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Americas View of Truckers Aug 21, 2022

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Americas View of Truckers. I came across an article that depicted the trucking industry and the American Trucker as just pure criminal. The article showed how most people view truckers and their lifestyle. I had forgot how the public looks at you, when you tell them you are a trucker, until I read this story. You would think, the public would respect what men and women go through every day in trucking. But it is just the opposite. They dont honor the men and women that stay on the road for countless weeks and months at a time. It's just the opposite. They're opinion is, most of the times, low, mixed with fear of the working class road warriors. All this animosity towards truckers just might be something we brought on ourselves. You heard of "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch", right? Well, this goes for trucking also. Most truck drivers are not bad people, we give respect and are watching out for the general public on the road. But all you need, is that one guy, thats driving reckless with 72 feet of truck, and it scares everyone. All you need is that one driver, that idles his truck all night, keeping, in his own neighborhood, and we are all disrespectful. All you need, is that small group of drivers, to piss up a Walmart parking lot, and we are all pigs. This is how it happens folks. Man Acquitted of Killing 7 Motorcyclist I remember it like it was yesterday. In 2019, it was all over the news. How a young man killed a bunch of people riding their motorcycles in New Hampshire. The story talked about how it was all the truckers fault. After spending almost the entire time since then, the trucker was set free, after the verdict was read. While on trial, evidence showed, this trucker had been using heroine and other hard core drugs, the day of the accident. But it showed other things too. Apparently, some of the motorcycle riders were past the legal limit of alcohol in their system. All a good lawyer needs to do, is create doubt in the jurors minds. It seems, this is what happened. Witness accounts showed how the trucker was driving erratic, weaving back and forth on this 2 lane road. But all you have to do is make the jury think, there is a chance it wasn't the accused fault, and "not guilty" can be the result. Tune in and hear the breakdown of this tragedy. Drivewyze for Apple UsersCarter Lumber Hiring LOCAL Class A and Class B Drivers Drivewyze for Android UsersNational CarriersDriving-Tests Guaranteed to Pass Your CDL TestKamion's Break Even CalculatorSomething’s Happening In the Trucking Industry Americas View of Truckers.

Truck Driver Trainer Fired Aug 14, 2022

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Truck Driver Trainer Fired. A Truck Driver Teacher was recently terminated from his job. A trucker trainer is in hot water because of his particular training skills. Class A commercial schools have to maintain a level of professionalism. When their employees don't represent the school correctly, they run the risk of hurting their resume and their integrity. Trucking school students also must adhere to a certain level of professionalism. When they breech that level, they also risk their future. Tune in and hear how a student and a trainer came close to blows. Hear how one videoed the other, which also turned out to be a no no. Drivewyze for Apple Users Carter Lumber Drivewyze for Android UsersNational CarriersDriving-TestsKamion Free Break Even Calculator Trucking Companies Not To Work For Dispatcher Truckers and All Parties It is no secret that everyone in trucking thinks their job is harder than the next guy. If you're a trucker, have you considered the job a dispatcher has? Imagine having to deal with 20 to 40 screaming truckers. Imagine coming to work everyday just to hear people complain they are going to quit. Yes, this is what a dispatcher puts up with every day. Dispatchers, have you ever thought what its like to be a trucker? Driving endless miles everyday. Putting up with DOT, inspections, weather and traffic every day? Imagine doing this job and at the end of the day you do not get to go home. This is what a trucker puts up with. These are just two jobs, a dispatcher and a trucker. There are plenty more people that make up the trucking industry and none of their jobs are easy. This is why we must start putting ourselves in the other guys shoes. If we start giving each other a break, we just might start enjoying our job a little easier.

Deadly Love Triangle In Trucking Aug 07, 2022

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Deadly Love Triangle In Trucking. This story is about a trucking company owner, his wife and his lover. Once upon a time, a man owned a trucking company. Eventually for reasons unknown, he took a lover. This would anger his wife. The wife would eventually, on a faithful day, kill the husband. Francis Hall (the wife) surrendered to authorities this past week and was charged with insurance fraud. This is a charge that stems back to a life that led to that terrifying day. Francis was indicted on charges of fraud on June 30th and had been missing since that day. She has returned to face the charges and hopes to be exonerated. Now her case will be heard in front of her peers in a legal court. Convicted of murder, Francis did her time. Hall completed a 2 year sentence for the murder of her husband. While involved in an incident where she hit her husbands mistresses car, she also hit her husband while on his motorcycle. He would die at the hospital a short time later. NCI hiring company and lease driversCarter Lumber hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversKamions Break Even CalculatorDriving-test Guarantees you will pass you CDL TestStay Away From Cheap Trucking CompaniesTrucking Companies Not To Work For Tips for Truckers We have put together a list of ways to help truck drivers save money. If you are on the road, try buying your groceries at home instead of on the road. Places like Walmart and Dollar General, are cheaper than purchasing your goods at truck stops. If you are an owner operator and have no APU, try buying a portable generator. This will help save money when you do not wish to idle your truck. Purchase a portable air conditioner. This will allow you to stay warm and cool according to the extreme temperatures outside. Tune into this weeks podcast on TalkCDL trucking Podcast and hear the rest of our tips to help truckers.

