Bentley Stone & Trucking

An Easy Way to Calculate How Much Crushed Stone You Need for a DIY Job

How much crushed stone do you need to tackle that DIY project? Use this sure-fire formula to figure out the quantity needed, removing the guess work.

How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

How to Survive a Slow Trucking Market

The trucking market has ebbs and flows, much like every other industry. Although the market seems to be in a slowdown, it isn’t time to get out. Learn more:

A Guide to Women & the Trucking Industry

While trucking has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, more and more women are entering the field and graduating from CDL (commercial driver’s license) programs

The Polite House: What Can I Do About My Neighbors’ Trash Cans?

If you’re tired of staring at unsightly garbage way before pickup day, it’s time to have some tough conversations

What Dumpster Size Do You Need?

Compare dimensions and total volume of the most common roll off dumpster sizes to find the right dumpster for any project at home or on your work site.

How to Prepare a Concrete Floor for Coatings

Believe it or not, when it comes to applying coatings to a concrete floor slab, it’s not enough just to cast your eyes on the surface – and if it looks dry – think that it’s ready. To avoid the costly problems that can happen after installing coatings, there are two crucial steps you must […]

Are Westlake Dump Trucks Driving Recklessly?

Are Westlake dump trucks driving dangerously through the community, putting everyone at risk of a truck accident?

Why Are the Sides of Railroad Tracks Always Littered with Crushed Stones?

A look at the composition of the railroad and how it is put together from the ground up reveals a truly impressive feat.

How to Start a Dump Truck Business

If you are thinking about starting a dump truck business, you'll want to see this unique collection of resources you can use to get started.

Need a dump truck and air compressor? There's an auction for that

Everything from dump trucks and tractors to loaders and mowers belonging to the state are now available for purchase through an online auction.

Who's responsible when dump truck debris cracks your windshield? It's complicated

Many trucking companies try and avoid responsibility for the damage with signs and disclaimers on their trucks...but are those warnings legally binding?

What Would Happen If Trucking Stopped?

Because transportation touches almost every single industry, trucking serves as the heartbeat of production.

Can Uber be the Uber of trucking?

Will the ride-hailing company transform trucking, or end up as roadkill?

What’s Killing Independent Trucking?

What’s killing independent trucking? And what can save it? These are questions that many in the industry are asking, so we took a closer look at the subject in our new infographic...

100 trucking efficiency tips

How to turn around a trucking company

Turning around a trucking company is a complex process, but it can be done, try using the 1% approach. Read CCJ for details.

How Trucking Companies Use Telematics to Increase Trucking Safety

As technology has advanced in the transportation industry, there’s a lot of data available that can enhance truckers’ safety all over the world. One recent example is the development of electronic logging devices (ELD) that monitor drivers’ Hours of Service (HOS) compliance. But there are other examples of how technology is improving truck driver safety […]

Mega Trends in Trucking Technology

Take a deep dive into three topics that can help fleets gain greater visibility into their trucking operations: Blockchain, predictive analytics and remote diagnostics.