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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
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Apnea, Baltimore, Christopher Hart, low muscle tone, national transportation safety, national transportation safety board, OSA, person, sleep, sleep apnea, transportation safety board, US, weight 14 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
CVSA Roadcheck June 8-10 for Trucks
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has changed the date for the road-check it was originally scheduled for the first of June, it has now been set for June 8-10. CVSA stated Memorial Day weekend as the reason for the … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Canada, commercial vehicle operations, commercial vehicle safety, commercial vehicle safety alliance, compliance rates, CVSA, June, Mexico, Road-check, safety, US, vehicle Leave a comment
Trains and the Potential for Terrorist Attacks
With the failed bombing attempt last week in NYC, when will an attempt happen against the transportation industries? After 9/11 tanker hauling in the US got a whole lot stricter. Some petroleum plants I went to enacted some pretty intense … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Congressman Bill Shuster, endorsement test, industry, material, opinion, petroleum plants, thing, train, train engineer, train yards, Transportation, trucking industry, US, volatile chemicals 1 Comment
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
Strike Possible for Truck Drivers in the US
Every year there is talk about a strike amongst truck drivers that feel they have been dealt a bad hand in the poker game of the trucking industry. But that is usually as far as it goes, but this year might be different. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged DOT, freight, medical review board, medical rules, slow freight, Strike, ticking time bomb, truck, trucking industry, US, year 6 Comments
Rail System vs. Highway Infrastructure – Follow the Money
With the highway infrastructure deteriorating the way it is and with all the congestion around every major city. Why does the government seem to just “turn their heads” the other way from trucking? Or at least it seems that way. … Continue reading