Rich Scripps

Apr 15, 2021

Updated May 3, 2021

Rich Scripps
Company driver, Grassmid Transport

"Mele Kalikimaka"

A recent upload posted for friends for Christmas "from the road."

More ways to take the horror out of high fuel

Slow down, breathe, put pen to paper to see where you really stand. Gary Buchs emphasizes concrete ways independents can account for fuel hikes in rates negotiations, leased owners can keep big surcharge-revenue boosts in necessary perspective.

'Outta the Ordinary' 1985 Peterbilt 359 captures $20K MATS Build-Off win

FMCSA stops short of saying 2020 HOS changes caused more crashes

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy daca non-domiciled CDL driver

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy confronted by non-domiciled CDL driver at MATS

Owner-operator Greg Labosky now pilots this 2025 International LT that bought new at the beginning of this year. The truck replaced a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia that, approaching 1 million miles, was costing the GDL Enterprise owner more in maintenance than he could countenance.

Minding Ps and Qs of costs, rates: Trucker of the Month Greg Labosky

FMCSA fully engaged with owner-ops: OOIDA | DACA-recipient CDL holders have hope?

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