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I've been following this blog and have recently shared it with some small fleet owners who will find this very beneficail: Looking Both Ways: Trucking Blogs - John Mueller

The long weekend left me near the house, so I checked in to see how things looked. What looks like a forest floor is my new backyard. It’s rough enough and small enough that I can get by with just a swing blade to keep the green hacked back. Read More...

So you want to drive team with your spouse? There is a whole lot more to driving team then driving the truck. We are away from home for months at a time and the only time we get hotel rooms is when we are attending a truck show. When driving we are always within a few feet of each other and...

If you drive a gasoline powered vehicle, you should have a carbon monoxide detector in the vehicle, even if you never idle while parked. If you have a propane heater or a generator you should have a carbon monoxide detector. If someone parks next to you in a truck stop parking lot and idles...

The numbers that moved the dollars in my favor for 2013. About 4000 more loaded miles with nearly identical deadhead miles. Also, 2600 less roaming miles on the odometer. Fuel and maintenance costs remained balanced around $15,000 and $6000, respectively, on a greater number of miles. READ MORE...

It's a challenge especially for those in Sprinters or cargo vans - how to keep warm during the winter. Some people idle their truck, but that’s not very cost effective. It uses a lot of fuel and puts a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on the engine. Some people just tough it out using zero...

Every time this job gets boring, I get a load like this. I get this load delivering to rural SW Georgia, between Albany, GA and Tallahassee, FL. And by rural I mean ruhr-rall. READ MORE...

The Rule of Thirds apply to every vehicle in trucking, be it a cargo van, Sprinter, straight truck or a big truck. Adjustments are made to the percentages based on rate of pay, individual vehicles, how maintenance is performed, and on how well you can minimize operating and maintenance expenses...

For our purposes out on the road, there are three types of batteries available with which to work: cranking, deep cycle and dual purpose. And regardless of the type, most people are experts at killing them. READ MORE...

Below is a condensed example of Ohio’s IFTA Tax Form. This tax form can be completed on line via a well constructed Excel spreadsheet. Each state’s fuel tax rates are listed in the very left column. You would only fill in miles in each state and gallons purchased in each state. The...

Section 392.16 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) requires a CMV driver to wear a seat belt. There should not even be a regulation for this, as we should take the steps to protect ourselves. READ MORE...

We have found that the TA/Petro serves a very nice Thanksgiving dinner and we do our best to stop by one of these locations for lunch. In years past we headed for home or a parents home for Thanksgiving and we realized that we were cutting out a big chunk of our income potential. Read More...

The spoke arrangement of interstate highways in Indiana is pretty good for traversing the state, but intrastate routes between the spokes can be lacking. READ MORE...

We just had a pickup in downtown Chicago that required the use of our lift gate. Normally when we are asked to use our lift gate it is because the customer does not have a dock. We are often required to go inside and get the freight with our pallet jack, piano dollies, or even to hand...

I listened as one driver in the audience attempted to define CSA at the recent Expediters University workshop in Indianapolis. Not one other person even came close to being able to explain CSA. READ MORE...

Government Shutdown: It's a Teams Life When I think of the "Affordable Care Act" and realize how we struggle now to meet our premiums I wonder who is going to be able "Afford" next year when they double or triple? This is over simplified but at the same time I believe it is time to step...

What are the most common accidents and incidents? What can you – the professional driver – do to avoid them? I want to provide you with real, first-hand, factual information. Opening the accident file drawer in my office I reviewed the accident and incident folders for 2013. Many might...