Improving the performance of a truck and freight truck fuel efficiency not only directly leads to lower costs over time, but can also contribute to lengthening the life of any vehicle. In trucking or haulage related businesses, a third of… Read More
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Trucking Basics: What to Expect at Weigh Stations
So you’re cruisin’ down the highway on your first trip as a long haul freight trucker. Things are smooth sailing — you’ve added some personal touches to your cabin, your spring truck cleaning went off without a hitch, and you… Read More
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Customizing Your Freight Truck Interior to Make It Feel Like Home
As a freight trucker, it can feel like you spend more than half your life in your truck. With nothing but your own thoughts and the voices on the radio to keep you company, that time on the road can… Read More
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Safe Driving in Construction Zones
While your commute may include driving by a construction zone daily, few drivers take the time to really consider the seriousness of safe driving in construction zones. In 2013, 32,719 people were killed in car crashes. Safe driving is critical… Read More
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Freight Truck Spring Cleaning Tips
We made it to March! That means that, despite the fact there are snowflakes in the forecast later this week (who let that happen?!), spring is slowly but surely headed our way! You know what that means? You guessed it… Read More
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Spring Showers Bring Trucking Safety Hazards
With the current state of the weather in the Baltimore region, you’d think it was already the spring rainy season. In all likelihood, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully we’re all done with snow for the winter,… Read More
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Keep Your Fleet Up to Date with Electronic Logging Devices
In recent years, the trucking industry has experienced new challenges which have affected their operations. These challenges have revolved around an increasingly shrinking number of skilled operators to driver wellness and the increase in regulations, such as the ELD mandate…. Read More
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5 Healthy Habits for Healthy Trucking
Corporate America is plenty worried about staying healthy while forced to sit behind a desk for 8 hours a day — but what about truckers who have to sit behind the wheel for up for 14 hours a day? Trucking… Read More
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The Dangers of Distracted Driving in the Trucking Industry
Operating a multi-ton heap of steel at highway speeds is dangerous enough. Doing it without your full attention to the road and your surroundings is even more so. Distracted driving is far and away the number one cause of all… Read More
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Trucking Safety Tips: Skid Control and Recovery
It might seem like we’re inundating this blog with winter trucking safety and maintenance tips lately, but it’s so much better to be safe than sorry in the freight truck world. This one is applicable year-round, even in the most… Read More