Keeping an Ear to the Ground with A CB Radio

Keeping an Ear to the Ground with A CB Radio

Most of us who were alive back in the 1970s still remember the nationwide 55 MPH speed limits. Back then most everyone had a CB radio, regardless of what type of vehicle they were driving. In a sense, that was the ‘social media’ of the day. Why have a CB? To this day,...
Don’t Take Your Mess To The Shop!

Don’t Take Your Mess To The Shop!

As we all know, our trucks—just like any other vehicle—need periodic preventive maintenance and repairs. As drivers, we can take a few simple steps to help the process. A shop technician usually just needs to move the truck from the yard to the bay before doing most...
Time to prepare for winter

Time to prepare for winter

Winter is approaching. Parts of the mountain west region even had snow this week! Now is a great time to get prepared for the inevitable season of snow, ice, wind and cold. As I write this it is still warm outside. Of course at some point we will need to dig out our...
Training: Keep an Open Mind!

Training: Keep an Open Mind!

Whether a driver is just beginning a career or has limited experience, spending time on the road with a veteran driver/trainer has its benefits. Given the fact that none of us were born with full knowledge of any trade or occupation it’s obvious that we need to take...
Preplan for Success

Preplan for Success

On a recent stop in Lincoln to get some truck issues attended to, I took the time to visit with the off hours second shift dispatch and load planners—taking a closer look at how things work after our day asset managers go home. Things were pretty slow so I was able to...