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We recently had our truck in the Freightliner Sacramento Truck Center shop, and they do not allow pets or people in the truck while working on it. What we thought was going to be a quick fix turned into a lengthy fix. The first night that we had to get a hotel, we could leave the pets in the...

What happened to the independent, pioneering spirit that brought forth this great country we live in? It was and is the entrepreneurial drive that moves this economy. The idea of building a better life as the boss, rather than working for one. When freelancers, contractors and independent...

How do you calculate your per diem day when going home? Are you a rider? ATBS has a weekly newsletter that is full of good information that can benefit your business. In this week’s newsletter, one of the subjects was per diem and two items caught my attention: READ MORE...

As my face turned red and I said bad words about one of God’s creatures, I still had to laugh. Squeaky is our first cat, and he has taught us a lot, one of which is a cat does what they want, and they are not overly concerned about the consequences. He has been with us since a young kitten...

So you want to be a truck driver. Maybe your goal is to one day own a truck. If you are new to trucks and trucking, you might attend one of the many truck driving schools available. While the right truck driving school might give you the knowledge and ability to pass the exams required to obtain...

We trade primarily with TA/Petro but I have heard that other truck stops have something similar in their apps. If you have the TA/Petro Truck Smart App with a few touches of the screen you can see your fuel receipt within seconds after fueling. At that point, you can screenshot it, email it...

Mask up when on the shipper or receiver’s property or someone else might end up doing your job. When we accept a load we are agreeing to follow the customer's rules and while those rules might seem a little wacky to us they are the rules. If we choose to disrespect the customer they could or...

Most of us have had it over the years at one time or another, new truck fever. You see those shiny new trucks rolling by and then you get an inkling of a thought… nah. Then others pass you by and you think - why not? I’ll look into the new models. Then reality comes back and you think - too...

From Wikipedia - Quality of life (QOL), according to Britannica, is the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events. Is your lifestyle waking up each morning wishing it was the weekend, wishing the day would end quickly, or it was time...

If the weather related events of last week have shown anything, it is that drivers have a lot of problems, some self-inflicted. Many drivers were stranded on highways and in parking lots. Many of these same drivers took to social media to claim they were hungry and thirsty during the time they...

This Disney movie came out in 1976 and was loosely based on actual events of using camels in the calvary.... I hope you have watched this movie as it is funny and Hi Jolly is one of the funniest characters. In reality, Hi Jolly was an actual person hired in 1856 to lead the camel experiment...

The London Bridge is now standing in a new continent and is over 185 years old. In the early 1960 officials in England discovered that the London Bridge was falling down as it was not built to withstand car travel. Officials then hatched the plan to sell the bridge to the United States, and...

When negotiating, know who you are dealing with. How much of a stake does the other party have in the end result. Is the money coming out of their pocket, the companies pocket, or the pocket of the company? Then we need to take a look at ourselves. Why are we negotiating? Are we negotiating...

Downtime in the world of expedite trucking can drive some people away. Yes, there is downtime. Waiting for that next load leaves many bored and looking for a new job. Obviously, the best thing to do to fill the time would be to find additional loads, but that is not always the easiest thing to...

When a delivery or pick up location is new to us, we call the customer to confirm the location. If we have an early morning appointment, we ask if it would be possible to park there over-night. The relief is great as we know where we will park and know that we will not have to fight rush hour...

Knowledge is power, and knowing how our business has performed helps us plan for the future. For the last several years, I have been using an online program called Truck Logics, where I track all of our expenses as well as per diem. It is a very easy program to use, and entries can be entered...

You might know about 4-1-1 and 9-1-1, but read on if you want to know the other 1-1 numbers. These numbers are part of the N11 code. There are eight different N11 numbers, each with its own purpose... READ MORE...

Expediting can be as crazy as riding the wildest roller coaster you can imagine and not knowing when you will get back home. While expediting sounds too good to be true it is for many. There are solo drivers that do well out here but to be able to take advantage of the most opportunities it...

So many events happened in 2020, it was a year like no other. Of course, the big event was the pandemic around the world due to coronavirus. It was also a year of turmoil economically, socially and politically. People were fearing for their lives from an unseen enemy, while others tried to just...

Today I wanted to back into a car so bad that was parked next to the dock in a very tight area. Every time I pulled up and moved over a few inches and then reversed to get around the CAR, I said a few bad words. READ MORE...