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Truckers Choice The 5 Best Scenic Routes Apr 04, 2022

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Truckers Choice The 5 Best Scenic Routes. Will you agree with a group of truckers on their choice ofnthe 5 best routes in the country? Let us know what you favorite roads are in the United States. Truckers Trucker claims He had a tire blow out A truck driver that was in an accident told authorities his front tire had a blow out. The unmentioned trucker hit two parked cars on the side of a highway after what he claims was not his fault. After authorities viewed his inward facing dash cam, it told a different story. The trucker in question fell asleep while driving. He then veered off the road at the exact moment two cars were parked off to the highway. He will have a hard time getting a job. If you are a trucker that feels tired or unsafe for any reason, you have an obligation to park your truck. You ultimately are responsible for your actions and no one has a right to tell you to drive if it I not safe. Semi Truck Hits School Bus with Children on it A semi truck crashed into a school bus in Levi County Florida. Five seconds passed before the truck swerved in an attempt to avoid the bus. The rig struck the left rear portion of the bus. Two children were severely injured. TalkCDL interviews and sponcorships If you wish to appear on the TalkCDL Trucking Podcast, please write to Ruthann@TalkCDL.com and tell runs what you wish to talk about. If you wish to become a sponsor for the show please write to Troy@TalkCDL.com, we would love to hear from you. JJ KellerNational CarriersKamions FREE Break Even CalculatorDriving-Tests Guarantees you Will pass Your CDL TestCarter Lumber

When Truck Drivers Go Postal Mar 27, 2022

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When Truck Drivers Go Postal. A truck driver walked into a trucking company and killed his boss with a gun. He then went to another trucking company and shot a female. Unbelievable he went to a third trucking company and inquired about a third person. That person was not there at the time. Jeremy Spicer then walked to another business and hid in the bathroom. Eventually he turned the gun on himself. Reports are saying he had an issue with a second load and was about to be fired. Ultimately he turned the gun on himself. This was a tragedy for all involved. If you are a driver and are felling angry, it might be time to quit your job. Walking away and starting a new job would be better than making a decision that is going to last a life time. There is a point of no return. Jeremy went to that point. There are many trucking companies that don't care about their drivers. All that matters is the profit they make. Some drivers can not be reasoned with and go too far. There are many trucking companies that are good and become victims of bad drivers. Again, some drivers can not be reasoned with. Saint Christophers, Truckers Relief Fund Saint Christophers is a non profit organization. They help with the bills you need to keep your house going. Once injured, you fill out an application. It is then qualified. That Is when they help with the essential bills of your house would for a short time. To qualify for this free program. Follow this link and fill out the application. The program is free. We just did the Louisville Truck Show Ruthann and I were part of the media this year. Ruthann was overwhelmed when she arrived at the complex. In three days of walking around, we were not able to cover the entire show. Our favorite part of the show was hanging out with the veterans. We interviewed may of them. Over the coming weeks we will upload pictures and videos of the events. NCI Hiring Lease Purchase DriversCarter Lumber hiring Class A and Class B driversFree Break Even Calculator for Truck DriversJJ KellerGuaranteed to Pass Your CDLTrucking Companies Not To Work ForTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’s If you know a truck driver that could snap.

Distracted For 8 Seconds A Truckers Horror Story Mar 20, 2022

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Distracted For 8 Seconds A Truckers Horror Story. At any given time on any given day experts estimate there are about 660,000 that are texting and driving. An article by Edgar Snyder outlined the many dangers and statistic of texting and driving. A semi-truck traveling at 55mph, travels approximately the length of a football field in 5 seconds. This includes the goals. Sam Hicks took his eyes off the road for 8 seconds. He was traveling at 63mph. His truck struck and killed Robert Bursik, 54. Hicks is serving his sentence of 4 years and regrets it every day. His story can be found on YouTube. Sam tells the story from his prison cell. Lives have been changed for ever. Sam said "I dod not think anything would happen" when he made the choice to look at a text from his girlfriend. By the time he looked up, it was too late. Sam's rig was right at the point of impact. His truck hit Roberts car so hard, that he went up over Roberts vehicle. Robert was killed. Tune into this weeks podcast and hear the story of a trucker that is living a nightmare. Louisville Truck Show TalkCDL is planning to be at this years Louisville Truck Show. NCI Hiring Lease Purchase DriversCDL Test Guaranteed to PassJJ Keller the truckers secretary FREE Break Even Calculator for TruckersCarter Lumber Hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversTrucking Companies Not To Work ForTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’s Advertise with TalkCDL If you are a trucking company or a company that is trucking related. Send us an email inquiring about our advertisement rates. We have a large audience is truckers and trucking related companies that would love to hear about your services. Our contact emails are Troy@TalkCDL.com and Ruthann@TalkCDL.com.

