Tag: GATS

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On the Road to More Service Options

If your wheels are not turning you are not earning. This is practically a mantra with all commercial drivers. We all have stories about roadside breakdowns and tire blowouts that cost us a great paying load due to getting behind ...
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Mediterranean Inspired Masterpiece for Marcia Campbell

Over the last several months I have had the privilege to get to know the Marvelous Marcia Campbell.  For those of you do not know her she is the fantastic host of the All Nighter On WSM the home of ...
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Highlights of GATS 2017

Like many people involved in the trucking industry. September 1 rolls around and we are moaning, groaning, and moving around like we have aged 30 years over night.  One may think we had spent too much time enjoying Labor Day ...
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TOMTOM Trucker 600 GPS Navigation System

This year at the Mid-America Truck Show I stumbled across a booth in the west wing that surprised me. TOMTOM had a booth to showcase their new Trucking Industry Specific GPS system, as well as fitness trackers. Many of you ...
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Are you ready for a Truck Show?

Truck show season is winding down, and to paraphrase Hank Williams JR.  Are you ready for a Truck Show? Each year at the end of August people gather in Dallas for The Great American Truck Show. Yes we can debate ...
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Cooking in the Truck Summit goes to GATS

The next Cooking in the Truck Summit is on its way!!! Here is your formal invitation I hope to see as many of you in Dallas at the Great American Truck Show where it will be held. Time for the ...
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Those Pesky Life Detours…

As truck drivers we are all TOO familiar with detours. Sometimes they can be good things, other times they are a royal pain in the tuba. Over the last several months I have been on a giant personal detour. When ...
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Putting A best Foot Forwards

Drivers and the public in general are often presented with a variety of products that claim to improve out health and life in some manner. All manner of odd inventions are presented to us with claims that they will make ...
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Driver Wellness Tour 2014

At  GATS in Dallas TX, this year was the lead off to a major event that will be taking place for driver health and wellness. Rolling Strong, along with Freightliner, and the Truckers Rolling Against Hepatits-C Campaign, had a driver ...
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Thank You Smart Trucks!!!

At GATS in Dallas this year, drivers who had parked in the parking lot came out to find a pleasant surprise. The folks from Smart Truck Systems decided to hold a BBQ for drivers of the second year in a ...