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Category Archives: Truck Driver Industry
The New Web Site Is Finally Here. Try Not to Pee Yourself.
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ONLY READ MY ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE This will be my last guest post on this website. If you wish to read future articles, please go to AboutTruckDriving.com or check out the podcast in iTunes. Thanks. Yeah, … Continue reading
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Time to Step Up and Help Some Fellow Truckers
Ever been in need and wished someone could help you out? Well that’s where a couple of our fellow truckers are right now. They need our help so it’s time to step up, folks. © 2012, Truck Drivers News Blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged caption, check, fellow truckers, generous person, heather, insurance, money, People, site, trucker, Trucking, workman, Workman Comp, Workman S Comp 7 Comments
TV Casting Call for A New Show about Truckers
In my 15 years of watching truck drivers interact with waitresses, cashiers, shipping clerks, forklift drivers, mechanics, and heck, even other truckers, I’ve discovered that 99% of truckers think they’re in some way either, funny, amusing, interesting, unique, extremely handsome, … Continue reading
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A trucker visits Carhenge
As a trucker for nearly 15 years, I’ve traveled all across the United States and parts of Canada. Along the way I’ve had the opportunity to explore many things. Yet, for the most part, I haven’t. Why not? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged bonehead, Brie, Broken Air Conditioner, cab fare, cool junk, crawfish, Evil, evil overlord, halibut, holiday weekend, Many Things, nbsp, Pizzas, Portland Oregon, Recollection, remote control, road, Salt Lake City, tightwad, time, truck, trucker, Venue, way, zoo aquarium 2 Comments
Are all these changes good for the trucking industry?
The new Hours-of-Service rules, texting and cell phone laws, the CSA, and my personal nemesis and eternal torturer of my soul, Electronic Logbooks, all claim to make the trucking industry safer. But do they? Let’s take a look at that. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Break, Cell Phone Laws, Complete List, CSA, divine rulers, Flickr, hearts, hour, hours of service rules, Hours-of-Service, new hours of service rules, overnight rest, Periods, personal nemesis, point, Puppies, service changes, sessions, terminal time, texting, time, Torturer, truck accidents, Trucking, trucking industry 10 Comments
Videos: How to do a full body workout inside the cab of a semi
Okay people. It’s the beginning of a new year. We’ve all spent the holidays stuffing ourselves with turkey, pumpkin pie, fruitcake, and roast beast. Then many of you drank enough to drown a hippo on New Year’s Eve. Then in … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged 15 minutes, Best Friend, floorboard, Fruitcake, full body workout, gluttons, Gluttony, Hippo, Matter Of Fact, Million Times, new year, One Of These Days, pumpkin pie, resolution time, Resolutions, roast beast, truckers, typical fashion, Video Quality, whiner 6 Comments
Twas the night before Christmas: Trucker style
Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas is here and you and your brother have finally settled out of court over that ugly turkey drumstick incident. The house is filled with holiday cheer. Everyone is happy to be together … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged all snug in their beds, Bad Luck, Chimney, chocolate shavings, Christmas Day, Christmasy, Clatter, Cookie Dough, Eggnog, Evil, evil overlord, holiday cheer, home, home on christmas day, Huge Load, john deeres, luck, Modern Warfare, Nephews, night before christmas, truck, trucker, truckers, turkey drumstick Leave a comment
Arguing e-logs
Unless something unprecendented happens in the near future (my company changes a policy for the better), this should be the last in a long series about e-logs. Now I know that you’re probably already in the midst of doing a … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Authorities, company changes, driving time, electronic logs, fear and loathing, Fears, first impression, initial thoughts, Jig, last, little bit, log books, midst, mistake, Nephew, Paper Logs, parking, rush, slightest touch, stop, System Doesn, talking to the wind, truck, wonderful news 8 Comments
Who’s a trucker?
No, seriously. That’s a real question. Does just driving a truck make you a trucker? Or is there something more to it? Sorry, I realize I didn’t put a quiz on your syllabus, but hey, that’s the nature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Cb, co driver, conscious decision, evil overlord, Family Friends, friend alan, gum, job, manliness, Mascara, NASCAR, nascar drivers, pop quiz, road, Stereotype, Syllabus, truck, Truck Drivers, trucker, truckers, Trucking, tw, Twitter, way 7 Comments