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Who are These People and Why are They Telling Me What To Do? by Ellen Voie

When you enter any industry you will be overwhelmed by numerous acronyms; and the trucking industry is no different. In addition to MPG, EOBR, GOAL and others, your carrier will add to the list of letters that will become significant … Continue reading

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Technology Can’t Detect a Tired Trucker

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) responded to the announcement by U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) about a mandate for EOBRs. They plan to introduce a bill to mandate electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) for interstate commercial … Continue reading

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Which one is ‘Distorting Facts’ – Obama or Ray LaHood?

I hate to keep beating on a dead-horse, but US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood or Obama is guilty of falsifying the facts. It more than likely is both but that is another article. This is just another one of … Continue reading

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NTSB Chairman Hersman to Speak at Second Annual ‘Salute to Women Behind the Wheel’

Presentation by Key U.S. Highway Safety Official Expected to Draw Industry’s Largest Gathering of Women Drivers at Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, April 2, 2011. Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), will honor America’s professional … Continue reading

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How to cure ‘Fatigued Driving’

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), have all been trying to find the cure for fatigued driving. Sadly though, they are all looking … Continue reading

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More of the same from Department of Transportation in 2011

With 2010 being labeled as the year to forget, because of the most idiotic rules and regulations that have ever been forced upon trucking in general. I thought with a new year – 2011 – things would change a little, … Continue reading

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Speed Limiters are Unproven and Unsafe – ‘Big Trucking’ Disagrees

An announcement to consider speed limiting heavy trucks to 68 mph has small business truckers wondering why this unproven science is moving forward while minimum training standards for drivers are still not on the books. The National Highway Traffic Safety … Continue reading

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Local DOT Plays Favorites and Waste Tax Payer Dollars

Lewis County Kentucky – I have lived here for most of my 39 years on this earth. It is a great place to live, nothing really ever happens in this community, but you can bet when something does happen word … Continue reading

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‘Misleading’ Distracted Driving Study – DOT Not Happy

When the DOT suggested banning the use of hand held devices for sending and receiving of text messages and or email by commercial truck and bus drivers – they did so without a good study in my opinion. They caught … Continue reading

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Some States Want Heavier Truck Weight Limits

In 1956 Congress legislated maximum axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and width limits for trucks operating on Interstate highways. Congress adopted the weight limits recommended in 1946 by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), now the American Association … Continue reading

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