Truck Stops Failing Truckers Plus AB5 Explained Jul 31, 2022

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Truck Stops Failing Truckers Plus AB5 Explained. Truck Stops have been losing their traditional feel for the last decade. What was once a family atmosphere of diners with friendly waitresses and truckers getting together for a meal. Has become a hurry up, pay for your fuel and order your McDonalds meal and get out of our way attitude. The American Truck Stop is quickly becoming an over sized 7 eleven, pushing drivers through a line as fast as they can grab your money. There is no feeling of love or "happy to see you". When is the last time you heard "y'all come back now, ya here"? Tune in for this weeks podcast titled "Truck Stops Failing Truckers Plus AB5 Explained". AB5 is the newest nightmare in California. If you are a contractor paying for your own tools, vehicle or you have an investment in your job, you will want to hear this podcast. The new law in CA has many workers angry and scared they will lose their income. The law was made in 2019 and is now going into affect. The Supreme Court refused to hear the independent truckers and now has everyone scrambling for solutions. Only time will tell the impact of this new and treacherous rule. Perhaps there will be a great exodus from CA in order to preserve the American workers lifestyle. National Carriers Lease PurchaseCarter Lumber hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversDrivewyze Download here bypass the scalesDriving-Tests Pass your CDL GuaranteedKamions FREE Break Even Calculator for TruckersSomething’s Happening In the Trucking IndustrySafety Director Fired at Trucking CompanyTrucking Companies Not To Work For

Lease Purchase & Fuel Surcharge Explained Jul 24, 2022

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Lease Purchase & Fuel Surcharge Explained. Should a driver partake in a lease purchase in todays market? The answer in short is "yes" if you are getting a fuel legit surcharge and "no" if you are not. If you are not getting a surcharge, you are getting "ripped-off". In short a fuel surcharge is given to a driver for the high cost of fuel. The way it works is this. For every .06cpm the fuel climbs above $1.20 per mile, a truck driver should receive .01cents for a surcharge. Example: If the cost of fuel is $6.00 per gallon. You would subtract $1.20 from $6.00. The remainder would be $4.80. You would then divide $4.80 by .06. The answer is .80 or .80cpm. If you ran 3000 miles this week with a surcharge of .80cpm, you should receive $2400 miles in a separate check for your weekly surcharge. This surcharge should be separate from the rest of the equation. this means for example, you ran 3000 miles at a rate of $2.25 er mile. The gross would be $6750. If you were getting 80%, your net would be $5400. If you fixed cost is $1500 you would have $3900. Your fuel bill would have been approximately $2500. Subtract the fuel from the $3900 and you have $1400 left. If you are getting paid correctly, the surcharge would then be added on to the $1400. So $2400 Fuel Surcharge plus $1400 equals $3900 total pay. National Carriers Lease PurchaseCDL Tests Guaranteed to Pass your Class A or Class B License Carter Lumber Hiring Class A and Class B Local Home Every Day PositionsDrivewyze for IOS Apple UsersDrivewyze for Android UsersKamion Break Even Calculator FREE DownloadTrucking Companies Not To Work For Lease Purchase & Fuel Surcharge Explained

Survey Top 12 Annoying Driving Behaviors Jul 17, 2022

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Survey Top 12 Annoying Driving Behaviors. There are many bad behaviors that drivers have on the road. One of those behaviors is driving in the left lane. Does this annoy you? If so then you agree with the number 3 spot, on today's survey. Drivers have a tendency of annoying one another. We have a list of the top 12 reasons, why you might be getting on someones nerves, just by the way you drive. Here the entire list on this weeks episode of "Survey Top 12 Annoying Driving Behaviors". It's Story Time with Troy Troy spoke of "the Nightmare Driver of the Week". He told the story of an experienced driver that was hired at a flatbed company. You don't want to miss this tale of hiring and firing a trucker with in 3 weeks. Trucking News With Ruthann Ruthann spotlighted a few news stories this week. She talked about the changing of Rhode Islands exit numbers. She spoke about getting paid from bad brokers that refuse to pay up. Plus more, all on this weeks episode of TalkCDL trucking Podcast. Survey Top 12 Annoying Driving Behaviors National CarriersDriving-Test Guaranteed to Pass your CDL testDrive Wyze for Android UsersDrivewyze for iPhoneCarter Lumber hiring local Class A and Class B DriversKamio Free break Even Calculator Download HereSomething’s Happening In the Trucking IndustrySafety Director Fired at Trucking Company

Top Ten States with Irresponsible Drivers Jul 10, 2022

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Top Ten States with Irresponsible Drivers

