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Truck Drivers Health and Safety Concerns with the No Idle Law

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:07:43 +0000

Truth About Trucking “LIVE” talk radio show will discuss the safety and health concerns that truck drivers face with the no idle law, on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 7:30 PM EST.
Rules and policy makers suggest that professional truckers can simply “plug in” at the truck stops or get a motel room . . [...]

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Quality of Life for Truck Drivers

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:07:00 +0000

The July, 2010 edition of Truckers News has a great article by Carolyn Magner and Misty Bell about the generation gap between the modern day truck drivers. Looking at trucking through the eyes of veteran road warriors versus the “newbie” truck driver, the article, “Clash of the Generations” gives an insight into how the two [...]

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No Truck Idle Risking Health and Safety of Truck Drivers

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:07:17 +0000

The last year for the professional truck driver has been filled with many challenges. The recession has caused many drivers to take a significant cut in pay, drivers still endure negative retaliatory DAC comments by former employers, “fleecing” scams still exist, owner operators maintain their struggle with high fuel costs, HOS rules that cause conflict [...]

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Truck Drivers DAC Report Unconstitutional

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:07:54 +0000

Is the DAC Report unconstitutional? The first ten amendments of the Constitution, which make up the Bill of Rights, include the amendment which requires that all citizens be provided with due process when either being accused of a crime or being penalized by another party for a civil matter. The Bill of Rights [...]

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Trucking Employment Law Attorney Paul Taylor on Truth About Trucking “LIVE”

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:07:00 +0000

Believe it or not, truck drivers have rights too. There are laws in place to protect professional truckers from company retaliation for refusing to operate unsafe equipment, falsifying logbooks, false information placed on their DAC Report and even disputes that arise from trucking companies lease purchase programs. Per our previous post, OSHA and your rights [...]

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OSHA and Your Rights as a Truck Driver

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:07:22 +0000

By: Allen Smith

Trucking companies retaliation against truck drivers
According to Federal Law, employers are prohibited from firing, demoting, or in any other way discriminating against an employee. Supposedly, this law applies to trucking companies as well. Truck drivers who refuse to violate HOS rules or to operate the CMV in a way that would violate [...]

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Soon to be released Trucking CD Supports Jason’s Law

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:07:44 +0000

Truck drivers will soon be seeing a new music CD filled with songs that focus on today’s trucking issues. Issues such as the DAC report, the high cost of diesel fuel and the general life of a trucker and the challenges they face. Not since the days of Red Sovine and C. W. McCall, has [...]

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Lack of Truck Parking Causing Highway Safety Risk for General Public

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:06:24 +0000

Yesterday June 28, 2010 marked a day in history for the National call in day to support Jason’s Law and the need for more safe and adequate truck parking. People from all over the country were calling their Senators and Representatives in Washington, DC, urging themto support HR 2156 and to co-sponsor the bill.
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American Truckers and Organizations Unite for Jason’s Law

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:06:13 +0000

Monday June 28th, 2010, the trucking community stands in unison together for their support of Jason’s Law
With all the issues existing within the trucking industry today, none have brought together a more unified atmosphere among truckers, bloggers, organizations, social media participants, and radio shows, than the desire to see the much needed bill, Jason’s Law [...]

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BP Boycott is Wrong Action to Take

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:06:23 +0000

The BP oil spill is fast becoming the largest disaster in U. S. history. As every technique attempted to seal the well has failed, we have learned that the gushing of oil into the Gulf waters have now even increased. Rumors of a mass evacuation of Florida and the Gulf coast is becoming more prevalent [...]