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While the following item can be used in many ways, I have found an excellent use for this device. It has simplified the use of and made me a little more efficient as well. Since many expediters have liftgates, I thought I would share this great new gadget with you... READ MORE...

Everyone wants someone else to blame for their own problems. If you want to take a job that will be strenuous on you then you should be prepared for it. Take some personal responsibility for your own actions. READ MORE...

What happens when you break down and need to go into a shop and you have pets in the truck with you? Anyone that drives a truck and has pets will sooner or later go through the stress of the truck breaking down. Some truck repair shops allow animals in the drivers rooms and some do not. READ...

The day starts with gathering up our pets and some of the food that I had prepared for the week and going back to a Red Roof Inn that allows pets. The animals were not comfortable in the room and the constant outside noises of people and sirens kept them and us on edge. We booked the hotel for...

Always amazing when you get out of a truck that was running perfectly, then when you go to leave there is a problem. The stress starts with, now what do you do? Here is the scenario of the beginning of a day when trucking isn’t fun. We make our delivery at a customer in a smaller town, turn...

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...