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Mike and Vicki Simons, the creators of Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com, began their careers in trucking in the early 1990s . This was years before the Internet was widely available and before truck stops sold inverters in the USA.
The couple wanted to save money on food on the road. Instead of always eating truck stop food, they desired to take and cook food in their truck. Unfortunately, there were no options besides a few appliances wired for 12-volt outlets in the travel stops catering to truckers.
trucker - Mike and Vicki bought one of the 12 volt hot pots that they described as cheaply made but expensive to buy from a chain truck stop.
During the course of using it, they discovered that the device was so inferior in quality that it burned out within a matter of weeks.
Because there were no other options, they ran through eight of those hot pots , each one burning out while working in the manner for which it was purchased. There is no amount of money that a trucker can earn that is large enough to absorb continual losses like this indefinitely.
Mike and Vicki wondered, If we're having this kind of trouble, how many other truck drivers are having the same kind of trouble?
truck driver - Over the years, the couple observed the quality of the merchandise sold in truck stops with the same brand name. They further observed the shocking lack of product reviews of these products online. That is when they decided that they couldn't remain silent they felt compelled to warn other professional truck drivers. They started Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com in order to speak out. In so doing , they became trucker consumer advocates.
The couple knows that they do not know everything about saving money in trucking. From its inception, the website has been a platform from which other truckers can also speak out about their experiences with saving money or being forced to spend more money in trucking. The site has been proven to be the place to get and share great money saving tips for truck drivers.
The couple urges professional truck drivers
not to be satisfied with poor quality products to look at each product's warranty as a hint about its quality and to get evidence to back up any claims that manufacturers make regarding their merchandise before making a purchase.
Because truck stop refund policies vary , the couple cautions truckers to know ahead of time what the refund policy is at the place where they intend to buy a product, in case a refund is needed later.
truck drivers - Finally, Mike and Vicki Simons request reviews of products that truckers have personally used, for the purpose of protecting their fellow truck drivers from falling into a money pit.
