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Professional truck drivers are no strangers to 70 hour workweeks.  It is a part of the job that is accepted by all truckers and eventually, one becomes accustomed to receiving only 3-5 hours of actual sleep per day.  That one day per week when a truck driver can finally shut down and catch up on [...]

With his permission, a local truck driver out of Nebraska recently sent me the following email:“I have been driving for over 20 years and began working locally with a company about a year ago.  I have to say that the hours of service rules for truckers can be a killer for drivers, and perhaps more [...]

If you are considering a career in trucking, it is always best to receive a copy of your DMV driving records.  Even if you believe that there are no problems, it is a good idea to confirm that there has not been any misinformed information that was accidentally recorded against your driving record.   Each state [...]

By Allen SmithIt is often very easy for veteran drivers and trucking company officials to overlook the importance of truck driver training for CDL students and new drivers.   With years of experience, the possibility of becoming laxed over time can lead to deadly consequences.   Many issues within the trucking industry have remained swept under the [...]

March 5th, 2010Friday, March 5th, 2010 will  mark the one year anniversary of the death of fellow truck driver, Jason Rivenburg.  Killed by a gunman for a measly $7.00, Jason had pulled into an abandoned gas station to park his truck, due to the lack of parking in the area for commercial vehicles.  Leaving behind [...]

Here we go again.  Talks about a major truck driver shortage is rearing its ugly head again.  Trucking companies are having such a difficult time filling truck driving job positions, even in this economy.  I wonder what all you CDL students, graduates and veteran drivers out there who have found it almost impossible to get [...]

CSA 2010 truck driver scorecards will be made available to trucking companies by the risk management company, Vigillo.   These scorecards are being endorsed by the ATA.   The scorecards are being marketed as: “Vigillo’s customized fleet performance scorecards perfectly meet the needs of operating your truck fleet.  Problems are identified and [...]

Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan is only 16 years young, but is on a mission.  Having grown up in the trucking industry, one of her parents employees, Sheila Grothe fell ill and succumbed to cancer on April 17th, 2009.   From that day forward, Jazzy was determined to make a difference in the lives of those who could [...]

There are millions of professional truckers in America, all with different points of views and opinions on a wide range of topics.   A standing joke among the industry is the difficulty in finding two truck drivers who agree on one issue.  Among these millions of truck drivers are thousands who have served in the U. [...]

The Obama administration “will hire 100 more enforcement personnel and the IRS has begun auditing 6,000 companies” in order to crack down on the misrepresentation of truck owner operators as true independent workers.  As reported by Today’s Trucking, “The Labor Department estimates that up to 30 percent of companies misclassify employees, many of which are [...]