What spot sale or contract means when you deliver corn to a grain elevator, why the scale asks, and what a driver should do if the answer isn’t clear.

That brake application gauge moves every time you stop. Here’s what the PSI means, why it changes, and what unusual readings can tell you.

I spent 11 hours hauling 250,000 pounds of 1-inch base in an older Freightliner dump truck. Here’s what my first day hauling rock was really like.

Your CB is installed, but is the antenna tuned? Here’s how to check SWR, read the numbers, and know what to fix first.

Your boost gauge can swing from almost nothing to a high reading in seconds. Here’s what it’s telling you about your semi truck’s turbo.

I’ve seen my grain truck weigh 96,000 pounds loaded and about 26,000 empty. The scale numbers are only part of what that load means on the road.

I put out triangles after a tire blew on a rural highway. Here’s where the three warning devices belong on a two-lane road and what changes on curves.

See a little car with SEC on your Kenworth dash? It measures your following time. Here’s what the number means and why it changes.

What happens when a dump truck goes to a rock quarry? I explain getting loaded, the loader’s horn, weighing, scale tickets, and leaving with a load.

After my semi tire blew, I was told to drive eight miles to a shop. Here’s what happened and why “just go slow” isn’t a safe general answer.