Search results

In expediting, bad weather that puts you, your truck and/or your cargo in danger is ALWAYS an acceptable reason for late deliveries. If you feel that you cannot safely proceed because of bad weather, the right thing to do is stop and notify dispatch of your situation. If you feel you can safely...

Largely because of your post, and because we were passing through, Diane and I stopped in Winslow yesterday to get this photo of our truck standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona. Full story of the visit and comments about this place are on my 10/31/10 blog entry.

Also not good if you are hauling high-value freight in which cargo thieves may be interested, or where the customers you serve expect confidentiality in their shipments. That is not to say the ap is a bad thing. Thousands of people are having great fun with it and similar location aps now and...

In the sleeper of a moving truck, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the Mojave Desert, in less time than it takes to tell it, I downloaded onto our new Kindle e-reader a free two-week trial of a business magazine, a thorough preview of a business book I am considering for purchase, a...

I like the quick access to books too. Get an idea or hear a recommendation, you can be looking at the book within minutes if you wish. As for listening to some books while reading others, I am intrigued by how the Kindle turns the pages for you while reading the book out loud to you (text to...

The leather cover we bought with the Kindle absolutely gives it the feel of a book in your hands. It is hinged on the side and opens just like a book. It looks like a journal or calendar. The Kindle is held securely in place by clips mounted on the spine of the cover. The clips hook into holes...

The Amazon.com Kindle Store has a section, Free eBook Collections. It lists places where free books can be found. Not all of them will be in the Kindle format so a couple extra steps may be needed to move the text files into your Kindle. Amazon offers thousands of eBooks for free. Open Library...

You see well. For the same reason we have his and her laptops in the truck, we will have two Kindles. The leather cover Amazon sells is very nice and I am pleased to see they come in black and red. That will make it easy for us to tell our Kindles apart. I don't see Kindle replacing all the...

Diane and I bought a Kindle today and I love it already. What a wonderful device! From my blog: I learned today the features and benefits of the Kindle, Nook and Sony e-readers. Learned by comparing them. I also learned much about the Kindle. Learned by exploring it after buying one... ...It...

People are naturally interested in the trucks. After all, you will spend most of your time driving, living in and sleeping in it. Just be sure to evaluate the revenue opportunities at least as much as you evaluate your truck opportunities. Very few solo expeditetrs drive big-sleeper straight...

Yes, the money is good for us (husband-wife team, White Glove reefer truck). We have been running at pre-recession levels for the last few months. By mid-October this year, we made more money than we made all of last year. Looking now to finish off a healthy 2010 before going home for Christmas.

Yes, we have stood on the corner. No pictures though. Maybe next time. We did not have to go out of route. Just took the business loop through town. Winslow, AZ, Times Square, The Everglades, Wall Drug, Four Corners, Golden Gate Bridge and a host of other places. Gotta love this job!

It was cool to see the town of Wall had designated parking for trucks that enables drivers to park their rigs and do the town (such as it is).

Good to know, Leo. Thanks for the info. Ratchet straps like these with the shorter fixed ends are great to have from time to time.

A retired trucker we knew could not stand being home after two years and bought a tractor to get back on the road. I had something for sale that he came by to purchase. Proud of his new truck, he drove it to our house and took Diane and I for our first-ever ride in a tractor. That got us to...

Having not applied for a loan of any kind in recent years, I am not familiar with the new regulations you mention. It would seem that credit standards have tightened. Had they been tighter in the age of no doc loans (liars loans), the financial crisis and subsequent recession may not have been...

If your business is operating at a loss, it is a fact that you must recognize. That's what the bankers are doing. You should too. The fact that you have income does not mean you have profits.

I find that gold jewelry purchased for Diane is quite useful in communicating my appreciation and improving her disposition.

While gold is used in jewlery and as an investment, it also has properties that make it useful in a number of medical, industrial and electronic applications. There is a large demand worldwide for gold so used.

I have been trading since October, 2008, and have learned that successful traders make more money by trading than they do by talking. The little I have to say about trading can be read here.