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More about my YouTube Sunday Rant | #159
On my YouTube Sunday rant I talked about a trailer I had to pick up. I do mostly drop and hook and these are some of the problems you get when doing that. How drivers can leave a problem like this I
New hybrid pay system taking over trucking | #158
I am finding a new hybrid pay system in trucking. This is where we as the driver get a guarantee for up to a certain number of miles and then get mileage past that amount. What do you think? I like
A few common trucking urban myths debunked | #157
They persist buy they are myths! Dont agree? Show me in the green book! I go through a few of these myths that I get asked about all the time. The first one is can you drive barefoot? Also, I di
Trucking is the best anti-poverty program in the country | #156
A call to the Dave Ramsey show prompted this podcast. With no high school diploma, felonies and never having driven a stick shift car you can become a truck driver and get your family out of poverty.
Should you buy a Toyota Murai in Ohio? | #155
There is advertised for sale a Toyota Murai in Ohio of all places. With 36000 miles it is only $11000! Should you buy it? We take a detour off the trucking road to discuss this in light of people b
I am totally vindicated about my Smuggler’s Notch theory! | #154
A recent article says yet another driver is stuck in the Notch. The driver himself says, in another language, that he cannot read the signs and therefore did not heed the signs. That rhymes! Everyo
Get paid like it is 1999 | #153
Trans Am Trucking has an ad running right now that says they pay 31 cents a mile for a new driver! Wow. I got paid that in the 90s. Also, they need a low-paid local driver in Kansas. I think even
What to do if you are told you can’t have a day off for a funeral | #152
Recently I had to get some time off for a funeral. Not a fun day but it is something most of have to do at some time. I was talking to someone who wasnt coming because their employer would not give
Millis, CFI and Heartland want an exemption for less experienced trainers | #151
Millis Transfer, Heartland Express and CFI want an exemption from the government for the entry level driver training program. Currently trainers must have at least 2 years of experience in the indust
Autonomous trucks will get exempted from weigh stations and roadside inspections | #150
In what will be no surprise to anyone, Kodiak Industries has gotten exempted from roadside inspections and weigh stations in a pilot program. So, it can bypass and you cant. All they have to do is