About: Brendan Dawson

On behalf of Skidmore and the Madtropolis community, thank you for all you do to keep us informed and entertained.  Here's to more Mad Gaines in 2021! Brendan...

And what an amazing year it has been! We reflect on 2020 with gratitude for the friendships that bring joy to our lives and our work together. We hope that this small greeting from Skidmore will make you smile and that 2021 brings us safely together again. Safe Travels,...

"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril."  Sun Tzu, The Art of War You may recall back in June I had the privilege of sitting down with renowned trucking plaintiff attorney Joe Fried.   In our work to defend our industry from runaway claims, Joe Fried represents the adversary we are up against. Lawyers like Joe are well prepared and highly organized and reviewing this...

• Technology has been evolving for a very, very long time.
• Ron Kane changed caused me to reconsider my position regarding AI and machine learning.
• How we use technology is not nearly as important as why.
• The challenge of solving problems that people...

Harvested from our own garden by our own hands, this is the only food my family will eat that did not come to us by truck. A very special Labor Day thank you to all the drivers and supply chain friends. #truckingindustry #trucking #freighttransportation #transportation #accidentplan #shipping #laborday ...

I don't want my friends in the supply chain to think I have lost confidence in their ability to deliver fresh food. I haven't. However, back in the spring when all this mess descended, we thought that it was a good year to put a little more of our back yard into growing our own produce. So now our garden is abundant with tomatoes, melons, butternut squash, basil, jalapenos, anaheim chiles and more. What's growing in your garden this...

What is all that paper for, anyway? I am honored to have the opportunity to chat with Ashley Schmidt and Alison Wickman of Freightweb's "This Truckin' Life" podcast about my two favorite subjects; technology and crash management. Ashley was surprised to find out that I have done my share of driving and together we wondered why it takes trucking so long to adopt new technology. Please enjoy listening on your favorite podcast channel. Read more

It has been our privilege to do what we can to make trucker's lives a little easier on the road. It is for drivers like Benjamin Ferreira that we do what we do. ...

Drivers are being hassled for not having masks.  Reports are that Texas is writing tickets with a $1000 fine. We are doing are part for the war effort on the home front by making masks for truckers.

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