Driver Appreciation

American Trucking Association 2014 Driver Appreciation Logo

The week of September 14^th through the 20^th is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Many people will be writing articles on the importance of trucking and driver to our economy. While this is true I have decided to take a different approach to show my appreciation to my fellow drivers.

On the Road to a Truck Show

Photo Courtesy of Jim Allen 365trucking.com

Hard to believe that the first truck show I ever attended was this year. I managed to make it for the first day of MATS (Mid American Truck Show).  Needless to say I was hooked.  Not so much on MATS which is truly a great show, but on truck shows themselves.  Where else do you get such a diverse group of people interested in the same thing, trucking.

Should I Travel The Road Less Taken?

 

Indiana Toll Road Photo Credit: Dougtone via Compfight cc

This post originally came from my friend Jeff Clark a Freightliner Team Run Smart Pro.  Over the last several weeks we have had some debates on the advantages and disadvantages of Toll Roads.  As a company driver I am for the route that saves me the most time.  Where Jeff is looking for time, as well as cost savings.  While he has not totally convinced me yet. This post he did on a comparison of one of the non-toll routes verses the toll road in Indiana caused me to take a second look.

Can I Give up Diet Soda?

Jeff Clark a professional driver, a marathon runner, and Freightliner Team Run Smart Pro, graciously agree to share this post with me. I found it very interesting and in the future will be doing an article on diet soda myself.

 

Pain is a great motivator.