Load Half Full, Load Half Empty?
I coach a peewee hockey team, and every time I go to practice, I feel invigorated by the opportunity to help young kids grow their passion and facility for the …
Just in Time
You pick up the load. You travel the highways of North America to deliver it to some business or organization awaiting its arrival. Your customer wants to know when it …
Learning to Embrace Failure
I sit here writing this blog listening to Frank Sinatra’s song, “That’s life.” “That’s life. That’s what all the people say. You’re riding high in April, shot down in May, …
Is This Year Your LEAP Year?
Everyone would like to have an extra day during the week. You know the one – one where you could catch up on all the paperwork piling up on your …
Pigskin Trucking
The NFL season heads into week 2 tonight. Every team starts out the season with great optimism, excited about the possibility that this will be the season that they achieve …
What’s in a Name?
As I headed home from work yesterday, through the nexus of two major highways – one heading across a major bridge, the other headed to the border, I saw a …
Preparing for the Sideswipes to Your Trucking Business
You are rounding the curve and you realize that the two vehicles are too close together – the crosswinds on the highway are causing increased instability of the trucks and …
The Loan Ranger in the Trucking Industry
‘During my working career I have found that there are 3 types of people – those who can count, and those who can’t.’ Now, for those of you who can’t …
Cast Away & At the Crossroads
I had the chance one night last week to watch a movie with my entire family – a golden moment in time at a cottage near the ocean, in the …
“And Make Sure You Remember to Do This!”
At its core, a trucking business, or a freight brokerage business, is a ‘services business.’ A trucking business, or a freight brokerage business, produces no tangible product. Rather, it provides …
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