To Haul or Not To Haul – Overweights

Can a company fire an employee for refusing to haul an overweight load? Can the company make me haul a load that is overweight? Can the dispatcher make me drive in bad weather? Can the company make me pull an unsafe trailer or drive a truck that is not safe? Read more of this article © 2010,... Read more of this article

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NHTSA reports Traffic Fatalities down in 2009

Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their report on traffic fatalities for 2009. The report indicates that fatalities are still on a downward trend. This is good news obviously, but still it is too many according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.... Read more of this article

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Salute to Women Behind the Wheel reaches Halfway Mark

With only two weeks left before the Women In Trucking’s “Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel” the organization is half way to its goal to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female professional drivers. The current record of 416 was set in November 2004 by an “all... Read more of this article

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Tanker Truck Accident Near Kenova, WV.

Today a tanker truck had just left the loading site at Neal, WV. It was loaded with Maleic Anhydryde a chemical that is used to make resins, fiberglass, auto-body filler, etc. It is used in some candies, and is a filler for dynamite. The news sites that reported this accident “God Bless them”... Read more of this article

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Safety, Security, More Drugs vs. American Jobs

Are more jobs worth it to just give in to Mexico’s problems with Safety, Security and allowing more drugs to cross the U.S. border? Several people in Washington seem to think so. Do you want Mexican trucks to take your American freight? That will be the case, when the Obama administration allows... Read more of this article

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Stan Stoshski Spammer

Hey Stan (if that is really your name) how has it been? I see you still can’t take a hint can you? I told you several months ago that I was only going to let you make one comment, and that was just to show your ignorance. Now after several months have gone by, you think I have changed my mind?... Read more of this article

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FMCSA Orders Tierra Santa Inc to Cease All Operations Immediately

Following an emergency request by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The United States District Court for the Central District of California on Saturday ordered the owner of Tierra Santa Inc, the illegal bus company involved in a... Read more of this article

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IdleAire is it being reborn

IdleAire closed for business January 29, 2010, but seems it may be being reborn. An announcement on the website says that thanks to valued customers, fleets and professional drivers a new group is working to restart the service. Read more of this article © 2010, Truck Drivers News. All rights... Read more of this article

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DOT shuts down for lack of funding

The Department of Transportation will furlough nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday. Temporarily shutting down highway reimbursements to states worth hundreds of millions of dollars, national anti-drunk driving efforts, and multi-million dollar construction projects across the country.... Read more of this article

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What is Jake Braking

I guess we are going to have to go back to the basics here, and “Officially” explain what a “Jake brake” is, and what “Jake braking” is. Some “Store bought truck drivers” bless their hearts tried to explain to someone on twitter. Read more of this article © 2010, Truck Drivers... Read more of this article

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