A Sad Letter From A Truck Driver Mar 13, 2022

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A Sad Letter From A Truck Driver. Shawn Dirkson, a trucker from Washington recently wrote a letter about an encounter he had with an old school trucker. He explained how they met at a truck stop and had dinner together. This old school trucker just let it all out over a plate of food at a truck stop diner. Tune into the latest podcast and hear the story of what this trucker went through over his lifetime while being an over-the-road trucker. This story promises to have you in tears. So get out the Kleenex and get ready for a real heartbreak story. Update on a truck driver that killed a police man in Tennessee Recently we talked about a truck driver that killed a police man that was trying to pick up a ladder that was in an interstate in Tennessee. As the officer was receiving it, a trucker hit and killed him. The truck driver was then arrested at the scene for being on drugs at the time of the accident. The update will surprise you when you hear what happened. Kamion is having a drawing at the Mid America Trucking Show This years truck show in Louisville Ky has many vendors. This year Kamion will be there and they will be having a drawing called "Flame Thrower". We do not know what the prize is yet but you can go to Facebook.com/TalkCDL to register, if you are going to be at the show. JJ KellerNational Carriers looking for Lease Purchase DriversBreak Even Calculator for Small fleets and Owner Operators. Big Fleets welcome tooCarter Lumber hiring Local Class A and Class B CDL driversTrucking Companies Not To Work For

When Truckers Die Away From Home Mar 06, 2022

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When Truckers Die Away From Home. Truck drivers are killed at a rate of 800 to 1000 times a year. That's an average of 2.7 truckers per day. In many cases, family members are abandoned by the trucking company that offers no help in retrieving the body. We recently heard of a trucker that was killed while on the road. His wife attempted to contact the company for help bringing him home. She did not get so much as a phone call. This happens more often than none. Trucking companies all across America feel they have no responsibility to help recover the driver that was committed to them, hauling their freight. There is an answer to this madness. Truckers Final Mile, is a Non-profit organization set up to help this particular problem. Robert Palm, the founder of TFI has seen his share of these issues over his career. He experienced first hand, a trucking company refusing to help him, when he was involved in a wreck many years ago. In 2012 he started Truckers Final Mile to help families get their loved ones home once they have died on the road. Many families live pay check to pay check. With Mother rating kids and Poppa working hard to keep the family going, a death is devastating and hits you right in the bank account. Thanks to Palm, families have a place they can turn too. The Convoy The peoples convoy is headed to Washington DC. They are set to leave Maryland and circle the beltway in DC. The truckers have promised to be peaceful during their protest. There are about 6 convoys in total that are set to be in Washington. NCI Hiring Lease Purchase DriversCarter is Hiring Class A and Class B Drivers for Local WorkJJ Keller the Truckers SecretaryPass Your CDL Test GuaranteedFree Break Even Calculator Trucking Companies Not To Work ForHigh Schoolers now have Trucking ClassUnruly Passengers in Trucking

In Love With A Trucker & The Convoy Feb 27, 2022

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In Love With A Trucker & The Convoy. We recently came across a story of love and excitement on the road. Esther Liner wrote how she met a truck driver online. A long haul trucker as she puts it, stole her heart. They met online and only one time in person before they moved in together, in his semi truck that is. She wrote how they had been talking for two months before she realized that, there is nothing holding her back from joining him on an adventure. This story will make you laugh and cry but you will have to hear it on TalkCDL Trucking Podcast. Tune in to the show and hear their adventure with Sally the "Pug" and Kevin the International semi-truck. That's right, I did say his rig has a name, Kevin. Ninety Year Old Trucker Retires. A truck driver with over eight million miles on the road has finally hung up his shoes. I talked about how many drivers over the age of seventy are at the risk of not being employable. Many trucking companies discriminate against the older drivers. If you are considering changing jobs, be sure you have a job to go to before you put in your notice. Mid-America Truck Show Ruthann and Troy are scheduled to attend the Mid-America Truck show in Louisville Ky. The dates of the show are Thursday March 24th thru Saturday March 26th. If you would like to meet up with the team, you can email us at Ruthann@TalkCDL.com. We will be walking around interviewing and videoing the complex. NCI hiring Lease Purchase DriversPass Your CDL Exam GuaranteedFree Break Even Calculator for Truckers and CompaniesJJ Keller The Truckers Secretary Carter Lumber hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’sTrucking Companies Not To Work For

