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Recently I was traveling along an interstate within a construction area and realized I was merely inches from a driver pulling a set of doubles next to me. As I watched those huge tires alongside my convertible, I recalled an elementary school class about trust. Our teacher asked us to define the word trust and…

Trucker Buddy Michael Schueller, a driver for Alaska West Express based in Anchorage, Alaska, has been named an Outstanding Trucker Buddy following his nomination by Verlene Wilson, a third and fourth grade teacher at Cornerstone Christian Academy located in Post Falls, Idaho. In her nomination, Ms. Wilson said, “[Michael] has been the Trucker Buddy in…

Growing your fleet and generating more sales without tending to your bottom line is a little like the old Jackie Mason joke when he tells the audience how rich his brother-in-law got by selling watches at cost. So how’s he making any money if he’s selling them at cost? He sells a lot of watches!…

An excerpt from a 1943 transportation magazine has circulated throughout the industry. It has been verified as a true reprint by Snopes, which claims that the author is L.H. Sanders, who wrote the article for Mass Transportation Magazine’s July issue. The intent was to assist (male) managers in choosing the right women to work in…

I have noticed that many companies are still are not using the PSP program from the USA. PSP stands for Pre-Employment Screening. As a driver you may not know what a PSP is but they have been around now for a few years and it is a program that is important to trucking and recruiting.…

I don’t understand it. Why does it happen? What is the cause? What can we do to fix it? Whose fault is it anyway? Why is a driver so unhappy that they willingly spend up to two weeks of income to change jobs? What a way to start an article – with a bunch of…

I am often asked to explain what issues women in the trucking industry have that are different from men. The answer is, “none.” Every one of the concerns that our members have affects both men and women. So, why do women need their own association? They don’t! Despite the name, “Women In Trucking,” our membership…

Some recent data released by TCAinGauge has revealed, for a couple of reasons, some exciting information. First, by way of background, the Truckload Carriers Association’s industry benchmarking program has been measuring individual company operating data for the truckload sector for well over a decade. Just recently, their new online offering has released data that at…