It’s almost common knowledge that driver turnover rates in the trucking industry tend to hover around or above the 100% mark. However, believe it or not, there are some fleets out there that have figured out a way to reduce their turnover rate. Which has shown to be more beneficial for both driver and company. Here are some suggestions for how to go about providing a better atmosphere for drivers, while lowering turnover. Show Them the Money “Money talks and BS walks,” ...

Truck drivers and four wheelers (cars), quite often these days, seem to be at odds when they have to drive near one another. For the most part, all too often, truck drivers consider themselves ”owners” of the road and the cars are just their annoyances on the road....

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a numbers nerd. I say that loud and proud! Some say I am a spreadsheet queen. I will say that I love to analyze what the spreadsheets show. I understand that not everyone has the same passion as I do. That’s okay! What is not okay is burying our heads in the sand because it might not be a passion for everyone. In the trucking business the numbers start with rate per mile. But that is not where the numbers end. A business owner is in busin...

How far will you deadhead to get to that next load? Recently, my husband and I made a delivery in an area that we knew would be challenging to get out of. Where do we go? We had several options and of course, I wanted to go one way while my husband wanted to go another. I am sure that many teams have the same discussion as we had. We decided to head in the direction of the way my husband wanted to go. We did this because we figured that while we were down we would get new ste...

How many of you travel with an animal in your truck? We have been driving for over ten years. It has only been in the last two years that we have added a pet to our truck. When I asked what people would like to see in an article about traveling with pets, the list was well thought out and comprehensive. Due to the fact that we are new puppy parents, I can only tell you what our experience has been with our boy Rocky. Rocky has been in the truck with us since he was 8 weeks ol...

Driving a commercial vehicle can certainly be a lonely job, and it can be all too easy for mental health hurdles and challenges to creep up on a driver as the miles roll by. Extended time away from family and friends and long periods without human interaction can be detrimental to anyone’s psyche. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with renewed emphasis being placed on folks and their mental health these days, here are some ways drivers can help maintain their own me...

A couple of months ago, acquaintances were involved in an accident. While the details are not known, the result is. The semi driver(s) may never drive again. Physical ailments might keep at least one of the semi drivers off the road permanently. Costly medical care may be an ongoing burden for many months or even years.  More recently, friends of ours were involved in an accident. A car was traveling the wrong way on their side of the road. Our friend tried to avoid the car ...

A common conversation topic among professional truck drivers is the notion of no longer driving for someone else, but rather following their dream of becoming an independent contractor and thus one’s own boss. So, how does one go from career steering wheel jockey to being their own head honcho? Well, let’s consider the ways. How It Typically Starts Most folks begin their working lives in a low-level type of job. Maybe it’s as a server in a sit-down restaurant, or as an ...

Most, if not all, newer trucks have a traction control button or switch on the dash. Do you know why it is there? Do you know why it is there? Do you know when to use it properly?...

We wanted to give an update on the Truck Parking Club app since our last blog back in August 2023. We got to meet Evan Shelley and his team in person at the Mid America Truck Show (MATS) back in March.  The main part of our discussion was around how things were progressing with acquiring “new” parking spots.  Evan stated that they are adding more and more “new” never available spots every week. We were able to pull some stats as of the end of May 2024 Truck Parking ...