If you read my previous blogs about my generator and the installation of it, then you are aware of the time, effort and money invested in it. Trying new products, or using products in a new way, can produce great outcomes or disastrous results....

Much like the sand in an hourglass, the desert miles slip past. As the scrub brush, tumbleweed and cacti endlessly mark the passage of the journey's past, present and future miles, the four elements, save one, surround you....

Eating on the Road As truck drivers, a challenge that we have is finding healthy food to eat on our travels. We are fortunate to have a good size refrigerator/freezer in our truck which allows us to bring more healthy food from home and shop less while on the road. Unfortunately, we find that we are eating the same types of food over and over again. This causes us to experience boredom in our meal selections. The end result is that we tend to eat truck stop food for more vari...

Financial Check Up This week our calendar is filled with special days marked to remind us what is coming up. One reminder tells us that it is Tax Day. This is also a great time to look back and see how the first quarter of this year has gone for us. Is this something that you do on a regular basis? How often do you analyze how your business is doing? Do you compare how things are going this year to years past? Let me just say that you should. Why? If you don’t, how can you ...

Whether you have a newer truck, an older classic truck or anything in between, you can step into the 21st century with your dash electronics....

Mid America Truck Show First, I must apologize for not writing a blog last week. I have no excuse except to say that life was very busy. I will try and make it up to every reader by writing great content. Speaking of great content, what topics would you like to see more of? I am always looking for suggestions. Thank you in advance for your ideas. On to this week’s blog… Last week Dave and I went to the Mid America Truck Show like we have done so many years before. We were...

Overdrive conducting a survey asking for your input to the “Worst” and “Best” roads in the country. From the email we got: “With federal-aid highway funding due for a reauthorization/update in 2026, Overdrive is working on a series of articles about the state of the roads around the nation. Your participation in this short survey to gauge interest and sentiment will provide valuable insights and help shape our coverage.  What’s your pick for the worst state/ro...

In the House bipartisan reintroduction of the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act was introduced by Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) with 27 representatives signing on as co-sponsors as of 31 March 2025. The REPAIR act would maintain the quality and affordable repairs by ensuring that owners and repair shops have access to maintenance tools and data.  "By prohibiting vehicle owners from accessing and sharing data they generate, manufacturers stop consu...

Here is to another successful Mid America Tuck Show.  It feels like we walked a million miles each day and our bodies let us know that and we probably did.  We arrived at our hotel about 1500 hours.  We decided this year to leave the truck at the house and get a hotel.  Wow what a difference that was.  Nice hot shower as long as you wanted every night.  We still headed over to the truck parking and met up with our fellow Trucking Solution Group (TSG) members who had arr...

After reading the title of this blog, some of you may have noticed that way back in the recesses of your mind, synapses started firing to recall the unmistakable sounds of the great Jimi Hendrix. Well Hey Joe, this is not about Purple Haze, that Foxy Lady or even if the Wind Cries Mary....