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An accident where a driver is killed is headed to court and I agree. Please do not park in an unsafe manner no matter what the circumstances. If you are not parking in a legal spot leave your parking lights on. That could have saved this per
Sunset Logistics abruptly shut down and left drivers around the country without a working fuel card. While I understand these things can happen, they knew full well what was going on. The same week they had no money for payroll they had four
Let’s go in the way back machine and see how I got my start in trucking. I started just after deregulation and I will tell you it was a great move for me because I was working at Arby’s at the time and had really no future that I could see the
In a twist away from trucking I want to talk about third parties stealing votes from major party candidates. Is this true? Many of you may not know that I ran for office as a Libertarian candidate here in Indiana many years ago. Did I steal
Freightwaves recently came out with an excellent article about the trucker shortage and the fact that there isn’t one. The whole thing is made up and I agree. Of course, the American Trucking Association had to pipe in with their take on the
It turns out the confidence in the military is at a low and no one can figure out why that might be. Do you have any ideas? It hasn’t been this low since 1997. Who was President then? The highest was in 2018. I wonder who the President was
A Deaf driver applied to Werner after completing Roadmaster truck driving school. Did you know Werner Enterprises owns Roadmaster? Anyway, he got an exemption and passed his DOT physical, passed truck school and applied to Werner. Werner sai
In another follow up to my YouTube video, I discuss detention time including what it is and what it isn’t. Who should be responsible for detention time and who pays? Why don’t drivers get more pay for this waiting time? We will find out. Mar
In a small survey, over 70% of drivers said the closure of Yellow had a negative effect on their mental health. We need to get tougher as a society for sure. I didn’t give it a second thought. I go through how to prepare for the closure of y
Joe Madison does a show on XM and has a podcast. He has been a broadcaster for many years and I seldom agree with even one word of what he has to say. Today is no different. He had people calling in telling how much taxpayer money they were
The AARP wants Pedestrian Automated Emergency Braking on trucks in the future because of “vulnerable road users”. What a load of garbage that is. This AEB that they already have doesn’t even work half the time. I think the current system sh
I hear more griping about how much money brokers make. If there is so much money to be made, why not just become a broker? I hear they do nothing and make money. That sounds like a great way to make money! So, why don’t more owner operators
Are you watching Survive the Raft? It is on Discovery. I discuss the show and how it does actually mirror society today. Mark@TruckingAnswersNation.Com
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 have no idea. Also, I go into another prob
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 hourly but this solves many of the same pro
They persist buy they are myths! Don’t 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 discuss the white sheet myth. Finally I talk
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. It doesn’t matter what color you are, if y
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 being taken advantage of in the market for a
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! Everyone in the United States, except tourists, sh
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 the Scarecrow could figure out how bad that
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 wasn’t coming because their employer would not give them the day off. What? This podcast is f
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 industry and these 3 genius companies want that to
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 can’t. All they have to do is certify that the truck is inspected and for
Recently a truck driver was found dead in his burning truck. Don’t let this be you. Get a combo smoke and carbon monoxide detector run by batteries today and put it in your truck! It could save your life. I need all the listeners I can get.
Do you know your worth in the industry? Don’t let a company try to discount your accomplishments or tell you to be a team player to help the company. Look at Yellow. 700 million dollars all gone and they still want their employees to take mo
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