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For a double benefit, put the air tabs on the mud flaps.

There you go! Just like lots of writers don't have CDL's, lots of truckers don't have books.

Someone could write a book about our industry without laying eyes on EO even once. Lots of people with no trucking experience whatsoever write many good things about trucking. Granted that experience may make for better writing, but someone with average perception who is good with a pen can come...

Tornadoes rip through Texas - Video on msnbc.com A crushed Panther trailer can be seen on this video at 3:27 in the video. Any word about that truck and driver(s)?

Let's not be overly harsh with recruiters. They are a favorite punching bag but much of the criticism is undeserved. Drivers are not widely known for resisting the temptation to hear what they want to hear and remembering what they want to remember.

From the article: "What other questions do you ask recruiters when you're on a carrier search? What details about a carrier are make or break for you?" 1. How fair is your dispatch system and how can I verify your answer? 2. Does your company own any trucks or trailers? 3. If your company...

With rare exceptions (very rare), Diane and I run that way too. Just the other day an agent called wanting a bid on emergency freight going to Colorado where wild fires were burning and the freight was urgently needed. I gave him our price. He called back and said the customer decided to ship...

This is good stuff. The problem with writing a book like this is deciding how much attention to give to any topic since any topic can be expanded into a full book of its own. I appreciate the suggestions. It provides perspective. I'm open to more. Keep those suggestions coming.

Excerpt from the early draft (subject to change): How to Use This Book If you are thinking about becoming a self-employed expediter or you are one now, you are already thinking like an entrepreneur and don’t need me to tell you how to use this book. You are going to use it in whatever way...

Thank you, OVM.

I can't speak for others but you already know how I write about expediting, or can know if you choose to read my 6,000 Open Forum posts, nearly five years worth of posts in my daily blog, and numerous articles written for Expedite NOW. To get a sense of how that would all come together in a...

You mentioned in an earlier post that you are new in the business. Just do your job to the best of your ability and give the other driver thing time to work itself out. As you meet more and more, you will find that some are respectful and others are not. That's more about them than it is about...

A good source of information about such things is the front pages of the Rand Mc'Nally Motor Carriers' Road Atlas. When you look at the weight and size limit table for straight trucks, you will see quite a variety of limits among the states, and even for certain highway types. Why do they vary...

With most carriers, the fuel surcharge is paid on loaded miles only. With some, the fuel surcharge may be paid on deadhead miles depending on the arrangement. But the thing to watch is your personal, non-dispatched miles; the miles to the grocery store, truck stops between loads, home, tourist...

On March 20, I blogged about my decision made that day to write a book. Excerpt: Today was also a big-decision day. I made the formal decision to write a book about expediting. People have been encouraging me to do so for years. I have thought about it off and on but it was never a...

It is not the first published book on expediting. I know of at least two others.

That's just it. Every so often, someone starts a thread here in the Open Forum about professionalism. Members quickly jump in to talk about how professional they are and what it means to be a professional. Yet some of those same people talk in this thread about getting even. That is not...

Keep your eye on the CARB rules if you plan to run in California. They keep changing them so there is no telling what they will be four or five years from now. But a 2006 engine will be 13 years old five years from now and CARB is doing everything in its power to outlaw older engines, and if not...

We are not out here to arm our vehicles, do combat or win. We are out here to pick up, transport and deliver freight safely and on time. If you feel a negative emotion of any kind while you are behind the wheel, it is a sign that you are in danger of doing serious damage to your career if not...

Sadly, there are fleet owners out there who are clever and practiced at intentionally stealing money from drivers. They have been in business a long time and they remain successful in plying their dark trade. Their numbers are small but they have hurt a much higher number of drivers that have...