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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
A trucker visits Carhenge
As a trucker for nearly 15 years, I’ve traveled all across the United States and parts of Canada. Along the way I’ve had the opportunity to explore many things. Yet, for the most part, I haven’t. Why not? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged bonehead, Brie, Broken Air Conditioner, cab fare, cool junk, crawfish, Evil, evil overlord, halibut, holiday weekend, Many Things, nbsp, Pizzas, Portland Oregon, Recollection, remote control, road, Salt Lake City, tightwad, time, truck, trucker, Venue, way, zoo aquarium Leave a comment
Twas the night before Christmas: Trucker style
Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas is here and you and your brother have finally settled out of court over that ugly turkey drumstick incident. The house is filled with holiday cheer. Everyone is happy to be together … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged all snug in their beds, Bad Luck, Chimney, chocolate shavings, Christmas Day, Christmasy, Clatter, Cookie Dough, Eggnog, Evil, evil overlord, holiday cheer, home, home on christmas day, Huge Load, john deeres, luck, Modern Warfare, Nephews, night before christmas, truck, trucker, truckers, turkey drumstick Leave a comment
Arguing e-logs
Unless something unprecendented happens in the near future (my company changes a policy for the better), this should be the last in a long series about e-logs. Now I know that you’re probably already in the midst of doing a … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Authorities, company changes, driving time, electronic logs, fear and loathing, Fears, first impression, initial thoughts, Jig, last, little bit, log books, midst, mistake, Nephew, Paper Logs, parking, rush, slightest touch, stop, System Doesn, talking to the wind, truck, wonderful news Leave a comment
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
What is your Time Worth Per Hour? by Ellen Voie
If you’re a driver, you get paid by the mile or by the load, but not usually by the hour. Have you calculated your value in terms of time? If you are a volunteer, your time is worth more than … Continue reading
Posted in Women in trucking Tagged 365 days in a year, Affliction, cause, check, Days In A Year, educational foundations, emergency transport, environmental efforts, Natural Settings, Nonprofit Organization, professional drivers, Rainforests, Spiritual Needs, television, Time Time, time worth, Trade Organizations, transport for christ, truck, trucking industry, trucking magazine, Truckload Carriers Association, Truckstop, twenty four hours, volunteer 3 Comments
Big Rig MacGyvering
The Evil Overlord and I have driven quite a few different trucks in our driving careers, but I’ve been through more than my fair share of trucks recently. It all started with “Hell Week 2: The Sequel” and continued with my most recent truck … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Annoyance, big rig, bungee, caption, Creaks, Distinct Advantage, evil overlord, Fair Share, faux hawk, fistfuls, Flickr, ford explorer, hell week, Macgyver, Mohawk, paper, persistent noise, personal vehicles, Punkers, solo drivers, Squeak, tape, Team Drivers, truck, Utmost Importance Leave a comment
Hell Week 2: The Sequel
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may as well admit you knew this was coming. Heck, @darkstaff said as much in a Tweet. Even stranger, that weirdo even said he was looking forward to it. So now it’s time to spread the … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged butt, Cue, Denver Co, Doom, door, Flickr, future generations, glenn frey, Good Time, Hell Freezes Over Album, hell week, hollywood movie studios, home, last time, Neptune, post hell, preventable accidents, safety department, sense of deja vu, Sequel, shipper, stop, truck, tweet, week Leave a comment
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
The CSA (Crappy Sucky Administration)
As if the title didn’t tell you all you needed to know, I’m not a big fan of the new CSA rules that the trucking industry is dealing with. In fact, I’d rather jump in the cage with one of … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Big Hug, Bomb, change of pace, control, CSA, dac report, Herpes, limit, mph, Nutshell, Parking Tickets, preventable accidents, Rest Of My Life, safety analysis, speed, speeding tickets, Switches, Terrorist Group, Torture, truck, trucking industry, unsafe drivers, Vest, what this means, wuss 6 Comments