Wednesday, January 30, 2013


If you’re driving along the east coast today, please be extra careful. The Weather Channel warns of “Damaging straight-line winds, some tornadoes” during the day. Later tonight, they warn that “The squall line continues to march east from the Mid-Atlantic States into eastern Georgia, perhaps north Florida. Strong, damaging wind threat may extend as far north as southern New York, southern New England late, not necessarily associated with thunderstorms.”

Click through to read the entire warning, and wherever you’re driving today, please be safe.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013


Introducing Bruce Agee …

Six-and-a-half years ago, when Bruce Agee first became a professional driver, he was struggling (like so many drivers do) to balance hometime and a good income. We are so happy that Bruce decided Boyd Bros. offered everything he needed, including our Lease Purchase Program, which Bruce completed in July.

"Boyd understands that they succeed when you do,” he says. “So they do whatever they can to help you. They make the program easy to complete and come out ahead. It only took me three years to finish."

The engaged father of two typically runs up and down the East Coast, making it easy to get to his home in Richmond, Virginia. Unless he sees a load he just can’t pass up, he gets home every weekend, and he loves to take his family to the beach whenever he can. Bruce also likes to spend time working on cars or computers and playing with his kids.

Since 1956, Boyd Bros. has been partnering with the best drivers in the business. Call us today at 800-543-8923!

Monday, January 28, 2013


Most people would figure that truck drivers have probably heard of pretty much every kind of mechanical issue imaginable, right?

Maybe not. This story definitely falls into the category of “Weird News”!!! Click through to read about the strange problems they are having with brake lines at the Denver airport!

Be safe and have a great Monday!

Thursday, January 24, 2013


Ken Jennings (the 74-time Jeopardy winner) has written a book about classic parental cliche's: breakfast is the most important meal of the day; don’t sit so close to the TV; don’t swim right after you eat … you get the idea.

You may have heard many of these American “momisms” (such as the myth that poinsettias are poisonous), but the ones from other cultures are really interesting, too. Did you know that many Koreans will only use electric fans if a window is cracked, because leaving a fan on in an enclosed room, it’s almost universally believed, can be fatal. In Russia, some believe that if you clip your fingernails while your relatives are flying somewhere, their plane will crash!

Click through to read more about of this interesting article. And if you get tired of myths and are looking for great pay and hometime you can count on, call us today at 800-543-8923.

Wherever you’re driving today, please be safe!


Many of you may have a program called Java on your computers. Java is both a language and a platform to run websites and programs, both on the PC and Mac operating systems.

You may have recently seen some of the extensive news coverage, including statements from the United States Department of Homeland Security, regarding a vulnerability in Java that leaves millions of computers open to malware attacks and can lure online traffic to virus-infected websites.

We got this notice from Norton, but there are many good security programs on the market. Be sure to update yours to include security against the Java bug (CVE-2013-0422).

It’s also recommended that you click through and apply Oracle’s recently released security patch and make sure you are running the most updated version of Java.

Happy computing!

It's been a few days since we last posted. Did anyone find the answer to our last post? It's "therein".

Friday, January 18, 2013


Let’s give our brains a little exercise as we head into the weekend! Can you guess a seven-letter English word that contains nine other words without rearranging any of its letters?

We’ll post the answer later … after you’ve had a chance to show how smart you are!

Thursday, January 17, 2013


Here’s an interesting article from SGI’s website that offers a new perspective - a look at how the typical 4-wheeler might view sharing the road with large trucks. Here are some interesting excerpts from the article:
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The large truck is a special vehicle. Its motor is not much larger than a large car engine and yet the load it carries can be 50 or more times the weight of a car. When accelerating up to speed, truck drivers use up to 18 gear changes. Once they get into top gear, they do not appreciate having to start again. Therefore, avoid forcing a truck driver to slow down.

Large trucks will decrease speed when going uphill. You can expect truck drivers to pick up speed when going down hills to help them get up the other side.

Plan your passing accordingly. It takes longer to stop a large truck than a car, so a truck driver needs a longer following distance to be safe and in control. Do not cut in front of a large truck immediately after you have passed it.

