Electronic On board Recorders – Some Truckers asked for it

Some truck drivers have been asking for this rule for a long time. Well, now they got it. Why do I say that some truckers have been asking for EOBR’s?
Well, let’s see all drivers know the rules and regulations that truck drivers are federally mandated to comply with. It was simple as being compliant [...]

NTSB makes Update on Crash in Kentucky that Killed 11

In its continuing investigation of the highway accident that killed 11 people near Munfordville, Kentucky, in March, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has developed the following factual information:
On Friday March 26, 2010, at approximately 5:17 a.m. CDT, a 76,660-pound tractor-trailer combination truck traveling southbound on I-65 near Munfordville, KY, departed the left travel [...]

Meet The Truck Driver

These massive trucks rolling up and down the interstates over mountains and through small towns all across the United States.
People in cars and pick-ups usually are cursing when caught behind these behemoth trucks, and act like they are running scared when in front of one. Did you actually ever meet a truck driver?
These are [...]

Silly Rules Imposed on Truckers but not on Car Drivers

Have you ever thought about the silly rules that truckers have imposed on them? I have, and some are asinine. Why is a truck driver limited to eleven hours of driving, and only fourteen hours of work per day? Or I should say per ten hours spent in the sleeper berth. Why is it, that [...]

St. Christopher Fund – What is it, and How can I Help

St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund (SCF), is just about the only place a trucker can turn to when medical assistance is needed and the truck driver doesn’t have health insurance.
Some truck drivers work for companies that don’t offer a health insurance plan for drivers. Or it may be that the driver is an [...]

Driving Drowsy – Does it Happen

As many of you know I am an avid twitter user I tweet trucker related news, as well as weather, and travel delays too. Yesterday, I posted a link to a story about an overturned semi in South Carolina, it happened at 04:30 AM. I received an @ reply message saying they hoped the driver [...]

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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I’m not going to take it anymore, are you

We drivers have seen many changes over the last few years that have adversely affected us and could endanger not only our lives, but also our livelihoods.
The new HOS, now under re-review, took away our flexibility to run our trucks in the safest manner for our own health and safety.
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