Summer Of Recovery – Where?
August 12, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
Seems this is all you here from the Obama administration these days. My question is where is it recovering? Every day or so I see US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood tout about how our Recovery Act projects are putting people back to work, revitalizing our transportation infrastructure, and helping the American economy get back [...]
Truckers – Had Enough Yet
June 26, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 2 Comments
Had enough yet? Are you ready to stand up for your rights, come together as one voice? America is hurting and needs you to help save her. Are you up for the fight? Or are you just going to continue to lie down and take it? When will you wake up and realize your jobs [...]
Got Something To Say – Post it Here
June 24, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 2 Comments
You have a voice, so use it.
Now I am offering you a place to voice your opinions. Write a post to express your feelings and opinions about trucking or government issues.
Send it to me for editing, and then I will post it. Don’t worry editing doesn’t involve much – I am not the [...]
Congressional hearing – ‘Roasting’ Tony Hayward
June 17, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
I realize this is not a laughing matter, so please excuse the humor in the title. But in reality this “congressional hearing” for Tony Hayward sounds almost like a PG or G rated Comedy Central roast. What by chance did the committee “expect” to hear today? And really come on now, bringing up testimony from [...]
First Year Truck Driver – What to Expect
June 11, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
So, you have lost your job, and now you need to find a new one. What do you do? Most people either get on the Internet or look in the paper for their next career. I have never had any luck with finding a job in a newspaper, so my first choice was always the [...]
Nice Try Lahood – But I Still Don’t Buy It
June 10, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
It was a nice try by our US Secretary of Transportation to try and “fool” us into believing he and the Obama administration are “focused” on the one segment of transportation that keeps America moving – trucking. But I and a few million others that are watching you and the big 0 administration “aren’t buying” [...]
Common Sense Trucking
May 30, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
Common sense trucking – what is that? Well, a lot of people coming into trucking now – don’t have it – and they need to get it. Some people can be “book smart” and dumb-as-a-rock at the same time. All the “books” in the world, on truck driving or whatever profession you are doing – [...]
Truck Drivers – Skilled or Unskilled Labor
May 24, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
There is close to 70,000 people employed through various govt departments to ensure the safety of the road, sky, railroad, and water.
Of course I am going to talk about the trucking part of it. There are about 4 million truck drivers on the roads today. Truckers are all federally mandated on what they can and [...]
