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Strike Three! – FMCSA, You’re Outta There!
The primary mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. The FMCSA was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on January … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking, trucking news Tagged American Trucking Association, American Trucking Associations, commercial motor vehicles, driver fatigue, Federal, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, Good Year, Hours-of-Service, improvement act, motor, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, professional truck drivers, safety, safety group, Safety Improvement, Strike, Third Strike, transportation dot, truck, trucking industry, two strikes, U.S. Department 1 Comment
Opening the Border to Mexican Trucks is Irresponsible
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is infuriated on behalf of small-business truckers and professional truck drivers at today’s announcement by the White House to open up U.S. highways to Mexican trucks.. “This is the wrong plan at the wrong … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged border, commercial trucks, do the right thing, environmental standards, fleets, Independent Drivers Association, Mexican, Mexican Trucks, motor carriers, Onus, ooida, Owner, owner operator, professional truck drivers, Regulatory Regime, retaliatory tariffs, safety security, Todd Spencer, trade, Trade Disputes, truck, trucking companies, trucking industry, U.S. Department, Wrong Time Leave a comment
Strike Two! – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Well, this really is beginning to look bad for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with strike number two against them for 2011 already. I just wonder how much more will be dug up on this so-called safety group? … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged American Trucking Associations, audit, Bribe, Bribery, Criminal Complaint, different story, driver fatigue, Federal, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, felony charge, Field Supervisor, FMCSA, Guilty Plea, Hours-of-Service, Mexican Trucks, motor, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, professional truck drivers, safety, safety group, Strike, truckdriver, Western District Of New York 4 Comments
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
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged cmv drivers, crashes, Department of Transportation, different companies, FMCSA, Good Intentions, highway, hldi, HUGE, iihs, insurance institute for highway safety, misleading report, misses, professional drivers, professional truck drivers, public opinion polls, Ray LaHood, safety, Secretary, Secretary of Transportation, total, transportation infrastructure, transportation institute, Virginia Tech, vtti Leave a comment
BREAKING NEWS: The Government Lies!
Who would of thought that the government would lie to the people to get their way? I would have never thought that they would turn to cheating to get what they wanted. It really breaks my heart to learn of … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry, trucking news Tagged American Trucking Associations, Bill Graves, Department of Transportation, different story, driver fatigue, factor, fatality, fatigue, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, Hours-of-Service, imagination, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, President Bill, professional truck drivers, Public Poll, safety, Safety Record, texting, Today, truck, trucking association, trucking industry Leave a comment
Truckers: DOT we are not little kids – STOP treating us this way
Where are all these supposed “trucking advocates” at? Why are they not jumping up and down over these cell phone and texting laws? Professional truck drivers are not little kids – like the United States Department Of Transportation treats them. … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry, trucking news Tagged back bone, cdl drivers, cell, cell phone while driving, clue, Department of Transportation, FOOLS, highways, little kids, ludicrous laws, Morons, other vehicles, parking, phone, professional truck drivers, texting, Transportation Industry, truck, truckers, Trucking, united states department, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, UPS, usdot 9 Comments
Enforcing ‘No Texting’ Ban – How
As many of you already know I very much dislike this “No Texting” ban set upon truck drivers. It’s not so much the rule, but it is how they came about the conclusion that it is a “problem” in the … Continue reading
‘Jazzy’ Jordan Nears the Finish Line – Times Square NYC
Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan is 17 years old, but is not the typical teenager that goes to school, and to the mall, or the movies and such. This remarkable young woman is doing something special for truck drivers – she’s running. … Continue reading
St. Christopher Fund – What is it, and How can I Help
St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund (SCF), is just about the only place a trucker can turn to when medical assistance is needed and the truck driver doesn’t have health insurance. Some truck drivers work for companies that don’t … Continue reading
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