Gift Shopping Christmas is right around the corner. As truck drivers we have some challenges about how we go shopping. Whether we are shopping for gifts, groceries to restock our refrigerator in the truck or buying other necessities of life we are always facing parking issues as well as navigation concerns. Fortunately, there are ways of shopping via websites or shopping apps. Unfortunately, we don’t know where we might be to take delivery of what it is we are buying. To be...

Our Growing Family Many truck drivers have pets that travel with them. We have seen dogs of every breed, cats and even a bird. We have also heard of people that have kangaroos, pigs and other animals in the truck. In some cases, pets are not allowed on company property. This has happened to us a couple of times. Because we are a team, I usually stay with Rocky while Dave goes onto the property to either load or unload. Drivers without a co-driver have to find a place for thei...

The Right Decision? Truck drivers make decisions all day, every day. Owner operators have even more decisions to make as compared to drivers employed by a trucking company. Some of the decisions that all drivers make are which routes to take to avoid construction, accidents or weather. Owner operators also need to decide which loads to take, when to do maintenance on the truck or even when to go home. We had similar decisions to make a few weeks ago. We made a delivery that p...

No one wants to find themselves in need of using the shoulder of the road. If you need to use it, it will generally mean there was a problem while you were driving that requires your immediate attention from a parked position. Once you pull onto the shoulder of the road, turn on your four way flashers, then you can start to assess and address the issue or issues....

On a chilly, foggy morning just after making a quick fuel stop, I turned onto the interstate on ramp toward my pick up. Only one hour to go and I am on track to be fifteen minutes early. I see a pick up truck on the shoulder of the on ramp and as I pass it to merge onto the interstate, I notice it is a state trooper and just after I merge onto the roadway, I see the headlights of the trooper come to life, followed shortly after by the familiar blue lights racing up behind me....

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and Christmas is just ahead, this can be a very stressful time of year for many truck drivers. With family obligations to meet as well as pick up and delivery deadlines and the added traffic, stress can overwhelm even the coolest heads....

Is your knowledge reliable? Today we have access to so much information from so many sources. We can turn to the internet to seek knowledge. There is social media available to try to gain information from other people's experiences. There are videos to show you many different ways to accomplish a task and most of you have come to know this type of learning as YouTube University....

‘Tis the season, and that time of year when we head out into the shops and stores in search of the best possible gifts for the ones we love. It’s the holiday season, after all! And whether you prefer to do your spending whilst braving the wilds of malls and department stores on Black Friday, or you’ve adopted the far less stressful route of online present pursuance, I figured it might be nice to share some ideas for gift considerations. I’ve always appreciated a gift ...

Thanksgiving is upon us again. Watch out this week for additional traffic, distracted drivers and lost travellers. There will be more traffic on the roadways not going to their daily destinations. Have some patience, watch for quick maneuvers and increase your following distance. Don’t be the turkey that causes the big pile up on the road from inattention....

Are you a mutant? Are you evolving? It has been said that mutation leads to evolution. While this was in the context of species evolving, it got me to thinking about where else this theory could apply. Without evolution, there is only death. Just like a species, your business must evolve (grow) or go extinct (die)....