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 woman’s” truck convoy in [...]

Trucking ‘Old School’ Style part two

As I mentioned briefly in part one I had been able to get out of the International Cabover, and had been able to move into my “new to me” 74 359 Peterbuilt.
It had a Jake brake, but you had to work it manually, if you left it on and “Jaked” the engine down, it would kill the engine. [...]

Bad Judge

I normally wouldn’t write about this, but after reading an article this morning at a Dayton, Ohio news website I have to have my say.
This happened here as well a few months ago, our “County Judge Executive” was caught speeding and drunk driving, and the county seat’s police chief was also caught drinking and driving.
The story out [...]

WIT announce entertainment for Salute to the Women behind the Wheel

One of the goals of Women In Trucking Association is to celebrate the success of women in the industry. The “Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel,” to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY will honor all female professional drivers throughout North America. The celebration will begin at noon Saturday, March 27.
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Women in Trucking and Cuyahoga College offer Truck Training Scholarships

Plover, WI: Cuyahoga Community College’s Truck Driving Academy in Cleveland, Ohio has secured US Department of Transportation tuition funding grant for driver training.
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Self Insure Workers Comp – Don’t get Hurt

Workers Comp insurance, who is this suppose to protect? I thought it was for the worker, but I have found out there are many ways for a company to get out of paying you, or paying for medical needs.
I know this is not something new, but it needs to be fixed. I am not sure how regular workers comp [...]

ATA Announces 2009 Safety & HR Award Recipients

ATA’s Safety Management Council announced its 2009 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore, Md. last weekend.
The ATA President’s Trophy recognizes the three companies whose fleets have been judged to have the best overall safety programs from the Truck & Industrial Safety Contests. These Contests judge motor carriers from across the [...]

Missouri gets OK for I-70 truck-only lanes

Missouri has won federal approval to rebuild Interstate 70 across the state with lanes segregating cars from trucks.
The Federal Highway Administration’s decision gives Missouri the authorization needed to move ahead with the $4 billion project, which would be the first of its kind nationally, officials said. But money is a major hurdle.
“If we had funding today, we would start [...]

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