What would define "success" for you in 2019? Is it earning a specific amount of income? Is it achieving a certain level of health? Is it taking the next step in your business to become, say, an owner-operator or fleet owner? This is the time of year most of us reflect on our goals. But how do you ensure that achieving success with one goal doesn't lead to failure in other areas of your life? For example, you could set an income goal that would require you to run much harder ...

Benjamin Franklin put it best when he said, "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." And one resource that can help you generate a high return on your time investment in expanding your industry and business knowledge is ExpeditersOnline.com (EO). So, what were the most-read articles on EO to help you grow your business this past year? What were the most popular topics? In case you missed any of them, here are the Top 10 EO articles for 2018. #1. How to Succeed as ...

We are back on the road after a quick time off at home. Picked up a load in Mississippi going to California. https://www.thetruckersreport.com/team-truckers-attacked-security-guards-charged-assault/...

Meet Carol Shelton. Before getting into expedited trucking in 2010, Carol ran a freelance bookkeeping business from her home, while her husband Joe worked as a sales and technical trainer in the convenience store industry. The couple drove for a fleet owner for several months before they purchased their first truck in early 2011. And then, in 2013, they bought two more trucks to become fleet owners themselves. Today, Carol and Joe manage a fleet of nine straight trucks at R2R...

When expedite owner-operators Bob and Linda Caffee arrived at a customer's site one evening to deliver a load in Charlotte, N.C., something didn't feel right. "Their gates were open, and when we drove in, it looked odd," Linda recalls. "Something just wasn't right, but we couldn't put our finger on what it was. So, we turned around and went probably about 20 miles to a truck stop." And it's a good thing they did. In the morning, when the Caffees went back to the site to deli...

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On the way to our delivery in California the weather got bad in Wyoming and they ended up shutting the interstate down. We thought the delay was going to make us late for our delivery but we ended up still making it on time....

Since our load in California was delayed we got a rental car and took a road trip out to Yosemite National Park. The little bit we got to see was amazing & we can't wait to go back & spend more time exploring. Yosemite Website: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm...

Is your truck ready for winter? If not, the last thing you want to happen is to be stuck on the side of the road in bitterly cold conditions, especially for an issue that could have been avoided with proper planning. So what can you do to prepare your truck to reduce the risk of downtime, improve truck safety, and be as productive-and profitable-as possible during the harsh winter months? Veteran expediter Bob Caffee recently put together a great video where he starts underne...

Changing the belts out on our truck turned out to be an easy job that we where able to do ourselves in about an hour. Which saved us money on not having to pay a shop to do it for us. Part Numbers for the belts we used: 01-32732-671 & 01-32731-635 *these part numbers may not be the same for your truck .. check with the parts dept to be sure and get the correct ones*...