So, we are going to cover that dirty word “Cancer” in this blog.  Everyone probably knows someone or knows someone that knows someone that has had cancer.  Most families have lost a loved one to cancer.  It is a tough subject to talk about and even comprehend why do we get cancer. For us, Sandy was diagnosed in June of 2014 that she had Colon Cancer.  We had been in expediting less than two years.  Stephen was running our truck and she was still in her computer job.�...

Well, the holiday gift-giving season has come and passed but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a jump on the cool tech gifts aimed at truckers in the coming year! Recently introduced and launched at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Garmin’s NEW Dash Cam Live brings added safety and security to the life of the over-the-road trucker. For all those times we’ve seen those funny front-door cam videos of people and their difficulty maneuvering a hinged ...

You may remember the old landline phone company “reach out and touch someone” commercials from ago. Back then, the landline telephones were the only way to speak to someone from across the country, save for the old Ham radios....

We deal with a lot of different people.  Shippers, receivers, dispatchers, brokers, law enforcement, etc.  At times any of them can rude or not too friendly.  It is always to stay calm and cool and not as we say get brought down to their level.  Don’t get mad, angry, the best way is stay up beat “Kill’em With Kindness”.  If it is a customer you are dealing with contact your dispatcher, broker or whomever you got the load from and let them handle the situation. We...

It wouldn't be the end of a year, and the dawning of a new one, without looking back on some type of countdown. Right? Casey Kasem may have been the one to popularize the idea of a countdown format as we know and love it today, but without looking back in recollection of where we once were a mere twelve months ago, how will we know what to look forward to in the new year? Presenting, in no particular order, the top five ExpeditersOnline.com articles of 2022! Appreciating Our ...

Hope everyone had a prosperous 2022.  Now it is time to ring in a new year 2023.  It is time to look back at 2022 and make plans to improve or changes or continue doing what works for you. We take this week between Christmas and New Years to get things ready for 2023.  Get all of our spreadsheets updated for 2023.  Build out our folders for 2023 as in for hard copy receipts and on the hard drive.  Start sorting and filling all of the 2022 receipts.  Get things lined up ...

As this year wraps up my 15th in the trucking industry, I’d like to take a few moments to pause and reflect on how the years may seem to endlessly advance but the base formula for expedited gift shopping and giving remains unchanged. In my first four years in trucking, specifically in the world of expedite, it was evident that the recruiting side of things typically came to a slowdown as the ramp-up to Christmas built to a heightened crescendo. But while recruiting drivers ...

A major concern for truckers is time that’s being wasted as they forage for a spot to rest their truck, trailer, and self. Load One CEO and current TCA (Truckload Carriers Association) chairman, John Elliott, has been an integral voice speaking on behalf of the beleaguered trucker. John says, “You look at driver satisfaction and safety, the average driver wastes about an hour just looking for a parking spot.” He adds, “You could be the CEO of a company making big mone...

We have almost reached the end. It is very near. Soon it will all be over but the crying. Well, hopefully there will not be any or not too many tears when the judgment day is upon you....

We’re three episodes, and counting, into the “State of the Industry Podcast, with John Elliott” but the fourth installment may be the most interesting one yet. With the mid-term elections now a few weeks behind us, John and I dug into what the election results could potentially mean for the trucking industry, as well as possible ramifications for real world applicability. Hopefully, there are many of you who have already been tuning in and making this podcast part of yo...