Truckers Say Obama Should Stand Up to Mexico’s Illegal Tariffs

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) calls upon the Obama Administration to stand up to Mexico’s bullying tariff tactics and start fighting for the livelihoods of Americans.
Mexico Economic Minister Bruno Ferrari announced yesterday his government would be adding tariffs to more U.S. exports.
“If the U.S. trade representative had called out Mexico for their illegal [...]

Ambulance Chasing Lawyer Portrays Trucker as Killer

These so-called kind of “lawyers” really irritate me. Yes, I am talking about all of those ambulance chasers out there. It’s bad enough when there is an accident, but then we have to read that truckers are killers too. What the hell is your problem Mr. Brett Emison? Is business that bad that you have [...]

ATA – ‘Why is everybody always picking on me’

Up until a few months ago, I always thought the ATA was for the truck drivers. It was not until I really started paying attention to somethings that the ATA has said did I realize they are not for the drivers.
The ATA claims to be “The Voice of the Industry that Moves America’s Freight.” [...]

Good ideas in Trucking fail why

With the recent business venture IdleAire Inc. failing, and going out of business it got me to thinking. Why do good ideas in trucking always seem to fail, or do fail period? We have all seen and heard the listening sessions the FMCSA has been holding recently, they want to change the HOS up, again. [...]

School Scams, Sexual Harassment, Reported Abuse, and Success (Part 2)

In my last post I talked about Trucking School Scams, and Sexual Harassment, and reported abuse in general, and asked why wasn’t anything being said about the successful stories from drivers. I want to go back to the supposedly “trucking school scams,” part and do some “thinking out loud.”
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The Journey into the Trucking Industry Corruption

Tell me it “ain’t so,” the trucking industry being corrupt? I can’t hardly imagine this industry being “corrupt”, but if a two year veteran truck driver says it is, then I guess it must be. We have all heard the “stories” in the trucking industry, about some trucking companies hauling illegal loads for the [...]

Trucking Schools, Students and Heavier Trucks

Student truck drivers. Are they ready to haul “heavy” loads? Are student truck drivers being properly trained to drive trucks?
What is the purpose of truck driving schools? And are trucking schools really preparing new drivers for the trucking industry?
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I know times are tough, but c’mon fix your trucks

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, [...]

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