Boss, you better watch what your mouth

Lynx Trucking owner ordered to pay an ex-employee “Thirty-One thousand Seven hundred Fifty dollars” for “name calling” and “wrongful termination.”
Even though the employee wasn’t doing her job, and made many mistakes.
The ex-employee was fired for being on facebook during company time, and for coming to work late.
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Ban on Texting for Truckers why not everyone

Well, today started out with an unofficial announcement of a ban on on Texting for Truck Drivers and Bus Drivers. Why, just trucks and bus drivers? Truck drivers for the most part are the safest drivers out on the highway. Why not focus on more important things? I mean yea WHEN a truck has an accident it’s bad 90% [...]

Advocates with Skeletons in their closet

Twitter and Facebook, two popular social media sites have become “advocacy central,” seems like for the trucking industry.
Which this is great I think, as we can get the word spread quickly across several truckers, and trucking organizations, plus countless other individuals not related to the trucking industry.
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Twitter and Facebook tools for Cyberbullying, CyberStalking, and Retaliation

Twitter and Facebook seem to be the tools of choice for Cyber-bullying and Cyber-Stalking as of late.
Cyber-stalking – It has been defined as the use of information and communications technology, particularly the Internet, by an individual or group of individuals, to harass another individual, group of individuals, or an organization.
Cyber-bullying – is when the Internet, cell [...]

Just a Lady Truck Driver

Here of late, we have been hearing a lot about women in trucking in general.
So, I thought I would ask a real woman truck driver, her thoughts on the industry and how they could be improved.
I have known this lady truck driver for just a few months, but the knowledge she holds is unbelievable.
She not only drives a [...]

Clarity on Truck Drivers News and OOIDA

I want to set a few “nitwits, Knuckleheads” out here straight. I am the OWNER of this website. I pick and choose my ADS on this website (except) for Google, they have a mind of their own. My affiliation with OOIDA is ONLY as a member. I placed their “Quit Bitchin -n- Join OOIDA” logo/bumper sticker [...]