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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...

Don’t do that cant your read the sign ... The more signs we have the more excuses we have to do dumb things. I do not think the song Signs by Five Man Electrical Band was about the dumbing down of our thoughts but signs work. If a sign does not tell us we cannot do something then we can...

I have been listening to some different podcasts that make me wonder why anyone would want to drive a truck with their spouse. Many MANY years ago, when Bob and I decided we would become full-time truck drivers after our youngest daughter left home, we were clueless. Bob was a diesel mechanic...

Ideas for traveling with a pet full time. We travel with a cat and a dog, and that has some unique challenges, such as a water dish and the litter box. In the past two trucks, we have come up with unique ways... READ MORE...

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Unsecured items in the truck and sleeper might just take your head off. I have written before about unsecured items in the sleeper and how dangerous they can be. We have never been in a head-on collision nor have we hit a stationary object and I do not think I can even imagine how abrupt the...

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The next question in my mind is where is the building and how do I get out of here? Every once in a while we get loads where we do not have to run straight through and we can stop for a few hours in the night to sleep without the truck moving. When that happens I am asleep when Bob stops and...

There are a lot of ways to say thanks when driving ... We have been doing a bit of mountain driving lately and there are a lot of pull-offs for cars, very short paved areas. When there is a long enough pull off for us to safely move over for the faster vehicles to pass us we do. Often as the...

Trucks get inspected, most truck drivers know this, but how much do you really know about North American truck inspections? Did you know there are eight (8) different inspection levels? READ MORE...

Is that parking spot, give away, or refill really free? When the cost is hidden it is easy to assume something is free. When we go to truck shows the vendors often have something they are giving away for free… This can be a pen, pencil, or another form of advertisement. When we register for a...

I know many truck drivers listen to a variety of audiobooks while driving. I also prefer audiobooks while driving. Over the years I have listened to a good many titles, some good, some just okay, some very bad and then some great ones. While browsing around looking for something to listen to...

Growing up in Arizona too often my impatience would win out and after the horses had breakfast it was time to go riding by myself or at times with my best friend who luckily was also a morning person. Those days were ingrained in my memories of being on a horse with dreams of the future and...

Janet Jackson? William Clinton? Bernie Madoff? While each of these were exposed for different reasons, this year, exposed has taken a whole new meaning. READ MORE...