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Calling all Drivers or Not !
As we all know the cell phone is our life line as a trucker. The days of trying to find a phone to call dispatch has been over for a long time since this wonderful and cost effective tool. (Unless your in North Dakota, trying to find a signal!) The DOT did ask for comments [...]
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Common Denominators ???
We have all heard people say “I’m having a run of bad luck!” or “I’m the luckiest person alive!”. We equate luck with numbers. 13 Bad…7 good! Although this is mainly based on superstition and not reality. We can all recall superstitious stories that almost verify that these numbers related to luck, whether it be [...]
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Keeping your Bubble!
OK! Speed and space management….I prefer the bubble. What the heck does that mean? Talking about the space around you and how and why to maintain it. It is so easy to get caught up in what’s going on around you and forget to maintain that bubble! Don’t forget! After doing a lot of research [...]
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How are you sleeping?
According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it estimates that approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes annually involve drowsiness and or fatigue as a principal causal factor. According to a recent survey of 1,024 drivers, more than 10% admitted to falling asleep at the wheel and another 20% say they momentarily dozed off while [...]
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What’s your Y?
I had a good friend tell me once that I had my Y. That is, why do we feel the way we do, why do we react the way we do. What is our purpose and why is it? Halloween 1978, I-84 Westbound, in Oregon, two young men were traveling from the Dallas after doing a [...]
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Final Ruling on Hours of Service
Federal Register: 76FR 81134 RIN: 2126–AB26 Docket #: FMCSA–2004-19608 49 CFR Part: 385, 386, 390, 395 Publication Date: 12/27/2011 Effective Date: 2/27/2012 Compliance Date: 7/1/2013 Action: Final Rule Summary: FMCSA revises the hours of service (HOS) regulations to limit the use of the 34-hour restart provision to once every 168 hours and to require that [...]
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Ode to Kojak in Overalls
The holidays are past us and now it’s back to the grind. I took some time over the holidays reflecting on defining moments and people in the past that have made an impact on my life…. The one that kept jumping into my reflections was Kojak in Overalls (with a blue tooth) This man was my [...]
When the Rubber Hits the Road
If you’re a trucker, you’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt! We’ve all been in situations where we had to get that load delivered, intact, and on time. And, because you got lost in Atlanta or in the middle of nowhere North Dakota (not a places ya wanna get lost in); in the wee [...]
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Do you really wanna go there?
Winter’s Here ! As winter approaches arrives, and the inevitable bad weather driving conditions fall down upon you, have you made your winter checklist? Before you start your day…. Make sure you clean off the windshield and all the windows and mirrors. Clean off the headlights, tail lights, stop lights and turn signals. You want [...]
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“You Know You’re Having a Bad Day in North Dakota When……”
Let’s talk about big trucks, the oil field, and safety…A friend of mine drives his rig throughout the Bakken oil fields everyday; so I asked him about the overall driving conditions. He comments, that almost on a daily basis he comes very close to having an accident. He states that the drivers in the big trucks are taking crazy chances by [...]
