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It appears that The Morning Call paper and a so-called journalist that writes for them want to blame professional truck drivers for the unsafe driving habits of anyone that uses a roadway. Paul Carpenter authored a vile piece of garbage for The Morning Call which attempts to vilify professional drivers and paint the entire industry … Continue reading
By now just about any truck driver with access to social media has heard of an event called Ride For The Constitution/Truckers To Shutdown America which is planned for October 11th-13th. I have already addressed it previously on this very WordPress page however more bits of information seem to come out about this by the … Continue reading
OK, so I just caught a feed on Facebook from OOIDA regarding a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that passed H.R. 3095 that requires the FMCSA to have a public comment period before passing new regulations regarding sleep apnea testing and treatment for professional drivers. So the question I have is why is … Continue reading
Well the FMCSA and its three ring circus led by none other than Anne Ferro are gearing up up for their winter performances and their latest act consists of …..yes you guessed it, another round of proposals to make electronic on board recorders. Some of you know them as an EOBR or simply as an … Continue reading
First off let me start by saying I’m sorry that I haven’t posted anything recently, I have a son who just started school recently and when he did he brought home a nasty flu bug that hit each one of us at different times. Being that I’m not superhuman, I’m susceptible to ailments and regular … Continue reading
We have all seen it before, a carrier in the trucking industry makes all kinds of claims to stand behind their drivers and as most experienced drivers know, very few of those carriers honor those claims. Worse than those carriers are a few that excel in treating their drivers like common garbage or disposable items. … Continue reading
We have heard everyone talk about the many different issues in the trucking industry today, we have heard them talk about the Hours of Service regulations, we have heard them talk about EOBR devices, we have even heard them talk about driver wages………..but what have we seen these same people do about it? I have … Continue reading
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