The Over The Road November issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our November 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

Recently, I did what any curious person does when they can’t sleep – I googled ‘what are truck drivers concerned about?’ The results were enlightening, revealing two major concerns that are weighing heavily on drivers’ minds. They are: The state of the economy and the shortage of safe truck parking. Before you think these are…

Consistency and predictability are a necessity for profitability in a competitive environment. The key phrase in that sentence is competitive environment. The trucking industry is deregulated, so the entire industry is competitive. Gone are the days of legislating competitors out of our business (though many still try). I have a friend who works in an…

The Over The Road October issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our October 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

Alright, Drivers. It’s that time of year again. National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is here, and everyone is going to be patting you on the back, telling you how “essential” you are, and probably handing out some free coffee and donuts at the truck stops. But here’s what nobody else but me is going to…

If anyone is in business for more than 10 years they learn to “play the game”. The financial negotiating game. One of the poorest negotiating events I ever witnessed was when a Trucker walked into a dealership’s mechanics shop that was FULL of trucks being repaired and yelled “I don’t care what it costs, I…

The Over The Road September issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our September 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

The Over The Road August issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our August 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.