Distracted Driving – Should be the same for ALL Drivers

The Department of Transportation Secretary has been working to ‘fight’ distracted driving ever since taking the position within the DOT. And he is succeeding in getting laws passed that I feel are just “feel good” legislation’s by individual states that have enacted the laws.
The problem I have with the laws against distracted driving is [...]

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 spreads quickly.
A few weeks ago maybe months ago I received an email from the KY [...]

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 add another regulation to truck drivers. When I was on the road I would see [...]

Sleep Apnea – What You Should Know

As a person who has been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea for many years now I feel I should probably write about it as it seems to be a hot topic among truck drivers. Especially since the FMCSA has been talking of adding “new” medical regulations for truck drivers. Media is usually one sided with [...]

Congressional hearing – ‘Roasting’ Tony Hayward

I realize this is not a laughing matter, so please excuse the humor in the title. But in reality this “congressional hearing” for Tony Hayward sounds almost like a PG or G rated Comedy Central roast. What by chance did the committee “expect” to hear today? And really come on now, bringing up testimony from [...]

Death Row Inmates – Rights or No Rights

If a person is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death – should they have the right to keep appealing the execution dates?
I am of Christian faith, and the Bible mentions in several different scriptures “Eye for an eye.”
So yes, I believe that any person who commits an intentional murder of anyone [...]

Sleep Apnea and Trucking be Prepared

Recently a two day sleep apnea conference was held in Baltimore, MD. and those in attendance say that sleep apnea is a serious safety concern in trucking. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) started a campaign last summer to bring awareness to the trucking industry about Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
“Last summer we recommended that all [...]

Advocates with Skeletons in their closet

Twitter and Facebook, two popular social media sites have become “advocacy central,” seems like for the trucking industry.

Which this is great I think, as we can get the word spread quickly across several truckers, and trucking organizations, plus countless other individuals not related to the trucking industry.
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