How to Build Your Cash Reserves to Succeed for the Long Haul

By: Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
Posted: Apr 30th 2018 4:36PM
As an expedite owner-operator, you want the freedom to be your own boss, earn a good living, and provide for your family. But with that freedom comes responsibility. That's because it can be easy-especially if you're new to expedited trucking-to fall into the trap of spending money as quickly as you take it in, driving your business toward a financial cliff. How can you avoid that trap and put your business on a smoother road to long-term success? Here are three factors to k...

COULD TRUCKING RUIN YOUR RELATIONSHIP | Challenges I Faced When We 1st Started

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Apr 20th 2018 4:20PM
Not knowing how things are going to be when you get out on the road is something a lot of people question. I want to share my personal experience of how it was coming into expediting with virtually no experience and some of the challenges I faced as an individual as well as team driving with my spouse....

COOKING IN A TRUCK | Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Apr 13th 2018 5:32PM
If you like cauliflower & buffalo wings you will love this easy to make buffalo cauliflower bites recipe. Recipe used: https://www.galonamission.com/healthy-buffalo-cauliflower-bites/...

WHAT IS EXPEDITING?

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Apr 6th 2018 5:51PM
When people hear expediting they often have a lot of questions as to what it is. In this video we answer some of the more common questions we get about expediting. Greg Huggins did an excellent Blog post on Expediters Online titled "Expediting is trucking. Expediting is not just trucking" which has a lot of good info about what expediting is. Check it out here: https://www.expeditersonline.com/trucking-blogs/four-wheeling/expediting-is-trucking-expediting-is-not-just-truckin...

How to Keep Your Marriage Together When You're Driving Together

By: Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
Posted: Apr 2nd 2018 12:17PM
Earn more income. Spend more quality time with your partner. Travel the country on someone else's dime. These are just a few reasons why you and your spouse might have gotten interested in driving together in the expedited trucking business. But then, within days--or perhaps hours--of getting on the road together, reality hits. "We went from a large, three-bedroom ranch-style house on seven acres to an OEM sleeper, and we were bosses in our previous jobs," says Linda Caffee,...

PALFINGER LIFTGATE & HYDRAULIC JACK STANDS | Model ILT 40

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Mar 30th 2018 4:27PM
We are excited to show & tell you all about our newest addition to the truck. We added a Palfinger ILT 40 liftgate with hydraulic jack stands. Palfinger Website: https://www.palfinger.com/en-US/usa/products/lift-gates...

Fleet Owner Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Good Drivers

By: Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
Posted: Mar 26th 2018 11:08AM
Talk with fleet owners and most of them will tell you that their biggest challenge is finding-and keeping-good, dependable drivers. That makes senses. There's a major driver shortage with a lot at stake for fleet owners. Just one truck that sits because there isn't a driver can be a significant cash drain for an owner. So what can fleet owners do to buck the trend and keep all their trucks on the road making money? EO recently spoke with Susan Medlin, an expedite fleet owner...

TRUCK PARKING

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Mar 23rd 2018 4:01PM
Finding truck parking can be challenging at times & seems to be getting harder to find with the new ELD mandate....

BETTER VISIBILITY AT NIGHT | Replacing Stock Headlight Bulbs | Freightliner M2 112

By: The Crafty Trucker
Posted: Mar 16th 2018 7:08PM
Good visibility at night is a must & having good headlights help. We changed out the stock headlight bulbs on our Freightliner M2 112 to the Sylvania SilverStar zXe bulbs and they make night time visibility much better. *Sylvania SilverStar zXe Bulbs: High Beams - 9006XS http://amzn.to/2Dm5oFr Low Beams - 9005XS http://amzn.to/2GoWASb *Frieghtliner manual (see section 14 for headlights adjustment) https://secure.freightliner.com/newbulletins/techmanuals/DM-MM_Web/English/fre...

Fleet Owner Conversations: Tom and Tina Evans

By: Sean M. Lyden - Staff Writer
Posted: Mar 12th 2018 12:39PM
Meet Tom and Tina Evans who bought their first truck to become expedite owner-operators in early 2002. At the time, the retail industry was experiencing a steep market downturn, and the couple saw the writing on the wall when it came to their job security. So they decided to make a career change together. Tina stepped down from her management position at a shoe retailer; Tom left his job at a family-owned furniture store. For the next 11 years, Tom and Tina built their exped...

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