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Remember the last post?  Well, everything is the same except it’s no longer Brand X. Now we are going to work for Brand Z.  After my meeting with the IRS (more on that later!), I had lunch with my old dispatcher. He recommended this company as someone I should call. During the conversation, integrity, honesty [...]

In Sailors of the Concrete Sea,  Professor Belman concludes that the so-called driver shortage isn’t a shortage at all. It’s only perceived by the companies as a shortage because of all the job hopping drivers do. To let everyone know, I’m doing my part to keep that perception alive. We start driving for a different [...]

About time! And I’m happy about it not for what you’re probably thinking.
Trucking News - New CVSA criteria would put drivers who can’t speak English out of service.A new addition to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Out-of-Service Criteria would allow enforcement officers to place truck drivers out of service if they were unable [...]

Another boring meaningless study perpetrated  on the ignorant to push an agenda.
Studies clash on safety impact of hours rule By Max HeineA study released today by an insurance trade group says the new hours-of-service rule has resulted in truckers driving more and being slightly more fatigued than under the old rule.
However, a new report from [...]

Sign me up for that job!!! Fourteen is bad enough.
Gone 500 miles and the day’s not done.

Curtis Perry doesn’t get paid for eating lunch. He gets paid for driving.

In fact, the 49-year-old trucker for Allion earns a living only when his wheels are rolling - not while he’s eating, refueling or parked in [...]