http://truckerblog.org the online resource for professional truckers Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:11:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once Joe realized he needed to slow down and think through his business start-up by creating a business plan he decided to keep running while he completed his planning. Even though that Kenworth still looked realllly good at the dealership there would be other trucks just as cool. ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/27/what-should-my-business-plan-look-like/ Any fool can have a trophy wife, but it takes a real man to have a trophy marriage &emdash; Diane Sollee Share This http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/22/marriage-quote-of-the-week-trophey-wife/ Several years ago our small trucking company landed a new customer. The contract called for five of our sixteen trucks to begin running Just in Time routes for a local manufacturer. Because each route required a team operation we decided that I should come out of the office ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/21/a-good-marriage-makes-good-business-sense/ The Chicago Tribune has a story about an accident involving a semi and a car in Northern Illinois. It was an awful tragedy as both passengers in the car were killed. The driver of the semi realized he was over-weight on a posted road and was attempting to ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/19/take-thetime-to-be-prepared/ Joe finally made his decision. He was ready. No more forced dispatch. He was going to be the owner and he was going to make the decisions. In fact, the more he thought about it the more excited he got. He couldn't wait to get ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/16/do-i-really-need-a-business-plan/ I must be on a generator kick today. Here is a site that offers generators for trucks. The site has a great table which illustrates how expensive it is to idle your truck. It also illustrates how much money an O/O might expect to pocket by adding ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/14/generators-increase-owner-operators-net-income/ As you can probably tell Trucker Blog is just getting started so our site doesn't have all the bells and whistles, yet. So today's monumental occasion is the addition of our first Blog Role link. Caterpillar has been a major player in the trucking industry for decades and is positioning ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/14/cat-powers-nascar-races/ I'd like to introduce you to Joe. Joe's a good driver and good guy. He has run over the road for 15 years. During the years he has worked for a few companies&emdash;some good and some not so good. Joe's been thinking for the last several ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/13/joes-new-business/ Hello and welcome to the first post for Trucker Blog. We are really excited you stopped by for a visit. If you are an Owner Operator (O/O) or dreaming of becoming an O/O you're in the right place. Trucker Blog is designed for you. Over the ... http://truckerblog.org/2007/03/10/hello-world/