Crash on I-65 near Munfordville, Kentucky

First of all my condolences go out to all the families effected by this tragedy.
I also want to say that I am by no means an accident re-creator or an expert in investigating crashes.

But there has been a lot of talk about this accident that happened Friday morning. Any accident that involves a [...]

Survive being with a Truck Driver Trainer

First of all, I don’t “claim to be an expert” but I do have some suggestions for new male or female truckers to be able to survive the grueling time spent with a trainer.

It is very true some trainers don’t know how to train. I am not meaning they don’t know how to train [...]

Thanksgiving on the Road

First off I want to say thank you to all the truck drivers for what you all do everyday.
Our country would be in worse shape than it is now, if it were not for you.

I know while I was out on the road, I always got to go home for the holidays. [...]

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 me to hear other drivers ask on the CB radio, how to get somewhere.
I mean [...]

The REAL Truth behind Trucking

I sure wished someone could explain this one to me. I have seen a lot of posers, you have too. The DanRather report is sure bringing a lot of them out.

Seems to me that only half the “story” got told. It’s really sad when a lot of people are getting behind a person who has [...]

Twitter and Trucking and Fighting

My friend Brandon owner of www.vBulletinSetup.com turned me on to Twitter several months ago. He is always looking for ways to promote sites on the internet. I had owned a website that Brandon helped me on that was trucker related, also my blog which you are reading now that we moved from blogspot.com that I [...]

Truck Drivers Invade Rogers Parking Lot

ROGERS, Ark. — What was designed to be a parking lot is now acting like more of a hotel for truckers.
The lot outside the old Sportsman’s Warehouse off Pleasant Grove road in Rogers has become a prime destination for drivers looking for a place to spend the night.

Jakey Amos said a group parked semi-trucks is [...]

Women in Trucking are Truck Drivers too

First of all, in order to clear this up, I am not talking about the WIT  group (Women in Trucking) that’s on the internet. I am, however, talking about the “Real Women” out here that drive up and down the road, hauling the same freight as you guys do everyday.
Maybe, some of you had not [...]