The New Web Site Is Finally Here. Try Not to Pee Yourself.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ONLY READ MY ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE

This will be my last guest post on this website. If you wish to read future articles, please go to AboutTruckDriving.com or check out the podcast in iTunes. Thanks.

IMG_1563Yeah, yeah. I know what you’re thinking. It’s about freakin’ time! Believe me, I feel the same way. Had I known how long this was going to take and how much work it entailed, I don’t know if I would’ve had the gumption to start. But hey, as one pudgy Prime Minister once said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Now that it’s all said and done, I think it came out pretty dang good, if I do say so myself. So what took so stinkin’ long? Did you see that pretty black bar with the Play button up there? That’s what took so stinkin’ long. The written blog now comes as a podcast for all you people who are too friggin’ lazy to read. You know. People like me. :-D But let’s go back to the beginning first. Continue reading →

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OOIDA files Lawsuit against FMCSA over Safety Record Database

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, filed a complaint with the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA with regard to its Pre-Employment Screening Program and the DataQ appeal process.

The suit alleges that FMCSA releases records of alleged safety violations to potential employers before drivers have had their day in court and that it refuses to drop references to such violations even after drivers have been exonerated in court. The data stored in the safety records database is also used by the Compliance Safety Accountability enforcement program, known as CSA. Continue reading →

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Truckers Thank U.S. House for passing Amendment to strip funding for EOBR provision in Highway Bill

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, thanked the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of all truckers today for passing an amendment that would block the Department of Transportation from advancing regulations mandating electronic on-board recorders, event data recorders and global positioning system tracking of commercial and personnel vehicles.

The amendment to the annual transportation funding appropriations bill being debated in the House right now, is headed by U.S. Representatives Jeff Landry, R-LA and Nick Rahall, D-WV, and co-sponsored by Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-WA, Tom Graves, R-GA and Bill Huizenga, R-MI. It would strip funding from the electronic on-board recorder mandate included the conferenced highway bill negotiated earlier this week. As written in the bill, EOBRs would be capable of real-time tracking for monitoring of long-haul trucks and drivers. Continue reading →

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Time to Step Up and Help Some Fellow Truckers

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

An unhappy Lou

Ever been in need and wished someone could help you out? Well that’s where a couple of our fellow truckers are right now. They need our help so it’s time to step up, folks.  Continue reading →

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TV Casting Call for A New Show about Truckers

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

In my 15 years of watching truck drivers interact with waitresses, cashiers, shipping clerks, forklift drivers, mechanics, and heck, even other truckers, I’ve discovered that 99% of truckers think they’re in some way either, funny, amusing, interesting, unique, extremely handsome, or most likely, all of the above. Sadly, a big chunk of us aren’t any of those things. If you need proof of that, I’ve got over 90 blog posts you’re welcome to peruse. :-D Continue reading →

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A trucker visits Carhenge

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

 

As a trucker for nearly 15 years, I’ve traveled all across the United States and parts of Canada. Along the way I’ve had the opportunity to explore many things. Yet, for the most part, I haven’t. Why not? Well, it basically comes down to one thing: I can be a lazy tightwad when I put my mind to it.

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Announcing the Third Annual ‘Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel’

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

The sight of nearly 300 women in red t-shirts at the Mid-America Trucking Show always turns a few heads. 

The shrieks and hugs from the participants bring a smile to everyone nearby.  All female professional drivers are welcome to take part in this year’s event.

The Women In Trucking (WIT) Association is hosting its Third Annual, “Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel,” at the Kentucky Exposition Center (Louisville) on Saturday, March 24, 2012.  Continue reading →

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Are all these changes good for the trucking industry?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Photo by johanohrling via Flickr

The new Hours-of-Service rules, texting and cell phone laws, the CSA, and my personal nemesis and eternal torturer of my soul, Electronic Logbooks, all claim to make the trucking industry safer. But do they? Let’s take a look at that. We’ll discuss the issues first, then sum it all up at the end. May as well tackle these puppies in order. And yes, tackling puppies is perfectly okay if they’re barking for no reason.

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Videos: How to do a full body workout inside the cab of a semi

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Okay people. It’s the beginning of a new year. We’ve all spent the holidays stuffing ourselves with turkey, pumpkin pie, fruitcake, and roast beast. Then many of you drank enough to drown a hippo on New Year’s Eve. Then in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, you promptly puked every last calorie of your holiday gluttony into the floorboard of your best friend’s car. Better make that your EX best friend’s car. So what’s next?

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Twas the night before Christmas: Trucker style

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas is here and you and your brother have finally settled out of court over that ugly turkey drumstick incident. The house is filled with holiday cheer. Everyone is happy to be together while they snort chocolate shavings, smoke cookie dough, and mainline eggnog.

But what about those truckers who didn’t make it home on Christmas Day? Well, I’ve written a poem in their honor. I hope it puts you in a Christmasy kinda mood. Here goes nothing. Pick your poison. You can listen to me or read it yourself. Enjoy!

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