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Ice Road Truckers Season Four June6

“Ice Road Truckers” returns to History on Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT for its fourth season. Facing their most difficult season yet on the ice are returning drivers Hugh Roland, Alex Debogorski, Jack Jesse and Lisa Kelly. They’re … Continue reading

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An End to a Truckers’ Career

A young man had a dream after a year of being married and trying to support his new family, it turned out that his job as an EMT was no longer sufficiently supporting his new family. So he set out … Continue reading

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Owners, Dispatchers- Friend or Foe

I wanted to write a little about my own experiences about going the extra mile, or doing little favors for owners and dispatchers. Just about every company I ever worked for, I became friends with the owners or the dispatchers. … Continue reading

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To Haul or Not To Haul – Overweights

Can a company fire an employee for refusing to haul an overweight load? Can the company make me haul a load that is overweight? Can the dispatcher make me drive in bad weather? Can the company make me pull an … Continue reading

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Things to know before Trucking School and your first year

It seems with the last segment that Dan Rather shot called “Mind Your Loan Business” an article might be in order for prospective people wanting to go to truck driving school. Truck driving is NOT for everyone even though you … Continue reading

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School Scams, Sexual Harassment, Reported Abuse, and Success (Part 2)

In my last post I talked about Trucking School Scams, and Sexual Harassment, and reported abuse in general, and asked why wasn’t anything being said about the successful stories from drivers. I want to go back to the supposedly “trucking … Continue reading

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Arrow employees Class action suit Charles A. Ercole filed Dec. 29

Dec. 22nd 2009 Arrow Trucking a Tulsa, Oklahoma based trucking company “suspended operations” stranding drivers all over the US, without a way for them to get home or even telling them. Charles A. Ercole an attorney with Klehr Harrison Harvey … Continue reading

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Arrow Trucking Company calls it quits overnight

Well, it looks as if Oklahoma based Arrow Trucking has suspended operations overnight. In the report seen on a news site, an announcement will be made this afternoon. The way they suspended operations is really going to put some of … Continue reading

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Trip Planning – back to the basics

Thanks to Jami Jones (@shewhoknowstruk on Twitter), senior editor at Land Line Magazine, for bringing this topic up. I’ll bet a lot of new drivers have never really heard of this before. It really amazes me, or used to amaze … Continue reading

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Self Insure Workers Comp – Don’t get Hurt

Workers Comp insurance, who is this suppose to protect? I thought it was for the worker, but I have found out there are many ways for a company to get out of paying you, or paying for medical needs. I … Continue reading

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