Early this morning, I received a text message from one of our sales people who said that a company had called in and that we were supposed to have 2 trucks at their location and no one showed up. This wasn’t a normal customer of ours, but I went into panic mode anyway. I flew …
It can be really hard to eat healthy, especially when you’re on the road. We highly suggest buying an “On the Go” blender. There are so many smoothie options that you can make on the road that are an easy option for breakfast or lunch. Here’s the recipe to one of our favorite breakfast smoothies: …
I hate the word “diet”. Diet means a short term change in your eating behavior, and if you want to live a long and healthy life, you need to change the way you eat. There is a ton of research that is available at our fingertips. It seems like there are millions of personal trainers …
I feel like this is a no-brainer, but maybe I’m just more cautious than other people. Any time I am considering making a career change, I research the company that is hiring. There are plenty of ways to do this. First, I check out their social media. Generally, you can get a feel for the …
There are so many benefits to spending time outdoors, especially if you live someplace like Cleveland (where our headquarters office is located). When you live somewhere with longer winters, you generally spend more time indoors. This means that it’s really important to get outside when weather permits. People who live in colder climates and spend …
It’s not very hard to be nice to people. It takes less effort to just be a genuinely decent person than it does to be angry all of the time. Yet, there seems to be a trend of people being rude and nasty to one another. One of our drivers, Bruce, was complimented on his …
There is a common misconception that successful people are successful because they possess a special skill or gift that helped them get that way. This is not true and it can make the average hard-working person feel like they will never get where they want to in life because they don’t have that special thing. …
Something that most people don’t think about is protecting their skin while driving. The harsh reality is that truckers or anyone who spends a lot of time on the road is more likely to get skin cancer on their left side. “Nearly 53 percent of skin cancers in the US occur on the left, or …
Global Transport’s operations group in Brook Park Ohio, headed by Jack Holmes, received some awesome and unsolicited praise following the end of June. Our contact at Pentair Water reached out to thank Jack and his team for all they did to help Pentair reach their goal for June. Especially rallying to ship a huge amount …
At Global Transport, Inc., we’re huge advocates of living a healthy life. Our safety director doubles as a driver a couple days a week and maps out his days by including a run during his break or finding out where the nearest Planet Fitness is ($11 a month gets you a national membership AND you …