CHALLENGES AHEAD Common mistakes are often small ones. They can also have a large impact. I am a 45-year-old trucker. I went from surviving half a year as a postal driver ma...Read More
No car doesn't necessarily mean no fun in the city of Seattle. With a plethora of various ways to get around, the city can be easy to navigate without a car. We put together a list of great options if you are currently "hoof...Read More
Trucking podcasts are emerging as a new entertainment method for truckers. With the advent of the internet and smartphones, there are plenty of outlets that truckers can go to in order to relate while on the road. With this i...Read More
Kurt Cobain wasn't a stylish rockstar. The pioneer of the early 90's "Grunge Music" never focussed on the finer things in life nor did he "show off" what he owned. While we do not know the level of automobiles the rocker had ...Read More
As a professional driver, there are certain rules one must adhere to, including the hours of service a driver can operate. In fact, how long a trucker may drive is completely regulated by the United States Departmen...Read More
Choosing a mechanic takes careful thought and consideration. It is important that you feel certain your vehicle is in the right hands. Afterall, you need your truck performing at its best. So, consider these five questions wh...Read More
Everyone agrees that one of the best parts of a good old road-trip is all the new food places you can discover along the way. And Washington is no exception. So, whether you are passing by on a family vacation or as par...Read More
Are you a new driver torn between driving for a company or becoming an owner operator? Well, the first thing you should know is that the two differ greatly. With so many wonderful opportunities in the ...Read More
U.S. senators proposed a new bill requiring heav...Read More
There are all kinds of hazards on our highways. If you're a trucker, you're fully aware of the many problems out there. However, nothing can compare to bad truck drivers out on the open road. Unfortunately, an unsafe truck dr...Read More
If you’re doing your weekly grocery shopping and the prices of your go-to items are shockingly high, don’t blame the company, blame the current the state-of-affairs in the transportation industry. Yep, they are the real c...Read More
Pickup truck popularity is at an all-time high. They are everywhere and driven by all types of people. And let’s face it, a lot of the marketing of these great new pickups is built around the concept of their “Off-Road Pa...Read More
A starving German Shepherd, missing since September, was found and saved from winter storms this week! A deputy, with the help from a local truck driver, saved the dog. According to ...Read More
As many Seattle residents have probably noticed… trash is piling up in the wake of the recent “Snowmaggedon.” If you’re bins are overflowing outside your house, you understand. Due to the bad storm, Seattle had to shu...Read More
Commuters in Seattle will be facing their own version of LA’s 2011 “Carmageddon” freeway shutdown. The Alaskan Way Viaduct, a major road for commuters along Seattle’s downtown waterfront, will shut down for good on Fr...Read More
Just like the housing supply in Seattle is small, so are the apartments. Even though new units are arriving on the market, they are continually dwindling in size. More small apartment complexes are arriving on the market for a more affordable solutio...Read More
The Christmas season in Seattle basically comes with Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. It sparks up with a wide range of holiday events, from boozy pop-up to dance parties and everything that comes in between. Don’t miss out most o...Read More
The increase of minimum wages in Seattle does not only have benefits. According to research conducted among economists from the University of Washington Seattle’s re...Read More
The city popular for having Amazon and Starbucks is a great place to visit, whether you are single, or have a couple, family and kids. It also has great value for business travelers. After the area’s first largest employer Boeing had s...Read More
Families on a modest budget in Seattle are currently encountering hardship. Many people have to leave the city to find cheaper options for living. The number of Seattle families with an income of at least $200,000 is now greater than the...Read More
On August 14 Seattle author Paulette Perhach will release a book about the business of writing. With this book, she wanted to aspire writers to take their first steps in the industry. ‘’I wish I had used my entry-level job...Read More
Seattle's Amazon planning to bring down the costs of healthcare by that the place is getting familiar: its headquarters. In the internal discussions of the company, a primary care clinics plan is bei...Read More
The city of Seattle is doing wonders! It is giving back to the community and helping homeless women with the new village plan. A team of volunteers helped put together a village that consists of tiny houses for homeless women seeking shelter. &...Read More
Amazon is having their annual Prime Day sale on Monday, July 16 this year! Just two weeks away! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Prime Day, it’s basically a day where Amazon includes discounted prices on many different items...Read More
