The Source for Trucking News, Opinions and Trucking Jobs | A Simple Question Spun Around

TV Reporters are the worse for spin because they have to edit a news story into a thirty second commercial, inserting big headlines and spinning quotes from people to fit the headline. Like this one with a video clip -

Are tired truckers causing more wrecks?.
A shortage of truck drivers persists throughout the United States, leaving truckers already on the road working harder to keep the nation’s goods moving.

But, some speculate they are working so long and hard that they’re causing accidents.

Speculate? Let’s quote a speculation from an unknown source to make a headline. Then we have -

On Monday, driver after driver pulled into the Triple-T truck stop. Many have been on the road for days, even weeks, without a rest.

Without rest or without sleep or without a day off with family? Big difference, but it sounds more drastic this way.

I promise never to do a television interview about trucking because no matter what is said, it will get turned around. Besides they wouldn’t want my ugly mug on TV anyway.

“It’s not enough people to get the job done,” explained Joanne Martinez, a truck driving student, “so, it puts the pressure on the people that are doing the job right now. [They're] more pressed for time.”

Martinez said even as a student, she understands what she’ll be facing.

A student driver understands the industry after she’s been out here for a couple of weeks? Nice job for the TV though. A woman truck driver giving her uninformed opinion to an even more uninformed reporter. But she got on TV!

The rest of the story is just as bad. There are a few quotes from drivers that I’m sure had good intentions, but the TV spins things around to fit the headline.

I’d go on, but to keep my head from exploding from the insanity, I’ll let you click here then click on the video camera below the picture to see the video for yourself.