Our last show of the season! OOIDA Heart of America Trucking Show October 18th - 19th Kansas City Speedway, Kansas City, KS. The OOIDA 40th Anniversary Event is turning out to be a HUGE event! Henry Albert and ourselves will have our trucks nose to nose in the Team Run Sma...
Freightliner Trucks announced in January 2013 the availability of high - performance LED headlamps custom engineered for the Cascadia by Truck – Lite Co. LLC. I was asked to try them and give some feedback on their lighting ability. I was told these lights would b...
Here we are again at the first day of The Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas. Oh, what a great feeling it is to be back in The Lone Star State to see stuff on display from all around the trucking industry! It is the one of only a handful of times I get to meet with...
Of course I have factory curtains to block out the light from the front windshield. What has always worked best for me though when cooling the inside is when I use the thick, insulated factory curtain to partition off the sleeper from the front seats. This insulated sleeper...
It’s been a busy few months on the regulatory front, and it's often hard to keep track of which proposed regulations are still moving forward and which have been shelved. Here's an update on some of the regs we've been tracking. What's In ELD Mandate - Despite efforts ...
While attending GATS this year in Dallas I was demonstrating the new FIT System, the Freightliner In-cab Training system, to a couple of drivers and the question came up about strengthening ones stabilizer muscles. One of the drivers brought up the comparison of stabilizer mu...
It is common knowledge that eating healthy foods is beneficial to your wellbeing, in some cases even life saving. So why isn’t everyone eating right? We know making major life changes isn’t an easy task and taking control of one’s personal health is no exception. It can be ov...
My experience with the Cascadia Evolution so far has been nothing short of life-changing. One of the many benefits of being a Team Run Smart Pro is showcasing the newest in truck technology around my primary operating area, but aside from that the feedback and results have ...
When you talk about seats with people who operate equipment or vehicles, whether it’s a truck, tractor, construction equipment or a lawn mower, they always will tell you that it’s all about comfort and durability. Yet, as many as three-fourths of all professional truck driver...
There are many complaints about the HOS one-half hour break we have to take in an eight-hour period of on duty time. In reality we need to stop more to at least stretch our legs and our bodies, I am sure our minds can usually use the break as well from driving. Everything ...