Trains and the Potential for Terrorist Attacks
May 5, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
With the failed bombing attempt last week in NYC, when will an attempt happen against the transportation industries? After 9/11 tanker hauling in the US got a whole lot stricter. Some petroleum plants I went to enacted some pretty intense rules. They also moved barriers out in the road so that the driver would [...]
Police Allow Trucks to Travel through Tennessee Flooded Road
May 2, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 3 Comments
The image below is either just amazing or just plain stupid. On the part of the truckers for doing it, and on the police for allowing them to do it.
How did the cops know that the integrity of the road was still intact? In the image it looks like the water is at least [...]
Distractions and Driving
October 25, 2009 by Truckdrivernews · 3 Comments
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 [...]
Some thing’s never change
August 8, 2009 by Truckdrivernews · 9 Comments
Its really interesting to see that some thing’s never change. Here, it has been a couple weeks now since “the clique” on twitter, had their big blow out about, how OOIDA should step up and get the Rivenburg’s to the Dallas Truck show. Now I see the same one’s praising OOIDA for a couple of [...]
I know times are tough, but c’mon fix your trucks
June 22, 2009 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
I know times are tough for some companies, hell all these trucking companies are feeling the pinch today. But, come on now you have to keep these trucks up and running. I work for a crappy company as far as getting screwed on some thing’s I am asked to do in regards to pay. But, [...]
