- Trucker Jim Tips: Save Your Skin! You Can Get Sunburned Even Through Glass
2015-07-21
Trucker's tan — it's no joke. At some point, you've probably experienced a tanned left forearm
after driving in short sleeves. Although we work with a roof over our heads, we receive
countless hours of sun exposure through our windows and windshield. The sun's UV rays are doing
their work whether we notice it or not.
- Trucker to Trucker Tips: Trucker Tire Safety Reminders
2015-07-14
Commission, approximately 95,000 people suffered injuries and 3,964 were killed from accidents
involving large trucks in 2013. Although some accidents were linked to bad drivers on suspended
licenses, mental impairment and other drivers, some of these accidents involved trucks that did
not have safe tires.
- Trending Trucker Helper
Apps
2015-06-09
Cell phones, smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices have been some of the greatest
innovations in the trucking industry. These gadgets are some of the most important instruments
in a truckers life, and better still, you can download some great apps and make them even
better.
- On-the-Road Trucking
Fitness Rules
2015-04-02
Hey you – put down the jelly doughnut! Just because your office is mobile doesn't mean you
can't stay fit! Shuck the excuses and stay in shape – on and off the road. Drop and give me
seven!! Following these seven simple strategies can encourage great fitness results, despite all
those long, sedentary motoring hours…
- 5 Tips to
Driving Your Big Rig in Snowy Weather
2015-03-17
5 Tips to Driving Your Big Rig in Snowy Weather
- November 2014 Scholarship Winner - April Varner-Chattman
2014-11-18
Congratulations to April Varner-Chattman. April is the 2014 Fall winner of the $1000 Trucker to
Trucker Scholarship Award.
- Tips For Truckers -
The Best Hours For Trucking
2014-10-21
Anytime a new driver ask experienced drivers about the best time to drive, they get the same
response: Drive when you have to, sleep when you can. The road and customers can wreck havoc on
your nerves, making restful sleep difficult and sporadic. Even when you do get seven or so hours
of sleep, you can still spend your waking hours feeling run down and fatigued if you are on an
inconsistent schedule.
- Trucker's Truths – Things We Wish Car Drivers Wouldn't Do
2014-09-11
Sharing the road with car drivers is a necessary but frustrating evil of being a professional
truck driver. Car drivers often seem to be clueless about the vast differences between zipping
through traffic on four wheels and maneuvering a heavy-haul 18-wheeler down the highway. Here
are a few of the things we wish car drivers wouldn't do:
- Defensive Truck Driving Safety
Tips
2013-05-22
Even the most well-trained, safety-conscious professional truck driver is at risk of engaging
in driving behaviors that could lead to a crash on today's crowded highways. Weather conditions
or road conditions change and suddenly driving too fast for conditions becomes a risk factor.
- Distracted: The Multitasking
Myth
2013-04-02
When people attempt to perform two cognitively complex tasks such as driving and talking on a
phone, the brain shifts its focus and people develop "inattention blindness" where
important information falls out of view and is not processed by the brain, NSC says.
- Last Call for Truck
Driver Appreciation Week
2012-08-23
At Rudolph Foods, we're just bursting with appreciation for the truck drivers that work each
day to fill our pantries and grocery shelves nationwide with the things we need! Where would we
be without these drivers?
- Using a Camera Adds Safety to Big Rig
Driving
2012-05-31
Something that truckers are finding very convenient for their big rigs are back-up cameras.
Once a complicated arrangement that was not very practical, there is now a wide range of types
that work very well.
- Trucking Jobs in Alaska
2012-05-03
You think you have it bad with driving problems, how would you like to drive your truck on 414
miles of gravel road through ice and heavy snow? That is what happens if you haul your load on
Alaska's Dalton Highway like Ice Road Truckers do.
- Swift Company Offers Trucking Tuitions for
Veterans
2012-04-16
There is good news for veterans who wish to become truck drivers. Swift Transportation Co.
Inc., in a March 30 press release announced that the company is offering 1,000 full Swift
Driving Academy scholarships to veterans, with a l-year commitment.
- Are There Too Many Distraction in
Today's Big Rigs?
2012-04-03
Many of the new and used big Semi-tractors now have devices available that can be distracting
to the driver. There has been some talk of limiting what gadgets are allowed.
- So You Want To Be A Trucker
2012-03-21
So you want to be a truck driver. Seeing these big rigs flying down the road is a striking
sight and visions of visiting various areas of the country, while driving through the states is
attractive.
- Five Amazing Truck Videos You Don't Want To
Miss
2012-03-06
Trucks carry over 11 million tons of commercial freight across the nation every year. With so
many trucks on the road, there's an abundance of truck videos floating through cyberspace. But
who has time to look through all those? Here are five top videos that show trucks at some of the
best and worst moments, from crashes to jumps to floods. "Amazing Truck Driving
Skills"
- FMCSA and Cell Phone
Restrictions
2011-04-01
In this post we look at the FMCSA's approach to cell phone restriction proposals: Texting is
subject to a nationwide ban under federal regulations; however moves are afoot to extend the ban
to all use of cell phones within the cab while driving. With cell phones playing an ever
increasingly important role in modern trucking operations, the rules are guaranteed to have
serious ramifications for how truckers use cell phones within their day-to-day businesses.
- State Trucking
Associations
2011-03-23
State Trucking Associations serve a vital role in protecting the interests of the trucking
industry, drivers, and employers alike. Similarly minded people come together to represent their
interests from a knowledgeable stand point to the various environmental and governmental
regulatory committees that enact and pass legislation.
- Intra State
Hazmat Haulers Face Texting Ban
2011-03-10
There is a federal ban for all interstate truckers from driving and texting, however federal
rules apply only to interstate commerce. Or truckers driving solely within a state, federal
rules do not apply, however states are promulgating their own rules (which we reported on
earlier this month).
- Truck Industry Capacity Under Pressure as Shippers Face Logistics Constraint
2011-02-26
Trucker to Trucker - the best place to find trucks for sale on the Web - will look at the
limits shippers are experiencing today in freight services: Shippers across the country are
facing severe restrictions on their ability to ship cargoes across the country.
- Major Changes to HOS Rules Waiting Decision from White House
2010-12-05
The White House is the final stage for new American legislation as it waits for the President's
signature, and a major new law on Hours of Service (HOS) is expected shortly. While there has
been no official statement yet, at least one major trucking organization is expecting major rule
changes which include:
- Now He Makes Some Sense
2010-11-17
Ray LaHood is making some sense now, tell us your stories here.
- 10 of
the biggest semi truck screw ups of all time
2010-06-18
10 of the greatest semi truck screw ups of all time, a must read for truckers, tell us about
yours here.
- Best Truck Driving Jobs – Review Of Online Trucking Resource -
BigTruckDrivingJobs.com
2008-02-13
Looking for the best truck driving jobs, read our review of big truck driving jobs.