North America is a beautiful continent to explore throughout the year—with 4 distinct seasons through much of the northern regions. The gorgeous reds, oranges, and golds of Fall will swiftly change to bare trees and ice and snow up north. Fortunately, we have time to plow through the winter maintenance checklist. If you don’t have […]
Creating Work-Life Balance as an OTR Trucker
To live a happy life, you have to find balance between work and play. Too much work and you are overstressed and physically exhausted. Too much play and you end up sleeping on your buddy’s couch. As an OTR trucker the line between work and play is even more skewed. After all, you live, work, […]
Are Self-Driving Trucks the Future Of Freight?
The fear of robots taking over the workplace has been around for decades and continues to concern Americans. According to the Pew Research Center, 72 percent of US adults were worried about a “future where robots and computers can do many human jobs” as recently as October 2017. In the trucking industry, the concern is […]
Make More Money in Trucking by Controlling Your Fuel Costs
One of the most unavoidable, and substantial, expenses for anyone in the trucking business is fuel. When you have a commercial truck and trailer that gets 5 miles on the gallon, you can easily spend thousands of dollars at the pump each month. Fortunately there are several tried and true methods for controlling your fuel […]
Mastering Cash Flow with Invoice Factoring
All businesses require cash flow to function; certainly the trucking industry is no exception to that rule. In fact, with the high operational costs including insurance, fuel, equipment financing and regular maintenance, being tied to a 30-60-90 day pay on invoices makes operating your own trucking business a challenge, let alone growing the business. The […]