Puttin' on the MATS
Apr 05, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
Puttin' on the MATS

How to Negotiate with a Trucking Company
May 05, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
How to negotiate: Tips for the owner-operator

Negotiating Improves Truckers Finances
Oct 10, 2007, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
Negotiating is one of the most important skills a trucker can possess that will improve his financial position or his work environment

How owner-operators could manage a budget
Dec 01, 2004, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
How owner-operators could manage a budget

An owner-operator's guide to planning out your load
Feb 03, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
An owner-operator's guide to planning out your load

How owner-operators can calculate profit per mile
Jan 07, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
How owner-operators can calculate profit per mile

Going mobile…Part 2 of 2
Feb 08, 2006, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady

Insurance—What Insurance—Am I Insured?
Jun 06, 2007, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
It’s amazing what thoughts wander through your mind as you drive for hours across America’s highways. Thinking about your insurance coverage usually isn’t one of those

How owner-operators can get a paid vacation!
Jun 10, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
how independent owner operators could plan for a paid vacation

The Demise of the Trucker’s Lifestyle
Aug 08, 2007, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
The lifestyle of a trucker has changed significantly over the past 30 years. Back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, the life of a trucker consisted of

Setting your rates
Aug 04, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
The one area that seems to confound a large number of owner-operators conducting business under their own authority is, “How do I determine what my rates should be?”

truck drivers want respect
Sep 05, 2007, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
Aretha Franklin got it right when she sang that hit song. This is the number-one complaint I hear from other truckers: “We just don’t get the respect we deserve.”

A new angle on driver retention
Sep 13, 2006, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
There’s a lot of talk within the trucking industry on whether there’s a driver shortage or a driver turnover problem

Developing a profitable relationship with your carrier
Apr 05, 2006, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
Here are nine ways to keep more of your money in your pocket, and keep those hands which have no business there, out

Moving forward when fuel costs are soaring
Nov 03, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
The future of their own trucking operation is the concern of owner-operators today as fuel prices have headed to the stratosphere and beyond

Show them the money
Dec 13, 2006, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
What’s curious about this perceived CDL holder shortage are the conflicting stories that show up next to each other in both industry publications and general news outlets.

Selling your truck—and yourself
Dec 01, 2005, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
Salesmanship is a skill every driver needs to master, irregardless of whether they’re a company driver, lease operator, or owner-operator. It’s imperative for success

Wake-up call
Apr 18, 2007, Drivers, by Timothy D. Brady
DOT, trucking, logistics industry members and truckers need to wake up. They need to realize the purported driver shortage, driver pay, working conditions, and safety are all interconnected. To solve the safety problems, it’s necessary to address and resolve them all.

Building wealth is a process in trucking
Nov 07, 2007, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
Wealth and trucking in the same sentence may seem as opposites. But if this is true, then we can move forward in a rule of physics—opposites attract each other

Driver turnover solution: Driver service
Oct 11, 2006, Drivers, By Timothy D. Brady
Driver retainment is not difficult if approached from the correct paradigm. Like the book said, we learned all we needed to know in life in kindergarten: “Do unto others as we want them to do for us.”

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