When I get asked why Jenna and I decided to move into the country and homestead I often find it a difficult question to answer. Those who know us know we’ve always been city dwellers. I’ve lived in Las Vegas, Auckland (NZ) and Chicago (inside the loop) for most of my adulthood. So to those […]
Category Archives: Blog
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Nov
Nov
When Jenna and I first stepped foot on our land at Revere Ranch one of my initial thoughts was “how in the hell are we going to get internet out here?” The land is beautiful. Everything we could hope for in plenty of peaceful space to homestead on. But after multiple years of running a […]
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Nov
Nov
Our acres are on a farm road with a lot of other ranches on it. No, we aren’t really close to them. I mean, our property is alongside a couple, of course, but we have room. Lots of room. But we certainly see their gates when driving to our property. Many of which has super […]
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Nov
Nov
It’s 2022 and the idea of blogging now feels on par with the idea of using a pager to communicate in the 90s. It feels archaic and I doubt many have an attention span that reaches beyond 3 seconds these days. But here’s the thing. When Jenna and I met we were both writers. As […]
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Aug
Aug
It’s a scene we as truckers are forced to witness far too often. Someone behind the wheel of a 4-wheeler (consumer passenger vehicle) displays zero patience and somehow gets it in their head that presenting the potential for chaos and mayhem will shorten their drive. I just don’t get it. Moving 5 miles per hour […]
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Everything You Need to Know About AB5 & It’s Potentially Destructive Impact On The Trucking Industry
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Aug
Aug
California’s radical AB5 bill has created massive turmoil in the trucking industry. But due to the fact that it hasn’t yet sunk its ugly teeth into the industry with a death dealing bite there is a lot of confusion as to what is actually going on. Some believe it’s already in effect and isn’t really […]
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Aug
Aug
It’s bad enough to see 4-wheeler drivers staring at their phones while driving down the interstate, but much worse when it’s someone in control of a vehicle that can weigh 80,000 pounds. The mayhem and destruction that can occur when a combination vehicle goes rogue due to a distracted driver is the stuff nightmares are […]
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Aug
Aug
It’s no secret that trucking freight is extremely strong as of August 2021. Capacity nationwide simply cannot seem to keep up with demand at the docks. And during a time of extraordinary inflation this is likely contributing to price increases at the shelves across the board. In a weekly safety meeting at Prime Inc’s Springfield […]
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Aug
Aug
We’ve heard a lot of talk out of Washington over the past year about the lack of truck parking across America. The trucking industry is an extremely regulated part of the American economy, and electronic logs ensure trucks are legally required to park for up to ten hours in order to legally continue moving. With […]