If you’ve been in the trucking game long enough, you learn to recognize the moment when things start to go sideways—not because a warning light comes on, but because something just feels… wrong. It’s not diagnostic. It’s not dramatic. It’s that subtle shift in how the truck moves, like the road is trying to whisper,… Keep reading →

Making a Simple Jig That Saved My Cabinets (and My Sanity) So here’s the deal: I bought a 20-pack of soft-close cabinet hinges off Amazon — sleek, stainless steel, 100-degree opening angle, good reviews, decent price. They looked great. The only problem? No stencil. No guide. Just some instructions that basically said, “Good luck, and… Keep reading →

Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 27th. That’s a day I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. It came in fast, loud, and unrelenting — one of those storms you feel in your gut before it even touches down. When the winds finally died down, we were left in silence. No power. No cell service. Just… Keep reading →

Some people get to fix trucks in clean, organized shops with lifts, air conditioning, and spotless toolboxes. I am not those people. Last year, the radiator in my 2016 Mack CXU613 with the MP8 engine decided it had finally had enough. Like clockwork, the OEM plastic-topped radiator failed — right at its weakest point, where… Keep reading →