trucking lifestyle

Sweeping A 53′ Trailer With A Whisk Broom

I recently had an encounter with an anal retentive customer who had extremely high demands when it came to the cleanliness of my trailer. It did NOT go well. 

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TD114: Trucking Life: The New Ebook Is Finally Here!

You remember that time I didn’t blog/podcast for six months straight? Well, I’d like to introduce you to the culprit, Trucking Life: An Entertaining, Yet Informative Guide to Becoming and Being a Truck Driver. Try saying that with a mouthful of mashed potatoes. This just-released ebook has somehow managed to be both a labor of love…

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TD95: 4 Reasons That Trucker Might Be Tailgating You

Disclaimer: When searching online for a subject to write about, I kept coming across people asking why truckers tailgate cars. The intention of this article is not to say it’s okay to tailgate other vehicles. I’m simply answering the question “why that trucker might be tailgating you.” P.S. For the record, when I speak of…

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TD92: Honor Among Truckers

[box]Listen to the audio version and subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. Or enter http://5nl9r.hosts.cx/truckerdump.xml into your favorite podcast app. Download the intro/outro songs for free! courtesy of Walking On Einstein Mystery Feedback Song– Only a cheater would click this before listening to the podcast! You aren’t a cheater, are you? [/box] Have you ever…

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TD61: E-logs: My First Impression

Despite the fact that I’ve been driving for 13 years, I made a bonehead rookie mistake yesterday. It was especially unfortunate since it probably would have been covered if it didn’t coincide with my first day running with e-logs. But first… what are e-logs? [box]Listen to the audio version above and subscribe to the podcast…

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