A while ago we posted an article on Diesel Fuel Contaminations.  In this article we discussed the different types of contaminations that can happen to diesel.  Let’s review the types of contaminates: There is water, inorganic, and microbial.  These were the three we coved in that article. Here is a link to the Diesel Fuel Contaminations article: https://www.expeditersonline.com/trucking-blogs/its-a-teams-life/diesel-fuel-contamination-10477.htm Fuel testing to figure out...

In today’s environment and how being out on the roads it is crazy how people are driving.  It only makes sense that we need to protect ourselves with having at least a dash camera.  Someone pulls out in front of you, cuts you off, backs into you, etc.  If they say a picture is worth a thousand words what does that mean a video is worth in words ten thousand, hundred thousand or more. Our current dash camera is getting up in age.  So, one of the things we were thinking a...

The transportation industry, including expedite, has witnessed a quick infusion of renewed interest in driving opportunities since the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the world’s processes and operations. Something to come out of this world-changing event is a glaring light shining on the roles of truckers and their importance to the daily American landscape. This sudden interest in expedite and commercial driving can be attributed to pay raises across the transportation spec...

As expeditors we all have a lot of load securement equipment.  We have to be creative on how to organize and store this equipment on our trucks.  We have found a few items that help us do just that. First is a E-track utility bag.  We use four of them us store all of our E-track straps.  Each bag holds up to 10 straps and make it easy to organize them by the different lengths. The picture above is two different brands and are different size. The next one is a storage uti...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, highly poisonous, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas that is slightly less dense than air.  Common source of carbon monoxide is the partial combustion of carbon-containing compounds, when insufficient oxygen or heat is present to produce carbon dioxide.  The most common source for trucking is a gasoline powered motor like a generator. In our sleeper we have a Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detector.  It is battery powered and yes, we repl...

We started in August of 2012 running Expediting.  Both of us were in the Information Technologies (IT) field building and programming computer systems for the Federal Government as contractors since the early 1980’s.  In May of 2011 Stephen’s contract came to an end and he got laid off. Sandy is an avid writing instrument collector (pens, pencils, etc look for a future blog on this subject).  She buys most of her pens from a store in downtown Cincinnati, OH called Appo...

In this, the second episode of the State of the Industry Podcast with John Elliott, John talks about how he found himself getting into the trucking industry. From the early days of his family’s involvement in the world of transportation, to his first job in the industry, and even a tidbit or two about a monkey and a driver not delivering his loads on time, we’ll dive deeper into who John Elliott is and how he came to create and grow Load One. For someone who has spent so ...

A simple “thank you” will never be enough. I mean, what really can be said to the women and men who spend hours, days, weeks, and months away from their families while keeping America’s gears grinding in a forward motion? This has been Driver Appreciation Week. A week where we, as the transportation industry, aim to recognize the collective trucking and driving community as a way of saying thank you for the jobs they perform on our behalf. Yet, I’m sure most folks out...

For those unfamiliar with Trucker CFO, it’s an organization designed to help the independent contractor maintain a coherent tax situation within their profession. Whether a driver, an owner operator or a fleet owner, Trucker CFO exists to assist in the daily operations of each entity as they work and function in their own space. Every person and every situation are different, which is where Colton and his organization pride themselves on catering to the induvial and their ...

Think Success… It’s great to be able to reach out and connect with the men and women behind the wheel covering the miles that make expedited shipping such a crucial part of our nation’s supply chain. In the coming weeks and months, I will be sharing helpful tips and insights that will help you in achieving success. At Trucker CFO, we provide accounting, tax and other financial services for owner-operators, independent contractors, and fleet owners in the transportation...