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Trucking has been a subject of the media a lot lately. No one can discount the importance of trucking to our economy, but it also relies on many other industries to be able to thrive. We cannot do our jobs if others do not perform theirs first. We simply cannot haul that which is not available...

As we have gotten older I believe things do not matter as much or we get to thinking of why do we do certain things? Going to the eye doctor each year or every other year and having our prescription not change or change a small amount and then be expected to get new glasses seemed crazy. Once...

The daily grind has been really grinding lately. We still have to deal with this pandemic. We are seeing mandates that not all can agree with. There have been hurricanes. Wildfires. Flooding. We now have to deal with higher fuel prices. And let’s not forget the parts shortages. Now we are...

Doctors make money by treating a patient over and over and over. Instead of teaching a patient how to prevent the problem or even letting the problem heal on its own, a pill or surgery is prescribed. Is there any incentive for a doctor, hospital, or pharmaceutical company to cure you? Think...

The selection was worth the walk from the truck stop.... If you have traveled on highway 78 to highway 86 in California from Imperial to Coachella you have driven by Date Shake in Westmorland. Our travels have taken us over this highway by the Salton Sea many times over the years. Finally, we...

Monosodium Glutamate. Commonly known as MSG. MSG can be found in nearly all foods naturally, but it is also used to enhance the flavors in many foods, not just Chinese foods. MSG is derived from the amino acid glutamate, or glutamic acid, which is one of the most abundant amino acids in...

I do not have the correct pan, ingredients, or ingenuity... I view recipes as a guide that is not written in stone… My first rule of thumb is to disregard any mention of adding salt to what I am about to create. The second thought as I look through a recipe is the ingredients and if the recipe...

Have you seen live ads on the back of trailer doors? Personally, I think this has to be very distracting to see. I was surprised by how bright the sign was at night. CLICK HERE to see more....

Joe’s tractor needed an oil change. He drove to a nearby shop and paid for the service. Once complete, Joe headed down the road with his rig. Within moments, the dash started flashing, showing engine problems. Turns out, the mechanic who did the oil change didn’t put the plug back in correctly...

Trucker Turtle shares the Commercial Truck Insurance Tips YOU need to KNOW to GROW. CLICK HERE to see more...

We have been using a lift gate for many years and we chose the lift gate we have after seeing someone use a decrepit liftgate... When we bought our first truck in 2005 it did not have a lift gate but within the year we added one and have had the same brand of lift gate on all of our trucks...

Time is defined by certain points. Seconds tick by. Minutes come and go. Hours can seem fast or slow. Days fade into the past. Months go by. We measure so many things by the number of years. Decades often mark anniversaries. Centuries are ticked off every one hundred years. Millenia are marked...

Recently a new to Landstar driver contacted me and started asking a lot of questions that would then spark more questions. This was all before he hauled his first load. The questions were all over the place but each was designed to help his bottom line. Finally, he said, “Ms. Linda, I just...

Deciding to run a business is not an easy thing to do. Well, the decision might be easy, but then comes the execution of your plans. Deciding to run a trucking business immediately requires you to choose between company driver, owner operator with your own authority and owner operator leased to...

Has your truck experienced a tomato bath? Tomato season in California brings out the tomato trailers, and there are lots of them! Disclaimer here; I am not a gardener or a farmer but tomatoes are not grown in the fields like I have seen them in family gardens. READ MORE...

Since COVID is still the topic of most conversations these days, I am not going to write about it today. I hope everyone reading this is having a great Labor Day this year (or had a great Labor Day, depending on when you read this). Whether you are enjoying the day off or laboring, I know not...

Trucker Turtle is here to help with YouTube CIS Easy Truck Insurance Tips #2:) CLICK HERE to see more...

Sometimes situations in Expediting can become overwhelming ... Two flights of stairs, two pallets, and no elevator... READ MORE...

Family and friends are grilling, and we decided to jump on the bandwagon. At home, we have a gas grill, and in many years past, we had a pellet grill, and I believe once we had a charcoal grill. Charcoal and I have never gotten along as I am impatient, or I forget that I am grilling and start...

My first experiment with an Air Fryer was a stand-alone unit that was very large. When I decided to add the unit to the truck, I found it was too big to fit through the doors of the cabinets in our ARI Sleeper. At that time, I replaced the first Air Fryer with a second smaller Air Fryer that...