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Tag Archives: United States
Road Safe America – Here are some facts for you
It seems like everywhere you turn in the trucking industry somebody is trying to regulate you, or make you pay more money. The trucking industry is overly regulated in the United States. Instead of wanting to fix the problem, most … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged common sense, confusion, different things, governor, job, little bit, Lost, money, Road America, RSA, Safe, safety advocates, safety group, safety groups, safety safety, speed, speed governors, tractor trailer, truck, truckers, Trucking, trucking industry, trucks, United States, Washington D C 3 Comments
Unfriendly States Cities – How are you going to get your Freight?
This is something that really gets my blood boiling. There are not many trucker friendly places left in the United States. Of course the Northeast has never been trucker friendly as far as getting around the different Cities in the … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking Tagged Bill, common sense, Factories, freight, freight container, law, motor vehicle, motorists, news site, Northeast, occupational safety and health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, occupational safety and health administration osha, other vehicles, Restraints, Sn, snow and ice, state of new jersey, thumper, trailer, truck cab, Truck Drivers, trucker, trucks, United States 1 Comment
LaHood: worried about ‘Global’ Texting
Here we go again. Our US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is so infatuated with distracted driving that he is now going “global” with it. Why is our “US” Transportation Secretary even worried about distracted driving “globally?” This is just about … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged damn shame, govt, job, money, national transportation week, Ray LaHood, Secretary, Transportation, Transportation Secretary, United States, US, us secretary of transportation 2 Comments
Cross Border Trucking with Mexico – Equals US Jobs Lost
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 6th that the Obama Administration was “very close” to announcing a plan that would resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico. What are they smoking? I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged border, D.O.T, Mexico, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, North American, Obama, Ray LaHood, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Rod Nofziger, safety, senate appropriations subcommittee, trafficking, Trucking, U.S., U.S. Capitol, U.S. Department, U.S. House, United States, unsafe mexican trucks, US 2 Comments
English Only CDL Testing
In the United States of America it is a federal mandate that CDL applicants must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English, to … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged California, cdl, cdl holder, cdl test, disability, English, language offerings, requirement, signs and signals, social security number, test, United States, United States of America, US 2 Comments
Arizona’s New Illegal Immigration Law – Some Truckers Plan to Protest
Why? That is about the only question I can come up with right now. This is a bill that is needed in probably every state. Do these same truckers complain and protest because they have to stop at the Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged CB Radio, Collin Stewart, DON, ethnic characteristics, freight, illegal immigrants, independent owner operators, law, practice, Show, truck, trucking association, United States, US 13 Comments
Meet The Truck Driver
These massive trucks rolling up and down the interstates over mountains and through small towns all across the United States. People in cars and pick-ups usually are cursing when caught behind these behemoth trucks, and act like they are running … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged air, DON, driver, favorite store, home, horn, interstates, professional truck driver, pushing the limits, simple folks, truck, United States 3 Comments
Heavier Weights for Same Money and Safety Concern
There are two bills that need to be discussed that are parts of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act. One of the bills will allow the gross weight to be increased from “eighty thousand” pounds to “ninety seven thousand” pounds. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged America, eighty, fuel, Michigan, Minnesota, Norita Taylor, Orlando, oversize load sign, reauthorization act, roads and bridges, trailer, truck, U.S., U.S. According, United States, vehicle experience, weight, weight restriction Leave a comment
Webinars Cover Human Trafficking for Trucking, Travel Plaza Members
Human trafficking is a $32-billion-a-year business, destroying countless lives and enslaving its victims, the majority of whom are women and children. Most Americans are aware of the problem in Asia and Africa, but are oblivious to that fact that it … Continue reading
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FMCSA Orders Tierra Santa Inc to Cease All Operations Immediately
Following an emergency request by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The United States District Court for the Central District of California on Saturday ordered the owner of Tierra Santa Inc, the illegal bus company … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Administrator Anne S, Arizona, California, carrier, carrier safety regulations, Central District, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, Judge George King, Los Angeles, Martinez, motor, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, Phoenix, Ray LaHood, Transportation, U.S., U.S. Department, United States Leave a comment