversation topic among professional truck drivers is the notion of no longer driving for someone else, but rather following their dream of becoming an independent contractor and thus one’s own boss. So, how does one go from career steering wheel jockey to being their own head honcho? Well, let’s consider the ways. How It Typically Starts Most folks begin their working lives in a low-level type of job. Maybe it’s as a server in a sit-down restaurant, or as an ...

Most, if not all, newer trucks have a traction control button or switch on the dash. Do you know why it is there? Do you know why it is there? Do you know when to use it properly?...

We wanted to give an update on the Truck Parking Club app since our last blog back in August 2023. We got to meet Evan Shelley and his team in person at the Mid America Truck Show (MATS) back in March.  The main part of our discussion was around how things were progressing with acquiring “new” parking spots.  Evan stated that they are adding more and more “new” never available spots every week. We were able to pull some stats as of the end of May 2024 Truck Parking ...

The other day I made a delivery to a little town in Georgia. The welcome sign I saw when I entered the city limits stuck with me, not just the name of the town, but apparently it was the town motto that was included on the welcome sign....

In the trucking industry, it is quite common for people to hear about suing truck drivers for injuries or damages, but did you know there are lawyers who represent truckers for business interruption?...

Let me introduce myself. I'm Kelly Plumb and I have been driving trucks for the past 12 years with my husband and business partner Dave. More recently, we added our trucking doggo Rocky to the team. We started by transporting campers in a one ton Dodge dually. Within a very short period of time it became obvious that 2 people living in a pickup truck was not going to work. We bought a second pickup truck. We each drove one. After about a year of doing that, we upgraded to a m...