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In my home state of Wyoming we have a saying, “There are two seasons – winter and highway construction.” As you have traversed the country behind the wheel of your big rig you undoubtedly have encountered numerous highway construction projects and the delays that accompany them. Most of these projects are being funded by an [...]
Every now and then the government steps up and implements laws or regulations that are helpful and most people can agree on. That is the case with the Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010. Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced this bill, S. 3483, on June 15. According to a joint press [...]
Delilah’s “Love Someone” radio program is heard by more than 8 million people, including many truck drivers. This month we get to know Delilah better, from her knack for picking out the right song for any situation to her respect and appreciation for truck drivers.
From Twitter to MySpace and Facebook, Web 2.0 is changing how the trucking industry operates and communicates. We show how a few companies are employing social media to reach out to truck drivers.
One of the most popular funny quotes of all time is “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Many in the trucking industry have reached out and asked for help with the fuel economy of trucks and now the government is here to help reach new fuel-efficiency goals for large trucks. On May [...]
The Globetrotters have been entertaining audiences for decades with their iconic theme song, bright uniforms and crazy basketball routines. We visit the team and talk to the players to discover why they have become such a family favorite.
It’s an issue that has been talked about for several years now and we are finally beginning to see action on the part of the government. Electronic On-Board Recorders are now required use for some trucking companies, but this may only be the first step in line of further EOBR mandates. If you will remember, [...]
One of the amazingly frustrating things about the political process is that an idea can be good, but go nowhere. Studies can be conducted that might support a specific policy, but oftentimes those studies end up on a shelf collecting dust. Sometimes a tragedy will bring an issue back to the forefront, though even that [...]
The cross-border trucking program has been brought back to life, yet again. In 1995 the United States-Mexico border was to be open to border-state traffic. Then, in 2000, it was suppose to be open to long-distance, over-the-road traffic. Well, for a variety of valid reasons, the border remained largely closed until 2007, when the Bush [...]
With the country’s unemployment level slowly raising, gaining advantage when job hunting becomes crucial. Although some professional truck drivers believe that their required time on the road would make further education difficult, we explore opportunities that can open doors to employment.
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