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By Allen SmithIn a meeting yesterday, May 12th, 2010, the FMCSA began discussions on the concerns of fatigue on truck drivers.  Citing that fatigue is a major problem among truckers, it was also noted that the medical condition, sleep apnea, is a major contributor to fatigue.  The FMCSA and the National Sleep Foundation have [...] [...]

My dad loved to hunt rattlesnakes.  Whenever he was down, depressed or simply tired to the bone from working all night on the Oklahoma oil rigs, all I had to do to cheer him up was to say, “Let’s go rattlesnake hunting!” Immediately, that little grin would appear and within the hour we would [...] [...]

Several years ago, nobody in trucking ever publicly spoke about the scam and abuse of the truck driver DAC report or the owner operator lease purchase programs offered through the trucking companies.  There were written comments and posts on a few of the trucking blogs and forums, but never out openly and in the public [...]

As professional truck drivers in the United States prepare to face the new FMCSA safety initiative, CSA 2010, I would suggest they prepare for a new battle that will soon be coming their way :  the opening of the Mexican border.  News out of Washington, D. C. is that President Obama and his administration will [...]

By: Allen Smith – Tampa Bay Trucking ExaminerLocal semi tractor-trailer drivers often find it nearly impossible to find work as an over the road truck driver.  Normally, trucking companies require six months to one year of verifiable, recent OTR driving experience.  Professional truck drivers who have been driving the big rigs locally for years, are [...]

We all know about the closing of Arrow Trucking during the 2009 Christmas holiday season, leaving thousands of drivers stranded across the country.  What few do not know, are the many volunteers that worked behind the scenes in the effort to get the drivers back home.  Furthermore, very few people really know the truth of [...]

Allen SmithWhile doing my daily Google news searches I came across an interesting article and video regarding CSA 2010.  The video was made during a Driving for Profit Seminar directed to carriers, telling them about the importance of CSA 2010 and what they will need to focus on if they do not want to [...] [...]

Union or non-union?  That is the question many truck drivers across America have debated for years.  Truck drivers face long hours, low pay, disrespect and continual abuse by trucking companies which come in the form of taking advantage of CDL students and new drivers as a means of cheap labor. Couple this with the on-going [...]

Out of the approximate four million active truck drivers in the United States, about 1.3 million are long haul truckers.  Comparing studies taken back in 2000 and 2001, I would estimate that the average age of the current over the road truck driver would come in around 52.4 years of age.   As the baby boomers [...]

It’s no secret that the truck driving profession does not allow for the best and healthiest of diets.  In fact, studies show that truck drivers are at more risk than the average American for various health issues.  From backaches, kidney problems, joint pain, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, depression, obesity and chronic conditions such as [...]