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Often at the end of one year and the beginning of another, I find myself looking at the year ahead to the year that is expected. What will happen in the year 2017 for the trucking industry? Much of it will affect truck drivers! The big one of course, is the USA ELD Mandate. At…

Man Oh Man. It is Christmas Season already! This year has flown by. I wish you all the very best of the season! I know that I will enjoy a few days off before the New Year comes ringing in. Remember to enjoy and celebrate safely. Driving at this time of the year can be…

What makes a word relate better to a male or a female? According to Kat Matfield, who created a gender decoder for job ads (http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com), “we all use language that is subtly “gender-coded” and this affects job advertising as well. Matfield based her web-based tool on a study by professors from the University of Waterloo…

If I was to ask any trucking company this simple question I would expect or hope to expect to get the same answer from all of them. If, in the next twelve months you have only two options available to you: first you can expend capital and increase debt to grow your fleet by 10%;…

I recently returned from the ATA MC&E (Management Conference and Exhibition) that was held in Las Vegas. I was there to share in my dear friend Kevin Burch’s limelight as he assumed the role of Chairman for the 2016/17 term. Kevin is the President of Jet Express out of Dayton, Ohio and he will do…

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!…