Console Confessions ... What's in Your Truck?

TOP-RATED AMAZON PRODUCTS

Your truck console is your mobile command center, personal pharmacy, and day-saver. Battling BO, bad breath, blisters, or just the 3 pm slump? A well-stocked console can mean the difference between thriving and barely surviving the jobsite. Here’s a roundup of must-haves that’ll make your truck feel less like a ride and more like a life coach on wheels.

BEST LIP BALM: AQUAPHOR LIP REPAIR OINTMENT Pucker up, buttercup

BEST TOWELETTES: TUB O' TOWELS Great for tools, vehicles, and hands

BEST SUNSCREEN: NEUTROGENA ULTRA SHEER BODY MIST Necks don’t necessarily have to be red

BEST HAND SANITIZER: PURELL SANITIZER An essential after the blue tomb of doom

BEST BREATH FRESHENER: LISTERINE COOL MINT POCKETPAKS BREATH STRIPS Kiss that coffee breath buh-bye

BEST HEADACHE REMEDY EXCEDRIN TENSION HEADACHE Change order? Here ya go ...

BEST HAND LOTION: GOLD BOND HEALING HAND CREAM

BEST PORTABLE PHONE CHARGER: INIU PORTABLE CHARGER

BEST MULTITOOL: LEATHERMAN WINGMAN Fix it. Cut it. Open it. MacGyver it.

BEST HYDRATION PACKET: LMNT ELECTROLYTES Zero sugar and a salty kick to punch your thirst adios

Gritty Gear: Best Workboots for Every Jobsite

For workers handling heavy materials or operating machinery, steel toe boots are a must. They offer maximum protection...

Hydrate to Operate

Just a 2% drop in body water can impair focus, slow reaction times, and increase the risk of heat-related illnesses. That means more mistakes, more injuries, and more downtime. Make hydration a priority.

Structure For Your Life

Too many people in our field pour everything into their work while pushing their own health to the side. We are wired to deliver for our bosses ... for our clients ... for others, but we don’t prioritize our own well-being. That’s why wellness in construction isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity.

Building Structure for Health and Happiness

In the rugged, high-pressure world of construction, conversations about emotional wellness, physical health, and spiritual strength rarely take center stage. But one construction professional is changing that narrative, and building something that could outlast steel beams and concrete.

5 Power Moves to Build Strength for the Jobsite

Construction takes a serious toll on your body. We’re moving dirt, hauling pipe, jumping in and out of equipment, and working long days in the heat. Taking time to strengthen your body isn’t extra—it’s essential.

Book Recs for Construction Pros

Four forward-thinking leaders in construction share their top book picks to level up their game and create innovative organizations.

We Built This Together: Construction Career Center is Changing Lives

This workforce center for construction is now a nationally recognized model for education and a place where lives are being changed every single day.

Construction’s Silent Crisis

Too many of our friends in construction are feeling empty, alone, and like they don’t matter, but they don’t know why. These aren’t just bad days. They’re signs of one of the biggest health crises in our industry: depression. Our “tough it out”
culture tells us to shake it off, but t’s time to stop suffering in silence.

Charlie York’s Journey from Broken Man to Redemption

If you’re reading this and you’re tired, burned out, or buried under pressure, I get it. I’ve been there. I’ve stumbled through divorce, addiction, shame, and suicidal thoughts. I’ve lost family to drugs and alcohol. I’ve destroyed things I thought I was building, but I’m still
standing, and not because of anything
I did on my own. God rebuilt my life. And now I’m trying to help others in this industry do the same.

Some Heroes Wear Hard Hats: “He Wasn’t Gone Unless I Gave Up”

Don't take your safety training for granted. Ethan Case's safety training kicked in full gear when his friend's life was hanging on by a thread.

Console Confessions … What’s in Your Truck?