Three weeks ago we took a little trip to the future by way of Portland and Daimler Trucks North America. You may know them as the folks who came up with the SuperTruck and the autonomous Inspiration Truck. We now know them as those guys with the kick ass wind tunnel.   If you think about it, the basic...

We recently wrapped up a two-week trip to Portland, Oregon, and Little Rock, Arkansas, that included some great conversations with truck drivers, truck manufacturers, and truck company executives. We’ll talk more about those interviews in the coming weeks because you can’t really understand the importance of our interstate highways until you talk with the folks who live and...

We are headed north to Portland, Oregon, this week. As we mentioned in a recent blog post, we are verrrry anxious to speak with the folks at Voodoo Doughnut about, oh, wait, we mean the innovative people at Daimler Trucks North America about the future. Last year when we first began researching the subject of freight transportation it...

One of the first things a documentary filmmaker learns to let go of is anything resembling a predictable schedule. Trying to capture a story as it unfolds can be tricky, so we’ve had to roll with things as they come our way here at Be Prepared to Stop.   Last week we were supposed to be in beautiful...