The Big Shut Down (Semi Trucks) Jul 03, 2022

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The Big Shut Down (Semi Trucks). In 1973 a truck driver named named J.W. Edwards shut his semi truck down on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. His handle on the C.B. Radio was "River Rat". This would be the first time that the American Trucker got a national voice. Frustrated with an oil embargo Edwards had enough. With diesel jacked high in price and sanctions set on fuel supplies, he was sick of barley making it from fuel stop to fuel stop. Running out of fuel, he decided to shut down right there and hop on his C.B. Radio. With in a day, 10 states were seeing protests and gridlock on the interstates and major highways. Along with the embargo, there was a national push to limit long haul truck drivers to 55mph. This would mean more frustrations and less pay for the truckers. For the most part the protests were deemed peaceful. All but one state, Ohio, was relatively calm. Set state of Ohio however, called for the national guard to remove truckers from picketing and they used tear gas to do it. Never before and since then has there ever been a united force of truckers that effected Americas highways the way this time period did. Truckers yesterday and today United We Stand Divided We Fall Trucker back then used the C.B. Radio for most of their communication. In just one day, their protests were nationally known throughout the community of trucking. They stuck together and were heard loud and clear. Today, it's hard to get two truckers to agree. With social media and politics dividing America, we seem to have forgotten that old saying that we were raised with, "United we Stand, Divided we Fall". The government knows this and that is why you never hear this quote. We are a divided nation and that will always help their cause. Florida Man Naked on A Semi Truck A Florida man was seen running onto a lowboy semi truck this past week. During stopped traffic, the unidentified man was seen climbing onto a big rig hoping for a ride. Police caught up to him and took him to a hospital to be mentally evaluated. National Carriers Drivewyze for Anrdoid usersDrivewyze for Apple usersDriving-Tests Guarantees you will pass you CDL TestKanions Free Break Even Calculator DownloadCarter Lumber Hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversSomething’s Happening In the Trucking IndustrySafety Director Fired at Trucking Company TalkCDL Trucking Podcast Join us for a recording and be heard on the largest trucking podcast in the world. Write to us at Ruthann@TalkCDL.com and let us know what you wish to talk about. The Big Shut Down (Semi Trucks)

Something’s Happening In the Trucking Industry Jun 27, 2022

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Something's Happening In the Trucking Industry. The perfect storm is happening right now in trucking. Freight rates are down, fuel prices are up not to mention the supply shortages. On top of all that, brokers are getting rich. A while back, truck drivers and assembly line workers, were paid to stay home. While they were sitting at home, a void was created. During this void, greedy men stepped in to seize opportunity while freight rates were at an all time high. Fuel was cheap and life was good. Flash forward 2 years and the truckers that sat home for this period, were coming back. Fuel was climbing at record highs at a crazy fast pace. Rates went down and supply shortages created what we are living today. Brokers do not care whether a truck driver makes money or not. They will off the freight as low as they can get it. Mix this all up with everything else and you have the perfect storm. It does not appear to be sunny up ahead either. National CarriersCarter LumberDriving - TestGuaranteed to Pass your CDL TestDriveWyze for IOSDriveWyze for AndroidStay Away From Cheap Trucking CompaniesWhen Drivers Burn Trucking Companies Something's Happening In the Trucking Industry

What Happened On Interstate 10 Jun 19, 2022

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What Happened On Interstate 10. This past week on Wednesday 6/15/2022 we were traveling east on Interstate 10 in Florida. A digital sign warned motorists of an accident 26 miles ahead. It also said the right lane would be closed. When we arrived to the scene which was mile marker 111. We noticed a tractor trailer off the road laying on its side. Just ahead on the left side, another tractor trailer laid on its side also. We tried all week to find out about this accident. Checked the news outlets. We searched the Internet. We combed everything we could and still no answer. Not one word out there about this accident. How odd is that? Not one but two rigs flipped on their sides in the same area and not one report about it? If you have information about this accident please notify us at Troy@TalkCDL.com. We hope the drivers survived and are doing alright. Bad times For Owner Operators You heard that right, Owner operators are in much trouble. For the past two years people have been buying up trucks at high prices, trying to capitalize on the high freight rates. Until the last couple months, many have been making huge amounts of money hauling freight on the spot market. But that is over now and banks are seeing many repos. We the high price of fuel and the freight rates heading south. Many men and women are doing an about face from being an owner to running as a company driver. Rates have gone from $4 to $5 per mile to just over $2 per mile. With fuel as high as it is $2 per mile is barely surviving. National CarriersCarter Lumber Hiring Local Drivers Class A and Class BDriving-Tests Guarantees you will pass your CDL Drivewyze iPhone UsersDrivewyze Android UsersKamion Free Break Even CalculatorWhen Drivers Burn Trucking CompaniesStay Away From Cheap Trucking CompaniesTrucking Companies Not To Work For What Happened On Interstate 10

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