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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 became so commonly 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 cook and eat food in their truck. Unfortunately, there were no other options besides a few DC powered appliances in the truck stops .
truck driver - The couple purchased one of the cheaply made but expensive to buy 12 volt hot pots from a chain truck stop.
Upon use , 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 cycled 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?
trucking - Over the years, the couple observed the quality of the merchandise sold in chain truck stops . They further observed the shocking lack of product reviews of this merchandise online. That is when they decided that they couldn't remain silent they felt that they had to warn other professional truck drivers. They started their website in order to speak out. In so doing , they became trucker consumer advocates.
The couple is aware that they do not know all there is to know about saving money in trucking. From its inception, the website has been a platform from which other truck drivers 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 the warranty of each product as a hint about its quality and to get substantiation to back up any claims that manufacturers make regarding their wares 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 location where they intend to buy a product, in case a refund is needed later.
truckers - Finally, Mike and Vicki Simons request reviews of products that truck drivers have personally used, for the purpose of protecting their fellow truck drivers from falling into a money pit.
