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I posted this over on our personal site, but began thinking it might belong over here. It’s all about the rates we’re getting lately as we head for the home stretch toward Christmas and hopefully Christmas at home.
Perception is reality, even though it shouldn’t be. Last week I was fueling my truck on the fuel [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve commented about the so-called driver shortage, mainly because I’m sick of it, partly because I’m on vacation. But I kept seeing this same article everywhere, over and over.
AP Wire | 07/11/2005 | Help Wanted: Trucking looks to Hispanics to drive industry.READING, Pa. – Jose
Frias scrubbed a chicken processing plant for [...]

This is a picture of where we are at today from Google Earth. I mainly wanted to see if I could save and post the images. Click on it for the big picture. For those that are playing along at home, here we are 37.653411 -112.404710. I also wanted to respond [...]

Remember the song “Convoy”? After hearing that song I had to put a CB in my little Datsun pickup. I hear the song now and I actually understand all the names and nicknames. It didn’t make me want to be a truck driver, but I thought the song and truckers were pretty cool. I [...]

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Traffic Jam, originally uploaded by Adventures In Trucking.
The guys that want to strike to make America realize how important they are might be fighting a losing battle. This is the Transportation exhibit at the American History Museum [...]

I haven’t had a good driver shortage article in a long time. Here’s OOIDA’s Special Report -
Proposed changes in rules for temporary foreign workers
could result in even more fraud and misuse by motor carriers seeking to fill
their drivers’ seats, according to comments OOIDA filed in response to a proposed
rulemaking.

Here’s the good part.
“The job prospects [...]