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TV Casting Call for A New Show about Truckers
In my 15 years of watching truck drivers interact with waitresses, cashiers, shipping clerks, forklift drivers, mechanics, and heck, even other truckers, I’ve discovered that 99% of truckers think they’re in some way either, funny, amusing, interesting, unique, extremely handsome, … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry, trucking news Tagged adventure race, bullhorn, casting call, change of pace, Channel, Chunk, cia headquarters, com, Forklift, Full Throttle, heck, jetpack, Legs, mechanics, Payload, rig, shipping clerks, speed channel, truck, Truck Drivers, trucker, truckers, Waitresses, www youtube 2 Comments
Who’s a trucker?
No, seriously. That’s a real question. Does just driving a truck make you a trucker? Or is there something more to it? Sorry, I realize I didn’t put a quiz on your syllabus, but hey, that’s the nature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Cb, co driver, conscious decision, evil overlord, Family Friends, friend alan, gum, job, manliness, Mascara, NASCAR, nascar drivers, pop quiz, road, Stereotype, Syllabus, truck, Truck Drivers, trucker, truckers, Trucking, tw, Twitter, way 5 Comments
Ray LaHood: ‘No Texting’ while Driving – Big Brother says Otherwise
New Yorkers will be the first to use a new alert system. They will be rapidly alerted to potentially dangerous situations – ranging from terrorist threats to impending hazardous weather – under a new text notification program. Mayor Bloomberg unveiled … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged big brother, cell phone users, commercial drivers, commercial trucks, dangerous situations, Electronic Devices, hazardous weather, mayor bloomberg, missing kids, notification program, Ray LaHood, safety threats, Secretary of Transportation, terrorist threats, text messaging, texting, Truck Drivers, trucking industry, tuesday morning, world trade center site 2 Comments
CrossBorder Trucking with Mexico – DOT ‘Assumes’ it is Safe
I have been writing about this for a while, explaining that if the Department of Transportation (DOT) head and Obama succeed in opening the border more American jobs will go away, and the safety we NOW have on interstate highways … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking, trucking news Tagged border region, Bureau, bureau of consular affairs, Carjacking, department of state bureau of consular affairs, highway robbery, interstate highways, mexican citizens, Mexican government, mexico mexico, mexico tourist, Obama, Ray LaHood, Resort Areas, Security Situation, State, Tourist Destinations, transportation dot, Travel Warning, truck, Truck Drivers, vacationers, victims of violence, violence, violence and crime 1 Comment
Trucker Pullover Protest Against Rising Diesel Prices Monday May 23 1-2 PM
New York NY – May 20, 2011 – On May 23rd, 2011 from 1:00-2:00pm Eastern truckers are being asked to pull their trucks to the side of the road for one hour to gain the attention of Washington and focus it … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged david webb, Demonstration, diesel prices, Eastern, Fuel Prices, highways, household items, lack, New York Ny, paper organizers, party, Party Leader, protest, Protests, pullover, radio personality, Raw Materials, road, s david, tea party, toilet paper, Truck Drivers, trucker, truckers 3 Comments
Sharing the Roads Safely
Precaution is better than cure.–Edward Coke Those who earn a living by driving a truck, whether it is a dump truck, a city box truck, or a semi, over the road truck, are commonly called truck drivers in North America, … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking Tagged Advancements In Technology, air brakes, Canada And The United States, dump truck, edward coke, freeway ramp, good lighting, Kingpins, Lorry Drivers, Mechanical Issues, new advancements in technology, public rest, rest area, rest areas, Riff Raff, safe place, Safety Rest, Truck Drivers, Truck Stops, unsafe neighborhoods Leave a comment
EOBRs, Fatigued Driving, Drowsey Driving – What is all this?
Since there is a big uproar starting now that Obama has announced an agreement with Mexico over the now controversial cross-border program, which will allow Mexican trucks access to US highways again. In 1995 the US and Mexico started a … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged American Safety, american tax payers, Bill, border program, Driving, Electronic, fatigue, Mexican government, Mexican Trucks, omnibus appropriations bill, pilot program, Ray LaHood, representative ron, Roadways, Ron Kirk, safety and security, Safety Standards, security concerns, truck, Truck Drivers, trucking companies, trucking industry, united states trade representative, uproar, us trucks 1 Comment
When God Made Truck Drivers
Truck drivers seem to always get the short end of the stick. They never get the respect that they all deserve. Truckers are the most regulated and least paid industry. Hardly ever is there anything telling the good that a … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged 48 States, accident, black coffee, blind spots, Cities And Towns, Composure, drunk driver, fellow travelers, highway traffic, Model, motorist assistance, motorists, news, offer, ooida, other vehicles, pair, short end of the stick, Sixth Day, Standard Model, Thickets, time schedules, Traffic Laws, truck 24, Truck Drivers 4 Comments
Anne Ferro:”This is Why US-Taxpayers and American Truck Drivers need to Foot The Bill for EOBRs for Mexican Trucks”
Ever since the announcement of the “new cross-border deal” with Mexico, and upon finding out that US taxpayers and truck drivers would be paying for the Electronic on-board Recorders (EOBR) for the Mexican trucks. The question of “why” are we … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking Tagged agency, Annual Meeting, cost, cross border, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, ferro, FMCSA, Free Trade Agreement, hours of service rules, Hours-of-Service, Mexican, Mexican Trucks, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, North American Free Trade Agreement, pilot program, safety, salt on the wound, Slap Face, slap in the face, taxpayers, Truck Drivers, Truckload Carriers Association, way 1 Comment
Bill Introduced Today For Detention Time for Truckers
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) responded to the concerns of independent truck drivers by introducing legislation to protect drivers and improve the productivity and safety of moving goods by truck. H.R. 756 directs the U.S. Department of Transportation … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged billion dollars, Civil Penalties, Detention, Detention Time, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Gao, House Subcommittee, independent truck, Inefficiencies, Inefficiency, legislation, loading, loading docks, Maximum Number, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, peter defazio, problem, shippers, time and money, truck, Truck Drivers, U.S. Department, usdot 6 Comments