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Semi Truck Hits Stopped traffic 10 Dead

SEMI TRUCK HITS STOPPED TRAFFIC 10 DEAD SEMI TRUCK HITS STOPPED TRAFFIC 10 DEAD. On June 19th, along Interstate 65 in Alabama at mile post 138 near the bridge over Pigeon Creek was the location of a deadly scene. Ten people were killed, including 8 children, teenagers and 2 adults, when a semi truck failed to stop at a queue, as the…

Semi Truck Theft & Murdered Truckers

SEMI TRUCK THEFT & MURDERED TRUCKERS SEMI TRUCK THEFT & MURDERED TRUCKERS. Semi truck theft averages more than 20 stolen trailers per day just in the United States alone. California, Texas, Florida, Georgia and New Jersey lead the nation with the highest numbers of theft. California alone registers over 1700 stolen trailers a year. It coast tax payers in the billions…

Transportation and Fake Truckers

TalkCDL Trucking Podcast Transportation and Fake Truckers. Troy chipped his tooth in church. Ruthann is still getting birthday wishes and oh yeah, trucking news. These are some of the things TalkCDL talked about on this weeks episode of the trucking podcast.  CDLlife.com recently ran a story about two men that tried to steal a load of nuts right from the processing…

Convoy and a Driver Survey

Convoy by CW McCall Convoy and a Driver Survey. This week on TalkCDL we talked about the recent survey in the ATRI American Transportation Research Institute. The survey asked Truck Drivers and Motor Carriers what their most concerns are in trucking. Among the concerns of both sides were Driver pay, driver retention, ELD’s and driver training standards. The chart below shows the…

Stories from the road 2 wrecks

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC STORIES FROM THE ROAD 2 WRECKS. What would you do if you witnessed a tractor-trailer run off the road into some trees? Would you stop and render help? Thats what TalkCDL's Cody Jackson did. Just outside of St. Louis MO Cody was driving in his semi truck when right in front of him int happened.…

Trucking News its all about Truckers

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC Trucking News Its All About Truckers. How can a trucker ensure that he will be fired and most likely not drive a tractor-trailer for a very long time? Drive on the parkway, hit a bridge and do it while you are drunk. Thats right, recently a young trucker got himself in a whole heap of…

Director tom Turns Trucking Interview Around

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC Director Tom Turns Trucking Interview Around. We sat down with a Hollywood director to talk about his thoughts on trucking and he turned the interview around on us. Instead of asking questions, Tom Kramer, a Hollywood director turned the tables on hosts Troy and Ruthann Austin. Tom quickly took over the show and conducted his…

Trucker Booting Scam – Know The Law

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC Trucker Booting Scam - Know The Law. All across the country there is a new scam going on. Tow companies are setting up illegal booting traps. Unaware to the property owner, illegal tow companies will set signs on parking lots that say "No Semi Truck Parking". In many cases the signs are hidden and not…

Truckers 3rd Lane Violations

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC Truckers 3rd Land ViolationsTruck drivers that run in the 3rd lane are at rick of getting a ticket and a fine. In many states a semi truck is restricted to using the right two lanes only. But there area also many instances where a trucker may use the 3rd lane with out braking the law.…

Perverts Trafficking Trucking

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC All about Trucking What to look for Lets start by making sure we are aware of our surroundings. Get in the habit of looking at peoples behaviors. Maybe something as little as an argument or a look on someones face can be asking for help. Watch for someone with their hand on someones arm trying…

trucking Company in Trouble

TRUCKERS BECOMING HUMAN TRAFFIC All about Trucking Weed for Truckers http://talkcdl.com/major-wreck-on-nj-turnpike-talkcdl-man-jumps-from-burning-semi/ http://talkcdl.com/trucking-news-with-ruthann-bad-bridges/ Trucking Company In Trouble. Tune in and find out what is new when it comes to weed in the trucking industry. Find out why a Trucking Company is in Trouble

Da News Trucker wants his lunch money

Da News Trucker Wants His Lunch Money All about Trucking Semi Truck Theft Semi Truck TheftDa News Trucker Wants His Lunch MoneyAlso in the news, semi truck theft. This year so far semi truck theft s down. This can be attributed with tracking devices and more cautious trucking companies. Last year there was over 800 semi truck trailers stolen In the United…