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    Fuel for Thought Cars vs. Trucks

    Truck drivers and four wheelers (cars), quite often these days, seem to be at odds when they have to drive near one another... READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Seafoam Bugs B Gone

    Back in March at the Mid America Truck Show one of the booths we stopped by was Seafoam to discuss their products and give them feedback on the ones we use. READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Pets in the Truck

    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... READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Nothing but Net

    A couple of months ago, acquaintances were involved in an accident. While the details are not known, the result is... READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Your Trucker Pets

    It’s safe to say when our trucker pets are the topic, our fellow truckers will have a lot to say! Per our last article, “Keeping your Trucker Dogs, Safe, Happy, and Healthy” we had a few passionate responses that we’d like to share along with some additional highlights for our four-legged...
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    It's a Team's Life Drumclip

    We recently found a product that was only available in Europe until recently. They are called Drumclips. Finally, this product was made available in the United States (US). The Drumclip makes it easy to secure drums on a pallet, in a trailer or in a container. Drumclip is used to transport...
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    It's a Team's Life No Truck Parking

    These three words are becoming more common in communities around the country. Why is that? It could be a lot of different reasons. Let’s maybe list a few of them. READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Handling the Unexpected

    What do you do when the unexpected happens while under a load? READ MORE...
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    Fuel for Thought Get a Grip

    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 when to use it properly? READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life IF it fits, it ships...

    How many of you have taken a load based upon the information you were given only to find out that the freight will not fit on your truck? We are not novices to expediting. We have been in this business for nearly 10 years. Granted, some of you reading this may have many more years than that...
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    Fuel for Thought The Exception

    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. READ MORE...
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    It's a Team's Life Diesel Exhaust Treatment

    Recently we found a newer product that will treat your Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). The company has a couple of different versions of the DEF treatment. We bought one to try and just put our first bottle in. READ MORE...
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    Fuel for Thought Change is Good

    The decisions have been made. After months of debating over options, my new truck has been ordered. This truck, unlike my last two new trucks, had me dealing with a new salesman, at a “new to me” dealership. In years past, like many expediters, I dealt with dealerships in Ohio, but...
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    Rescue Your Revenue Lawyers that Represent Expediters for Downtime Losses

    Accidents Cause Business Interruptions 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? It is so commonplace in our society that you can easily...
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    It's a Team's Life Living Large in a Tiny House

    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...
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    It's a Team's Life Plan a Successful Delivery

    I still find it odd how many businesses have gone to a four-day week or have continued to work from home. It makes it a little difficult to deliver to an empty building that is basically now being used for storage. As an expediter, we often have 1 pallet or less to deliver to a...
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    Risky Business Owner Ops - Why Your Truck May Be Under Insured

    Savvy Owner Operators know that after an accident, the insurance company will look at the vehicle's Stated Amount and Actual Cash Value (ACV) and pay whichever IS LESS. You, the Owner Op, chose the Stated Amount at the start of your Commercial Auto policy. If your policy started months ago...
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    It's a Team's Life Expedite Team Sleep Schedule

    Often an expedite team does not drive a lot of miles in a year which equates to sitting. When sitting often one partner is asleep and the other is sitting in the cab of the truck a few feet away. Learning to sleep through noise and movement and learning how to stay awake and not bother the...
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    It's a Team's Life Winter Driving

    Too often accidents happen in bad weather due to drivers going too fast for conditions. We can safely drive through many bad storms or we can speed and end our career in one bad storm. When the conditions are bad and know we are the captain of our own ship we need to drive at the speed we...
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    Fuel for Thought Rolling with the Changes

    For many, 2020 was a very bad year for business. The same could be said for 2021, however, both of the past two years have been great for other businesses. Depending on your business model and your motivations, each of the past two years had the potential to be great revenue producing years for...
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