The simple answer to the question of how to find high paying freight is the one that no one wants to hear: It depends. One of the biggest projects starting semi truck owners set out to solve...
Keeping your truck inspection-ready is a tall task but a necessary one if you want to avoid fines, dangerous accidents and even losing your CDL license. According to information put out by the CVSA (Commercial...
If someone showed you a better route to take, saving you time and money, would you take that route? Electronic Applications, or “Apps” for short, are pieces of software on mobile devices that serve to...
It is safe to say that most truck drivers, at least ones who love being a trucker, aspire to own their own truck, or even a fleet of trucks. It isn’t an easy undertaking though:...
EOBRs (Electric on-board recorders) are slowly becoming more and more prevalent within the trucking industry. At their core they serve as way to monitor hours of service and as they develop they are being outfitted...
Online load boards are a great way to help keep your wheels turning so you never have to deadhead. Some load boards are among the oldest websites in the trucking industry. A truckers network is...
Thanks to Equipment World for the great infographic. Hopefully we can continue to find a balance of health and productivity as the trucking industry grows.
Stuff breaks. It doesn’t matter how careful you are, your truck will lose lug nuts, mudflaps and mirror brackets. A five-hundred horsepower diesel engine humming at cruising speed causing constant vibration, in combination with the...
Sleep is one of our most basic needs and is commonly overlooked as the source of reoccurring health problems. Truckers live life on the clock and can sometimes shift sleep to the bottom of the priority list....
America was founded on the idea that everyone has an equal voice in the way the country is governed. Your vote is worth as much as anyone else’s. The first line of the Declaration of Independence begins...