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When God Made Truck Drivers
Truck drivers seem to always get the short end of the stick. They never get the respect that they all deserve. Truckers are the most regulated and least paid industry. Hardly ever is there anything telling the good that a … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged 48 States, accident, black coffee, blind spots, Cities And Towns, Composure, drunk driver, fellow travelers, highway traffic, Model, motorist assistance, motorists, news, offer, ooida, other vehicles, pair, short end of the stick, Sixth Day, Standard Model, Thickets, time schedules, Traffic Laws, truck 24, Truck Drivers 4 Comments
Police say Truck Driver may not know about accident – Public already Convicted and Sentenced the Driver
I have been reading about a lot of tractor-trailer accidents over the years. It always amazes me to read the comments under each story – because 99.9% of the time the general public (4wheeler drivers) will convict and sentence the … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged accident, accident recreation, Bet, changing lanes, control, interstates, losing control, Lost, Nissan, nissan sport, North Carolina, Old Man, professional drivers, ramp, recreation specialist, sport utility vehicle, station, SUV, Three Times, Tractor trailer accidents, tractor trailers, Truck Drivers, Turn Signal, vehicle 4 Comments
Some Food For Thought – Concerning Truck Related Accidents
I have recently been seeing lots of truck vs car related accidents showing up in the news. I especially am keeping an eye on these accidents as it seems everybody and their brother is just looking for another excuse to … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged accident, car, car crash, car drivers, delivery vehicles, many different ways, medical physician, person, safety advocates, small cars, suicide attempts, trailer, way 1 Comment
Explaining Real Problems in Trucking
Problems exist within many industries today, but most are not life or death situations. The trucking industry is no exception, there are countless problems, and some are about life or death situations. There was an accident on I-64 in Kentucky … Continue reading
Truckers Treated Inhumanely
If you sit and think about it truckers are indeed treated inhumanely. Truck drivers are talked down too at every corner they turn, cities don’t want them in the limits, 4wheeler drivers curse them. Truck drivers can be poked and … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged 15 minutes, accident, appointments, Cells, criminals, doctors, documentaries, driving time, enforcement, law, law enforcement, msnbc, prisons, Sit, sleep, Square Meal, square meals, stiff fines, truck driver, Truck Drivers, truckers, way 5 Comments
Blind Spots – Learn Them and Live
Did you know there were four blind spots or “no zones” surrounding a tractor trailer that the driver of the truck cannot see objects from the drivers seat? Any vehicle driven has blind spots – but today I will only … Continue reading
MCSAC First Order of Business – Distracted Driving
Who would have thought? Distracted Driving is a problem – but evidently not for truck drivers – according to all the accident statistics. But Ray LaHood is “obsessed” with distracted driving and since he oversees what FMCSA and MCSAC does, … Continue reading
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NTSB makes Update on Crash in Kentucky that Killed 11
In its continuing investigation of the highway accident that killed 11 people near Munfordville, Kentucky, in March, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has developed the following factual information: On Friday March 26, 2010, at approximately 5:17 a.m. CDT, a … Continue reading
Ambulance Chasing Lawyer Portrays Trucker as Killer
These so-called kind of “lawyers” really irritate me. Yes, I am talking about all of those ambulance chasers out there. It’s bad enough when there is an accident, but then we have to read that truckers are killers too. What … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged accident, ambulance chaser, ambulance chasers, article, avoidable accidents, golf retreat, Mr. Emison, news, tractor, trailer, trucking companies 1 Comment
Silly Rules Imposed on Truckers but not on Car Drivers
Have you ever thought about the silly rules that truckers have imposed on them? I have, and some are asinine. Why is a truck driver limited to eleven hours of driving, and only fourteen hours of work per day? Or … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged accident, car, driver, driver distractions, eleven hours, FMCSA, fourteen hours, silly rules, truck, vehicle 1 Comment