A common theme coming from drivers and other like-minded individuals from this year’s Expedite Expo was the idea of no longer driving for someone else, but rather to follow a dream of becoming an independent contractor and thus one’s own boss. Workshops discussed this idea, roundtables elaborated on it, and individual one-on-one conversations permeated the Expo with thoughts and dreams about working for none other than oneself. How It Started Most folks begin their workin...

Recently, legislation was introduced by House Representatives Mike Bost (R-Illinois) and Angie Craig (D-Minnesota) to fund the creation of additional truck parking for the nation’s commercial truck driving community. The legislation has been approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure panel, and it’ll soon make its way to the House floor for a vote. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the amended version of the Truck Parking Safet...

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Recently, some truck insurance and safety groups have begun questioning the merits of the federal under-21 commercial driver apprenticeship program. However, certain factions of the trucking industry are continuing to back the pilot program. The Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program As it’s currently devised, the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program would allow drivers between the ages of 18-20 years to operate a commercial vehicle in trucking interstate commerce while t...

If you’ve been around the expedite block a time or two, you’re probably familiar with the newest addition to the ExpeditersOnline.com blog team. And if you haven’t been longtime readers of our driver-contributed blogs, then allow us to introduce Sandy Goche and Stephen Halsted. Considering recent health issues concerning our dynamic blogging team of Bob and Linda Caffee, Stephen and Sandy have offered to step in and pinch hit in their stead. Recently, the owner operator...

As the ongoing driver shortage continues, unceremoniously hitting a record high in 2021, many companies and carriers are attempting to turn their attention toward a somewhat untapped resource of trucking talent in the transportation industry. A trucking youth movement if you will, and below are just a handful of suggestions for companies to consider when they're actively trying to inject the industry with new blood. Make Trucking Look Glamorous! Not to say that Instagram is n...

Yes, you read that title correctly… Ignorant truck drivers… and they are everywhere. If you are a truck driver then you are one of them. As much as that might bother you, accept it. If you can accept your ignorance, then you may be able to change it....

Whether you’ve attended the Expedite Expo in the past or perhaps this was your first foray into expediting exhibitionism, the eternal hope remains that you got what you expected to attain from this year’s forums, and workshops, and exhibits, and Casino Night, and all the other myriad ways you could possibly experience such an event. Kudos to Kristy Lohre, the Expo’s prime planner and overseer, for once again constructing and executing such a tremendous affair. She’s a...

Fuel prices are up. Maintenance costs are continually rising. Consumer goods are cutting deeper into your pockets. Insurance rates continue to climb. Some say we are in a recession, others say that a recession is on the horizon. Either way, many drivers are feeling the pinch that our economy has wrought on all of us. What can an owner operator do?...