Truck Driver shortage – might be

Did you hear? There might be a truck driver shortage around the corner, again.
Seems like this rumor gets played every year or so by the news media.
It has already hit the news headlines this year.
Unfortunately, this time it might be true. I mean not right at this moment, but in the very near future.
© 2010, [...]

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.
© 2010, Truck Drivers News. All rights reserved.

Trucking Careers and the Effect on Families

First off I want to say, this article was written by Wilson Hines a real trucker. Check out the about the author at the end of this article.
The occupation of truck driving has a horrible impact on families. I have been around the trucking business since my father started trucking in 1984 to compensate for horrible farming debt. Since [...]

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% [...]

Meeting the Ohio DOT

When I first started driving back in 96, it must have been starting to change or was just about changed over. My first real trucking job was pulling a coal bucket here in Kentucky. Of course we didn’t haul much coal, until wintertime, but I did haul my fair share of rock, sand, mulch, salt, etc. just [...]

Public hearings for Hours of Service scheduled by FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that they will be holding four listening sessions.
To gather information and comments on the rule-making proposal on hours-of-service requirements.
© 2010, Truck Drivers News. All rights reserved.

Turnover rate – Why it is so bad in Trucking

My take on, why the turnover rate, in the trucking industry, is so bad.
It used to be that drivers enjoyed trucking, they respected it.
Now, it has turned into a quick way for out of work “people” to get money.
What I mean is, all these factory’s closing, and jobs going away, people have had years of expierience, [...]

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 [...]

Next Page »