Top Reasons Truckers At Fault Accidents Feb 20, 2022

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Top Reasons Truckers At Fault Accidents. Before I write some of this article, let me start off by saying, car drivers cause more accidents than big trucks. But that's not what this story is about. This is about, the main reason truckers are at fault when in an accident. Statistics from the study indicate that trucks or truck drivers are more likely to cause a crash because of the trucker’s aggressive or inattentive driving or the vehicle’s failure. Thats right, truck drivers cause accidents because they are not paying attention or they are driving aggressive. Reasons why a trucker drives aggressive are pressure to to get a load delivered on time. When a trucker feels he cant be late, he can start speeding and passing vehicle in an unprofessional and dangerous way. The end result many times is a wreck. Roundabouts, who has the right a way In a short answer truckers have the right a way when using a roundabout. When you see a vehicle over 40 foot long or ten foot wide, you must yield to the larger vehicle. This includes tractor-trailers, truck pulling a camper or a boat. Any vehicle that is over 40 foot. NCI Hiring Lease Purchase DriversCDL-Tests Guarantees you will pass the CDL test first tryJJ Keller the truckers secretaryCart Lumber Hiring Class A And Class B Local DriversKamio's Break Even Calculator for Lease driversHigh Schoolers now have Trucking ClassTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’s

Trucker Bites IT AT A Rest Area Feb 13, 2022

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Trucker Bites IT AT Rest Area. Nurgazy Mamyrov a trucker from Longhorn PA, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 5th 2021. Mamyrov was involved in a few incidents with citizens before state police were called to the scene. When state police arrived, they found Mamyrov arguing with another driver. Both were speaking in Russian language. At that moment the other driver was taken into custody. Police tried to coax Mamyrov out of his tractor but had no luck in doing so. Trucker Bites IT AT Rest Area Mamyrov started his truck and proceeded to ram forward forcing police to shoot at the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The state police were investigated and found to be justified in the shooting. Please tune into the show to hear the final results and more. National Carriers Hiring Lease Purchase DriversJJ Keller the Truckers SecretaryKamion Free Break Even CalculatorCarter Lumber Hiring Class & Class B Local TruckersUnruly Passengers in TruckingTrucking Company Hired A KillerTrucking Companies Not To Work For

Trucking Company Hired A Killer Feb 06, 2022

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Trucking Company Hired A Killer. Yaimy Galan Segura, Owner Castellano 03 Trucking LLC, the trucking company that hired Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, gave a deposition after the accident. Segura's deposition was made public recently and we have a partial copy. In the writings, she admitted she knew nothing about the trucking industry. Rather she had a neighbor that owned a small company and was doing well. With advice from friends and researching the internet, Yaimy started her very own trucking company. In an arbitration, also obtained by TalkCDL, she disputed the fines she had received. With barley over $10, 000 in fines Segura went to arbitration to dispute. Records show that she was fined for numerous violations including one count is for violating 49 CFR 382.301(a) (“No employer shall allow a driver, who the employer intends to hire or use, to perform safety-sensitive functions unless the employer has received a controlled substances test result from the [named entities] indicating a verified negative test result for that driver.”). She was also fined for Ten counts are for violating 49 CFR 395.8(e)(l) (“No driver or motor carrier may make a false report in connection with a duty status.”). Examples of these counts involve driver reports indicating that the driver was in a vehicle’s sleeping berth, although at such times the driver was driving the vehicle. Tune into the podcast and hear the rest of the story. Truck Driver Faces Vehicular Homicide in the Death of a COP Knoxville TN: Semi truck driver Christopher Savannah was arrested after he failed to slow down for a rolling barricade on I75. Savanah struck and killed deputy Sgt. Chris Jenkins, who was removing debris from the road. Savanah was charged with DWI, Vehicular homicide, possession of a hand gun while under the influence and many more charges. RIP SGT Jenkins JJ Keller The Truckers Secretary National Carriers hiring lease purchase and student driversCarter Lumber Hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversKamion Free Break Even Calculator for Owner Operators and lease purchase driversUnruly Passengers in TruckingTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’s Trucking Company Hired A Killer

Elon Musk Trucker Killed Plus Ruthann Jan 30, 2022

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Elon Musk Trucker Killed Plus Ruthann. The his week a tragic accident in Texas. Apparently two semi trucks collided in Kermit near San Angelo TX. One driver was killed when the sand truck that was involved spilled its content into the cab of the other driver burying him alive. This kind of accident is so rare that is stunned everyone that heard about it. Bridge Collapse in Pittsburgh A bridge collapsed this past week during the morning hours. At about 7a.m. the bridge in Forbes avenue in Frick Park just fell down injuring 10 people and sending 3 to the hospital. There were no fatalities to report at the time. Authorities said the bridge had been inspected this past September. They said it had gone through a vigorous inspection and past with flying colors. A gasoline was ruptured and had to be repaired. The scene was approximately 4 miles from the site where President Biden was to give a speech on his infrastructure plan. National Carriers Hiring Lease Purchase and Student DriversJJ Keller The Truckers SecretaryCarter Lumber Hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversKamion Brake Even Calculator Unruly Passengers in TruckingTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’sHigh Schoolers now have Trucking Class Great American Truck Show TalkCDL has been invited to attend the Great American Truck Show in Louisville KY this year. We will be conducting interviews whole there. So, come on out and see us this March. We will be handing out Free T-shirt and shaking hands. We look forward to hanging out with everyone of you. Elon Musk Trucker Killed Plus Ruthann

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