The Holidays are coming. The Holidays are coming.

It's that time of year again, where the holidays are coming and the paychecks are going to get smaller. It's just that time of year for everyone. People cut back on what their buying and our freight goes down.  It's not an unknown fact to any experienced driver in the business after a time. We go through this every year. You just come to expect it. My dispatcher actually comes out every year and tell his fleet that the holidays are coming. He knows everyone would like time off, but that those same people will be the first ones crying when they did not make any money that week and to be very careful what they ask for. I do have to agree with him on this. I believe home time is very important, but you can not have your cake and eat it to folks. There is no money coming in when the wheels are not turning. Some how every year drivers all over want to complain when they take off too much time for the holidays and their family suffers because of it. We all need to be very careful in planing our time home for the holidays. Take what you can afford.  Do not stay home longer then you can afford to be there.  If you can only afford to be home a day or two, then that's what you take.  If you can afford a week, then you can take a week. We all want time at home with the family.  However, it does not do us any good if there is no home to go home to. We can be our own worst enemies when it comes to the holidays.  Think carefully about that home time and look at the big picture.  Maybe you stay home a shorter time this year.  Start planning now for the new year.  Build a holiday fund so that  you can take the time that you and your family so richly deserve, because we all deserve time to spend with our families.  As always folks be safe out there.

Family Time

Sorry folks but no really update this week. It was family time this weekend, so my time was limited. Home time is a big deal to my family and I and we try to make the most of it as best we can. Extended family gatherings take up much more of a truckers time but are no less important than any other family time. So to all of you I hope your home times were good or you make the most of your up coming home times.  Hopefully we'll be back next week for all of you. In the mean time, check out the store.  We've added on some new items and fixed our lack of a link problem that we seemed to have over looked. So safe travels and be safe out there.

Christmas

Oh the holidays are coming, the holidays are coming. Its time to start thinking about those home times and preparing for Christmas. It can be the happiest and most frustrating time of the year for all of us truck drivers and families a like. Holiday shopping as a truck driver is near impossible.  Most of it comes from the internet, while other gifts come out of the truck stop. For the family it's tough too.  What do you get your truck driver for Christmas that he can use?  Well first you should ask what it is he might need because space is limited in the truck so we don't want to be buying to many trinkets or knick knacks for the truck that will only take up space in the truck needlessly. So take the time to ask. Movies are good for down times, but only if they have a TV and DVD player in the truck. Those only work if they can supply power to them.   Gps, an up to date atlas, book of truck stops, refrigerator or things to help provide more healthy food options are all good too.   In the next week or two were going to put some of those kinds of items up in the store for all of you, so please stop back by and check out our store.  For all of those truck drivers we will also be working on  having some great items up in there for the family at home so stop back by and take a look.   You may find just what your looking for in there.  Find it here: http://astore.amazon.com/trdratafale-20