Financially Savvy
Professional Truck Drivers
Use Money Saving Tips Today

In today's economy, professional truck drivers need money saving tips more than ever!

You work long hours, often far from home, to make money at your truck driving job. Using the money saving tips you find on this site can help you save more money from your paychecks.

Think about it: Wherever you travel, there are businesses serving the trucking industry that can cater to just about every need you have -- or your truck has -- for a price. Saving money on the road may seem like a daunting task for OTR truckers because everywhere you travel, someone wants a piece of your paycheck. Trucking and transport services are big business and they expect big bucks from big rigs. We know and understand what you're going through because of our truck driving experience. We're out here on the road with you, enduring the same kinds of things you're enduring.

You can be earning a fantastic paycheck and still have nothing left to show for all your hard work. In the end, "It's not just how much you earn that counts; it's also how much you keep!" 

How can we help?

We provide real world tips that help professional truck drivers save hard-earned money and personal reporting about products and services for use on the road.

We've developed this unique website as a place to share the tips we have learned through the years -- and where other professional drivers can do the same.

In other words, here's what you can do on this site...

In the United States alone, there are over 3.5 million professional truck drivers. We're sure there are many more worldwide. So, the opportunities for saving money on the road abound.

Even if your goals are small to begin with, we'd like to show you how to multiply savings to keep more money in your pocket.

As most of our experience has been either coast-to-coast (aka "transcontinental") team driving or regional solo driving, most of the tips on saving money that you'll find on this site are geared for long-haul professional drivers, both company drivers and owner-operators. Even local truck drivers and those with courier driving jobs can apply at least some of our money saving tips.

Among the people whom we envision visiting this website are company drivers, owner-operators, driver managers, fleet managers, trucking company owners and officers, and drivers' home support teams.

Throughout our site, you'll learn more about us, including both our successes and bone-headed mistakes. Look for this icon alerting you to truck drivers money saving tips on our site:

Money saving tip:

Perhaps you'll learn something new. Or perhaps you know something that we don't.

While we have written about what does and does not work for us in our truck, you may have a different opinion. And that's ok! We realize that every professional driver's trucking experience is slightly different and that the needs of drivers across the industry vary greatly.

So, with your help, we're looking to expand our website to provide money saving information on lots of different topics, information that provides tangible value to you and other professional drivers everywhere. Please feel free to share with us whatever money saving tips have worked for you (sort of like a green light). You may have had an experience that was more embarrassing than costly, but it still cost you money.

Please also feel free to share (sort of like a red light) whatever financial pitfalls you fell into as a driver -- that you now know how to avoid -- to help other drivers.

Now a word of encouragement for the financially overwhelmed driver...

Our headline above states, "Financially Savvy Professional Truck Drivers Use Money Saving Tips Today." You may be thinking, "I don't consider myself to be 'financially savvy.' How can your site help me?"

Remember, the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. Everyone who ever succeeded at something had to start somewhere. You can be financially savvy if you make up your mind to be. Set goals (small ones, if necessary), persevere, and you will succeed!

Whether you're in the beginning stages of thinking about becoming a truck driver -- possibly by enrolling in a truck driver training school -- or you're already a seasoned driver with many years of experience under your belt, we want to help you save a lot of money. And knowing that the economy is in a downturn, there's never been a better time to implement some strategies and tips to save you money.

Below and to the left, you will see links to the major sections of this site. We have a growing body of content to help professional truck drivers save money.

We consider it an honor to serve you. Please feel free to ask questions, share whatever money saving tips have worked for you or send feedback. Perhaps you'll be the next person to send us a testimonial.

To receive regular information from us, you may:

• Subscribe to our free monthly email newsletter;
• Subscribe to our Blog; or
• Follow us on Twitter.

We wish you safe travels and lots of money saving opportunities on the road!

Thanks,
Mike and Vicki Simons