February is always a tight month for personal finances and sometimes business finances as well. Taking time off during the holidays and having a low cash flow in January will produce sacrifices in February. In the month of “tight-uary”, scrutiny of details is the flavor of the month. Individuals do it and businesses do it…

The Over The Road February issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our February 2024 list of recruiters, please go here.

I had a client in my office today who was in a deep financial mess. Their $24k engine job that was done two months ago missed some issues and now it will cost an additional $40-75k (their quote not mine). I ran through their issues one step at a time and helped them evaluate what…

The Over The Road January issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our January 2024 list of recruiters, please go here.

Well, the Christmas holiday season is over, and those pies, candies, and cookies that many of us ate to celebrate the season have not helped our waistline! One study found that the average person gains eight pounds over the holiday season. We tend to disregard calories during the holidays, as ninety percent of us said…

The Over The Road December issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our December 2023 list of recruiters, please go here.

I am happy to say that this is the 30th anniversary edition of Over the Road magazine. My team and I are incredibly proud of this accomplishment, and we want to thank all our readers and our advertisers for their incredible support over the past 30 years; we couldn’t have done it without you. People…

I had a client who received a pay statement a couple months ago. It had a handwritten note on it saying, “due to the current rate environment and costs, we have been forced to reduce the pay rate of your contract by nine cents per mile. We apologize for the inconvenience… blah, blah, blah”. Kind…