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RoadTime we have not had many jobs but after ten years of being a team driver I still cannot imagine doing anything else. I am glad Bob was home when the girls were growing up and I am also glad I had a job where I could work comp time. I was able to attend all of their school events and I...

I had planned to move to only using our settlement card till we had a agent only able to load our fuel card. I suppose I could just not get an advance on those loads but it works out to use both. Flying Van I agree with the $1000 as I kept that on the card for us and with the fuel prices so...

One thing we have sure noticed as there are a lot of $1.00 and $1.75 dollar fees. There are also a lot of funny rules that we are learning to exploit and I am sure we will learn more. First on our settlement card when we are dealing with any agent that is NOT an Express Agent we have them...

Channel 19 Trucking - or not- with the twenty-somethings I just finished reading this article and I found it very interesting. Bob and I would have discouraged our girls from truck driving if they would have been interested. Starting a family and a life while looking through a windshield...

Tennesseahawk - my first addiction was smoking and I was very good at it and I was sure glad when I kicked that one to the curb. I would hate to go through anything like that again.

Learning how to figure our Card Settlement Statement and the Contractor Statement had me in flux as I could not get everything to balance... When everything does not balance and I cannot figure out why I stay stressed. Each week I was not able to balance my records and I could not figure out...

Trading in one addiction for another addiction to another addiction = an addictive personality. Reading about sugar addiction has been an interesting learning experience as it is a real problem. Sugar increases the dopamine receptors for the short term and we feel pleasure. Despite...

On a recent call with Rolling Strong a nurse was talking about how much damage a Q-Tip or any object pushed into the ear can cause. I have one ear canal that itches and she suggested a 1:1 ratio of hydrogen peroxide & alcohol mixture used twice a day or go see a doctor. I will do about...

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Friend just notified me of her friend that has had a very serious heart attack while away from home. He had surgery last night and her and the dog are living in the truck/hotel and have no insurance. She was told he could be in the hospital for 4 weeks and they need all the advice and help...

Uncle Bob great post! Everyone has to make their own decision and staying at a carrier you are happy with and making the money you need is a great decision. Why change? After being at Landstar for a few months like inthewind said there is a lot more here at Landstar we are responsible for...

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Wednesday February 18th 2015 Free Tax Webinar presented 4:00 EST Empowering owner-operators to discover important deductions and commonly overlooked expenses that can lower tax liability. Presented by President and CEO of ATBS Todd Amen

Lawrence we used the heated wiper blades many years ago and we found that the rubber on the blade did not last very long and they were expensive. When it worked for the short period of time it worked really well. I have heard that this has been improved but we have not wanted to invest the...

We saw a very scary situation last week during a snow storm. We stopped at a truck stop and it had started to snow heavily and the snow was building up on my windshield. When i got back in the truck I left my coat on and turned the cold air on my defroster to "freeze" the windshield and I used...

Have a great day Dale!

Bolter82 I probably missed this so not sure what you are driving or how long you stay away from home. Many have found the hard way that not using a accountant that knows trucking inside and out not only cost them a fortune but many times they were in deep trouble as the taxes were not done...

We were talking and I believe 99.9% of all military loads we pickup require a copy of our license and our medical card. We could pickup at the same base twice a day and we would have to do this.

Rolling Strong Conference Call about 1/2 long with great tips

Bolter82 Spreadsheet works or use Quicken It is easier then you think to keep track of expenses and while I have an accountant do our taxes I keep track of our daily expenses and I also run our profit and loss statements. My Quicken is like a check book ledger and in this program I have...