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January 1st, 2009

It Takes Two

The operating partnership between trucker and spouse

By Timothy D. Brady

Trucking is often a husband and wife enterprise, requiring the full dedication of both to make it a success — whether they drive team or one’s on the road and the other home. As any trucker will attest, the truck decides everything: when you’ll be home, when you have to leave again, whether you have money for the long-awaited vacation or the vacation becomes a new transmission. Trucking takes marriage to a whole new level.One driving, one at homeGail and Paul Morrison have do…

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January 1st, 2009

Profit Centered

Look beyond money per mile

By Timothy D. Brady

There’s a misconception in the trucking industry that says: “The only thing that counts is how much money I’m making per mile.” If you measure the health of your financial life by what you’re making per mile, the questions are: “Do you have the required funds in the bank for the expected and the unexpected? Are you consistently able to send the required dollars to the house?” Most truckers who look at how much they’re making a mile as the most im…

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July 1st, 2008

Winning Ways

Nancy Henderson, Managing Editor

Truck drivers have always been a resilient lot, and they always will be I have a confession to make. When it came time to plan this issue, which we always devote to National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, I had no ideas. Times are hard for a lot of drivers as the price of fuel and general economic trends affect the business. We wanted to acknowledge that, but we also wanted to offer something positive to our readers. As we threw out possible story ideas and rejected one after anoth…

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July 1st, 2008

Keep On Trucking

Resilient and reliable drivers always find a way to deliver

By Timothy D. Brady

Every year, Road King devotes its July/August cover to driver appreciation. In 2008, with so many owner-operators feeling the squeeze of economic hard times, we wanted to recognize the resilience of drivers during difficult periods. But we also wanted to offer help and hope. We went to Timothy D. Brady, a 23-year trucking veteran turned business advisor who can be heard regularly on Sirius radio, to talk to a couple of determined, successful drivers to see how they are handling the sit…

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