Tonight’s main lead story is about trailers. Not OTR trailers, but rental trailers. The kind you rent out as storage. You could approach this a few ways, all could be profitable. Rent them to businesses that will have you set them in place. They won’t be moved until they’re finished using them for storage, hopefully ... Read more

This is a flashback episode. While Kris and I are basking in the Florida sun, you can catch some great advice from Dan Organ. He’s our go-to tax guy. This conversation was originally recorded in August 2015, but it’s still quite relevant. Dan is also quite entertaining. Don, the Castle Curator and I will be back ... Read more

If you’re like us, you have a camper, a boat, or something you need to tow. We have a 21′ camper and we’re using an 07 Chevy Trail Blazer as a tow rig. The 4.2 liter 6 banger does fine, but you’ll notice it didn’t make our list. Although we think our SUV looks just ... Read more

Jeff Clark has an impressive resume. For starters, he has a business degree, and a business mindset. He’s worked as a company driver and owner operator. Jeff finished his owner operator career with Freightliner, leased on as part of Team Run Smart. There’s so much to take away from this conversation, but I’ve picked out ... Read more

Before I get into my opinion of TA Petro reserved parking as a solution to the truck parking shortage, let’s back up and take a quick history lesson. We need to know a few things before we take on the whole paid parking issue. I’m sure every trucker agrees that we do have a serious ... Read more

Get ready for the shortest show notes in history. No, we aren’t really using CBD oil for shaving cream. I’m sold on Harry’s razors, and their shave gel. But Gillette and CDB oil are both on the agenda tonight. In interest of brevity, here are the topics and the links. Millennial and idiot lights. Freep.com ... Read more

The best 401K for owner operators question was motivated by a Facebook message. The question was asked by a listener who’s thinking of making the change from company driver to owner operator. He’s a new listener, and was catching up on previous episodes. After catching Episode  176, he was curious about what an owner operator would ... Read more

Before we dig into the dirty truth about electric cars and trucks, I’d like to give you my slant, my view of the world as it pertains to the new wave of vehicles coming on board. I’m a trucker, gear head, and someone concerned about both the social and environmental impact of these new vehicles. ... Read more

Drivers To Wear Fatigue-Monitoring Hats This story comes out of Australia. Although this is just a study at this point, dozens of Australian truck drivers will wear the fatigue-monitoring caps that measure their brainwave activity. WOW! I’m not sure where to go with this one, but I’m not enthused, to say the least. Read more ... Read more

Paul Newman’s Trans Am The Pontiac Trans Am won the heart of American truckers and gear-heads in the iconic trucking movie, Smokey And The Bandit. It turns out Paul Newman also drove a Trans Am in his final movie, The Hunter. Honestly, I’ve never seen the movie. In my defense, I was living on an ... Read more