Truck drivers have problems seeing smaller vehicles. Although they have mirrors that help them to see each side, you may not be visible to the driver if you follow too closely. (Besides, you can't see anything yourself.) Realize that in poor weather, exterior mirrors become spotted with rain and dirt, and the truck driver does not have an interior mirror. Be sure to make yourself visible. Drive with your headlights on.

The driver of a large truck or bus has difficulty turning sharp corners, particularly to the right. If the driver follows the proper procedure, vehicles facing him on the street he is entering should be prepared for the large truck or bus to enter their half of the roadway. If the large truck operator is not following the proper procedure, vehicles on his right in the street he is leaving should stay well back to avoid being crushed between the large truck and the curb. When you see a large truck or bus making a sharp right turn, give it the room it needs.

All drivers should avoid a large truck's "no-zone." The no-zone refers to the blind spot areas around big trucks, where crashes are most likely to occur. Just like cars, large trucks have blind spots on both sides, but a large truck's are considerably bigger. These blind spots can mean trouble if a trucker decides to change lanes and a car is in the blind spot. In addition to the blind spots on the sides of a large truck, drivers should be careful around the front end of large trucks.

Truckers sit up high and the hood of the cab obscures part of the road ahead. This is why when drivers in a car are passing a large truck, they should make sure they can see the entire truck cab in their rear-view mirror before pulling in front. If a car cuts in too soon, truck drivers are forced to react with little time or room to spare. Large trucks also have deep rear blind spots. A good rule of thumb is that if you can't see the large truck's mirrors, the truck driver can't see you.
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What do you think of this article? Any advice for four-wheelers that you might add?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The U.S. Energy Information Administration says that oil prices, which averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, should fall to an average of $105 per barrel this year … and down to $99 per barrel in 2014! Click through to read more …

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2013/1/16/Oilpricesexpectedtofallthisyearthrough2014UStoproducemorecrude.aspx

Monday, January 14, 2013


We’ve had an early and severe start to the flu season nationwide, and many health experts are concerned. 47 states are experiencing widespread activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which also reports that this is the highest number of flu cases they've seen at this time of year in more than a decade.

Click through to read more, and please take extra good care of yourself during this time of year.

Sunday, January 13, 2013


Wow – what a finish to the NFC game! Now the Falcons will face the 49ers next week. Who will win this afternoon’s AFC battle?

-          Texans beat Patriots.
-          Patriots beat Texans.

Another day of NFL football! The Ravens and Broncos gave us a great game yesterday, and the 49ers proved to be too much for the Packers. Who are you picking in today’s NFC battle?

-          Falcons beat Seahawks.
-          Seahawks beat Falcons.

Saturday, January 12, 2013


You have to love this AFC game, no matter who you’re pulling for. How about the NFC game? Can the Green Bay Packers (11-5) whip the San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1)? Tell us what you think.

-          Green Bay Packers Win!
-          San Francisco 49ers Win!

Who are you picking in today’s AFC battle? The 10–6 Baltimore Ravens take on the 13-3 Denver Broncos at 4:30 pm eastern time. Most favor the Broncos to win by at least nine points. What do you think?

-          Broncos win a close one.
-          Broncos stomp the Ravens.
-          Ravens win a close one.
-          Ravens stomp the Broncos.

Monday, January 7, 2013


Survey question
Tonight at 8:30 pm, our Crimson Tide (12-1) takes on a great team from Notre Dame (12-0). What do you predict?
(choices)
Alabama wins in a blowout.
Notre Dame wins a blowout.
Alabama wins a close one.
Notre Dame wins a close one.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013


How are those New Year’s resolutions coming so far? Here’s one good habit for 2013 that you may not have considered, but in this digital age, it’s important … resolve to back up all your crucial data!

Like so many resolutions, the key is to NOT put it off until tomorrow. Just think about all you would lose if your hard drive died or your laptop was lost or stolen!

Some people prefer an external hard drive or “local” backup, but there are also “cloud” services like Amazon and Carbonite. Either can be set up to automatically back up those photos, music, documents and emails that are so important to you.

Good luck with all your New Year’s resolutions. If one of them is to find a better driving job, please call us today at 800-543-8923.