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. [...]

Trucker was Tired and Watching Porn in Fatal Accident

An accident happened last month on the NY Thruway. This would not be eye catching or really interesting except for those involved, but what the cause of this accident makes it interesting to everybody. The driver of the car that was hit, was a female and her car had become disabled in the road after she had hit a [...]

‘Road Rage’ and Trucking

In any type of vehicle “road rage” is a bad idea, especially a tractor trailer. According to Wikipedia -road rage is described as aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle.
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Response to Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blogs Blizzard article

I really hate to give people like this any free advertisement, but silly shit like these need to be stopped.
I have made two attempts to comment on the-post, with both attempts failing as they were removed and not posted.
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Thanksgiving on the Road

First off I want to say thank you to all the truck drivers for what you all do everyday.
Our country would be in worse shape than it is now, if it were not for you.
I know while I was out on the road, I always got to go home for the holidays. But I [...]

Distractions and Driving

With the recent ban on texting while driving for federal employees, and the feds calling for a ban for truck drivers not so far off. Parts if not all of Canada already implemented the law.
The US will most likely follow suite, as the feds act like they are playing a school kids game of follow the [...]

Some ways to save money while on the road

In the 15 years of driving a truck, things have gotten more expensive while out on the road. Especially for a “new driver” or somebody that recently changed driving jobs. The only money you have is from a cash advance that you can take (if the company offers it), unless you have money saved up to spend while out [...]

Texting and driving a tractor trailer

I guess I don’t get the concept of text messaging. I mean, whenever I have tried it, it always takes longer for me to type the message then what it would have taken to say it. It just never made any sense to me, and especially while driving a tractor trailer. I am sure this recent test [...]

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