Owners, Dispatchers- Friend or Foe

I wanted to write a little about my own experiences about going the extra mile, or doing little favors for owners and dispatchers.
Just about every company I ever worked for, I became friends with the owners or the dispatchers. Some places you work at, this is the only way to get ahead, and to continue to stay out in front. [...]

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?
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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.
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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.
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Survive being with a Truck Driver Trainer

First of all, I don’t “claim to be an expert” but I do have some suggestions for new male or female truckers to be able to survive the grueling time spent with a trainer.
It is very true some trainers don’t know how to train. I am not meaning they don’t know how to train you [...]

Trucking is it in your blood

Over the past fifteen years I have seen many people come and go in the trucking industry from dispatchers to mechanics, to drivers, to owners.
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Trip Planning – back to the basics

Thanks to Jami Jones (@shewhoknowstruk on Twitter), senior editor at Land Line Magazine, for bringing this topic up.
I’ll bet a lot of new drivers have never really heard of this before.
It really amazes me, or used to amaze me to hear other drivers ask on the CB radio, how to get somewhere.
I mean come on, use [...]

GOAL – Do you do it?

This is a term, I think I will never forget. It’s even a good thing to do if you are driving any vehicle.
GOAL – or Get Out And Look, is a term used in the trucking industry.
If you look closely at a tractor and trailers mirrors, especially the drivers side one.
I bet [...]

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