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I’ve seen a lot of things in my driving career. Not much surprises me anymore. Times change, markets change, businesses must change to adapt to these changes. If you can’t earn a living in trucking, maybe it is not the shippers and brokers, maybe it is you. READ MORE...

Right now, with Covid-19 it is easy to be negative, but how much better our day will be if we think of all of the good things we have in our lives. Each day I am reminded that I have a great view outside of my windshield that changes. For the many that are staying at home, they have their...

Idea, concept, prototype, products, manufacture, sales, shipping. Products can take a long time to go from idea to market. There can be many people involved in the process. Long before revenue is seen from the product(s), many people play a role in its production. READ MORE...

Is it too cold or is it too hot? It is not all about your comfort. The weather is cool but it will get hot later today. The company truck that is parked next to me starts. Why did that truck start? READ MORE...

I know poor, rich people, and I know rich, poor people. In pursuit of the mighty dollar, it is easy to get sidetracked and spend all of the income plus some. Loans and credit cards are convenient ways to spend before the money is earned. There are a plethora of reasons to overspend and fewer...

I’m sure this will not get published, but I felt the need to write it anyway. By now, some of you may have finally come around to realizing what I have been saying for years. This New World Order is getting closer to taking over. Do you see the inconsistencies with the way this virus pandemic...

We are starting to see some businesses reopening and Americans are beginning to emerge from their place of shelter and go shopping. It will probably look like Black Friday as shoppers swarm the stores with stimulus money to spend like it is burning holes in their pockets. READ MORE...

Everyone talks about cheap freight. Do you haul cheap freight? Of course you don’t. Neither do I. How do you define cheap freight? Every owner operator should know what they need to cover their expenses. They should also know how much profit they need to stay afloat. Your definition of cheap...

For the past nine years, I have been working on this cross-stitch project. I have taken a break and made a couple of Christmas Stockings but I immediately come back to this. I figure I have another two years to complete the picture and then I will be lost looking for something new. READ MORE...

I've contacted JoshM and Lawrence. They are the only ones with the access to the app.

Both of our pets have been raised in the truck, and Squeaky rules the roost. Texas is somewhat afraid of Squeaky, and when given a chance, she will tease him, but usually, Squeaky has the upper hand. READ MORE...

Can you pick a side and stick with it? All these drivers want the government to step in and help them out. It was just a couple of years ago they were protesting over government regulation and asking the government to stay out of the trucking industry, now some of these same people want the...

At a time when freight rates are down, if you can even find freight, truck stops are still charging for parking?? What kind of greedy SOBs are running truck stops right now and charging truckers for a place to park? Truckers are hurting for revenue and those greedy truck stops want our little...

From the first part of March to where we are now we have seen things I would have laughed out loud about two months ago. In all of our trucking career I never would have believed so many people would be thanking truck drivers or calling truck drivers hero. We have seen handwritten signs beside...

What in the Sam Hill is all the truck drivers complaining about? My daddy always told me, son, you gotta work smarter than the next guy if you want to get ahead in this world. Where did all these new age owner operators learn how to be a truck driver? Sure the rates are in the toilet but you...

Cheese anyone? I heard it goes well with whine. All you wimpy, scared drivers out there calling for hazard pay…. GO HOME. Leave the real work to the real drivers. We do what we do all the time... READ MORE...

We are living in unprecedented times. Our societies around the world are dealing with an enemy like none have seen before. Here in our own country, multitudes of people are unemployed or furloughed. Those who have escaped this dreaded virus and still have employment are either working...

Dear public, The trucking industry has recently been placed in the limelight. We have always been out here resupplying America. This is not news, you are just now noticing. READ MORE...

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Recently I have been reminded of this saying as I get into lively discussions with truck driving friends and family. There is an invisible fence dividing the people, those that are afraid of our current situation and those that are taking precautions and going about business. What I have found...