No matter where you go, most restaurants in the U.S. have plastic utensils and use plastic straws for their drinks. At certain restaurants, employees use as much as 200 to 300 straws while serving drinks to customers. Starti...Read More
As you may have already heard, recently, Seattle passed a new tax for big companies. Their goal is to help and improve the city’s homelessness issue. According to the new tax law, companies that make a minimum of $20 million a year must pay $275 an...Read More
Drivers could run into major backups along I-90 between Issaquah and North Bend as a $22 million repaving project gets underway. On Monday crews began work on the 15-mile stretch of I-90 -- a project that's expected to last two springs a...Read More
As regulators start enforcement of a rule - truckers use digital driving time trackers in their big rigs - the agency in charge of the regulation accepted there are still some issues concerning the technology. Drivers are having trouble ...Read More
SEATTLE, Washington -- The union that represents First Student Seattle school bus drivers has declared it will begin a strike on Thursday. The strike is a result of failing to achieve a labor deal with First Student. Union authorities say the stri...Read More
A Washington State carrier and one of its drivers has been shut down by the U.S. Department of Transportation. He had been placed out-of-service at a rate more than 13 times. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, today ...Read More
SEATTLE — Amazon opened its headquarters in a district known as the South Lake Union in 2010, foregoing what it says would have been the cheaper option of building in the suburbs, where its workers might have been less connected to the city. &nb...Read More
Many trucking companies are described as a tiring places with no knowledge to share. Its techniques are kept under wraps. Here are some methods that can help you become a successful trucker. • Having a Plan. The obviou...Read More
You like it or not ELDs are on their way. Do you think it’s a good news? Charges would go up. Here are the reasons why. One of the disadvantages of ELD is that you cannot drive as many miles in a day as you did with the paper log. This is especial...Read More
Purchasing a vehicle from a specific dealership does not mean you have to go back to that dealership when dealing with anything related to your warranty. Federal law states that you have the right to get inspections and service wherever you like. ...Read More
Microsoft researchers have begun conducting around the topic of lung cancer risks. Their secret weapon is search engines. Smoking is the leader when it comes to lung cancer, which is the most fatal cancer in the world, causes. BUT, 20 percent of p...Read More
Seattle’s weather can be a cause of a number of accidents that occur in the city but which intersection is the most accident prone. Looking at Seattle 911 response to traffic a list has been put together that shows the top 25 areas that accidents o...Read More
It’s the start of fall, and dealers are launching new models. What better time to purchase a car than now? Once the weather starts to cool down, car sales begin to skyrocket! Prices of automobiles decrease, which is very beneficial for pe...Read More
Glassdoor, review and recruiting website, announced results of their study on CEOs most liked by their employees in the United States. They made a list of top executives ...Read More
Everybody knows that Seattle is one of the most expensive cities in the country. It is an expensive estate market, and it would cost you a lot if you decided to buy a house in Seattle. But it is also not cheap to rent an apartment. It is natural that...Read More
Amazon has offered Seattle its help with homelessness situation by letting the city use one of its buildings as a temporary shelter for homeless people. Amazon bought a building in 2014. Originally it was a hotel and later was used as a ...Read More
In Seattle the public survey organized by the Parks and Recreation Board got over 5000 responses. The topic of the discussion was dog parks and everything that has to do with them such as if there should be off-leash dog parks to finding the places t...Read More
David Bowie, one of the most legendary rock musicians, died of cancer this Sunday, Jan. 10. It was just two days after his 69th birthday when he released his final album “Blackstar”. This loss shocked the whole world as Bowie’s disea...Read More
Seattle became the first city in the USA to allow Lyft and Uber drivers to unionize after the City Council voted for the legislation unanimously. This case can become a beginning of the change for the workforce. The decision to let drive...Read More
Last summer Dan Price, a Seattle CEO famous for setting the minimum annual pay at Gravity Payments at $70,000 was sued for overpaying himself by Lucas Price, his brother and the co-founder of the company. The story Dan Price was feeding ...Read More
The planning of a charter school in Arbor Heights is still continuing to move forward, says the organization that is behind it, despite the decision of the Supreme Court denying to reconsider its ruling against publicly funding for charters. ...Read More
